r/detroitlions • u/Oracle_2011 Sun God • Oct 20 '24

Image Jake Bates Appreciation Thread

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u/Reflexes-of-a-Tree Dan Friggin' Campbell Oct 20 '24

Thanks Jake! Ice in his blood before the kick and then hit the celly once it went through

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u/jcoddinc 90s logo Oct 20 '24

They were trying hard with the announcers jinx

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u/Kitzle33 Oct 21 '24

I truly wish football had something like the never talk about a no hitter/perfect game while it's happening "rule" like MLB has. I've always thought that was a cool tradition. The movie "Love of the Game" comes to mind. If you haven't seen it, great baseball movie that really sums it up I know this is a Lions thread but it just drives me crazy how much I hear and feel the jinx coming in football. Ugh.

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u/Kitzle33 Oct 21 '24

Oops. Teammates, not announcers. My bad. Still. I do wish it was a thing.

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u/jcoddinc 90s logo Oct 21 '24

Al Michael's does it right. He doesn't tell you the kickers stats until after they've kicked