June 15, 2009
[An AP article By TIM DAHLBERG from May 23, 2009]
NFL loses right to moral ground on betting issue
By TIM DAHLBERG
Coming soon to a state lottery near you: NFL team logos you can save after blowing 20 bucks on yet another worthless batch of scratch-off tickets.
Coming soon to the Delaware state lottery: A legitimate chance to win some money with what you know about your favorite NFL team.
One game steals your money in the name of pro football. The other at least gives you a fighting chance to test your skills.
Guess which one the NFL likes.
Yes, the league that is so terrified of gambling that it refused to allow a Las Vegas commercial during the Super Bowl a few years back is now in the gambling business itself. Aware that it can sell only so many $300 tickets to its games, the NFL has figured out a way to get a cut of some of the biggest gambling operations around. Keep reading →
March 13, 2009
I vowed to take off 2009 until the NFL season, but I had to comment on Jon Stewart’s Jim Cramer interview. Just three quick points for Jon and then I’m back to my cave.
1) The “We’re just a comedy show” claim is tired. You promote very serious ideas. Your show is important, and people look to it for something invaluable — satire. Stop claiming that you guys are only about fart jokes, we see through the self-deprecating false humility. We know you know that the show is influential. Influence, as you always point out, is not something to take lightly.
2) You’re 100% right in your critique of CNBC. They’re clowns. However, stop excusing the American public. I know you feel for the little guy, but the little guy needs to look himself in the mirror and ask why he isn’t busy educating himself about money. In the age of an Internet connection in every public library (not to mention… books in every public library) people need to take personal responsibility for believing things so easily and willingly. Investing is gambling. It’s incredibly risky. We expect our children to be educated. Let’s start expecting that of our nation’s adults too.
3.) You’re starting to look just like Sir Rodney.
Jon Stewart Dangerfield
December 30, 2008
2008 Season 16
Underdog Theorem Results
- – - – - – UTV – - – - – - – - – - – - UTG – - – - – -
Bankroll Start – - > 1000 | Bankroll Start – - > 1000
Bankroll End – - – > 1674 | Bankroll End – - – > 2500
Percent Return – - > 48% | Percent Return – - > 69%
Weekly Results: UT WK 15, UT WK 14, UT WK 13, UT WK 12,
UT WK 11, UT WK 10, UT WK 9, UT WK 8, UT WK 7, UT WK 6,
UT WK 5, UT WK 4, UT WK 3, UT WK 2, UT WK 1
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December 24, 2008
2007, June, a book is published. It focuses on two scenarios: 1) the undefeated NFL season, 2) the winless NFL season.
Weeks later, the 2007 NFL season kicks off and a team nearly goes undefeated. It wins every game of the season before losing its final game. The very next year, the 2008 NFL season begins… and a team loses every game of the season and is now one loss away from going winless. What are the odds that both scenarios would play out immediately after I published said book? Back to back years! Simply amazing, and so incredibly fun. I hope everyone enjoyed Season 16 of the Underdog Theorem. Rest assured, Santa is going to bring the Lions their W.
Here is how season 16 could finish:
SEASON 16 FINAL BANKROLL SCENARIOS
-UTV- -UTV%- -UTG- -UTG%-
1674 48 2500 69 < – - BEST CASE
1464 33 2290 56 < – - CURRENT
1233 17 2059 46 < – - WORST CASE
December 19, 2008
I have a bit of a chip on my shoulder when it comes to Wall Street, so I will keep my comments to a minimum. The Bernie Madoff scandal is an appropriate ending to the craziest year on Wall Street in many generations. Please read Paul Krugman’s New York Times article (link and excerpt below) and then ask yourself – if a person who has followed pro football for two decades looks at an upcoming NFL contest and thinks, “I know who’s going to win this; I’d like to put money on it, ” can the government really still view that situation as sinister given what we now know about Wall Street? Can government officials really still tell us that we can’t bet our own money on sports while we watch them throw around billions? Clowns. Anyhow, go Lions!
Full Paul Krugman New York Times Article
…Earning a million dollars was nothing special, and even incomes of $20 million or more were fairly common. The incomes of the richest Keep reading →
