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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/sep/05/are-aliens-hiding-in-plain-sight

The merger was agreed to a couple years before Namath won that SB. But Namath’s signing by the AFL out of college certainly contributed to NFL owners not wanting to keep competing for talent at record contract prices for rookie stars that the AFL was more than willing to pay.

I’m sure you’re right, but I’d like to hear what the pool boy has to say about it.

It’s the only way to guarantee we got the right Josh.

Idiots? You’re too kind!

Again, nothing but LaConjecture because he says absolutely nothing definitive.

Because in an era when QBs ran the show, he was one of the best at it. The game he called against the Colts in SBIII is a great example. Not a statistical masterpiece by any stretch, but when you look at how he had one of the defenses in the league on its heels the entire game, it’s easy to see how much of a masterpiece it was and why he was the MVP. He had numerous games like that in his career. HOF voters realized that.

Politics and pro sports have been inseparable since their inception, so I don’t know anyone can be surprised. Actually, I can as our level of consternation is directly related to our level of acceptance of the political issue involved. It’s no wonder that anyone who thinks racism is not an issue in this country would be outraged by the stance taken by pro sports leagues in their quest to raise awareness and show support for both their internal and external customers. What’s most interesting to me is the level to which sports leagues (read owners) and high profile players are willing to get involved.

Depends on the employer.

So, BLM, the organization, is the be all, end all authority on the issue of racism? BLM the organization and what it advocates are simply not the same as the more wide spread anti racist movement. While the founders of the BLM organization may have coined the phrase, “black lives matter”, it has since come to be used by a much broader anti racist movement. I find the comparison to the abortion issue lacking on several levels, but I appreciate your response.

Oh, I’m positive about that. The networks will never sue the owners to recover losses due to a player work stoppage. Indeed, there is language in the agreement that says owners still get paid by the networks, regardless. The competition among the networks to secure broadcasting rights is just too intense. If FOX, CBS, NBC, ESPN, etc., sue to recover lost revenue from a canceled game or two , they will simply not be invited back to the table in the next negotiation. Besides, as I implied earlier, it makes no business sense to risk huge future stakes over several future seasons for the sake of attempting to recover the much smaller lost revenues during a short term stoppage.

Who would want to be on the opposing side of anti-racism messaging?

Bob Kalsu. For reasons too numerous to mention.

Someone may demand a refund, but it won’t be any of the networks that pay billions a year for the broadcast rights; none of whom want to risk disfavor with the league in the next negotiations. There’s just too much long term future stake to risk on a short term loss.

Agreed. The pandemic has sucked the joy out of most things this year. It’s just harder to get psyched up for football because it’s just so trivial in the grand scheme of things. I’m hoping I start feeling it when we kickoff in a week and a half.

That’s all well and good, but I need to run it by Thad Brown first.

Just curious, Biscuit, but what don’t you feel like you have a choice in anymore?

Judging by the comments in this thread, I’d say they have good reason to think that. Seems some of us care a great deal about what they’re saying about something that’s not about football.

Not surprising in the least even with the pandemic given the fed has injected $2.3 TRILLION (with a T) into the economy, including $1.5 TRILLION of liquidity directly to Wall Street investment banks. It just goes to show how effective the federal government can be when it comes to stemming financial disaster. Ironically, it’s given to the biggest proponents of limited government intervention. I wish we would inject as much into demand-side policies as well.

Did the just read that racism doesn’t exist in the USA? Is it any wonder we are in the state we are in?

I’m sure you’re right. But whether or not people intend to be callous about this simply doesn’t matter.

On that basis, his only hope is playing for the Vikings.

Stupidity and ignorance are problems to be sure. But the cold, calculated callousness that people exhibit is the bigger problem, imo. Another sign of these times, I guess.