Eisen picking Cincy over KC again

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(12-03-2022, 10:34 PM)JaggedJimmyJay Wrote: It is essentially irrefutable that the conditions surrounding a football game (including the perceptions of that game from external sources such as the media) impact the football game. If a single player witnesses it, then it will have a non-zero impact upon his view of the game and then by extension the way he approaches playing the game.

The important question isn't "is there an impact?" but rather "is the impact meaningful enough to be worth discussing?" --> I don't know the answer to the latter question. I suspect it depends upon the circumstances. But I do think this sort of thing extends beyond the confines of basic superstition.

Lake Hamilton head coach, before 6A playoff game, went on record as saying the Benton Panthers D was “young and dumb”.
Benton 31 Lake Hamilton 0
Sure they were already motivated being that it was a playoff. But those guys wete flying around the field.

LHW was favored to win by most pundits.