Local Man Text Jinxes Bears
FairCityNews.com | Jan 20, 2011 | Comments 0
Springfield, MO—Local man Jacob Porter texted his fellow Alpha Kappa Gonga brothers at the end of the Missouri State Bears game with the phrase “Bears 2 win, fo sho” a mere 90 seconds before the end of the game effectively cursing the men’s basketball team to a road loss.
“Everybody knows with the game on the line you don’t predict a win via text, right!?” said Porter’s buddy Hal Meldon. “I mean the Bears were ahead by 2 points with less than 2 minutes to go, just show some restraint!”
Meldon compared the early text victory to a baseball teammate acknowledging a no-hitter to a pitcher or mentioning to a football team that they’re going to hold a team scoreless in the game. “Statistically, if you give any sort of recognition to the physical performance of a particular sporting event, the chances of witnessing anything spectacular greatly diminishes,” said sports scientist Lonny Umberg of Nevada State University.
Bears head coach Cuonzo Martin said, “I had a great feeling going into the final two minutes that we would secure a W. Then with about 90 seconds left I got a real bad feeling. Like someone jinxed us. I later learned about the texted win prediction. That’s just some poor sportsmanship…keep your fingers quiet till the end of the game.”
Missouri State University is considering a texting ban during all forthcoming men’s basketball games to ensure victories are not compromised in the future.
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