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Tue Jan 17, 2017, 12:42 AM

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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Reply What if someone Hacked the playbook of one of the Superbowl teams? (Original post)
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

1. Oh my that would be serious stuff even the Republicans would be investigating that nt

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Response to doc03 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:03 AM

2. They Would Probably Replay The Game.....nt

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Response to global1 (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:16 AM

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

10. No game has ever been replayed....ever...nt

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 01:07 AM

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.

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 02:32 AM

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

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.

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 03:37 AM

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

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 05:08 AM

6. if its New England

that's just what you can plan on.
Brady and his saggy balls.

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 10:10 AM

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!

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 06:26 PM

11. What makes you think the Patriots aren't already doing that?

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Response to mackdaddy (Original post)

Wed Jan 18, 2017, 12:00 AM

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

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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