Fake fire in Arkansas dugout

I didn't have a problem with it. If they were on the field I might bitch though.

I'm sure they can do their superstitious stuff and also follow the game. Baseball is full of superstition... Add college kids and there ya go

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Thought it was great, hilarious. It's college, guys are 19, 20, 21 years old, just having fun, why the grumpy old man attitude?

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Would you expect football players to be on the sidelines making fake fires instead of studying the game or reviewing plays?

Football doesn't have the tradition of superstition like baseball has had forever.

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Would you expect football players to be on the sidelines making fake fires instead of studying the game or reviewing plays?

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Are they playing LSU? If so, then I would prefer they light actual fires.

There are no plays to review in baseball in that situation. Players can brief hitters going to bat on the pitchers pitches and what to look for. But that's about it.

Hitting coach should have scouted the pitchers and give the on deck hitter some insight on pitches. But it is still a guessing game and is up to the individual at the plate.

If it gives the team a positive vibe or energy, that can mean a lot in baseball. Confidence, or at least calm is necessary for a hitter

You don't have all the variables in baseball that you do in football. Unless you are bunting or hit and run is called when you are at the plate, it is see the ball, hit the ball.

While you are in the field in baseball, the coaches generally position you and you know where to go with the ball. Football is a game of constantly making reads of what the opposition is doing. The coaches call the play and formation, but your have to react to what the other team is doing.