re: Tua would've transferred if kept on sidelines for last game

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momentum

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There is no way to win an argument or be right about "momentum" - it's just a discussion of opinions.

And my opinion is that "momentum" in football is a construct created by fans/spectators as a way to quantify/qualify the changing emotions while watching a game. My definition of spectators even applies to players on the bench.

But for players in the game, speaking as a former player, this "force" you call "momentum" literally doesn't exist. You are too busy trying to do your job to even think about crap like that. Sure, it's possible to get discouraged if you're getting your arse whipped, and it's possible to get amped due to success. Human psychology still applies.

But the idea that there's some intangible force called momentum that affects the next play is ludicrous, and as a matter of fact, it is often in the face of adversity that players dig deeper and find a loftier level of play, and the statistics bear out the fact that momentum doesn't exist.

There is no statistical significance that a team with more "momentum" is more likely to have a next successful play.

Simply put, Bama missing the FG to win to championship game had literally no negative bearing on the next set of defensive snaps, and as a matter of fact, one could argue that it could have the opposite effect.

Same thing with the Iron Bowl when cam newton launched the comeback. They came back on us because they played better, and were motivated by the absolute arse whipping they received in the first half. We had the momentum and they benefited. You can't have it both ways - you can't say that auburn won because of momentum in the second half and ignore the fact that we had all the momentum from the first half. Because momentum isn't a thing.

It's only real if you believe it's real. Literally.

It's just a word we use to describe a period of perceived success for one team.