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Offline IsailedawayfromFR

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It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« on: January 09, 2018, 09:28:24 pm »
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For some Georgia fans Monday’s loss to Alabama in the College Football Championship, though tragically heartbreaking, filled them with hope and pride.

For other Bulldogs watchers it was deja vu watching a team rise in joy only to crumble in defeat.

And yet for others, the overtime loss was the result of a sinister force -- the Big Ten referees officiating the game.

Media outlets and fans alike point to a litany of missed calls that allowed Alabama to claim its fifth title in nine seasons.

Here are some of the cited incidents of flagrant favoritism to the Tide:
 Bulldogs are ahead 20-13 with 4 minutes in regulation. Alabama faces a fourth-and-4. Tua Tagovailoa hits Calvin Ridley in the back of the end zone to tie the game.

The no-flag play: Alabama wide receiver Najee Harris (bottom) jumps early.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/college/was-fixed-conspiracies-abound-over-alabama-win-over-georgia/ZpqErf1E5xuuzoi49190II/
I watched the entire game, and it did seem Alabama got away with quite a lot.
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2018, 09:37:26 pm »
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on January 09, 2018, 09:28:24 pm
I watched the entire game, and it did seem Alabama got away with quite a lot.
Not to mention all their backs and receivers suddenly jumped in speed in the second half as if they were either on cocaine or in some video game.

Anyway, congratulations to the national champions, the UCF Knights.  :tongue2:
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2018, 11:52:40 pm »
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Not to mention all their backs and receivers suddenly jumped in speed in the second half as if they were either on cocaine or in some video game.

Anyway, congratulations to the national champions, the UCF Knights.  :tongue2:
They are the Boise State of the day.
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2018, 12:53:51 am »
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2018, 12:57:00 am »
Big Ten officials are known to make sloppy calls. But handing Alabama another title, I doubt.
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2018, 03:27:00 pm »
Funny...what is the percentage of people who cry "fix" when their team loses to people who cry "fix" when their team wins?
I've never heard anybody whose team won talk about it being fixed. It's always the losers.
But I've heard cries of fix for decades from many people. I knew one guy who was convinced every pro football game was fixed. How they could keep all the thousands of people who would have to be involved in the fixing from speaking out he never said.
You can bribe a player or official or two, but having numerous people involved and nothing leak out is an impossibility.
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2018, 03:27:28 pm »
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2018, 02:01:47 am »
Quote from: goatprairie on January 10, 2018, 03:27:00 pm
Funny...what is the percentage of people who cry "fix" when their team loses to people who cry "fix" when their team wins?
I've never heard anybody whose team won talk about it being fixed. It's always the losers.
But I've heard cries of fix for decades from many people. I knew one guy who was convinced every pro football game was fixed. How they could keep all the thousands of people who would have to be involved in the fixing from speaking out he never said.
You can bribe a player or official or two, but having numerous people involved and nothing leak out is an impossibility.
Maybe improbable, but certainly not impossible.
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Re: It was fixed! Conspiracies abound over Alabama’s win over Georgia AJC Sports
« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2018, 03:13:16 am »
Quote from: goatprairie on January 10, 2018, 03:27:00 pm
Funny...what is the percentage of people who cry "fix" when their team loses to people who cry "fix" when their team wins?
I've never heard anybody whose team won talk about it being fixed. It's always the losers.
But I've heard cries of fix for decades from many people. I knew one guy who was convinced every pro football game was fixed. How they could keep all the thousands of people who would have to be involved in the fixing from speaking out he never said.
You can bribe a player or official or two, but having numerous people involved and nothing leak out is an impossibility.
The NFL brings in over 12 billion dollars a year. They have enough money to threaten the livelihood of anyone who dissents. Ask Colin Kaepernick. Or Tim Tebow.
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