He just sounds like a band guy that was picked on a lot by some dumb jocks.
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I ditched the NFL in 1996 and was 100% CFB
-- HokiePokie95
Dec 25, 2024 at 11:34 PM ET
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12/25/24 11:34 PM ET
Only a casual interest in CFB now, much more interested in other sports....
-- Happy Dog
Dec 26, 2024 at 06:05 PM ET
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12/26/24 06:05 PM ET
My interest in D-1 college sports has decreased each year ....
-- Old Line Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 12:12 PM ET
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12/26/24 12:12 PM ET
I agree. Softball has the highest ROI of any Tech team sport IMO. It's also
-- NC_Hokies
Dec 26, 2024 at 01:08 PM ET
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12/26/24 01:08 PM ET
I think the NFL is infinitely more interesting than college football.**
-- reestuart
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:44 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:44 AM ET
Especially with the Red, uh, Commanders playing well…**
-- ombandit
Dec 26, 2024 at 12:20 PM ET
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12/26/24 12:20 PM ET
"Commanderskins"**
-- Culpeper Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 06:29 PM ET
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12/26/24 06:29 PM ET
I'm not a WFT fan, but they are at least entertaining these days.**
-- reestuart
Dec 26, 2024 at 01:00 PM ET
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I hope you're not talking about me. I never whined at all. **
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 12:52 PM ET
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March 28, 1984 for me. You BALTIMORE Colt fans know why.**
-- MidloHokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 07:17 AM ET
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12/26/24 07:17 AM ET
Bert Jones and Lydell Mitchell. My dad was huge fan
-- 804Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:54 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:54 AM ET
First NFL game I ever saw was Colts (Jones & Mitchell) 56 vs. Jets (Namath&
-- HoakieBS
Dec 27, 2024 at 02:27 PM ET
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12/27/24 02:27 PM ET
I have a pedestrian interest in the NFL that is largely fueled by fantasy
-- VT One
Dec 26, 2024 at 08:43 AM ET
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12/26/24 08:43 AM ET
My fave was Tom Matte…I still mourn the Colt’s departure **
-- Tuckahokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 09:38 AM ET
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12/26/24 09:38 AM ET
#41 Matte. Running back and the emergency quarterback. I loved Jimmy Orr
-- VT One
Dec 26, 2024 at 12:26 PM ET
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12/26/24 12:26 PM ET
Agree. Crazy how fast it flipped once college went with NIL**
-- kingofcassell
Dec 26, 2024 at 07:06 AM ET
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12/26/24 07:06 AM ET
The same people destroying college football will tell you "we must turn
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 25, 2024 at 11:52 PM ET
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12/25/24 11:52 PM ET
There’s no saving college football.
-- Pride_and_Joy
Dec 26, 2024 at 02:19 PM ET
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12/26/24 02:19 PM ET
Would be an improvement, because NFL
-- HortHokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:31 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:31 AM ET
Same here - I also watch games with SEC teams hoping the SEC loses
-- VPI_1998
Dec 26, 2024 at 01:19 PM ET
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12/26/24 01:19 PM ET
In an NFL-type league, VT likely not invited.
-- Maroon Baboon
Dec 26, 2024 at 11:32 AM ET
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12/26/24 11:32 AM ET
Sharing of TV revenue like the NFL would solve some of CFB problems**
-- Enter Sandman
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:42 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:42 AM ET
It would be an improvement TBH**
-- HokiePokie95
Dec 25, 2024 at 11:54 PM ET
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12/25/24 11:54 PM ET
Except sometimes I think the games are fixed in both leagues.
-- Maroon Effect
Dec 25, 2024 at 11:45 PM ET
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12/25/24 11:45 PM ET
Maybe you root for Temple basketball. Wait. CCNY. No; Boston College
-- dolph
Dec 26, 2024 at 09:35 AM ET
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12/26/24 09:35 AM ET
I'm always amazed that intelligent people can be convinced the NFL is
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 06:56 AM ET
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12/26/24 06:56 AM ET
Not that every game is scripted to the last detail, but what if it’s set up
-- Maroon Effect
Dec 26, 2024 at 04:49 PM ET
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12/26/24 04:49 PM ET
No, I think that's silly. The league does NOT encourage manipulation.
-- BG Hokie
Dec 27, 2024 at 11:48 AM ET
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12/27/24 11:48 AM ET
I can get behind jfk but not the moon landing. What am I missing?**
-- AnotherTechW
Dec 26, 2024 at 11:34 AM ET
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12/26/24 11:34 AM ET
A lot of people don't think it happened. It wasn't meant to express my own
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 11:37 AM ET
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12/26/24 11:37 AM ET
I've got a brother-in-law who believes all pro sports are fixed.
-- Will Stewart
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:15 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:15 AM ET
You have a smart Brother In Law**
-- VPI 1924
Dec 26, 2024 at 05:49 PM ET
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12/26/24 05:49 PM ET
Fixed? Can't have offspring leagues?**
-- UberHOKIE
Dec 26, 2024 at 01:40 PM ET
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12/26/24 01:40 PM ET
He just sounds like a band guy that was picked on a lot by some dumb jocks.**
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-- VTreddog
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:30 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:30 AM ET
Fixed at a league level picking winners and losers? **
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:17 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:17 AM ET
I think he means in the larger sense, yes (who gets to be the champion).
-- Will Stewart
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:21 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:21 AM ET
First, sorry for that. Yes it would be near impossible to fix it to that
-- Maroon Effect
Dec 26, 2024 at 05:02 PM ET
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12/26/24 05:02 PM ET
Sorry for your loss - sister, not BIL **
-- TomTurkey
Dec 26, 2024 at 11:09 AM ET
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12/26/24 11:09 AM ET
So you honestly believe that there has never been a thrown game in the NFL**
-- DeputyD
Dec 26, 2024 at 09:12 AM ET
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12/26/24 09:12 AM ET
By individual players, sure. I do not believe in my
-- seekoHoG
Dec 26, 2024 at 12:27 PM ET
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12/26/24 12:27 PM ET
I certainly don’t believe in master conspiracies
-- Hokie1992
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:13 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:13 AM ET
There have been a number of point shaving scandals in college basketball
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:07 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:07 AM ET
football would be really tough to "fix". Basketball is really easy.
-- reestuart
Dec 26, 2024 at 11:53 AM ET
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12/26/24 11:53 AM ET
The older I get and the more I start to see that many "conspiracy theories"
-- VPI_1998
Dec 26, 2024 at 05:27 AM ET
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12/26/24 05:27 AM ET
You're losing your mind. The social media era has made people feel brighter
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 06:57 AM ET
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12/26/24 06:57 AM ET
Used to be Knowledge is Power. Now it's Knowledge is bad. Sad place we in**
-- 40ozDistrict
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:44 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:44 AM ET
In fairness, it is tougher to discern what is real, what is fake, what is
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:49 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:49 AM ET
Not really. Most folks are lazy and won't spend time finding the truth.**
-- 40ozDistrict
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:52 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:52 AM ET
I agree, seems people take positions on things they don't spend time to
-- LandenbergHokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 11:23 AM ET
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12/26/24 11:23 AM ET
The Cowboys havn't won the Super Bowl since 1995.
-- HokiesACC2004
Dec 26, 2024 at 05:31 AM ET
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12/26/24 05:31 AM ET
Yep, surely the NFL would rather Dallas be a dynasty the Chiefs or Patriots**
-- BROman Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 08:55 AM ET
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12/26/24 08:55 AM ET
How could you possibly fix the game wiithout it getting leaked?**
-- HokiesACC2004
Dec 26, 2024 at 05:26 AM ET
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12/26/24 05:26 AM ET
Yup, that's all you need to know to realize the NFL being scripted is an
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 07:00 AM ET
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12/26/24 07:00 AM ET
It’s not rigged like the WWE, but if you think point spreads
-- LHSHokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 08:02 AM ET
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12/26/24 08:02 AM ET
I'm sure some rogue actors have gotten away with point shaving but do I
-- BG Hokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:11 AM ET
I don't bet - but I only hear how the point spread is manipulated when they
-- VermontHokie
Dec 26, 2024 at 10:03 AM ET
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12/26/24 10:03 AM ET
Yep, high percentage of "rigged" complaints come from losers.
-- HWA
Dec 26, 2024 at 04:29 PM ET
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