OJdidit wrote:
I am not a gambler, so it makes no difference to me. I just hope for an entertaining game. I have settled on the opinion that the outcomes of team sports are in the hands of the officials, be it baseball, basketball or football. Bottom line, it is just entertainment and will always be about the money. I will still root for the teams I grew up cheering for, but if something else comes up I will record and watch them later…
I don't gamble either. On the officials, for the most part, I think they do a good job and replay rarely overturns them if I remember right. I think they rarely make a call that decides a game but it does happen. If a team plays well enough, one or two calls shouldn't decide the game. On the money, most people want to make as much money as they can. Pro athletes are no different. I have no problem with them getting paid as much as an owner is willing to pay them. It is entertainment for us. Nothing more.