The idea should be loved by taxpayers of those countries that need to build for it, though.

You forgot to mention the part where Greg Schiano was the person counting the votes.

That would still set an extremely dangerous precedent for every sports organization around the world.

How on Earth can you sue FIFA for a blown call, unless there’s evidence the ref was bribed? Can people who bet on the 2006 Mavericks go back and sue the NBA?

The cost is time, do you value yours?

there has been no “prejudgment”

I don’t see how this reflects poorly on Warner; The Onion is clearly at fault for not tagging their work as SATIRE.

Does 3,262 likes—sorry, does “over 3,000” likes—give one the authority to write the definitive 100 rules of Facebook?

Redskins. Please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, please, let it be the Redskins.

Here’s the drawback: a touchdown being worth more than two field goals is a vital part of the game. Why mess with it? And given that there’s only 28 or so competent kickers at any given time, and what they do is so far removed from the basic game and its strategy, why put even more of the outcome on them?

Terrific.

If a person is found breaking league rules and tampering with the footballs, that person could face up to a $25,000 fine and potentially more discipline.

“You can take a small crime—any crime, really—and you can inflate it by making the PROCESS of pursuing that crime utterly sacrosanct”

I guess to me it seems far more egregious; like if the NFL allowed a star linebacker to tackle anyone he wanted by their facemask. But fair point, thanks for the reply.

Can you explain to me, a very casual fan, why he’s allowed to get away with holding so much and why that does not diminish a purist’s appreciation of him?

“You think Roger Goodell is bad? Try Sepp Blatter.”

Also their slogan is, “Eat Fresh”. Their ingredients have been sitting out for hours (days? weeks?). You could eat fresher literally anywhere else, including a public garbage can. They have no respect for people.

The book he wrote during his playing days, I think called I Love Being the Enemy, was just about the best thing my middle school self had ever read. What a disappointment his broadcasting career has been.

In fairness, I also don’t think that the original post would have appeared on ESPN, either.

Well said.