<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Greedy NFL Owners Caved and Gave the Referees What They Wanted. So the Lockout Was a Waste of Time</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:13:58 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: got_em_looking</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775215</link> <dc:creator>got_em_looking</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:04:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775215</guid> <description><![CDATA[So what do we blame bad calls and football injuries on now?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So what do we blame bad calls and football injuries on now?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: charliewade</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775191</link> <dc:creator>charliewade</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:54:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775191</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thank you for making that change. I think it&#039;s important that people do understand that it was the owners who initiated all the demands and changes, not the game officials (they aren&#039;t all &#039;referees&#039;).The officials were willing to continue to work under the agreement already in place. It was the owners who were the folks who created the mess entirely by themselves.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for making that change. I think it&#8217;s important that people do understand that it was the owners who initiated all the demands and changes, not the game officials (they aren&#8217;t all &#8216;referees&#8217;).</p><p>The officials were willing to continue to work under the agreement already in place. It was the owners who were the folks who created the mess entirely by themselves.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: charliewade</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775153</link> <dc:creator>charliewade</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:38:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775153</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;strong&gt;IT WASN&#039;T A STRIKE, IT WAS A LOCKOUT.&lt;/strong&gt; Please correct that, it really does make a difference to working folks.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>IT WASN&#8217;T A STRIKE, IT WAS A LOCKOUT.</strong> Please correct that, it really does make a difference to working folks.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: vajayjay redick</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775146</link> <dc:creator>vajayjay redick</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:34:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775146</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Also… how can you get slammed with Calc 2 homework? It’s all integration, or basic diff eq. Not exactly deriving pi.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Yeah your average D1 football player masters integration in 2nd grade.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Also… how can you get slammed with Calc 2 homework? It’s all integration, or basic diff eq. Not exactly deriving pi.</p></blockquote><p>Yeah your average D1 football player masters integration in 2nd grade.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: vajayjay redick</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775145</link> <dc:creator>vajayjay redick</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:33:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775145</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s fan envy, they can’t be professional athletes but could theoretically be owners and like to see the former get knocked down a peg ot two&lt;/blockquote&gt;Partly that, also people see owners as people who made their money legitimately and deserve to be in that position, meanwhile players&#039; income is entirely dependent on football and comes indirectly from hard-working fans, so they should be grateful for whatever they get!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It’s fan envy, they can’t be professional athletes but could theoretically be owners and like to see the former get knocked down a peg ot two</p></blockquote><p>Partly that, also people see owners as people who made their money legitimately and deserve to be in that position, meanwhile players&#8217; income is entirely dependent on football and comes indirectly from hard-working fans, so they should be grateful for whatever they get!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775097</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:59:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775097</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also... how can you get slammed with Calc 2 homework?  It&#039;s all  integration, or basic diff eq.  Not exactly deriving pi.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Also&#8230; how can you get slammed with Calc 2 homework?  It&#8217;s all  integration, or basic diff eq.  Not exactly deriving pi.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775079</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:51:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775079</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt; The major = convenience of the athletic program. A coach really doesn’t want to have to deal with an athlete missing practice because he/she was slammed with Calc 2 homework, or there is a physics class tomorrow.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Remember Robert Smith was told he wasn&#039;t allowed to take pre-med courses at tOSU?If you generalize about intelligence and majors for athletes, sure.  For others, not as much I&#039;d guess.  But as with any generalization there are striking exceptions.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> The major = convenience of the athletic program. A coach really doesn’t want to have to deal with an athlete missing practice because he/she was slammed with Calc 2 homework, or there is a physics class tomorrow.</p></blockquote><p>Remember Robert Smith was told he wasn&#8217;t allowed to take pre-med courses at tOSU?</p><p>If you generalize about intelligence and majors for athletes, sure.  For others, not as much I&#8217;d guess.  But as with any generalization there are striking exceptions.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775073</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:48:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775073</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Alpha males sprint off the field crying rather than congratulating the better man, Russell Wilson, on that given night?&lt;/blockquote&gt; Alpha males take 8 sacks in the first half, and instead of going in a shell (Jay Cutler) come out in the second half, get off the deck, and lead their team from behind.  That dude balled his ass off, without ever once getting on his line.  He should have been pissed at getting the game taken away from him and his team.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Alpha males sprint off the field crying rather than congratulating the better man, Russell Wilson, on that given night?</p></blockquote><p>Alpha males take 8 sacks in the first half, and instead of going in a shell (Jay Cutler) come out in the second half, get off the deck, and lead their team from behind.  That dude balled his ass off, without ever once getting on his line.  He should have been pissed at getting the game taken away from him and his team.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775062</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:43:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775062</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;code&gt;Minus the moron part. You can’t declare you’re going off to Med school after three years of ‘studying’ rental property management as an undergrad.&lt;/code&gt; Ok, so we&#039;re in the major = intelligence portion of this argument.  In reality, the truth is probably a bit more complex than that.  The major = convenience of the athletic program.  A coach really doesn&#039;t want to have to deal with an athlete missing practice because he/she was slammed with Calc 2 homework, or there is a physics class tomorrow.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><code>Minus the moron part. You can’t declare you’re going off to Med school after three years of ‘studying’ rental property management as an undergrad.</code><br /> Ok, so we&#8217;re in the major = intelligence portion of this argument.  In reality, the truth is probably a bit more complex than that.  The major = convenience of the athletic program.  A coach really doesn&#8217;t want to have to deal with an athlete missing practice because he/she was slammed with Calc 2 homework, or there is a physics class tomorrow.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: dikembemutomballs</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775054</link> <dc:creator>dikembemutomballs</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775054</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Pretty sure dikembes ex cheated on him with a college athlete.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Good one, Dwayne. If you can&#039;t beat &#039;em - insult &#039;em...I&#039;m going to go ice down my the back of my hand, as obviously I&#039;ve slapped you around enough for today.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Pretty sure dikembes ex cheated on him with a college athlete.</p></blockquote><p>Good one, Dwayne. If you can&#8217;t beat &#8216;em &#8211; insult &#8216;em&#8230;I&#8217;m going to go ice down my the back of my hand, as obviously I&#8217;ve slapped you around enough for today.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775053</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:38:29 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775053</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Pretty sure dikembes ex cheated on him with a college athlete.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Some football player wagged his own finger at her.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Pretty sure dikembes ex cheated on him with a college athlete.</p></blockquote><p>Some football player wagged his own finger at her.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775050</link> <dc:creator>somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:35:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775050</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pretty sure dikembes ex cheated on him with a college athlete.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty sure dikembes ex cheated on him with a college athlete.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Milk Steak To Go</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775049</link> <dc:creator>Milk Steak To Go</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:35:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775049</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;You know that most of these penalties happened because players try and get away with a lot more than they ordinarily would.&lt;/blockquote&gt; Which is why the game needs referees.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>You know that most of these penalties happened because players try and get away with a lot more than they ordinarily would.</p></blockquote><p>Which is why the game needs referees.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: QueeferSutherland</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775046</link> <dc:creator>QueeferSutherland</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775046</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;* Baltimore/New England – Bill Belichick was so angered by these clowns – 24 penalties!! – he grabbed one and was fined $50k.&lt;/blockquote&gt;You know that most of these penalties happened because players try and get away with a lot more than they ordinarily would.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>* Baltimore/New England – Bill Belichick was so angered by these clowns – 24 penalties!! – he grabbed one and was fined $50k.</p></blockquote><p>You know that most of these penalties happened because players try and get away with a lot more than they ordinarily would.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Milk Steak To Go</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775044</link> <dc:creator>Milk Steak To Go</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:33:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775044</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;code&gt;Remain baffled over how many people side with the owners on player/owner disputes&lt;/code&gt; If there&#039;s one thing that I think has a chance of sticking based upon thte NFL locking out (thanks for changing the headline, BTW) both the player and refs, is that fans could now view the NFL as the business that it is, rather than the businees fans thought it was.  The NFL is here to put money in the pockets of ownership and will do so at the expense of fans (full price for pre-season games), players and refs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><code>Remain baffled over how many people side with the owners on player/owner disputes</code><br /> If there&#8217;s one thing that I think has a chance of sticking based upon thte NFL locking out (thanks for changing the headline, BTW) both the player and refs, is that fans could now view the NFL as the business that it is, rather than the businees fans thought it was.  The NFL is here to put money in the pockets of ownership and will do so at the expense of fans (full price for pre-season games), players and refs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775041</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775041</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Minus the moron part. You can’t declare you’re going off to Med school after three years of ‘studying’ rental property management as an undergrad.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Probably could for Dartmouth.  I&#039;d probably prefer most NFLers as my PCP over someone from there.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Minus the moron part. You can’t declare you’re going off to Med school after three years of ‘studying’ rental property management as an undergrad.</p></blockquote><p>Probably could for Dartmouth.  I&#8217;d probably prefer most NFLers as my PCP over someone from there.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: dikembemutomballs</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775039</link> <dc:creator>dikembemutomballs</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775039</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;ZOMG doctors are all alcoholic morons!!!!&lt;/blockquote&gt;Minus the moron part.  You can&#039;t declare you&#039;re going off to Med school after three years of &#039;studying&#039; rental property management as an undergrad.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>ZOMG doctors are all alcoholic morons!!!!</p></blockquote><p>Minus the moron part.  You can&#8217;t declare you&#8217;re going off to Med school after three years of &#8216;studying&#8217; rental property management as an undergrad.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Wide Word of Sport (?)</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775038</link> <dc:creator>Wide Word of Sport (?)</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:28:01 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775038</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;He threw two in the game that were overturned!&lt;/blockquote&gt;So does GB get every call this week?  Do they come out mad or still bitter and suck?Or do they come out well but still get every call against them, and all of WI riots?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>He threw two in the game that were overturned!</p></blockquote><p>So does GB get every call this week?  Do they come out mad or still bitter and suck?</p><p>Or do they come out well but still get every call against them, and all of WI riots?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775037</link> <dc:creator>somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:27:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775037</guid> <description><![CDATA[/doctor gets arrested for drunk drivingZOMG doctors are all alcoholic morons!!!!-dikembe]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>/doctor gets arrested for drunk driving</p><p>ZOMG doctors are all alcoholic morons!!!!</p><p>-dikembe</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ButtersBC</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/09/27/greedy-nfl-owners-caved-and-gave-the-referees-what-they-wanted-so-the-strike-was-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-2/#comment-1775035</link> <dc:creator>ButtersBC</dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:26:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=210633#comment-1775035</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Congratulating someone on an interception seems sarcastic and insincere&lt;/blockquote&gt;He threw two in the game that were overturned!/Pants heavily //Flips desk]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Congratulating someone on an interception seems sarcastic and insincere</p></blockquote><p>He threw two in the game that were overturned!</p><p>/Pants heavily<br /> //Flips desk</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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