ExiledInIllinois

AND there was an actual NBA ref scandal!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-world-reacts-to-questionable-officiating-in-bills-and-eagles-matchup/ar-AA1kzeE8

Yeah... This points to external forces. Refs, that pushing outcomes is real: "The Bills are the 40th team since 1970 merger to have 500 yards, 10 third down conversions, and a positive turnover margin in a game. They are the first team to lose in that scenario. Teams were 39-0 entering today." What more can a coach and his players do? Walk on water. Turn water into wine?

You have sons of ex-refs working the game. Nepotism is real. Of course it's corrupted! Fixed straight up, no. Buy they push outcomes. Owners are fined. Ralph was fined $50k in 1998 for speaking out about the "Just Give It To 'em" game in Foxborough. They were building a new stadium in New England at that time on Krafty's own dime. What's amazing is we are building but can't buy a break. You'd think the League is setting us up to fail... Or are we just too loyal they know they have us on a leash? Did you see Alex Smith on this topic? Skewered Brady and rightly so! https://x.com/_mlfootball/status/1728808103553204251?s=42&t=fcgz37_PnkvXe-Cr_UaALg

They hire their kids. Try that in the real world for us slobs. They keep the wealth in the family. Meritocracy gone awry...

Wrong. Anything but scared. Like the holding call that extended the Eagles first drive and directly led to 7 points where Bills had them stopped and ready to punt. The team said: "F**k it, if you are going to penalize us on BS, what's the point? We might as well give you sh*t to actually penalize us for." This team is anything BUT scared. They won't be broken. Ralph used to complain. Terry... The rest of owners treat him like a weirdo with progressive ideas, yet he won't say boo.

And they keep the wealth in house, amongst the family members... Hire from within.

You have sons of ex-refs working the game. Nepotism is real. Of course it's corrupted! Fixed straight up, no. Buy they push outcomes.

We made the stop. Caused a fumble and won the game. Unfortunately The League doesn't know what a catch is. Only they decide what it is. Bills won the game. Unfortunately it doesn't work that way for some teams in the League... Especially ones visiting hostile Philly. How man death threats would that officiating crew get if they called it a catch & fumble???

Was Manning wasted? Peyton is 20 years older and didn't win it all till 2006-07. That... Puts Josh on track for 2026-2027. New stadium anyone? 😆 Strange, Lucas Oil Stadium opened in 2008.

Sean McDermott. /thread NOW. Coax a guy like Harbaugh. Maybe give him a whirl. 😏

SnowBowl vs. Indy his one win. Wrap brain around this: "The Bills are the 40th team since 1970 merger to have 500 yards, 10 third down conversions, and a positive turnover margin in a game. They are the first team to lose in that scenario. Teams were 39-0 entering today." What more do you want? Players and coach to walk on water? The game was won by the Bills on the catch/fumble. Given the metrics, the loss by Bills points to external forces that altered the game. It makes me sick the League is this badly broken.

1-6 I blame the refs on 4 losses. 2019 @ Houston (fair catch game) 2021 @ Tampa (where do I start) 2023 @ NYJets (no tripping call) 2023 @ Philly (game won on fumble) What an unlucky bastard! I guess coin toss in KC 2021 is also unlucky.

Yeah. Just want to see fairness. I hope in someway it effects economics. God bless JA17 for making us relevant and exposing this crap.

Can't fight these guys:

Where's the video of it? Yeah... But after the bad calls. Of course it makes people crumble, do horrible things. Get treated horribly and it wears you down psychologically. How much of this ***** do we have to take before we crack! They get what they want. They broke us.

Yup! Because Stratton called the trip in Jets game. They weren't going there again.

BUT they did let a call decide the game.

Bills lost the game... Literally lost the game straight up because nobody knows what a catch is. That ain't on the Bills.

Which ref called the infamous "Just give it to 'em game?"

Is he related to Ed Hoculi? I see nepotism is alive and well.

$2.85/gallon gasoline last week on trip to BFLo. Adjusted for inflation... That's $0.60/gallon in 1978. Funny how people get bent out of shape about inflation. Inflation is an indicator that people are working, making money. Wasn't there deflation during the Great Depression? Watch people cry about the price of eggs after they just had to cull a bunch of chickens due to avian flu. "Remember the great egg crisis of '22. God forbid, lest we never forget of those awful times!"

Second rate football on Thanksgiving never goes out of style for the Detroit Lions! 😆

They shivved the dirty mofo in FedPrison: https://m.startribune.com/report-derek-chauvin-stabbed-seriously-injured-in-prison/600322234/?clmob=y&c=n&clmob=y&c=n