Got a rather pointed message which plays back to another week 7 game that Brian thinks was fixed...

Back to the NFL as we now watch St. Louis' inevitable coronation as World Champions of Baseball.

Got a rather pointed missive to a YouTube comment I made associated with the Brandon Ayanbadejo ejection on Monday Night Football.

Apparently, the NFL has now "admitted" it was in error when they ejected Ayanbadejo, and he will not be fined, even though the replay clearly shows he threw a punch at the Jacksonville player.

The article notes the ejection itself usually carries a $50,000 fine, which was what I thought Ayanbadejo would get as a two-time loser -- so one has to wonder if the fine could've approached six figures...

But the NFL, with Commissioner Limpdick, chickens out.

Look, I know the "true believers" (especially Raven fans) who prostrate themselves to the league are enablers to this kind of malarkey. I don't need the fucking Commissioner to do the same.

Either have an interest in cleaning up the game or don't - but this half-way bullshit has to stop!

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If the NFL erred in ejecting any player, the next question has to be whether the NFL manipulated or rigged the outcome, either through the officiating or other means.

Let's make no secret about this: Vegas is losing their shirts this season on collegiate and professional football. I've talked about the over-under most weeks on this blog, and the complete lack of good teams (save about two or three on each level) is exacerbating this problem.

Gamblers have been able to correctly key in to certain teams (almost certainly the Packers, LSU, Alabama, and a couple of others), and then the run of the Cardinals to the World Series Championship (which will net one bettor $375,000 on $500 bet: $125,000 when the Cardinals won the NLCS, and another $250,000 for when the same bettor placed $250 at full 999-1 odds that the Cardinals would win the World Series!)...

Brian Tuohy posted this Monday night, and I now fall in full agreement: Vegas is pleading with the NFL to fix the games to line Vegas' pockets. Vegas is getting hit left, right, and up the center (in ways I've already discussed and almost certainly others!), and they are trying to get their money back - any way they can!

If you still believe the games to be legitimate, you are not paying attention.