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
4. Wake Forest 55 vs Texas A&M 52, 2017 Belk Bowl
On a frigid day in Charlotte an all time game occurred. A game which started as bad as possible turned into a John Wolford and Cade Carney legacy game. Absolute chaos and one of the most entertaining games I’ve ever seen. ACC ACC!
Sandlot it ain't.
Youth sports now $40 B industry:
"Teenagers on travel teams are rolling into weekend tournaments wearing a few thousand dollars of apparel, equipment & swag. Avg family spending on baseball increased nearly 70% between 2019 and 2024."
https://t.co/YssaxYkMfw
Tiger Woods steps up in a playoff and hits a 346 yard drive.
John Daly steps to the tee, outdrives Tiger by 11 yards, and then nonchalantly picks up his cig to take a drag before the ball even lands 🚬
This was the Tour I grew up with.
Insane: Jon Gruden’s son and Raiders strength and conditioning coach Deuce broke the powerlifting record last night for his weight class in Las Vegas.
Deuce is 5'6" and weighs 181 pounds.
He won with a 483-pound bench press.
🤯🤯🤯