Tue Jan 17, 2017, 12:42 AM
mackdaddy (1,437 posts)
What if someone Hacked the playbook of one of the Superbowl teams?
And all of the insider gossip of preparing for the game, and released it through wiki-leaks. Maybe even some non-public discussion on some infraction by the players or coaches being handled internally was made public. And all of this could be tracked back to some say Russian Gambling oligarchs. Somehow I think the sports betting would be affected.
Would fans then "get it". Hey they did not "influence" the field, or officiating, or the players on the field themselves. But it would seem to me to be a bigger deal than a pound or two of ball inflation. I have not seen any real data that the voting machines or tabulators were hacked. But the election itself, how people thought of the two candidates and their parties WAS affected. With all of the other issues, the election was close enough that this was a factor in the election outcome. Not the only factor, but not a minor one either. I hope one day that who we elect for president will be more important that the Superbowl game. May the odds be ever in your favor!
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mackdaddy | Jan 2017 | OP |
doc03 | Jan 2017 | #1 | |
global1 | Jan 2017 | #2 | |
EL34x4 | Jan 2017 | #7 | |
Wounded Bear | Jan 2017 | #10 | |
Cracklin Charlie | Jan 2017 | #3 | |
andym | Jan 2017 | #4 | |
Orrex | Jan 2017 | #8 | |
benld74 | Jan 2017 | #5 | |
MFM008 | Jan 2017 | #6 | |
jmg257 | Jan 2017 | #9 | |
Blue_Tires | Jan 2017 | #11 | |
Exilednight | Jan 2017 | #12 | |
LeftInTX | Jan 2017 | #13 |
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 12:48 AM
doc03 (33,015 posts)
1. Oh my that would be serious stuff even the Republicans would be investigating that nt
Response to doc03 (Reply #1)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:03 AM
global1 (24,484 posts)
2. They Would Probably Replay The Game.....nt
Response to global1 (Reply #2)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:16 AM
EL34x4 (2,003 posts)
7. That's highly doubtful.
See: New England Patriots.
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Response to global1 (Reply #2)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 11:14 AM
Wounded Bear (55,425 posts)
10. No game has ever been replayed....ever...nt
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:07 AM
Cracklin Charlie (12,727 posts)
3. Good analogy, mackdaddy!
Didn't they have a big dust-up recently about someone letting the air out of the footballs? I believe they may still be talking about it.
Edit to add: I wonder if Trump ever chimed in on that controversy. |
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:32 AM
andym (5,250 posts)
4. Well Coach Belichick of the Patriots
has been accused of unethical behavior that almost reached that level-- stealing signals, and various other underhanded tricks.
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Response to andym (Reply #4)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 09:38 AM
Orrex (62,180 posts)
8. Excellent response!
Because the unambiguous disclosure of Belichick's cheating has done absolutely nothing to diminish his rabid fanbase.
This suggests that Trump's chumps won't question their devotion to him even if it's irrefutably proven that he stole the election outright. |
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 03:37 AM
benld74 (9,712 posts)
5. Patriots accused of this in the past
Belichek was fined
The tapes that were created under his request We're taken by the NFL and destroyed Nobody got to see them Pats win over Rams in Super Bowl? Rams players cited Pats players shouting the play The Rams were going to use, during the Rams cadence before ball was snapped. I'm not fan of Pats |
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:08 AM
MFM008 (19,698 posts)
6. if its New England
that's just what you can plan on.
Brady and his saggy balls. |
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 10:10 AM
jmg257 (11,996 posts)
9. That is a pretty good analogy...not enough shannigans to actually steal the game, but enough to
have some notable influence on the outcome...even for a huge underdog.
Constant stream of questionable info and behavior to affect people making their decisions of who to support. "I have not seen any real data that the voting machines or tabulators were hacked. But the election itself, how people thought of the two candidates and their parties WAS affected. With all of the other issues, the election was close enough that this was a factor in the election outcome. Not the only factor, but not a minor one either." Spot on! |
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:26 PM
Blue_Tires (55,445 posts)
11. What makes you think the Patriots aren't already doing that?
Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 12:00 AM
Exilednight (9,359 posts)
12. If they get caught, then they lose draft picks.
In the day of free agency, it's not a big deal.
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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)
Wed Jan 18, 2017, 10:19 AM
LeftInTX (21,775 posts)
13. It would be DEFCON Level 1. On par with 9/11
Well, not that bad. But, you get the idea.
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