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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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I am going brag for just few. My nephew a Sr at Minnesota State University in Morehead has had a great collage career. he is looking to try the next level.


https://www.msumdragons.com/news/2025/12/21/football-jack-strand-accepts-american-bowl-invite.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawO2qHlleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeLis0Ew39X0q38jAF9AL8EZPmxmqpZsim6ZakJfSH4Zde21dJM4iLy0ZFHHY_aem_h-IGmRoA_fHE1_TOtdjy4A

That's awesome! I'm a former Dragon as well. I'll keep an eye on his career.

That's awesome. He loved the football program. Back in November I went to his last game in Mankato. I was able to meet his head coach, QB coach and his agent. Who happen to play college football at South Dakota State. And was a RB for Detroit. It will be interesting to see how it goes

Is 47 TDs for the year good?

Well leading ALL of D2 in TDS with 42 and 5th in D2 in passing yards.

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I remember arguing with JT2 (Pete C/whoever was posting with that user name) about a hitter being able to "pick up the seams". I always thought it was silly. I asked AI.

It is one of those facts that feels like it violates the laws of physics until you realize the human brain is essentially a biological supercomputer. You aren't just "looking" at the ball; you are performing predictive modeling.
​The secret is that the batter isn't making a conscious, verbal decision like, "Oh, look, a slider! I shall now adjust my hands." If they did that, they’d strike out every time. Instead, it's a process of Non-Conscious Integration.
​The "Software" of a Hitter
​The brain uses a shortcut called Smooth Pursuit and Saccadic Eye Movement.
​The Database: An MLB player has seen hundreds of thousands of pitches. Their brain has a "library" of what a 94 mph fastball looks like versus an 84 mph curveball.
​The Trigger: The moment the ball leaves the pitcher's hand, the brain compares the visual "blur" and "flicker" of the seams against that library.
​The "Auto-Pilot": If the pattern matches "Slider," the brain sends a signal to the muscles to adjust the bat path before the consciousness even realizes what happened.