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Alabama Arrives at LSU to Find Lane Kiffin’s Psychological Trick Waiting Inside Locker Room
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Alabama players entered the visiting locker room at Tiger Stadium to find the walls and lockers painted a bright shade of pink, a tactic implemented by LSU head coach Lane Kiffin. Kiffin adopted this psychological strategy after studying research suggesting that the color can have a calming effect on athletes, potentially reducing their aggression before competition.
The coach previously utilized the same approach at Ole Miss, drawing inspiration from a tradition established at the University of Iowa in 1979. Kiffin noted that his teams have not lost a home game while employing this method, though he acknowledged the actual impact on gameplay remains a matter of debate.
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