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Post by Kliquid on Feb 10, 2011 12:19:52 GMT -5
Bad news guys, the CBA meeting today got canceled and both sides are very far apart in terms of numbers and such. It's looking worse and worse. FML.
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Post by Dexter Morgan on Feb 10, 2011 12:25:43 GMT -5
Bad news guys, the CBA meeting today got canceled and both sides are very far apart in terms of numbers and such. It's looking worse and worse. FML. Agreed. I just can't believe the greed of both sides would shut down the most popular sport in America but it's looking more and more likely. Apparently DeMaurice Smith didn't say why talks were halted either. I'm not a fan of Smith and have a feeling he is a big factor in why this isn't moving forward.
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Post by captain master talbot on Feb 10, 2011 13:27:10 GMT -5
A lot of people and a lot of companies would lose TOO MUCH money for football to be shutdown for even a year.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Feb 10, 2011 13:46:17 GMT -5
Football wont be shut down all year, but you wont see it until probably late Sept/October
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Post by captain master talbot on Feb 10, 2011 13:46:57 GMT -5
I wish they started at the regular time, and had an 8 game season.
That way the Giants could be 7-1 and be the best team in the NFL.
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Post by Kliquid on Feb 10, 2011 14:18:11 GMT -5
Football wont be shut down all year, but you wont see it until probably late Sept/October Somebody put me on suicide watch.
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Post by captain master talbot on Feb 10, 2011 14:22:35 GMT -5
I don't love baseball enough for it to be able to substitute football, and the coverage down here is shit, all we get are Orioles games.
I guess I could do fantasy flag football with my rec team for college, but it doesnt come close.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Feb 10, 2011 14:24:43 GMT -5
Football wont be shut down all year, but you wont see it until probably late Sept/October I think its done by early summer.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Feb 10, 2011 15:15:14 GMT -5
My sister is in a way hoping for one since everyone would be let go and she might get a better shot getting a full time job with a team. i think summer too. Get training camp going.
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Post by T R W on Feb 10, 2011 15:23:56 GMT -5
I think it will go on until a few weeks into training camp. Right now both sides are just posturing. They are both playing with house money until training camp is supposed to start.
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Post by AONI on Feb 10, 2011 15:44:39 GMT -5
i know they say politics and sports arent supposed to mesh...but the reality is that we, as fans, are the MOST important part of the equation. for owners and players to ignore the FANS wishes and let this roll on, I THINK, might as well be a slap in the face. we as fans are their ultimate source of income when it comes down to it, and dragging this thing out into the summer and potentially the year is pure ignorance to that fact.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Feb 10, 2011 17:55:24 GMT -5
There is too much money to be lost on both sides if they drag this out. This deal WILL get done and the players will probably be the ones to cave.
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Post by Greg Weinstein on Feb 10, 2011 18:51:20 GMT -5
This is simply another case of the greedy getting greedier. Both sides are to blame for this.
It's the fans that pay the money, and it's going to be the fans that are going to end up getting screwed here.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Feb 10, 2011 18:54:07 GMT -5
What needs to happen is fans boycot but it will never happen. Idiots will always step up and go to the games/ buy jerseys and support it even if they did it for a month.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 10, 2011 22:15:05 GMT -5
Anyone see McEntee's trick shots put up over on the NFL's site? If those things are real...damn...impressive as hell.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Feb 11, 2011 17:11:40 GMT -5
Yeah pretty amazing. i don't know if he really did them in one try though.
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Post by jayswrestling on Feb 11, 2011 17:40:08 GMT -5
the latest i heard was the players were willing to compromise w/ the owners they would split 80 percent in half both sides geting 40 percent then letting the owners have 2 billion in credit and that was why the owners walked away they didnt like the offer...
although i do agree that both sides are greedy and wrong in this.
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Post by sean™ on Feb 11, 2011 17:47:11 GMT -5
Man, this. I'm playing Madden.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2011 11:24:17 GMT -5
I don't know what I'll do if they have a lockout this season. Hopefully they'll show CFL or UFL games on television. I can't live without football, and college football won't fulfill my needs.
At least we have the draft to look foward to.
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Post by bad guy™ on Feb 13, 2011 12:37:42 GMT -5
I don't know what I'll do if they have a lockout this season. Hopefully they'll show CFL or UFL games on television. I can't live without football, and college football won't fulfill my needs. At least we have the draft to look foward to. UFL's usually aired on Versus. I've watched a few games, pretty entertaining. Haha.
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