I'm not buying it. If there was some sort of planned rigging going on too many people would have to know about it and that just wouldn't work.
I DO believe that being human, the refs can subconsciously make calls to favor one team, they might even be hypnotized without their knowing it, who knows, but an organized "plan" just makes no sense TO ME.
I agree that it is difficult, but not above the realm of impossible. Look at the Chicago White Sox in 1919 World Series. Yes, a different game and different time, and hard to argue they actually pulled it off since the story did come out, but it did happen.
Interesting story when you look at the motivation of the players was basically that the owner was screwing them. Mob saw it and took advantage.
I'm not buying it. If there was some sort of planned rigging going on too many people would have to know about it and that just wouldn't work.
I DO believe that being human, the refs can subconsciously make calls to favor one team, they might even be hypnotized without their knowing it, who knows, but an organized "plan" just makes no sense TO ME.
I agree that it is difficult, but not above the realm of impossible. Look at the Chicago White Sox in 1919 World Series. Yes, a different game and different time, and hard to argue they actually pulled it off since the story did come out, but it did happen.
Interesting story when you look at the motivation of the players was basically that the owner was screwing them. Mob saw it and took advantage.