I don't know if any of you guys are old enough to remember when these scandals were exposed, gamblers approaching these dirt poor kids with $1,000 Bribes (big money back then) not to throw the outcome of the game but "shave" enough points so as to not cover the point spread (a 12 point favorite winning by 6 or 7), one top player could easily control that point production (or non-production) with no 30 second clocks, or 3 point plays and one-and-one free throws back then.. The schools (New York City area), Manhattan, CCNY (Now CUNY), LIU (long Island University) along with Kentucky, Toledo and Bradley in the mid-west, all basketball powers back then were charged by the district attorneys (College basketball was rocked at its foundation....took years to recover, except for Kentucky, the other schools never recovered.
Could something like this happen in NFL today ? Probably not, too much scrutiny today and with all the players lucratively paid, how big would the bribe have to be.......Could the owners and other key actors in the game pull off a conspiracy controlling the outcome of a high profile game, I think it would take more than the "Ocean's 11" gang to pull it off...........It certainly would make for one great movie script.
Could something like this happen in NFL today ? Probably not, too much scrutiny today and with all the players lucratively paid, how big would the bribe have to be.......Could the owners and other key actors in the game pull off a conspiracy controlling the outcome of a high profile game, I think it would take more than the "Ocean's 11" gang to pull it off...........It certainly would make for one great movie script.
