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Sports is unique in that (let’s say) the Cowboys can’t realize their maximum value without other teams providing strong competition… a league where they just dominate would kind of suck

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Agreements that have pro-competitive benefits are normally allowed under the rule of reason because they do not restrain trade.

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I think the argument should be, "The owners accept taxpayer money to build their stadiums; now the owners want to deny those taxpayers the benefit of their payments by eliminating access by free, over-the-air broadcasting."

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This argument is not related to antitrust laws. Stadiums are funded by local money. Antitrust laws are federal.

The antitrust laws prevent competitors (like teams competing with each other) from making an agreement that restrains trade or from merging to form a monopoly. Restraints of trade and monopolies are bad for consumers whereas competition reduces prices and increases quality.

The collective (league) broadcast agreements are agreements by competitors to limit the broadcasts of their games in order to drive up prices. Prices are more now than they were before streaming began and the NFL has used its monopoly and the collective of its teams (who are all competitors) to jack up prices. Consumers are suffering because they have to pay more to see games.

In law, when the reason stops so stops the rule. If the reason was to help the NFL because it was powerless compared to the networks, the reason for the rule no longer exists. It may be time for the rule to be amended or repealed.

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LSUGUMBO

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Thanks. I may have to make this. Calories be damned.

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Too bad I didn’t make the playoffs.

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Same. Wasted game by Puca and the rest of my team.

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nicest pro athlete you've ever met

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Charles Barkley. Really personable and polite.

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Shedeur and Bryce Young

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Wow. That's pretty sad. Brisset's not available? Assuming that's a no, I'd go with Bryce.

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The lowest my oven will go is 170°. I kept the food in there while I was finishing everything up and some of it started to get soggy.

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Would not use paper towels for this.

For fish, I lay a large brown paper sack (like from the grocery store) on it's side and put the fish on it then into the oven until it's time to eat.

For chicken, I just leave it on the plate--no paper towel, no brown paper sack. Fried chicken is good without keeping it warm.

Hush puppies--same as chicken, but also okay to thrown onto the sack in the oven with the fish.

For pickles, would serve as an appetizer when they are fresh out of the grease.

For fries, time them to be the last thing done and put them on the table right out of the grease.

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Higgins is in the snow up in Buffalo and Pittman is in the rain in Jax.

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The snow has let up, and the forecast for Jax is cloudy.

Charbonet is a terrible running back. Seahawks go up, sit KWIII and Charb gets the garbage time TD. Terrible.

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know they sell some on their site

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$12.99 a bag. $3.50 at grocery. I think they already have enough of my money.

Quarterback Max Brosmer starting for Vikings this week. Per ESPN,

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The Minnesota Vikings will start quarterback Max Brosmer in Sunday's game at the Seattle Seahawks, coach Kevin O'Connell confirmed Friday, as J.J. McCarthy remains in the concussion protocol.

Brosmer, an undrafted rookie who spent his final college season at the University of Minnesota, opened training camp as the Vikings' No. 4 quarterback. At 24, he is two years older and has twice as much college experience as McCarthy. The Vikings were impressed with Brosmer's quick processing skills during training camp, and he beat out veteran Brett Rypien for the No. 3 job.

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