I didn't have a chance to bet on a blown lead yesterday, but here's an addendum that specifically applies to the Reds.........when they score 12 runs in one game, go ahead and bet both the under and a 3-4 run defeat in the next game. Shit.....they won't score 4 more runs the rest of the series. I've already put a parlay on the under, the Mets by 3.5, and a HR from some dude who only has 2 so far this year.

Thump said:

No o e EVER gets over “gambling addiction.”

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I disagree. I know someone who has. Although you can say his was an unconventional version of it. He was in finance and gambled through his by impulsively "betting" on the riskiest investments. He realized that the way he operated at work was the same way a guy at the race track would bet on horses and got help at a gambling anonymous group. Basically, he said that he had no motivation to work unless the threat of losing everything was always lingering in the background, but now he no longer works in that manner and has secure investments set up for the rest of his life while still being motivated to work without unnecessary reckless risk. He also said he has been able to settle down, marry and have children since working on his gambling impulses because before he did he could never get married because he was always worried in the back of his mind that "he could do better" so he couldn't commit. I thinkgetting help, which led to him having a family, has helped him with his gambling impulses.

But I do agree it's very difficult for people to kick this addiction and is pretty rare to overcome. But I wouldn't say that people never get over it either.

DubCoffman62 said:

My hot take is that there's a conspiracy to name kids these new nonsense names (the Aiden, Jayden, Hayden) to make us forget our traditional classical names (William, Robert, John, Matthew, George, David....).

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Step One: Name your kids whatever you want to
Step Two: Now people have forgotten about William, Robert, John, Matthew, George, and David
Step Three: ????
Step Four: Profit

Jaxbuck said:

I feel like CFB is better served by anything that speeds up the inevitable "next" phase, to mean post NCAA so in a longer game kind of way I kind of wish TT would have gone all the way.

I have zero worries that this guy would be throwing games or shaving points with the microscope he'd be under.

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CFB or in the NFL for that matter.

I have mixed emotions about that 'next phase' thing. I mean, it's eventually going to happen... but I guess I'm in favor of it being a little more graceful than a trainwreck... but yeah, call a spade a spade, right? It's nearing horse abortion levels as it is right now.

buckeyebri said:

Said it before and will say it again…..social media is a social disease

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Downfall of society.

DubCoffman62 said:

I know a woman whose FB name is "Queen B Strong".

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Does she know Qmum?

Zurp said:

I think a lot of people are "look at me" people. They want people to talk about them. "Did you see that guy's car? Whoa!" or "Check out that guy's goofy hair style." In this case, "Your son's name is Brandon? Oh, sorry - Brandyn? Gotcha." See? I had to give extra attention to that name.
I see some names in my kids' school year books. The one year there were multiple girls named "Queen" and multiple boys named "King".
Very much a "look at me" thing.

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My nephew has a teammate named “Zeppelin” on his baseball team.

Crump's brother said:

And Bradyn, Cadyn. All of which I've had in class. Unoriginal bastards

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Ditto

wolves2002 said:

I am sure he will be drafted in the 3rd or 4th round. Whatever team drafts him will tell his agent he needs to assign a baby sitter to make sure he is not gambling.

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No one EVER gets over “gambling addiction.”

buckeyebri said:

Not sure why any institution would.

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Athletic Director Cunningham: "Yes, sir. And... we'll interface with the NCAA on this, uh, gambling issue."

President Pinto: "No! No. God, no. We don't want those idiots bumbling around in this. Tell Sorsby to hit the transfer portal. Get rid of him."

Jagdaddy said:

Re: the commissioner protecting the shield, I’d be astounded if Sorsby isn’t blackballed from the NFL, although likely silently behind the scenes to avoid a lawsuit. The NFL is probably the third most venal major entity in sports (behind FIFA and the IOC), but I don’t think they’ll take any risk on this guy.

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He's not a good enough player to take a risk on.

ScriptOhio said:

Just sayin': I'd be totally shocked if the Juggalos actually self reported any NCAA violations here.

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Not sure why any institution would.

Jaxbuck said:

That pretty much explains goofy beard trends, foodies, craft beer drinkers, hipsters, helicopter parents and all the flavors of "look how outraged I am/look how I said all the right things to someone who made the mistake of uttering unpopular speech".

My hot take; Social media is a bigger crime against humanity than cigarettes were.

They knew it was harmful. They knew it was addictive. They aimed it at kids.

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My hot take is it's a tool of the CIA'a MKUltra program

https://247sports.com/player/marcellus-young-casario-46159925/

Not familiar with this guy but pretty similar measurables to Fakatou and he just committed to UGA who was the biggest competition to OSU

Jaxbuck said:

That pretty much explains goofy beard trends, foodies, craft beer drinkers, hipsters, helicopter parents and all the flavors of "look how outraged I am/look how I said all the right things to someone who made the mistake of uttering unpopular speech".

My hot take; Social media is a bigger crime against humanity than cigarettes were.

They knew it was harmful. They knew it was addictive. They aimed it at kids.

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Said it before and will say it again…..social media is a social disease

Zurp said:

I think a lot of people are "look at me" people. They want people to talk about them. "Did you see that guy's car? Whoa!" or "Check out that guy's goofy hair style." In this case, "Your son's name is Brandon? Oh, sorry - Brandyn? Gotcha." See? I had to give extra attention to that name.
I see some names in my kids' school year books. The one year there were multiple girls named "Queen" and multiple boys named "King".
Very much a "look at me" thing.

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I know a woman whose FB name is "Queen B Strong".