unplucked_gem

well first, get rid of that attitude and reframe this as a positive, it was a sound bet.

1) Neither of these teams have been very solid defensively

2) Beef Brisket has always been a solid game manager and probably a better fit for this AZ team.

3) Dak will either be solid from the gate Mr.  Garbage time.

So everything you'd look at would suggest the over.  Guess what, the points were there either via kick or of they converted and punched it in.

People focus too much or only on outcome which is exactly that and beyond control.  It was a good bet that didnt fall your way this time or 52% of the rest of the time.

Honestly there should be a firing tomorrow between the first drive and that decision.  CD is super lazy.

#15

Cannot prevail on thoughts or ideas and unable participate in thoughtful dialog. 

So they bump their own threads in the echo chamber with cut and paste nonsense, give themselves thumbs up, post loose uncited references and polls, and enter threads to derail productive and harmonious talk with dad's blessing.

All the while we just enjoy the daily wins that many times come off the libs own actions and no the president they despise.

Say what you will about the guy, but Gaetz's leading the charge against McCarthy for same same but different is admirable 

@nature1970

 "So your party wants to steal Thanksgiving dinner from millions of poor American families...doesn't look good...what you all planning for Christmas."

Is it conceivable that both parties are culpable on this one?  I think so and its years of negative consequences stacking upon themselves 

@Midnight1

 You don't have to, CD does it for you.

@THEMUGG

That three ring circus of Merchan was something else.  It'll all be vacated and studied as judicial malfeasance.

If any of it were legit, he'd have been sentenced and serving.  That they cannot just admit the attempt to remove him from the ballot says all you need to know.

"If it wasnt for her, trumpy would be in a jail cell right now."

How do you figure?

A handful of learning opportunities have revealed themselves if one is determined to look.

Yeah.  

@Digitalkarma

 Over under on 3.5 complete innings?  

@cd329

Amusing on so many levels.  I'm guessing designation as a DAOM still falls short in your book?  

Covid vaccines = 0 

Covid infections = 0 

I am personally grateful to live in a country where I have both access to vaccines and choice over whether to consume them.

For that I too sleep soundly.  Good to have you back slappy.

Best of luck and a timely return.  Looking forward to the picks.

@DeezyAZ81

 Call me when the shooter goes missing

@undermysac

For what they paid them back then and benefits, no shade here.  I also think what they did to him in later life was a travesty.  Even The Tour took Lance back sooner.

Tax rate and revenue by state (in case you thought there wasn't a vested regulation interest)

Arizona 10.00% $45,298,943

Arkansas 20.00% $7,830,998

Colorado 10.00% $34,195,366

Connecticut 13.75% $27,136,308

Delaware (a) 50.00% $10,855,193

Illinois (b) 50.00% $240,822,626

Indiana 9.50% $48,808,977

Iowa 6.75% $15,480,918

Kansas 10.00% $13,495,279

Kentucky 14.25% $41,339,332

Louisiana 15.00% $67,090,425

Maine 10.00% $5,849,814

Maryland 15.00% $85,831,813

Massachusetts 20.00% $133,102,917

Michigan 8.40% $23,512,645

Nevada 6.75% $34,330,515

New Hampshire 51.00% $34,990,877

New Jersey 14.25% $162,213,236

New York 51.00% $1,072,376,830

North Carolina (c) 18.00% $103,476,630

Ohio 20.00% $189,490,281

Oregon 51.00% $49,449,737

Pennsylvania 36.00% $197,368,181

Rhode Island 51.00% $18,245,730

Tennessee 19.70% $97,427,676

Vermont 31.70% $12,277,159

Virginia 15.00% $92,654,093

West Virginia 10.00% $5,743,175

Wyoming 10.00% $1,542,737

District of Columbia 30.00% $18,100,000

https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/online-sports-betting-taxes/

I also offer a very loose framework in appeasing some of the players in this game (but not the books or league)

Allow players to wager on their own games, but only to cover their side's spread.  Give them their own account, track it, make it public.

Depending how it goes we can expand to taking their own individual stat over.

I can promise a 90% reduction in back door covers, 50% increase in overs, and we'd never see a player slide on their way to a walk in touchdown.

*Posting in the box*

So ESPN has this article wherein the NBA is reported as making requests to books to not offer and/or limit bets.  While rooted in good intention (identifying wagers susceptible to manipulation) they've both admitted to communication and making / honoring requests.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46785871/nba-books-review-most-vulnerable-bets-wager-limits

I have long held these two seemingly opposing entities are in fact married through their shared financial interests.  Sports provides the product mainly for broadcast rights (among others).  Broadcasting is able to pay exorbitant sums to obtain the rights due to advertising.  The largest advertising is.........sportsbetting.

Games that are closer for longer generate both action for the books and ratings for the league and provider.

So if one can accept the above at a minimum as feasible then it shouldn't be too far a stretch to allow the potential that the books also make requests

Turning to football we start to look at things like the evolution of overtime rule in college, the running clock in the NFL, and the reluctance of largely objective rules / reviews as a means (in my opinion) curb the overs and allow games to remain closer for longer.

I do not subscribe to a script or rig but rather a framework for referees to when in doubt throw the flag.

Welcome to any and all intelligible views.

I'd add this story recently breaking and asking what's more outrageous the actions of ICE or issuing subpoenas with 1 year gag orders to phone companies for sitting law maker's phones?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/major-phone-carriers-reveal-jack-smiths-subpoenas-republican-senators-records

Even more disturbing is when ATT pushed back special counsel abandoned.

And they want to talk Gestapo