Tim Donaghy tells all?

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Smitty

If you had watched the interview, you'd know that he did bet on many games he wasn't officiating. It was the knowledge about how certain officlals felt about certain players/coaches/owners that were major indicators on how the games would turn out. I don't think betting the spread and winning 80% of the time is easy in any professional sport. He had inside info from other refs. That's compelling.

Sorry, but I find nothing he says to be compelling. Knowing how other officials call games (tight, loose, etc) and how much crap they take from players could give him this information. This is the intimate knowledge that Rut is alluding to.