Who watched "Big Shot"?

[Bluemound Freak]

I watched the movie last night and was just sitting around thinking today.............WOW! Man could you imagine the hype involved with being that big and then taking the fall for a bunch of damn singing birds! If I was Sillman I would get out of jail and go beat down all my buddies that rolled on me! Man the code of the street just goes unsaid that you never ever ever Roll on a buddy! I would go to a Turkish Prison First!

Unloyal Pricks!

I guess too this would have been a good idea if the GREED had not came into play! Hey Monk you know any sports figures we can holla at? Bama6895 how bout you? Just Kidding guys, I might be a dipstick most days...............but I'm an honest dipstick!

BTW.......the real Benny Sillman had one Jacked up looking nose after the old fat man clubbed him like a seal a few times!

 

[Theboundbook]

Good movie and seemed pretty real to me. I too ocassionally take book but I do not get involved with that heavy of people. I run and cover my own and keep it me and my bettors. Once partners that seemed "really shady" started flocking to Sillman's operation I knew it was going to be all down hill for him. Really enjoyed the movie and did wonder how many Mad Jacker's would watch and find entertainment from it.

 

[BreakaLeg]

Enjoyed the movie. I even remember catching one of those line move plays against ASU way back then.
The local never moved the line and we thought we were betting with the smart money. We were!
You could tell the water was starting to swirl in Big Shots bowl. Just like they said," the House always wins!"

 

[Blitz]

Did anyone else notice when he first started taking bets while working in the clothing store, that there never was any mention of the spread. People would call him and say give me Rams or whoever and there was no mention of a spread.

I know when I have called any bookie with a bet he will repeat what I asked for and give the line so as to have no confusion. Example, you call and say give me the Rams, he will respond and say, OK you got the Rams @ -7.... even if I have already called for the lines he will still confirm them once I make the actual bet...

Maybe I'm being too picky?? :shrug:

 

[gecko]

one word:

PASTIES !!!!

 

[Bama6895]

Do you know if they are going to reshow the movie? I missed it and would like to watch it.

 

[Bluemound Freak]

Check TV Guide dot com, It was on FX!

 

[Lockport7]

It will be on:

Friday at 7 on FX
Saturday at 5 on FX
Sunday at 5 on FX

 

[GENO]

Did anyone else notice when he first started taking bets while working in the clothing store, that there never was any mention of the spread. People would call him and say give me Rams or whoever and there was no mention of a spread.

I know when I have called any bookie with a bet he will repeat what I asked for and give the line so as to have no confusion. Example, you call and say give me the Rams, he will respond and say, OK you got the Rams @ -7.... even if I have already called for the lines he will still confirm them once I make the actual bet...

Maybe I'm being too picky?? :shrug:

No Blitz not at all,.. the only explaination I provide is that years ago I played into one shop that used saturday AM paper lines for college and sunday AM newspaper lines for the NFL. Needless to say I got shut off after the 2nd week of september I didn't have a PC or pager back then but logged the lines and when the sharp guys moved I pounded the fixed lines. but even back then I was not smart enough to middle that stuff I remember one game was the Wyoming Cowboys hosting the Rainbow Warriors of Hawiia, 1996 if I remember right the spread went from 17 I think to like 22 Joe Tiller's hot shot team won 66-0 you talk about euphoria man what a high ! That book was cussing me when we met on Thursday night. One other thing I remember it was the first and last time I accepted a check from a local, it was good but I was worried.