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Ed Hill's avatar

If it walks like a duck and and talks like a duck. It’s a duck If this was a court of law that video would seal the deal in favor of the BEAVS . Ever had to do a deposition? Video is powerful wvidence.

Someone in the office is corrupt. More than likely working with with one ref.

It is not a Ducks vs Beavers thing

It is all about the offs. And big time gambling. And corrupt officials and bribery. .They got caught and are trying to rationalize it.

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Dale Scott's avatar

Absolutely reject your hypothesis, 100%.

That’s the problem with everything these days. Something goes wrong and suddenly it’s a conspiracy theory!

The officiating staff, the PAC 12 conference is now a huge gambling scam! They conspired to favor, in this case Oregon, but anyone the Beavers are playing!

As I’ve stated earlier, this is a systemic issue that needs to be dealt with, not a Oregon State issue to screw the Beavers.

A court of law that you mention would investigate, dispose those who were involved, look into the officiating department and how they recruit, train and supervise, and yes, show video examples.

They would show video of mistakes of course. Also presented in court would be video of outstanding calls (or no calls) on really tough plays to get a perspective on an official, or in general, the entire staffs work.

I know from experience that I could have 50 outstanding, nut cutter calls, but the one I miss is the only one people talk about. I’m not complaining, that’s what I signed up for, that’s the nature of officiating.

But to take that, and suddenly make it a Conference wide conspiracy and some international betting scandal?

Sometimes, believe it or not, a f’up is a f’up, not a multi faceted conspiracy involving conference executives and multiple on field officials.

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Ed Hill's avatar

Just remember Dale that I do agree with your original post!! And I appreciate your opinion and POV

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Ed Hill's avatar

In fact. I think I made a mistake in replying to your post. It was meant for someone else!!!

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Ed Hill's avatar

I have enough professional

tech to get granular on that call. So does the replay center. They will not release an explanation. I work with law enforcement on a variety of investigative cases for the purpose of developing podcasts. From Federal to local LE to both ex military special OPS and state department officials. The facts of how the world operates has turned my world upside down. Bribery is how the international community executes so many projects. It has been impacting how the United States and we, the citizens of this country operate. The truth is painful and sometimes so egregiously distorted that all of us just refuse to consider that we are all being manipulatively coerced into thinking “this could not happen”.

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Ed Hill's avatar

I understand your point and I want to believe it. You make sense and your explanation is 100 percent valid. However if you look at what happened in international soccer and the NBA one can surmise how this can happen. It is not a reach or a conspiracy theory. Read about how a Chinese gambling syndicate paid soccer refs to throw games.

It is a theory based on the infiltration of organized crime

in all aspects of sports betting. Both on an international and national landscape. It takes one official and one conference executive to execute the fraud. And it is not limited to the PAC. It’s every conference and every sport.

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