Tanking is collusion.
the definition of collusion is a conspiracy to help another person whether the other person is involved or not.
There are multiple forms of collusion based on the definition, however many people refer to most of it as being strategic in gaining a playoff advantage or birth.
Control your own team, do not under any circumstances fail to allow another person what is rightfully his because you are afraid to play them. Should have thought of that at the draft and picked better players!
Ding, Ding, Ding.This is collusion. Collusion is not acceptable. Give the owner a chance to fix it on their own, or fix it for them with a CLEAR NOTE IN ADVANCE to the league and all other league members and let them know that should this happen again, the owner, friend family or other, will not be invited back in the league next year.
Your definition of collusion is incorrect. Collusion involves two or more parties. This would be collusion if the other brother is in on it. Still hurts the integrity of the game though.Continue on.
Actually. By definition, the word conspiracy means (and yes, I went to dictionary.com) an act to conspire by two or more parties. So, you both were correct. Though I believe that what he was trying to say, is that in terms of FF - it doesn't matter if the two teams planned it out in the middle of the night in secret. If one team decides it is out and just sends a trade proposal to his buddy unloading all his studs, the benefiting owner is complicit in the act because anyone with a knowledge of the rules and a bit of integrity would see it for what it was and turn it down, even if their was no arrangement. If it is accepted, then it is up to the commish as to how complicit each owner was and how to punish them. It's all a slippery slope.As for this particular case - what a lucky break that there is a Thursday game. The Michael Bush on the IR in for Ryan Grant last night IS his warning. That was the first time he purposely tanked. You have now warned him, with plenty of time to think about things before Sunday. If he puts injured people out on the field again, you change them back and ask him to leave the league.
That may be correct, but you looked up the wrong word. The poster stated the above definition of collusion. From dictionary.com, it is quite evident that the second brother would need to know of the transgression for this to be considered collusion... good luck proving that.As for the original issue, there appears to be plenty of evidence that the owners is 'tanking' by rule. I don't think the commish can reason who the owner should start (Grant v. Ward) unless Ward is out, but he should have the right to insert players who will actually see the field this weekend.
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col·lu·sion /kəˈluʒən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuh-loo-zhuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous purposes; conspiracy: Some of his employees were acting in collusion to rob him.
2. Law. a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another of his or her rights, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement: collusion of husband and wife to obtain a divorce.
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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (< MF) < L collūsiōn- (s. of collūsiō), equiv. to collūs(us) (ptp. of collūdere to collude) + -iōn- -ion]
—Synonyms 1. intrigue, connivance, complicity.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This col·lu·sion (kə-lōō'zhən) Pronunciation Key
n. A secret agreement between two or more parties for a fraudulent, illegal, or deceitful purpose.
[Middle English, from Latin collūsiō, collūsiōn-, from collūsus, past participle of collūdere, to collude; see collude.]
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collusion
1389, from O.Fr. collusion, from L. collusionem "act of colluding," from colludere, from com- "together" + ludere "to play," from ludus "game" (see ludicrous).
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This collusion
noun
1. secret agreement
2. agreement on a secret plot [syn: connivance]
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