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PhD in finance, for which people like to make fun of me. I gamble selectively and study gambling. Poker/Tennis/NBA/PGA/NFL. Professor at University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE
Joined May 2019
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Ok…I need to take much more than the character limits of one tweet to explain myself and my opinions because now that I’m engaged with the people’s champion, it might be easier to point people here. So, let me first say a few things to set the stage:
Replying to @DavisMattek
The ecosystem is a grift, largely. Dress it up how you like, but all of this gambling-adjacent stuff is bad for the median user. It’s candy-flavored cigarettes, and less of it will ultimately improve the well-being of people on average.
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Trying to stay up or wake up earlier. Can’t wait for the tournaments close to my time zone.
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I just logged on for the first time to see how some of these races are going. I’m good with it in general but I’d like to ask everyone to write down the list of things they believe will change over the next 2-4 years, so we can measure it.
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Happy early “the uni-party doesn’t care about you day” to all those who celebrate.
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It’s Monday night which means I have a lineup less than 1 point out of first place with 120 seconds left in the game. But who wants to bet that Seattle doesn’t play “let’s practice against prevent defense” the way Philly did last night. 🙄
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I love how nfl teams are so proficient at finding something that works for a quarter or a half and then completely abandoning it, or being incapable of it as the game goes on. This is a Luther Burden tweet.
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Modeling end game scenarios is literally impossible. Eagles are throwing bombs for no real reason. Sometimes they’ll throw in the towel with 5 min to go. Whatever the underlying reasons are, they are hidden from me.
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You can’t convince me Jayden Daniels won a playoff game.
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Imagine not playing Braelon Allen.
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Got 30th in the $150 with zay flowers zero. Lovely
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I could come out there and get Zay Flowers more than zero.
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As you’re watching these games today, remember it’s always a good day to unsubscribe from your paid fantasy services.
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Pair this with the family guy mystery box meme and you have the modern “economy”.
Dopamine does not spike highest for guaranteed rewards. It spikes highest at reward prediction error. If you want to have fun in life, you should stop avoiding risk and uncertainty.
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You’re down by 9. You just wasted 8 min methodically going down field to score. How do you account for having a moron at QB who throws it 20 feet out of the end zone? How is that even possible?
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Imagine being down 3 possessions with 21 min left in the game and calling nothing but run plays en route to using 6 of those minutes for a possible FG.
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Whenever a college coach becomes the first to understand the value of not using 35 seconds for every play when down 3 possessions, even in the 3rd quarter, it’s going to revolutionize the game. Like the forward pass
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Man. OSU is just bad apparently.
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Ohio State really should recruit better WRs. They don’t seem to have anyone they want to even try to throw the ball to.
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All coaches are morons. Indiana with an all time master class in time out management. And nobody is even talking about it. Truly hilarious. Two timeouts in the bag and you get 1 offensive play when your opponent has 4th and 8 with 1:20 left.
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I don’t watch a lot of minor league football but someone help me understand how Oregon was a favorite here.
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I’m almost 45. Used to be a political science nerd. Even had aspirations for public office many years ago. I legitimately cannot remember a time when we tried to decide elections on affirmative ideas. Feels like it never actually happened.
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