[Freedom of Speech Wins]

Sounds more like a fix to me.

Let us ask this question, Would a ref be more likely to make a call the wrong way out of favoritism that could cost him his job or out of economic incentive?

[Richard Kimball]

I don't think it was fixed, I just think it was poorly officiated. I've seen two games that I thought were fixed. One was an Oklahoma game with Nebraska when Switzer was coaching. Oklahoma was not in the title hunt, Nebraska was. A Nebraska win meant an Orange Bowl berth and a chance to play for the national title. That meant a LOT of money for the Big 8. Oklahoma was down on the goal line, and Nebraska players clearly interfered on three straight plays. Nebraska went to the Orange Bowl. They were Big 8 refs. There was another game I didn't see, but it involved UNLV.

I forget the exact circumstances, but there had been a lot of money bet on one side, so the Vegas bookies would have lost a fortune. In the second half, it became obvious the game wasn't going the bookies way, and the stadium lights went out. They called the game. Vegas declared it "no game" and refused to pay.

Watching the NBA playoffs, it became obvious that Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan could have shot people and not fouled out of a game.

As to the NFL, I've seen some AWFUL officiating, but nothing to make me suspect a game was fixed.