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Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

thefadd.

Posted to Diary on Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 02:49:09 AM EST. RSS.

Senator Arlen Spector has revealed that NFL commish Roger Goodell informed him that the spying by the Patriots organization originated with Belichick taking over the reigns of the franchise in 2000. Spector's inquiry will continue as he speaks with NFL officials and the former Pats employee who says he taped.

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Off Topic: Best Halloween Costume... EVER

pO157.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 10:20:20 AM EST

5.00 (brilliant, funny)

Next October, go as Bill Belichick. Seriously. Just wear a hooded sweatshirt, and be an asshole to everybody at the party. Don't forget to scowl a lot!

BONUS: Remember to bring your digital camera to the party. This entitles you to take pictures of hot chicks. Feel free to zoom in, as that is probably the only way to catch the defensive play call signs.

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Re: Off Topic: Best Halloween Costume... EVER

zyxwvutsr.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 09:50:51 PM EST

4.00 (informative)

Just wear a hooded sweatshirt, and be an asshole...
Don't forget to cut the sleeves off the sweatshirt in a haphazard manner. Also, get a really bad haircut.

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I'm glad someone has his priorities in order.

MayorBob.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 08:23:14 AM EST

4.50 (funny, funny, funny)

Good that Senator Spector and his Senate colleagues have managed to solve the woes of the economy, reverse global warming, end the war in Iraq, come up with comprehensive national healthcare, stem the tide of illegal immigration, and make a college education available and affordable for every American child.

In other developments, Senator Spector plans on introducing a bill in Congress to codify, on the federal level, that 20 yard protective paparazzi coccoon for Britney Spears.  He will also offer to dust Roger Clemens' butt for Brian McNamee's prints.  Personally, Spector rejects McNamee's evidence because it involves multiple syringes.

Illegitimi non carborundum.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

Acefantastik.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 03:29:44 AM EST

4.33 (interesting, astute)

Does this mean that Tom Brady's child was never really born?   As a longtime Pats fan, I should be expected to annoyingly point out that in pro sports, everyone cheats, but I'm sober-minded enough to remember that in all sports,  gamblers, not fans, are the folks who care about integrity of the outcome.  Hence, if the Patriots are caught cheating, then they are assholes--not to the innocent children, since they are all cheaters, but to the gamblers, who lost money on the Rams and Eagles Superbowls--I'm less concerned about the Giants Superbowl, since the hot money seemed to be for the NYG, so less people got screwed on that one. Also, since the Panthers were a flukey NFC champion,  the Patriots cheating to not cover the spread in that game doesn't really vex me.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

zyxwvutsr.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 09:48:48 PM EST

4.50 (funny, interesting)

Gamblers only care about the integrity of the outcome because they're fucking idiots. Point spreads have little to do with actual odds and lots to do with ensuring that the same amount of money is bet for and against a team. The point spread is only connected to the actual odds that a team will score a certain number of points to the extent that the popular perception is congruent to reality. It is entirely irrelevant to a bookie how accurately popular perception predicts the outcome of a game - all that matters to the bookie is offsetting the for and against bets in order to eliminate his financial risk.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

Acefantastik.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 02:50:29 AM EST

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all that matters to the bookie is offsetting the for and against bets in order to eliminate his financial risk.

Which is why gamblers demand a clean game---injury reports and all, if a motherfucker has money riding on the outcome, that mofo cares about the integrity of the score than some pre-pubescent fan with a replica jersey.  Hence my statement:   Screw the fans, but consider the gamblers---for without the betting man, the NFL would be no more than the WNBA.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

zyxwvutsr.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 07:51:05 AM EST

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gamblers demand a clean game---injury reports and all
The average gambler is no more likely to with with injury reports (or cheating, for that matter) than without.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

thefadd.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 05:39:39 PM EST

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You are 100% right except for one key thing--the average gambler does not also actually care whether they win or lose, just that they get some action. In order for that to happen, the outcome needs to not be fixed. They need to be able to feel smart in relation to an open question. An injury report may not help the average gambler make the right choice but it does build the perception that they are making an informed decision. Whether they're right or not is also irrelevant to the average gambler.

It is easy to buy small plaster models of what you think life is like.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

zyxwvutsr.

Sat Feb 16, 2008 at 09:15:13 AM EST

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They need to be able to feel smart in relation to an open question
No, they need to think it was "an open question."  Whether it actually was or not is irrelevant.

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Re: Belichick Spying Since He Took Pats Job

thefadd.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 01:35:05 PM EST

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Also, since the Panthers were a flukey NFC champion, the Patriots cheating to not cover the spread in that game doesn't really vex me.

Also, half those Panthers used steroids so really they should recompile the Colts and Eagles teams from that season and have them replay the championship. Who wouldn't be all for a bonus Super Bowl!

It is easy to buy small plaster models of what you think life is like.

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Looks familiar

Steve Urkel.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 04:46:50 PM EST

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Re: Looks familiar

zyxwvutsr.

Thu Feb 14, 2008 at 09:54:54 PM EST

5.00 (brilliant)

"Grisly meat-cleaver murder..." Like there is another kind of meat-cleaver murder?

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Ex-Ram Sues Pats Over Super Bowl Loss

thefadd.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 06:00:00 PM EST

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Willie Gary, the Rams starting safety in their Super Bowl XXXVIII loss to the New England Patriots has filed a $100,000,000 class action lawsuit against the Patriots, their owner and their head coach.

The $100M includes the value of a Super Bowl ring for each of his teammates as well as the difference between what each Patriot got for winning and what each Ram got for losing and a face-value ticket refund for each person who attended the game.

It is easy to buy small plaster models of what you think life is like.

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Re: Ex-Ram Sues Pats Over Super Bowl Loss

thefadd.

Fri Feb 15, 2008 at 06:01:40 PM EST

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Actually, that was Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII was the one they beat the Panthers. It's been established that the Pats taped the Rams practices in the week before the big game.

It is easy to buy small plaster models of what you think life is like.

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