Ever since that playoff game against the Titans, wherein Derrick Johnson sacked Marcus Mariota and caused a fumble, only for the play to not stand, I've been suspicious of the officiating in this sport. That suspicion has only grown since then, with the Dee Ford offsides coming to mind, and the phantom holding that wiped out our first interception of Brady in the super bowl, among countless other examples over the years. I've noticed that my guy blackop has noticed some of the same things. I needed to know more.

So I thought to myself, VK, who would know a lot about rigging pro sports? How bout the pro official that got arrested by the FBI for fixing games, he might know something about it. Tim Donaghy is his name, and the NBA was his game. He wrote a book, I bought his book, and now I can't help but share a few excerpts.

It turns out he didn't start out by betting games he officiated. Instead, he bet on other games, using his knowledge of how pro-reffing works to his advantage. Fixing his own games came later.

A few excerpts I highlighted from the mere first two chapters.

First excerpt:


Another:


Another:


Since Donaghy's time, as BlackOp has not missed, gambling has become inexorably linked to pro sports. Far more gambling money is involved now than the 90's-00's.
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