Schadie001":clva1roy said:
I was looking at some videos on YouTube and ran across a couple very interesting ones which detail how the NFL is fixed. The basic premise is that the NFL is categorized legally as part of the entertainment industry as opposed to a sport. That even those there are 32 teams they aren't necessarily 32 separate franchises they all fall under the bigger NFL . It also pointed out in the past 10 years how the Super Bowl winners all had something to them that we feel good stories, boosted rating, were very close games...etc. Basically, it's a billion dollar industry and rating drive revenue. Just type in NFL fixed on tube and see for yourself. Not sure i buy it but made me go huh for sure.
I think it was a much bigger problem in the past.
Today, the ever present camera has had an unprecedented impact on how the game must be called.
Officials still have their midweek meeting to discuss how they are going to call the game. But colleagues have been called out by the public for calling an outcome altering and biased game. The ability of video recording to unmask bias has placed unprecedented emphasis on the integrity of game officials and the need to protect the NFL shield. The sudden availability of all 22 NFL video to the public punctuates the determination to level the playing field for all teams and their fans.
Just as the ball and strike camera and software in Major League Baseball brought an end to an egregious unfairness among teams in that league, I suspect the same thing is happening in the National Football League. Upgrading officiating was certainly over due for both leagues.