Genius gamesmanship
Much has been made of the Patriots’ mysterious “Pink Stripes.” How about yellow ones?
I went through more than a decade of TV broadcasts and uncovered a diabolically clever piece of Patriots gamesmanship.
When opposing kickers lined up at Gillette Stadium, the video board displayed a reverse view of the kick, placing a second, offset set of yellow uprights directly behind the real ones.
In windy conditions, even the orange streamers on the video board appeared to point in the opposite direction from those atop the physical uprights, making the illusion even more disorienting.
I found dozens of examples. In the same games, I reviewed 52 Patriots field goal attempts.
The illusion appeared on Patriots kicks exactly zero times.
We actually tried copying the idea when I was in Philadelphia, but the location of the video boards at Lincoln Financial Field made it nearly useless.
It is the perfect encapsulation of the Patriots dynasty. No detail was too small, and no possible edge was left unexplored.
We talked about this tactic and more on tonight’s episode of the Paganetti and Underhill show, out now on Youtube
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When federal or state judges are changing core roster rules after rosters are set, your sport’s leadership hasn't just missed the mark—it's completely lost the plot.
If that’s not a red flag for immediate structural reform, what is?
Day 10,000 of college sports needing sport-specific leadership and collective bargaining.
Massive bag for ND. At some point it’s probably okay to be straight up about the reason for these deals.
Media exposure value - last 5 years (🏈🏀)
OSU: $4.38B
ND: $2.31B
Jersey Sponsor Deal
OSU: $17M
ND: $20M
Power of a more national fan base, heritage brand strength, historically uncluttered brand visuals, and strong negotiation.
Most former players in NBA (min 1 game played in college)
Duke: 30
Kentucky: 29
Arizona: 17
(Via NBA.com)
The answer is and has always been sport by sport leadership/regulation with collective bargaining.
Lawyers, the NCAA, federal government, conference leaders, uni presidents all have different agendas —> putting college sports on a hamster wheel.
Presidents of Dayton and Saint Mary’s penned an op-ed in reaction to lawmakers seriously discussing as part of the Senate bill a $25 million retention pool for schools to spend in addition to the $21.3 million cap.
“They’re trying to kill Cinderella.”
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