#DFG: Canceling the Noise

Is there any level of suspension that you would advise Tom to accept?


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E5 Yaz

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Jnai said:
 
Why? Who had ever heard of 'Sharks of Vegas' before this? Who cares if they're right or wrong?
 
This is exactly right. They know a rabid fanbase when they sink their teeth into one. The clicks they've gotten have raised the profile and probably even gained them some regular bettors
 

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If they don't know something, they're really going for it all - being right could rocket their business into the stratosphere; being wrong could make their business a punchline.
 

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The post-hoc pseudo analysis and rationalizations of this whole thing are going to be awesome!
 

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MentalDisabldLst said:
wasnt tater the biglaw partner who called out CPC, offered him a high-class lunch, and was ultimately stood up?

he could easily be at paul weiss.
Yup at that very exclusive NyC restaurant or club.
 

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kartvelo said:
If they don't know something, they're really going for it all - being right could rocket their business into the stratosphere; being wrong could make their business a punchline.
 
Dont think so. Bettors probably dont care about Deflation.  But bettors who were drawn to the site by all this might check SoV's betting stuff and come away impressed.
 

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What "timing"?  Why would now be good for the Pats?
 
Believe "3 games to Glory IV" was officially released today (just got my copy delivered at the office a few hours ago). Other than that, no idea what "timing" he could be referring to.
 

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The post-hoc pseudo analysis and rationalizations of this whole thing are going to be awesome!
 
A) We knew it, the Patriots are cheaters! Cheatriots!
B) The Patriots are cheaters we all know it! The NFL is covering it up since Kraft threatened Goodell and they're friends!
 

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NortheasternPJ said:
 
A) We knew it, the Patriots are cheaters! Cheatriots!
B) The Patriots are cheaters we all know it! The NFL is covering it up since Kraft threatened Goodell and they're friends!
 
In other words, the status quo
 

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This is getting tough to follow.  Is there any hard information here, or have we just had two or three pages, because one member who may or may not be a lawyer posted that the Patriots would get the report at 9:00 a.m.?
 
Is there any other hard information about the timing of the report out there being reported, because it's kind of hard to tell the difference between information and jokes in this thread.
 
False Edit:  Actually, I guess it's been hard to tell the difference between information and jokes with this entire situation, so I suppose, carry on . . . . 
 

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J.McG said:
 
Believe "3 games to Glory IV" was officially released today (just got my copy delivered at the office a few hours ago). Other than that, no idea what "timing" he could be referring to.
After the draft. His theory is that it would have come out before the draft if the Pats were being punished. This is bad reasoning (a) because the Falcons were docked a '16 pick all the way back on March 30th, so no reason to assume it's a '15 pick or nothing; and (b) no reason to assume that the report and discipline would issue simultaneously, since it's an "independent" report. He's not even claiming he has new info. He's just guessing.
 

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What I'm gathering from SoV twitter is that they really don't know much of anything new. They heard something within the first 24 hours after the initial report and have stuck to their guns ever since. For some reason today they are ramping up their attention to this, but have not indicated that they know anything new or that the report will be out today.
 
https://twitter.com/SharksOfVegas/status/595651653900103681
 

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GregHarris said:
What's "taters", precious?
 
GFD, I came here to post this exact thing, thinking a few people here may get it because nerds, and someone beat me to it!
 

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joe dokes said:
 
Dont think so. Bettors probably dont care about Deflation.  But bettors who were drawn to the site by all this might check SoV's betting stuff and come away impressed.
But the bettors might care about the credibility of SoV and the possibility that they really do have the kind of information that can help their clients. Being right about this in spectacular fashion might take them a long way.
 

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Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
"My mind's made up, facts be damned." Strong take bro.
 
Well, in Klemko's defense, making amends is Step 9. He's not there yet
 

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Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
"My mind's made up, facts be damned." Strong take bro.
 
Then the guy said "so you're only going to believe what you want to believe," and Klemko was all like "OMG MUTED."
 

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Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
"My mind's made up, facts be damned." Strong take bro.
So he's saying all of the anonymous leaks that came out are the only thing you can believe. How do people like this get jobs?
 

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LuckyBen said:
So he's saying all of the anonymous leaks that came out are the only thing you can believe. How do people like this get jobs?
 
https://twitter.com/SI_PeterKing/status/524394935248633856
 

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NortheasternPJ said:
Probably all of their paying customers who pay them for gambling information.
 
Their paying customers who already pay them for gambling information are not going to stop paying them because they got the date wrong on deflategate.
 

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The commish is apparently in the middle of some AOL live streaming interview series at the moment. I doubt they release the report until this is wrapped up and Goodell has a chance to take cover in his Park Ave bunker.
 
https://twitter.com/AOLBUILD/status/595648512236376064
 

E5 Yaz

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I don't think that "The Shark" of Sharks Of Vegas is really worried about credibility
 
 

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Dan Lifshatz, former 98.5 intern tweeted
 
"The conclusion of Deflate Gate is coming down the pike...expect the report to leak in the next week or two. Colts fans will NOT like it"
 
He says that he has sources and that the Colts will be the main culprits.  Not sure how connected he is.  
 

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I look forward to the conspiracy theories about how the NFL and Commish are afraid of sullying a Superbowl Championship, therefore they are covering up the cheating by the Patriots. Or, you know, how Goodell is in bed with Kraft and therefore would never want to tarnish his organization.

All of this ignoring facts of course, and the inconvenient truth that Goodell and the NFL punished the Patriots like never before in league history for the rather innocuous "crime" of filming opposing team's signals from the wrong location on the field.

And so it shall soon begin . . . . . . .
 

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CantKeepmedown said:
Dan Lifshatz, former 98.5 intern tweeted
 
"The conclusion of Deflate Gate is coming down the pike...expect the report to leak in the next week or two. Colts fans will NOT like it"
 
He says that he has sources and that the Colts will be the main culprits.  Not sure how connected he is.  
 
Dear God please let this be true.
 

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CantKeepmedown said:
Dan Lifshatz, former 98.5 intern tweeted
 
"The conclusion of Deflate Gate is coming down the pike...expect the report to leak in the next week or two. Colts fans will NOT like it"[/size]
 
He says that he has sources and that the Colts will be the main culprits.  Not sure how connected he is.
Pants OFF
 

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ivanvamp said:
 
Dear God please let this be true.
 
If you can't believe The Artist Formerly Known As Dan The Angry Call Screener, who can you believe?
 

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Former intern? Jesus Christ we're desperate.
 
Tom Brady colluding with elderly man that took too long to piss? Jesus Christ they're desperate.
 
 

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J.McG said:
The commish is apparently in the middle of some AOL live streaming interview series at the moment. I doubt they release the report until this is wrapped up and Goodell has a chance to take cover in his Park Ave bunker.
 
https://twitter.com/AOLBUILD/status/595648512236376064
 
AOL is the perfect place to be when you want no one to find you.
 

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CantKeepmedown said:
Dan Lifshatz, former 98.5 intern tweeted
 
"The conclusion of Deflate Gate is coming down the pike...expect the report to leak in the next week or two. Colts fans will NOT like it"
 
He says that he has sources and that the Colts will be the main culprits.  Not sure how connected he is.  
 
I'm not naive enough to think this will be the entirety of the report, but I get a chubby just imagining the possibility of it. Holy hell that would be Christmas come early.
 

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Between being half way through the second disc of Three Games to Glory IV and these rumors I'm well past the 4 hour mark. Time to call a doctor. 
 
I've got a Gronkowski in my pants.
 

E5 Yaz

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Where can I get odds that the former intern is basing his tweet on reading Sharks of Vegas?
 

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ivanvamp said:
Dear God please let this be true.
If it is this thread reaches 500 pages overnight and gets slapped with the NSFW label faster than a cocaine heartbeat.
 

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We really have no concrete information on any of this, but the one thing that does give me a little bit of excitement about a potential Colts issue is that it seemed like, on a dime, the tone of Kravitz and Doyel both changed completely. It makes me wonder if they heard something not terribly flattering to the Colts.
 

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DennyDoyle'sBoil said:
This is getting tough to follow.  Is there any hard information here, or have we just had two or three pages, because one member who may or may not be a lawyer posted that the Patriots would get the report at 9:00 a.m.?
 
Is there any other hard information about the timing of the report out there being reported, because it's kind of hard to tell the difference between information and jokes in this thread.
 
False Edit:  Actually, I guess it's been hard to tell the difference between information and jokes with this entire situation, so I suppose, carry on . . . . 
 
That's 4 "hards" in one post. 
 
W/r/t jokes....
 
As far as I'm concerned, unless they order the franchise disbanded or force the team to play with 25 players next year, the whole thing is a joke, regardless of the outcome.  I certainly *notice* Brunell's tears and the skidmarks that Peter King passes off as writing, and the Sheriff's sheriff-ness, but I dont care enough to give even one shit if the networks officially called them "Belicheat and his Cheatriots".  Close to 99% of the hundreds (?) of widely circulated/visible football commentators have stupided themselves into irrelevance anyway (YMMV), so why do I care if they bathe in even more of their own stupidshit?  Oooooohhh, Chris Berman called them cheaters.  Bwahahahahahah.
 
Goodell is a soul-less, incompetent, Peter Principle exemplar. Kraft is a gazillionaire who wants to remain that way. Goodell and people who think war metaphors are appropriate for the NFL are the only ones who see this not as a joke, but as a morality play on par with Nuremberg. 
 
There's a scoreboard. And the Patriots usually end up on the winning side of it. 
 
And no, there should *not* be a new thread. (02)