(02-12-2020, 05:53 AM)Senor Fantastico Wrote:

(02-11-2020, 08:45 PM)Jag149 Wrote: First off Professional Football is entertainment. It is not a sport. It is only a sport when the dramatic music is playing and people are at the field. The fix has always been in and it will continue to be. Odd things do happen occasionally but over a 16 game season the owners get what they want. These 32 guys will never discuss this, take a look at who they are. Yea like they are gonna spoil the party. When I was young my grandmother watched professional wrestling and everyone swore it was real.....we now know it isn't.  This is the same deal,  Normally they can get what they want decreetly, but if not little difference. Two years ago they wanted the #1 and #2 TV markets in the super bowl. (sorry Saints)

Because Super Bowl viewership so largely depends on the size of the individual participating teams' TV market?

Absolutely it does. 

https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/super-b...c-fox-abc/


Additionally all the retail merch sales after the game depends on individual team market shares. How many Mahomes jerseys were sold after this recent Super Bowl? You don’t think they are tracking that? 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2228...amatically

Now ask yourself why Murray was picked over Minshew for ROTY. Fan base size + hype = merch sales. Smaller fan base - less merch....less viewers. 

I’m not saying the NFL is fixing games but the motive is there!

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