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The Bears not firing Eberflus as soon as Harbaugh hit the market was such a colossal fuck up that they deserve to be the bottom of the NFC north next year.
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The Bears not firing Eberflus as soon as Harbaugh hit the market was such a colossal fuck up that they deserve to be the bottom of the NFC north next year.
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Finally glad that the Harbaugh sweepstakes are over. I think the Chargers are the right choice for him. Relatively young team with nascent talent that can be molded as a competent competitor in the AFCW. I wouldn't be putting them in Owl contention next season, but if they can get a solid culture and their feet on the ground running, they could be a tough team to beat.
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Deserve? This is fuckin' football, not some commie goobidly gook. Any given Sunday. No one deserves last place. You fuckin' earn it every day, on and off the field. You have to want it and never take a play off. Every fuckin' down you gotta be out there looking for it. A blocking assignment to screw up on third down, an offsides to get out of field goal range, a 35 yard gain to negate by bear hugging the CB. You don't 'deserve' last place, you put the work in and trade Pick 32 for Chase fuckin' Claypool.
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I'm interested to see what their draft looks like, Telesco's biggest problem was a lack of depth. If Harbaugh influences whoever they hire as GM to actually hit on a few guys after day 1 the Chargers will be more than a punchline in the AFC West.
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The Falcons have hired Raheem Morris. Only HC openings are now Seahawks and Commies.
That's it then. Bill Belichick has been forcibly retired.
That's it then. Bill Belichick has been forcibly retired.
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I swear to Christ if we hire Dan Quinn I might actually take a year off
(No I won't but goddamn that'd be a stupid af decision)
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Former LSU WR and Patriots 6th round pick Kayshon Boutte arrested for illegally placing sports bets during his time at university.
Not the most relevant story with all the Harbaugh news going around, but this man's stupidity was so absolute that I couldn't help but posting this here.
From the article:
Arrest documents say that, on April 5, 2022, while still a player at LSU, Boutte opened a FanDuel account with his mother's credit card, using another person’s name and birthday.
In January, the account, which had the username “Kayshonboutte01,” began to receive several deposits from that card, as well as hundreds of deposits from another credit card that listed Boutte as the payer, according to an affidavit.
Boutte opened a FanDuel account... which had the username “Kayshonboutte01,”
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Not the most relevant story with all the Harbaugh news going around, but this man's stupidity was so absolute that I couldn't help but posting this here.
From the article:
Arrest documents say that, on April 5, 2022, while still a player at LSU, Boutte opened a FanDuel account with his mother's credit card, using another person’s name and birthday.
In January, the account, which had the username “Kayshonboutte01,” began to receive several deposits from that card, as well as hundreds of deposits from another credit card that listed Boutte as the payer, according to an affidavit.
Boutte opened a FanDuel account... which had the username “Kayshonboutte01,”
Former LSU wide receiver Kayshon Boutte placed thousands of illegal sports bets — including some on the Tigers and himself — using a fake account while he was still a player there, Louisiana State Police said Thursday.
All told, the gambling on his FanDuel account amounted to 8,927 wagers totaling more than $600,000 over two years, arrest documents say.
Boutte was booked in Baton Rouge on a felony count of computer fraud and a misdemeanor count of gaming prohibited by persons under 21.
Arrest documents say that, on April 5, 2022, while still a player at LSU, Boutte opened a FanDuel account with his mother's credit card, using another person’s name and birthday.
In January, the account, which had the username “Kayshonboutte01,” began to receive several deposits from that card, as well as hundreds of deposits from another credit card that listed Boutte as the payer, according to an affidavit.
After Boutte opened a new account in Massachusetts in June under his own name, the company traced the credit card associated with it to the first account, the affidavit says, noting that Boutte turned 21 on May 7, 2023, therefore “making any wager placed by him prior to that date illegal.”
FanDuel provided State Police with a complete history of the first account’s nearly 9,000 wagers that spanned April 2022 to May 2023. Over two years, $637,537 was wagered from the account, with $556,272 won.
Seventeen of the bets were on college football games, and six involved LSU football.
Two of them included bets Boutte made on himself as part of an eight-leg parlay, in which a bettor wagers on multiple outcomes at once, police said. Boutte bet that he would score a touchdown and gain at least 82.5 yards against Florida State in the season opener Sept. 4, 2022. He did neither, recording 20 yards on two catches in a 24-23 loss.
Boutte made the bet the day before the game from LSU's football operations building, the document said. Investigators noted that Boutte, as an active player at the time, would have been one of the few people to have access to the building at the time when the bets happened.
"In July 2023, LSU was made aware of allegations regarding a former student-athlete’s improper conduct related to sports gambling while enrolled at the University," LSU said in a statement. "Since then, we have fully cooperated with all relevant authorities involved in the investigation and will continue to do so. We have no evidence that any other student-athletes participated in these prohibited activities, and we are grateful for measures that detect and discourage sports gambling related misconduct."
Boutte was drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He had two catches for 19 yards while playing in three games as a rookie.
After the 2022 regular season, Boutte said he would come back to LSU for his senior year. A few weeks later, he instead declared for the draft before the 2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Boutte had not been around the team and would have been suspended for the bowl game for an unrelated incident, sources told The Advocate.
A five-star recruit from New Iberia, Boutte led LSU with 735 yards receiving as a freshman. He emerged near the end of the season and set a single-game Southeastern Conference record with 308 yards receiving in a win against Ole Miss.
The next year, Boutte recorded 509 yards and nine touchdowns over the first six games. He then suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Kentucky that required two surgeries. Boutte was not as productive when he returned, finishing his junior year with 538 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games.
Boutte missed two games during the 2022 regular season. One, against New Mexico, was for the birth of his first child. Boutte also did not play against UAB because of the flu, LSU coach Brian Kelly said at the time, after going through pregame warmups.
It was later learned Boutte received a one-game NCAA suspension for receiving money from an autograph signing in the summer of 2021 shortly before players were allowed to profit from their name, image and likeness. It is unknown when Boutte served the suspension.
Legalized sports betting has grown throughout the U.S. since 2018. It was legalized in Louisiana in 2021 with online betting beginning January 2022.
It is illegal in Louisiana for anyone under the age of 21 to gamble. And sports betting remains barred in nine different parishes, though it is legal in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The NCAA prohibits anyone in college athletics, from athletes to coaches to athletic directors from participating in any kind of sports betting. It also bans them from providing information that could influence a wager.
College athletes who, “engage in activities to influence the outcomes of their own games or knowingly provide information to individuals involved in sports betting activities” could be permanently banned from NCAA sports. This also applies to athletes who bet on their own games or on other sports at their own schools, according to the NCAA.
If a student-athlete wagers on their own sport at another school, they could lose half a season of eligibility.
Still, easy access has led to a higher likelihood of cases in college sports. According to The Associated Press, the NCAA had found 175 infractions related to sports gambling since 2018 as of last summer. Boutte’s case was one of a few that have become public.
Last May, Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired because of suspicious betting activity involving his team when it played LSU. That same month, Iowa and Iowa State announced a combined 41 athletes were suspected to have broken betting rules during a state investigation into sports gambling.
All told, the gambling on his FanDuel account amounted to 8,927 wagers totaling more than $600,000 over two years, arrest documents say.
Boutte was booked in Baton Rouge on a felony count of computer fraud and a misdemeanor count of gaming prohibited by persons under 21.
Arrest documents say that, on April 5, 2022, while still a player at LSU, Boutte opened a FanDuel account with his mother's credit card, using another person’s name and birthday.
In January, the account, which had the username “Kayshonboutte01,” began to receive several deposits from that card, as well as hundreds of deposits from another credit card that listed Boutte as the payer, according to an affidavit.
After Boutte opened a new account in Massachusetts in June under his own name, the company traced the credit card associated with it to the first account, the affidavit says, noting that Boutte turned 21 on May 7, 2023, therefore “making any wager placed by him prior to that date illegal.”
FanDuel provided State Police with a complete history of the first account’s nearly 9,000 wagers that spanned April 2022 to May 2023. Over two years, $637,537 was wagered from the account, with $556,272 won.
Seventeen of the bets were on college football games, and six involved LSU football.
Two of them included bets Boutte made on himself as part of an eight-leg parlay, in which a bettor wagers on multiple outcomes at once, police said. Boutte bet that he would score a touchdown and gain at least 82.5 yards against Florida State in the season opener Sept. 4, 2022. He did neither, recording 20 yards on two catches in a 24-23 loss.
Boutte made the bet the day before the game from LSU's football operations building, the document said. Investigators noted that Boutte, as an active player at the time, would have been one of the few people to have access to the building at the time when the bets happened.
"In July 2023, LSU was made aware of allegations regarding a former student-athlete’s improper conduct related to sports gambling while enrolled at the University," LSU said in a statement. "Since then, we have fully cooperated with all relevant authorities involved in the investigation and will continue to do so. We have no evidence that any other student-athletes participated in these prohibited activities, and we are grateful for measures that detect and discourage sports gambling related misconduct."
Boutte was drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. He had two catches for 19 yards while playing in three games as a rookie.
After the 2022 regular season, Boutte said he would come back to LSU for his senior year. A few weeks later, he instead declared for the draft before the 2023 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Boutte had not been around the team and would have been suspended for the bowl game for an unrelated incident, sources told The Advocate.
A five-star recruit from New Iberia, Boutte led LSU with 735 yards receiving as a freshman. He emerged near the end of the season and set a single-game Southeastern Conference record with 308 yards receiving in a win against Ole Miss.
The next year, Boutte recorded 509 yards and nine touchdowns over the first six games. He then suffered a season-ending ankle injury at Kentucky that required two surgeries. Boutte was not as productive when he returned, finishing his junior year with 538 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games.
Boutte missed two games during the 2022 regular season. One, against New Mexico, was for the birth of his first child. Boutte also did not play against UAB because of the flu, LSU coach Brian Kelly said at the time, after going through pregame warmups.
It was later learned Boutte received a one-game NCAA suspension for receiving money from an autograph signing in the summer of 2021 shortly before players were allowed to profit from their name, image and likeness. It is unknown when Boutte served the suspension.
Legalized sports betting has grown throughout the U.S. since 2018. It was legalized in Louisiana in 2021 with online betting beginning January 2022.
It is illegal in Louisiana for anyone under the age of 21 to gamble. And sports betting remains barred in nine different parishes, though it is legal in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The NCAA prohibits anyone in college athletics, from athletes to coaches to athletic directors from participating in any kind of sports betting. It also bans them from providing information that could influence a wager.
College athletes who, “engage in activities to influence the outcomes of their own games or knowingly provide information to individuals involved in sports betting activities” could be permanently banned from NCAA sports. This also applies to athletes who bet on their own games or on other sports at their own schools, according to the NCAA.
If a student-athlete wagers on their own sport at another school, they could lose half a season of eligibility.
Still, easy access has led to a higher likelihood of cases in college sports. According to The Associated Press, the NCAA had found 175 infractions related to sports gambling since 2018 as of last summer. Boutte’s case was one of a few that have become public.
Last May, Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired because of suspicious betting activity involving his team when it played LSU. That same month, Iowa and Iowa State announced a combined 41 athletes were suspected to have broken betting rules during a state investigation into sports gambling.
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This would be absolutely hilarious if every other leg hit.
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If that happens and Vrabel doesn't get a job this year, I'm gonna be very confused.
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I'd assume he gets his pick between Seattle and Washington but nothing makes sense anymore.
Panthers poached the Bucs OC earlier today. Guess that 9-0 blowout for the Bucs to clinch the division got em scared.
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Just think.........................this is crapernick's best chance to get back in the NFL.
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Please take him
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The Panthers move makes total sense if you think Tepper's buttmad about his #1 pick not working out. Canales' recent resume includes making Baker look like a star and getting Geno a comeback player of the year award.
Would I hire him as a head coach? Fuck no, but I'm not a drink-throwing billionaire really upset that recent events are making me look like a chump.
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Canales isn't a bad coach but for him to be thrust into this position with THIS team is utter insanity. The Panthers will not succeed without a deep and painful rebuild, and they need a consistent and steady presence in coaching to reach that point. I dunno if Canales is that guy, but I have a feeling that if he doesn't immediately turn the franchise around, he's *out*. Even miracle workers like Dan Campbell needed more than a single regular season.
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I would not put it past Spanos to do something like that.Just think.........................this is crapernick's best chance to get back in the NFL.
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Unless you're getting guaranteed money, I don't see many people willing to take the HC position for Carolina considering Tepper's shit resume. Any decent coach is going to wait for another opportunity
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Sometimes, you may have to take a chance. There's no guarantee that you have another opportunity to jump up from a coordinator
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Well it also just came out Tepper gave Canales a six-year contract, so the opening has that going for it as well.
After Tepper fires him midseason he can just sit on his couch for five and a half years while collecting his million dollar paycheck.
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Yeah and if he has to, he can probably just become a coordinator again. Upside is, if he manages to turn the Panthers around to being a decent team in 3-4 years before getting fired, its a good thing to post on his resume