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>> it started out as a bet. just built the most ridiculous possible things you could think of, and is have everyone come out, throw money into a hat ask tell everyone, hey, look, we have something you want to do and we think it's a worth a prize, you do it and i'll tell you what your reward could be for doing it. it got everyone to push themselves. >> they had riders jumping off ledges, riding down rails, riding across like 2 by 6s. they went so far as to have dead animals on the landings. >> one of the daredevil riders who sticks out in this crowd of daredevils is matt placeman. matt decides ...

Swamp. >> bmx rider paul herrane built it. >> it started out as a bet. just built the most ra deck lows things you can think about and have people come out and throw money in a hat. and say, hey, look, you want something you want to do and you think it's worth a prize, you do it, and i'll tell you your reward. it got everyone to push themselves. >> they had riders jumping off ledges, riding down rails, riding across like 2 by 6s. they went so far as to have dead animals on the landings. >> one of the daredevil riders who sticks out is matt plassman. he decides he wants to attempt the biggest m...

One of the creators. >> it started out as a bet. have everybody throw money into a hat and say, hey, look, you have something you want to do and you think it's worth a prize, you do it, and i'll tell you your reward. it got everyone to push themselves. >> they had riders jumping off ledges, riding down rails, riding across like 2 by 6s. they went so far as to have dead animals on the landings. >> one of the daredevil riders who sticks out is matt plassman. he decides he wants to attempt the biggest most difficult jump in the competition. a ten-foot high leap over the two septic tanks known as ...

>> in fact, matt had so much fun, he wants to try the stunt again. >> that first attempt to jump the holy roller was scary enough to watch him bounce off it, let alone to tell me he wanted to do it again. >> i had the urge to go for it again to see how far i could get. maybe if i push harder this time i'll have just enough to get over it. >> he gave it a little more force, straightened out a couple more pieces of plywood and pedalled full throttle and went at it. >> it's not enough. >> he bounced his head off the back of that septic tank and threw himself another couple feet down to the ground...

Revenue-generating business, so there's a lot of money there. just because the owners generate a lot of money, that doesn't mean that they should go have to pay these officials more than what should be paid. so the line has been drawn in the sand basically over this issue. it will sort itself out. at the end of the day, i believe that this too shall pass. this isn't going to go down as the holy roller, the immaculate reception, or the tuck rule. this was a game on a monday night with replacement officials, getting a lot of attention today. the league will ride this out. it will quiet down and ...