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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

High school sport events are increasingly populated with a new class of “private content creators,” often hired by players or their parents via casual, modest-sum agreements. Inside the rise of the “pajama paparazzi”. @EllynBriggs with the story frontofficesports.com/articl…

Proud of this man. Played Varsity and JV last weekend and made some plays on defense and special teams. Only year 2 of ever playing football. 15 years old 2029 6’3 200 LB/Edge

I am happy to report that for the first time in NCHSAA history, every team championship had official stats kept digitally this school year. This was one of my goals to help elevate the experience for our fans, athletes and media. Now, to find the bodies to do it again in 25-26.

I was recently asked by a recruit if player rankings by random content creators matter. The answer is no. Unless it is coming from a scouting service or an outlet that has seen you play in person or on film, they do not matter. These content creators are aggregators looking to build a following. They don’t really know you as a player.