I’ll be sporting my lucky red boxer briefs.
Go ahead and laugh, they’re batting .777 this year so far!
Go ahead and laugh, they’re batting .777 this year so far!
Superstitions on gameday?
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Good scotch and weed... this is my bball night though out on the west coast so going to have to watch sober. Hope that doesn't cost us a W
A little buzz will keep you loose and focused out there. Give it a shot!
Numbers, did you ever wonder if the outcome of a game we won would have been different if you weren’t there, or vice versus? There’s no way to know for sure, but it’s possible, right?
That’s how I look at superstitions. It’s just another way of putting a positive vibe in the air. And who’s to say for sure that it doesn’t help?
Pacing in front of the TV. Sitting is only allowed at halftime.
I always raise my hands up for FTs at home as a hold over from my pep band days.
The team is undefeated when I have a pregame chicken parm from Henry’s diner.
Everyone is so quick to credit Pikiell but no one gives me credit for my sacrifice!
Everyone is so quick to credit Pikiell but no one gives me credit for my sacrifice!
Sorry, but no, never. I hate to be harsh about it, but as someone who has been a scientist for decades looking for rational cause and effect, believing that some tiny, odd behavior, which is wholly unconnected to the game, might have an impact on that game is completely nonsensical. Especially when there are likely thousands, if not millions (depending on how big the event is) all doing various odd behaviors meant to help their teams, so to think that your one behavior actually makes a difference is just a wee bit irrational. Same thing for things like "board jinxes" they simply don't exist. It's also akin to believing that some deity interceded on behalf of one player or team, but decided to screw the other team - I'm still waiting for the day when a player from the losing team blames God for their loss.
This is different from being a vocal fan at a home game, though. It's well established that fan support energizes the home team and, more importantly, influences the judgment of game officials to some small extent, which can make a difference in the outcome of a game (several studies have shown this, especially in soccer where a single goal is so important). I assume you're not talking about the collective effect of fans.
Ok so how about this: the players read this board and get incredibly inspired and pumped up to hear that their fans are so dedicated that they follow routines and superstitions in the hopes that it will give our team an edge. So they perform just a tad better knowing we’re with them all the way, just like at home games!
Did you read the post I'm responding to? He asked, so I answered. Of course it's obvious fan superstitions are meaningless, but a surprising number of people still engage in them.
Nice try, but no. I think they're slightly influenced by fans showing up and being vocal (as are refs), so maybe there'd be a little inspiration if 1500 RU fans unexpectedly showed up tonight in Iowa, but I can't believe they give any weight to fan superstitions going on at home.
Got it. But if one of those weather dudes or gals had a favorite weather tie or superstitious necklace, maybe more of their forecasts would be accurate?
just maybe?
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To be fair I did ask him, but I wasn’t expecting the full on GRF treatment, lol.
I think it can if you do something to change what had happened. Say if you are sitting in the lower section and make some kind of gesture or some kind of distraction to a player. Say it makes him a second slower or distracts him enough that the timing is different than it would have been if he was there. What if you spill a drink on the court and maintenance has to clean it up. The timing would be off on what would have happened if you weren't there.
Ok numbers, one more try: as a scientist I understand you deal in measurables and observation and cause and effect, etc. My question is, do you assign any impact to things that are unseen, like say inspiration, for example? Sorta like, “win one for the gipper” and stuff like that.
Do you believe you can get a better performance from inspiration and/or motivation? Also, do you place any value on one team having “momentum” in a contest, where they seem to get on a roll and then it just feeds on itself until they steamroll the opponent?
Don’t know if there’s ever been any scientific proof of these things, but I’d be curious to know.
I'm 14-4 wearing something different almost every game, lol.
Yes, of course, the psyche of the team is important, but I it's ludicrous to think that the psyche of the team is affected by what some fans wear or don't wear or whatever. The psyche can certainly be affected by fans direct "contact" with the team, i.e., being psycho fans at a home game or even making a great showing at an away game. And there's certainly confidence/momentum in a game, but again, there's no way that's affected by what fans are eating, wearing, saying at home.
Can't tell if you're just trolling me or not, but if serious, yeah of course, a direct impact on the players can affect the game - but that's not what some goofy superstitious behavior is.
Thank God for hi res graphics that can be expanded without distortion. I wanted to see if that was a key fob she was holding ..:HeartEyes:You mean like this? :>)
