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Breakroom Bets: What is Hope?

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 I write to you just hours before kickoff of the 2024 NFL season. For some, this is the best their team will be the whole season. 0-0, all teams equal. There's something to be said about going to bed with all the dreams of success in front of you. Your team hasn't imploded yet, there haven't been any injuries, your coach hasn't shown himself to be fat airhead. Every man is equal right now, and we all have the same thing: hope . It's sad to say, but I have been victim to this for the past 20+ years. Hope has been my drug, my crutch, my everything. Hope drives me to watch the draft, hope pushes me through those training camp practices. Hope clears the memory, because every year starts the same way. Me, us, hoping this will finally be the year our team wins the Super Bowl.  "Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane." -Red  Preach Red. Speaking from experience, I'd say he's right. Hope can drive a man ...

Breakroom Bets: Is The Prodigy The Hottest Gambler Alive?

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  “Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next.” - George Steinbrenner Wise words from The Boss. He knows what it takes to win. What do The Boss and The Prodigy have in common? We both know what it takes to win, and we're both rich. You don't go 6-1 by listening to the nerds, and you damn sure don't go 6-1 without listening to your gut. I'm not going to lie, even I am a bit shocked. And to be real with you, I'm petrified at the thought of this being the season apex. What are the odds the prodigy comes out like Barbaro? (RIP)  Coming out firing on all cylinders for CFB Week 1 has me juiced up. Texas, Georgia, Miami, ND, and USC all winners that I gave you on Friday. The nerds are furious. The nerds are shedding tears all over their excel spreadsheets and TI-84 calculators. The Prodigy is happy, but humble. Another massive week ahead.  If you've been following on X you also know I added winners to the card I gave ...

Breakroom Bets: CFB Week 1

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 Let me paint a word picture for you: It's Saturday morning. You wake up to the sound of birds chirping. The smell of fresh cut grass lingers in the distance. You walk downstairs and see sun shining down on a late summers morning with a crisp fall chill cutting through your windows. You flick on the TV and see thousands of college students gathered behind a studio desk with Home Depot logos all over the screen.  Is this heaven? No... it's College Gameday  Well well well... you couldn't get enough of the Prodigy huh? Had to come back to the well to quench your thirst for spicy takes and bad picks. Welcome to Breakroom Bets folks. Every Friday when you're checked out for the week settle in, make another coffee, grab your phone and let's put in some weekend investments.  Since this is our first go around I will explain each category and the meaning of it before giving you the breakdown. By the way, as an aside, Field of Dreams still holds up. Cried like a baby even thi...

The Take Prodigy: Elite Takes, Terrible Picks, Good Times.

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You know what this world needs more of? No, not good hearted people fighting to end world hunger. Definitely not more volunteers who work hours upon hours to benefit those less fortunate than them.  What the world needs is more shitty content. Who wouldn't want to read another blog dedicated to some idiots awful gambling picks? Well guess what baby: In a world of corporate stooges turned shitty content creators I am Barry Fucking Bonds.  See I'm not like the rest of them, I'm a prodigy. A take prodigy. Good takes? Bad takes? I think you will be the judge of that. When it comes to gambling there is a method to my madness. I am a vibes guy through and through. You'll hear me say this time and time again, but NUMBERS ARE FOR NERDS! And NERDS BELONG IN LOCKERS, not NFL front offices, and definitely not dishing out gambling advice. I don't want to know DVOA, personnel groupings, depth of target, or even air yards. What I do want to know is does the starting QB have mo...