OT: Jameis Winston linked in possible point-shaving scandal
A friend and former high school teammate of Winston placed a $5,500 bet on the first-half spread of the FSU-Louisville game, and Winston coincidentally threw 2 int's and FSU trailed 7-21 at the half. We all know how the second half went.
November 8th, 2014 at 7:34 AM ^
Seems like murder is about the only thing this kid hadn't been alleged to have been a part of at this point.
November 8th, 2014 at 8:15 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 7:39 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 7:48 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 8:00 AM ^
LOL. Places like TMZ and Deadspin seem to be breaking a lot more stories that are accurate than the crapola that has become mainstream media, essentially all outlets owned by the same 4-6 corporations.
November 8th, 2014 at 8:08 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^
(& whaaat was Britney thinking?!)
November 8th, 2014 at 9:12 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 7:49 AM ^
I don't think this is true.
November 8th, 2014 at 7:51 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 7:56 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^
He's good at football...and smart enough to be at a place where he can get away with anything
November 8th, 2014 at 7:59 AM ^
Which is why this couldn't be true. No way he knows how to point shave or what it is.
November 8th, 2014 at 8:18 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 9:04 AM ^
Johhny Manziel acted like an idiot because he was white!!!
GTFOG w that race shit.
November 8th, 2014 at 8:40 AM ^
Don't confuse intelligence with behavior. He may very well be a smart kid, but sometimes smart people simply can't resist doing stupid things. In his case, it's a weekly occurrence.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:08 AM ^
I'm not and you're right - sometimes smart people do stupid things.
But I think it's safe to say that when somebody ALWAYS seems to be doing stupid things they are probably.....well.....you know...
Stupid.
Jamis Winston is a Grade A, USDA Choice, certified dumb ass. And i think it's a mortal lock he's going to go single digits in the upcoming Wonderlic test.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:20 AM ^
have done some very stupid things. I don't think it necessarily follows that Winston has an IQ which would challenge that of an amoeba because he's done some stupid things.
November 8th, 2014 at 7:54 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 8:00 AM ^
been point shaving for the better part of two years???
November 8th, 2014 at 8:01 AM ^
Damn, that's cold son!
November 8th, 2014 at 8:23 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 9:17 AM ^
yet so cleverly funny. Your post is my first laugh of the day.
November 8th, 2014 at 8:12 AM ^
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November 8th, 2014 at 8:18 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
Is anybody curious as to why an illegal bookmaker has chosen to implicate themselves in the practice of illegal bookmaking?
November 8th, 2014 at 8:45 AM ^
like a drug dealer coming forward and saying he sold to someone? (Steroid/HGH aside)
November 8th, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
I find it very hard to believe someone would shave points by playing poorly in the first half. If you want to win, but within the spread, the logical thing is to get a lead in the first half and shave it in the second. You'd only do this if shaving is worth risking losing over, which is hard to imagine.
November 8th, 2014 at 8:48 AM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 9:05 AM ^
I doubt any of this is true. As a person living in Louisville, and knowing how pissed Louisville fans were that the Cards lost this game, it seems entirely possible to me that this was fabricated right here in Louisville by the fans to further sully Winston's name.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:12 AM ^
"it seems entirely possible to me that this was fabricated right here in Louisville by the fans to further sully Winston's name."
You know to come with something new and different here took some work. Jamis has already taken all the easy ones off the board.
November 8th, 2014 at 9:26 AM ^
People seem to forget that FSU trailed both ND and NC St. at the half this year. It wasn't that unlikely to think they could be trailing @Louisville at the half. This is a non story.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
The story is the bet, not the fact that they could have been down at half...
You, uh... understand that right?
November 8th, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^
You clearly don't understand. The bet was made on something that had already happened twice this year and once against a much worse opponent. This isn't suspicious. Its a fairly reasonable wager.
The story implies that there is something supicious about someone placing the bet. There isn't.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:11 AM ^
It's a fairly reasonable wager for Floyd Mayweather - not some DE at UAB.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:31 AM ^
about someone, who bets a few hundred at a time, wagering $5500 on that game?
November 8th, 2014 at 1:08 PM ^
November 8th, 2014 at 9:40 AM ^
Someone is out to f*ck Jameis right in the p8ssy.
November 8th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
is a moran
November 8th, 2014 at 10:00 AM ^
I doubt it was point shaving...
I am more inclined to think that his friend would know if anything was going on in Winston's life. Was he sick, was he worrying about something, was he partying too much that week etc.
jdon
November 8th, 2014 at 10:05 AM ^
He made some poor plays. On one play he clearly didn't see the 2 deep zone. When he throws the ball it looks like an open reciever. This is poor football but not point shaving. On his other first half INT he was unloading as a blitz came streight up the middle. He couldn't follow through as he was about to loose his head. Pass floated, again throwing to an open man. He was not point shaving on those plays. The bookie just doesn't want to pay the kid and should find his way to the bottom of a river.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:33 AM ^
NBC Sports is now picking up on it. Here's their take - LINK
It does mention that UAB's president has in fact addressed (in a not so informative way) the situation, of course. There is also a much more practical explanation for Winston's performance in the Louisville game, of course:
Of course, the Seminoles trailed the Louisville Cardinals 21-7 at halftime. Winston helped open this conversation by completing only 10 passes on 22 attempts with a pair of interceptions during the first two quarters. But Winston’s play can be easily explained away due to playing the nation’s sixth-ranked defense.
It also discusses briefly that Winston's lawyer is now also trying to delay his hearing as well.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:37 AM ^
Nothing shocks me anymore with this kid.
Complete idiot.
He will get paid though (most likely by the BUCs) next year.
GMs dont give a shit about this brand of stupid. They care about crazy.
I mean somebody took Cam Newton, nobody touched KaDeem Carey.
There is a difference between crazy and stupid.
November 8th, 2014 at 12:02 PM ^
He'll get paid but the biggest thing that will follow him around is the sexual assault case. That could have more legs
November 8th, 2014 at 1:14 PM ^
...also had legs.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:40 AM ^
Another option would be to bet your own money the next time the guy places a big bet on Winston to get in on the action if you really believed something is up. It seems like the bookie is either an idiot or full of shit.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^
i just watched the 30 for 30 'playing for the mob' about the henry hill / bc point shaving scandal. i couldnt believe how much punishment the players receieved. If Winston did this, his nfl career is only a part of what he should be worried about.
It also showed how players got dragged in, not exactly against there will but also not with their full consent. Really good watch.
November 8th, 2014 at 10:44 AM ^
It doesn't really matter if true or not but given all stupidity Winston has been involved with makes it very easy to believe that he is involved. That says a lot about Winston.
November 8th, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^