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Nov 18, 2024
11:37:31am

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UWM professor says his software proves existence of 'momentum' in NFL football

UWM professor Paul Roebber set out to discover if 'momentum' does play a factor over the course of an NFL game; the software he wrote proves it.

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2022/11/18/is-momentum-in-football-real-uwm-professors-software-says-yes/69634650007/

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“Momentum” is made up. People keep worrying about “lost our momentum” now have “no momentum going into ASU” or even

mvtoro Scrub

10:07am

I think they had a rivalry game hangover

Huge Manatee

10:08am

I think so too. Also think they got complacent about Kansas and their record. I think they got woken up.

mvtoro

10:19am

"Momentum" is a misused term in sports. The closest accurate term for what

shoganai

10:10am

Confidence is one way to look at it. Another is complacency vs urgency. I don’t think the former is our problem, but I

mvtoro

10:16am

What are your thoughts on “It”?

Sea Chicken

10:14am

🤣 I played my high school years as a reciever for John Beck. So when that whole discussion happened about whether he

mvtoro

10:18am

I think you overstate the metaphorical meaning of psychological momentum

The Dark Knight

10:25am

I’m not saying that there aren’t psychological factors at play. I’m saying “momentum” is a very poor way to describe

mvtoro

10:55am

Again, you are applying the principle of physics too literally, that's all.

The Dark Knight

11:32am

It’s a poor word to use for what it’s trying to communicate because people consistently infer things from it that are

mvtoro

11:54am

They are both parts of momentum. It is multifaceted.

The Dark Knight

2:35pm

Sure. Lots of competing psychological forces. And yet, no discernible net force one way or the other as a result of

mvtoro

3:53pm

RE: “Momentum” is made up. People keep worrying about “lost our momentum” now

md7Coug

11:00am

Yeah, much better analogy here than it is to imply that a loss to Kansas makes us more likely to lose to ASU.

mvtoro

12:09pm

This guy disagrees with you. And so do I.

CascadeBYUFan

11:37am

No he doesn’t. I’m talking about the “momentum” that CBers claim is transferring from one game to influence the

mvtoro

12:08pm

Im not talking about the previous result predicting the next result.

CascadeBYUFan

12:50pm

Then you’re not talking about what he’s talking about either. 🤷🏼‍♂️

UWM professor says his software proves existence of 'momentum' in NFL football

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