Do you have evidence of this? I ask this earnestly. From what I can see the protestors were peaceful, but later the criminal looting of businesses took hold which I assume the arrests came from.That's one of the better thing Barstool has done! The ones arrested were not the looters.
I watched Boston burning last night. Cops were literally watching the looters in some areas (Walgreens comes to mind). I saw them intervene once, when they happened upon a group that just broke the first window. They sort of scared them (literally came around the corner) and never gave chase.Do you have evidence of this? I ask this earnestly. From what I can see the protestors were peaceful, but later the criminal looting of businesses took hold which I assume the arrests came from.
As there were only, what 53 arrests? I find this hard to believe. Like how does that work? Out of hundreds if not thousands of protestors they just pick a bunch of peaceful ones out of the crowd to arrest?I am also just as sure that many peaceful protestors were arrested.
Yes. You can be peaceful, but also antagonize the police. One part of the point of non-violent protests is to provoke to other side to see that they are wrong.As there were only, what 53 arrests? I find this hard to believe. Like how does that work? Out of hundreds if not thousands of protestors they just pick a bunch of peaceful ones out of the crowd to arrest?
Fair enough.Yes. You can be peaceful, but also antagonize the police. One part of the point of non-violent protests is to provoke to other side to see that they are wrong.
He has to be one of, if not the most marketable names in sports entertainment.Big Cat had 120,000 people watching him throw 6 picks tonight. That's pretty unreal.
This is purely a guess by me, but I'm guessing he will clear at least $50M (in cash and equity value) from his employment at Barstool when it's all said and done. And I think that's a conservative estimate.He has to be one of, if not the most marketable names in sports entertainment.
I know that he is essentially handcuffed to Barstool but were he not, he would get paid. He has range, charisma and he grinds - this is true of a lot of people in broadcasting. However to come through this part of 2020 with a myriad of terrible things happening and no sports as a distraction, Big Cat managed to keep engagement up and it was via legitimate, entertaining content. Dude is talented.
To be fair, if Rico had caught that pass it's a totally different game.How the hell has he been playing this game daily for, what, 2 months, and still be so god damn bad? Like, he's unfathomably bad at the game
To wit:Portnoy is a troll of the highest order but he's good at it and has realized how to monetize it. He's not just lucky. He understands how new media works and how to make money from it.
https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/2b0503c6-aa65-11ea-bbcd-b35fd9287b62?mod=dist_amp_socialDid we just witness “an epic signal of a blow-off top”... ?
Yes, says Gary Evans of the Global Macro Monitor blog, who pointed to the recent action on Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s Twitter feed as the reason why.
On Monday, Portnoy slammed Berkshire Hathaway’s BRK Warren Buffett for unloading airline stocks as the coronavirus epidemic took its toll. He also went off on how he made almost $300,000 on the day but missed out on an even bigger number by getting out too soon.
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Evans compared Portnoy’s rant Monday to one of the most-quoted market top signals in history.
Back in the fall of 1929, Yale economist Irving Fisher famously said “Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.” We all know what happened in October of that year.
“Frame it,” Evans said of Portnoy’s take. “Then run like hell.”
Having Billy Football yelling in my ear as I'm trying to play would drive me over the ledge.Big Cat in trouble again in a rematch with Va. Tech. Year 6 could be over in a hurry.
This was the first time I ever checked in on this. I was embarrassingly riveted, and excited when that kick fell short.On Twitch I just watched a grown man play a video game that is 6 years old for almost an hour and I was absolutely riveted. And when the kick fell short, it was exhilarating.
What a weird world.
Michigan's clock management skills need some work.This was the first time I ever checked in on this. I was embarrassingly riveted, and excited when that kick fell short.
The headline wasWhy is that worth writing about in the WSJ? He's clearly just trolling and saying shit like that for attention. Then when he loses money in a couple days he can look miserable and draw attention for that counter-reaction. 95% of Barstool's content should be viewed as a WWE work.
That comeback win against Michigan was a seismic shift in the college football world.4-2 and ranked #1, what a world
Yeah, it's just entertainment shtick to bridge to when sports and gambling are back full tilt. Come circa July/August when NHL and NBA reboots, he and the site will revert back on day one.Barstool was bought by Penn, a sports gambling company. Portnoy and others probably have earn outs based on how Penn stock does and Barstool’s contributions to that. They have been hyping up sports betting and doing everything possible to get their audience hooked on gambling...then the pandemic happened so no sports to bet on. Portnoy will stop day trading the day regular sports schedules rerun. This is all just priming the pump.
Some of the trash he's investing in might still be going up today because it's so easily manipulable. At this point, I'm not sure why Portnoy doesn't just buy a penny stock at night, announce at open that he's getting into xyz for $500k, and then dump it as soon as it pops. Unless that's what he's already doing. But mission accomplished -- he's got me paying attention to his Twitter feed, which I'd never done before now.Must be a weird day for Portnoy who knows that stonks can only go up. Oh well.
Because that's a classic pump & dump and could easily get him into legal trouble? Though he doesn't seem to give a fuck and he's won the game, so whatever. I find Portnoy to be loathsome in the extreme.Some of the trash he's investing in might still be going up today because it's so easily manipulable. At this point, I'm not sure why Portnoy doesn't just buy a penny stock at night, announce at open that he's getting into xyz for $500k, and then dump it as soon as it pops. Unless that's what he's already doing. But mission accomplished -- he's got me paying attention to his Twitter feed, which I'd never done before now.
Between the legal notice that appears at the start of his broadcasts and the fact that he constantly says he doesn't know what he's talking about, I don't think it would be a pump and dump. I think he'd have to lie about the stock's prospects or know the stock was being manipulated (beyond him announcing his "buy") to get nailed. To be clear, my suggestion is based largely on the fact that he's a garbage human.Because that's a classic pump & dump and could easily get him into legal trouble? Though he doesn't seem to give a fuck and he's won the game, so whatever. I find Portnoy to be loathsome in the extreme.
SEC polices penny stock manipulation quite regularly. If he told the world he bought a stock, the volume increased and price went up and then he sold he would absolutely be investigated, disclaimer or not.Between the legal notice that appears at the start of his broadcasts and the fact that he constantly says he doesn't know what he's talking about, I don't think it would be a pump and dump. I think he'd have to lie about the stock's prospects or know the stock was being manipulated (beyond him announcing his "buy") to get nailed. To be clear, my suggestion is based largely on the fact that he's a garbage human.
Would they do anything about it, though?SEC polices penny stock manipulation quite regularly. If he told the world he bought a stock, the volume increased and price went up and then he sold he would absolutely be investigated, disclaimer or not.
Yes, especially with a high profile new face of daytrading. And Portnoy will use it for marketing purposes.Would they do anything about it, though?
Well, he's currently referring to people who follow his picks as his "clients" and is essentially holding himself out as a financial advisor despite the legal language that appears before his videos, so I guess we'll see.Yes, especially with a high profile new face of daytrading. And Portnoy will use it for marketing purposes.
That said, this isn't NFL security. The SEC doesn't mess around and loves to make expensive examples of people like Portnoy.
Plus all the other platforms so its amplified.Big Cat hitting 150k+ during his twitch stream tonight is bananas.
I love how you continually create straw men to knock down, like you're the one talking truth to power. "Nobody's talking about this, but I WILL. Big Cat is talented." Mind. Blown.Plus all the other platforms so its amplified.
I know that people may not recognize it as such but the dude has true talent.
While Duggs can't play a defense that makes him "uncomfortable", he did stick with the ground game and let Rico* lead the Vols to the title.People love a redemption story.
Yeah, but you have to understand, nobody believed in him.I love how you continually create straw men to knock down, like you're the one talking truth to power. "Nobody's talking about this, but I WILL. Big Cat is talented." Mind. Blown.
I mean, Big Cat is the host of a wildly famous podcast (it is literally the #1 sports podcast on iTunes. That means he's at the top, as the number 1 is the highest rank you can reach) and he just hosted a NCAA 2014 football twitch stream that got more people than the most famous of twitch streamers. Nobody is saying he's not talented.
His talent is obvious. Obvious Straw Man is obvious, too.