1. 10-08-12 11:54 PM #1
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    If You Couldn't Bet On Sports, Would You Still Watch?

    For me, the answer is simply no.

    Would you?
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  2. 10-08-12 11:55 PM #2
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    Yea , home town games and u still have fantasy football lol
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  3. 10-08-12 11:55 PM #3
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    Careful. Lots of "true fans" around here.
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  4. 10-08-12 11:56 PM #4
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    Yeah, absolutely I don't need betting to be able to enjoy a game. What would you do besides watching the NFL on Sundays?
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  5. 10-08-12 11:57 PM #5
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    just the major events like Super Bowl, March Madness and shit
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  6. 10-08-12 11:57 PM #6
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    No sports are boring to watch. But would I play them? Yes.
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  7. 10-09-12 12:12 AM #7
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    i'd still watch:

    hockey playoffs
    baseball playoffs
    nfl playoffs
    nba finals
    march madness
    cfb ncg
    sec ccg
    sunday night football
    world cup
    pga majors
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  8. 10-09-12 12:28 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vikes1922 View Post
    Yeah, absolutely I don't need betting to be able to enjoy a game. What would you do besides watching the NFL on Sundays?
    Spend quality family time? No, you're right. I'd do nothing.
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  9. 10-09-12 12:33 AM #9
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    Yes

    Why not? What else are you going to do? Jerk off? Color in coloring books? Watch Matlock?
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  10. 10-09-12 12:39 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
    Yes

    Why not? What else are you going to do? Jerk off? Color in coloring books? Watch Matlock?
    You always make sense of everything. Thank you, Deuce.
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  11. 10-09-12 12:42 AM #11
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    Funny you say this: I was just going to start the same thread, asking if there were no gambling and no fantasy sports, would you even bother watching? I doubt I would.
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  12. 10-09-12 12:52 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by No coincidences View Post
    Funny you say this: I was just going to start the same thread, asking if there were no gambling and no fantasy sports, would you even bother watching? I doubt I would.
    What a coincidence, right?
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  13. 10-09-12 12:56 AM #13
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    Would you bet on animal racing instead?

    I'd rather stop gambling.
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  14. 10-09-12 12:57 AM #14
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    If you say you never watched sports growing up,played, in school, or for any other reason before you placed the first wager then you probably suck at wagering.

    Of course we wouldn't track soccer or a MAC team on a Fri night in the fall but would absolutely watch.

    Paco being a Detroit spectator....I give a pass to the above logic
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  15. 10-09-12 01:11 AM #15
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    I was a fan before I got into gambling, not sure how much that would change now?

    I would have to go with YES. Still would have to follow my Brewers, Bucks and Vikings.
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  16. 10-09-12 01:12 AM #16
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    wtf is up with this seaweed, mentally ill??

    went all my life except last 3 or 4 without gambling so yeh id watch and play
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  17. 10-09-12 01:18 AM #17
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    NFL and NCAAF yes, but everything else is unwatchable without action.
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  18. 10-09-12 01:25 AM #18
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    not no but hell no , i bet now and dont watch much at all
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  19. 10-09-12 01:25 AM #19
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    I was into sports long before i first bet a game, so yes. Without sports id probably run out onto the express way.
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  20. 10-09-12 01:28 AM #20
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    this
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  21. 10-09-12 01:53 AM #21
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    betting ruin my 'fan fun' in watching sports

    if i stopped betting i think i would become just a fan again

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  22. 10-09-12 02:21 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by GOIRISH View Post
    I was into sports long before i first bet a game, so yes. Without sports id probably run out onto the express way.
    You were before, but would you be now?
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  23. 10-09-12 02:27 AM #23
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    Seaweed, when TTwarrior calls out your mental stability, it's really time you need to sit back and evaluate the choices you've made in life.
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  24. 10-09-12 02:31 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    wtf is up with this seaweed, mentally ill??

    went all my life except last 3 or 4 without gambling so yeh id watch and play
    If there is no chance for getting something out of it, it is a waste of time. Time=Money. And wasted time is wasted money. Betting for many of us has turned into an investment or an addiction. Some of us are addicted to the action and thrill of winning, some of us (like myself) are wise investors to get a profitable return out of it. I would actually feel pretty stupid spending my time watching an entire game if it did not personally influence my bankroll. Watching sports for me is distinctly related to making money, as i believe it is for many others.
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  25. 10-09-12 02:33 AM #25
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    Would still watch..
    49ers
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    Fighting Illini Basketball & Football

    Otherwise, I would not be watching anywhere near as much.
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  26. 10-09-12 02:33 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deuce View Post
    What else are you going to do? Jerk off? Color in coloring books? Watch Matlock?
    First two YES... last one MAYBE.
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  27. 10-09-12 02:36 AM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    Seaweed, when TTwarrior calls out your mental stability, it's really time you need to sit back and evaluate the choices you've made in life.
    I think TTwarrior is in denial.
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  28. 10-09-12 02:37 AM #28
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    I think TTwarrior is in denial.
    He has never denied a meal.
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  29. 10-09-12 02:42 AM #29
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    He has never denied a meal.
    I wouldn't bet against that.

    TT would probably say he would still enjoy watching horses run around in circles because of the sports beauty and not because of money.
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  30. 10-09-12 02:49 AM #30
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    TT is probably the most stable guy around which must be difficult considering all he has going on in life.
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  31. 10-09-12 02:50 AM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    I wouldn't bet against that.

    TT would probably say he would still enjoy watching horses run around in circles because of the sports beauty and not because of money.
    I heard today from one of the higher-ups at SBR that TTwarrior has a ghost here.

    They wouldn't tell me his name, but his initials apparently are "BM USA DOJ". I haven't quite figured out who it is yet, but when I do, I will destroy him. I'm pretty sure it's going to be some disturbingly disgusting, non-bathing, perverted little troll that watches porn 18 hours a day.
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  32. 10-09-12 02:53 AM #32
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    so seaweed u dont watch other tv shows?

    u can't gamble on most tv shows

    and why is bite giving giant points?

    do i need a thread on it at covers and eog?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    Seaweed, when TTwarrior calls out your mental stability, it's really time you need to sit back and evaluate the choices you've made in life.

    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    I think TTwarrior is in denial.


    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    He has never denied a meal.
    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    I wouldn't bet against that.

    TT would probably say he would still enjoy watching horses run around in circles because of the sports beauty and not because of money.
    Ah... I see... this is an example of that whole "flirting" with yourself that you mentioned in that other thread.

    Kinda cute...

    ... but what does your psychiatrist have to say about it?
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  34. 10-09-12 02:54 AM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seaweed View Post
    You were before, but would you be now?
    ya, the small games wouldnt be as fun of course and i probably wouldnt even watch them but big games and the teams i follow would be just as good
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  35. 10-09-12 02:55 AM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    so seaweed u dont watch other tv shows?

    u can't gamble on most tv shows

    and why is bite giving giant points?

    do i need a thread on it at covers and eog?
    I think this is of vital importance.
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