Does a child who grows up in a city with a winning tradition have social and psychological advantages over a child who grows up rooting for a perennial loser? Why does the mood in certain communities depend on whether or not the home team won or lost their last game? Tyler Dunne joins Sports Sushi to discuss the psychological impact of professional sports on their communities.

Questions/Points

• Is rooting for a pro team a form of indoctrination?

• What is the psychological impact that comes from rooting for a champion or a perennial loser?

• A win or loss can affect the collective mood of a community for the next week or longer

• Do people use sports to escape or another vessel to channel energy into?

• What is the social impact of famous failures, collapses and losses?

• Does a child who grows up exposed to a team that won a championship have advantages over a child who grew up with no association to championships?

• Where is the line between a fan and a fanatic?

• The family bonds, group experiences, community bonding and traditions.

• The impact of losing a franchise altogether

  
  

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Guest: Tim Graham (Writer for The Athletic)

Topic: What It Takes To Make It

Summary: Every kid grows up wanting to play in the pros, but what does it really take to make it? How much sacrifice is enough? Extreme stories of perseverance and determination

Questions/Points

• What does it really take to make it to the pros?
• Which is more valuable raw talent or work ethic?
• Can talent (or work ethic) alone get you there?

A few Bills related questions at the end

• Combine thoughts
• Your opinion of Sean McDermott as a FB fan
• Thoughts on people who shoot the messenger
• What is standing in the Bills way?

Guest: Del Reid (BillsMafia/26 Shirts Founder, 2023 Bills FOY)

Topic: The Difference Between Good And Great

Summary: Fresh off recently winning Buffalo Bills fan of the year and representing all of us at the Super Bowl, BillsMafia and 26 Shirts founder Del Reid joins us to discuss where is line between good and great in sports?

Questions/Points

• Is a championship required for a player/coach/team to be considered “great”?
• What is the most profound exposure to greatness you have experienced in your lifetime?
• Does very good ever undermine the pursuit of greatness?
• After watching the Super Bowl up close, and the AFCCG the line between the Bills and Chiefs is razor thin, what do you think is that line?
• What does it take to go from good to great?
• Does greatness require great risk?
• Some teachers/coaches can take a bad player/student/team and make them good just by cleaning up stupid mistakes and lack of discipline, but it is much harder and more rare to take a good player/student/team and show them how to be great.
• Talent alone can be very good and work ethic alone can also be very good, but great is the combination of both
• Are there levels to greatness? Or is it like a Hall of Fame?

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