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Saguaro
I just hope they aren't thinking too much about the Eagles.
Indeed. And you know, they ARE thinking about the Eagles. They just are. It's human, all too human.
The mental side of sports is endlessly fascinating. And so difficult to control. The conscious mind can tie itself in knots trying to avoid mental "traps." And yet that "stinking thinking" can just slip through the cracks of the tightest fortress.
The best defense against this sort of thing is routine. That's how great golfers execute shots under pressure. And it's what McV has worked to hard at instilling in the team ... routines AS routine! It makes us far, far more consistent and less vulnerable to breakdown than we were. We are much, much better set up to overcome a trap game now.
But. We are still young as contenders. And you never know ...