I can't believe I am the first to say it, but congratulations!

The simple fact is, we are 100% transparent . . . Every pick from every Pro ever is archived and available (no major competitor comes close to this) . . . what we don't do is FORCE the pros to promote any specific record . . . the Pros have the right to promote any accurate record they would like. As stated dozens of other times, the reason we don't force the Pros is most customers would not respond well to 55% winners long-term, even though that number is amazingly good. With the new version of the website, we will be adding more long-term views of records, but we will NEVER force Pros to promote their all-time record. Never. If the best isn't good enough, good luck elsewhere. I don't agree with every post from, Dub . . . but he's still allowed to post. You don't need to agree with everything about Pregame to not badger me about the things you disagree with.

Every single time I see a positive thing in regards to Pregame, I count the seconds until a negative or contrarian post is made. Not GREAT JOB RJ! You have one of the most powerful people in Hollywood wanting to work with a sports betting site. Not GREAT JOB Pregame, after years of Vegas being a joke, Vegas is now the topic of conversation.

The only competitor to Pregame in the same universe is COVERS. There are 100's, if not 1000's (if you took the time to find them all) if pick selling sites (whether group or individual). Classic how the 1 of 100 things people deem as not perfect is the only thing they want to always bring up.

All I got to say is.....

Better RJ in a Las Vegas Gossip section than Johnny Detroit.....

"And That's all I got to say bout that"!

I think this is a great site and if you are wanting to be the best by being different then YOU HAVE TO BE DIFFERENT!  I think being more proactive to protect the forum members would go a long way.  This goes beyond showing the last 100 picks at a time but also pulling selling privileges from cappers that start a downward spiral long before they hit bottom, double checking the records that a capper is claiming if it seems too good to be true, and laying off that damn ban button from any drunken Saturday night posts from me(ok I added the last one).

If you are the one that is proactive instead of reactive then all the negative nellies will have nothing to feed on.

I cant believe im about to say this, but this argument on transparency seems like nit picking and whining.  Im all for protecting the newbies, rookies, amateurs, and naïve from fraudulent sales and bad betting strategies.  I even post the majority of my picks with disclaimers and warnings of the risks.  

I don't know if their is a true solution because I am not convinced there is a viable problem.  We had one pro made a calculating mistake and we had another one go completely afoul. I don't see how two examples of how things can go bad, AND THEY WILL AT TIMES, makes for a case of some system wide sweep of changes that are really nothing more than simple requests for upgrades that JD has hinted have actually been somewhat addressed in the new site format.

Transparency is only as good as the eyes looking through the lens.  You can put all the picks in pregame into a spreadsheet and all it is is a bunch of numbers.  Just like what the pros market is a bunch of numbers.   Unless someone is going to serve as the policeman to verify records to each pros claims then it wont matter how much "easier" you make it.  Maybe a monthly audit by one of your staffers of all pros record claims could keep these kinds of instances from happening.  But is that absolutely necessary or overkill?

Bottom line is educating the public that RJ is exposing to pregame.  Thoughts on how to do that?

1.  All new members must actively post in conversations with Pros and/or forum members for a set time or amount before being allowed to purchase picks.  

2.  All new members pass a minimum skills test of "proper" wagering and money management

3.  Offer for sale not just the picks and packages.  Have the pros sell a set of classes or programs throughout the year.  All the free content from the pros is great, but why limit it to just free advice here and there.  Is there no market for someone walking in off the street and saying here is 49.99, can I do two paid webinars with such and such to learn handicapping, money management etc?

4.  Buddy system new members up with mentors be it pros or experienced forum posters.

Talking transparency without teaching people to understand the info is like giving a kid a bike with no wheels.  Pregame does a great job offering free content to learn and evolve a plan from.  But why not make that more than just content, make it an arsenal for both the pros and the beginners.  what better way for a beginner to forge a trusting relationship with a pro and for a pro to expand his customer base.

These are just random thoughts that don't amount to much.  Like JD said, there is always someone picking the 1 thing out of a 100 that isn't necessarily the biggest issue in the land and carrying it like a cross.

Congrats RJ on the publicity and article

I think the thing bothering me most about this is a couple forum members offered a suggestion on how to improve pregame and it is being taken as nit picking or badgering.  Like I said I think when you dont hear from customers its a bigger concern then when customers offer a suggestion to improve your product.  

football season starts this week,  if u want to know a cappers record for NFL and CFB this yr...get  a notebook and take 10 min each day  to record the W/L and +/-...at the end of Dec u will know who is worth  $$ and who is not

Suggestions always appreciated . . . we will agree with many, but not all.

In all fairness I said it seemed like nit picking and whining, not anybody else.  And that is just how it comes off to me when the same thing is brought up at every opportunity like the kitchen is on fire.  No offense intended and I certainly understand they just want better for the site