Coach Wade on why LSU is good in close games

I thought it was because they played the tapes.

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Cocky as hell but true...

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While the hard work in the offseason does get our players in great condition, I bet it’s a tiny bit of a placebo affect as well. By that I mean all teams work hard on conditioning in the offseason. and while we believe our offseason program is better than others, Wade tells his kids that they will be better conditioned at the end of the game so frequently and so convincingly that they believe it. If you believe you can do something, you have a better chance at actually doing it.

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While the hard work in the offseason does get our players in great condition, I bet it’s a tiny bit of a placebo affect as well. By that I mean all teams work hard on conditioning in the offseason. and while we believe our offseason program is better than others, Wade tells his kids that they will be better conditioned at the end of the game so frequently and so convincingly that they believe it. If you believe you can do something, you have a better chance at actually doing it.

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Whether it's psychology, or even a little philosophy thrown in for good measure, it seems to be working.

2nd half team. Their performance in the final 4 minutes was pretty amazing last season. Didn't always execute but the effort never waned.