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Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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Post by ScoobleDoodle »

blueberrychpstx wrote: post #16
andtheboat wrote: post #2

...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

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I appreciate that you called out that it was generated by ChatGPT. Regardless of how the post lands with the HN community.

Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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Post by kaesar14 »

jghn wrote: post #6
the_snooze wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've always associated single-digit numbers to "skill positions," especially speedsters like WRs, RBs, and CBs. If you're in the 50s and above, I'll assume you're one of the "big uglies" duking it out in the trenches.

At least in the NFL WRs and TEs have traditionally been in the 80s. The shift towards the teens and lower started in the mid-aughts.

Specifically a rule change that allowed this - too many teams had 80 numbers retired.

Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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Post by FredPret »

nostromo wrote: post #15
andtheboat wrote: post #2

...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

Same with rugby. 1 and 3 are the largest / heaviest players on the field.

4 & 5 might be even heavier in some teams. But the 1-8 (forwards) will outweigh 9-15 (backs) by a lot.

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Post by zoomablemind »

cbsmith wrote: post #20

Gretzky seemed to do just fine with 99...

I think of it as a "bold" 9. Gretzky agreed it to be kinda synonymous with his favorite Howe's number 9. Yet it's 16 that Gretzky wanted at the time, instead of assigned 19...

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/gretzky-tells-the-real-s...

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Post by maxbond »

Wilduck wrote: post #18
blueberrychpstx wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Honestly, keep avoiding it please.

There's also a "share" button on ChatGPT. One of the things I find objectionable about ChatGPT posts is that they take up a huge amount of real estate that I feel should be reserved for human commenters. A share link is economical and opt-in.

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Post by dpeck »

the_snooze wrote: post #5
RandallBrown wrote: post #4

https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/rules-changes/nfl-jerse... Linemen are required to wear higher numbers so it's no surprise that people automatically associate higher numbers with bigger people.

I've always associated single-digit numbers to "skill positions," especially speedsters like WRs, RBs, and CBs. If you're in the 50s and above, I'll assume you're one of the "big uglies" duking it out in the trenches.

A lot of LBs in the 40s and 50s. I’d qualify those more as medium sized (but meaner) uglies :)

Re: Study finds influence of smaller jersey numbers on perception

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Post by lukas099 »

andtheboat wrote: post #2

...in american football. Context and history matter as this is the complete opposite for soccer: - Smaller numbers go to the defenders and big guys - Larger numbers are given to younger & academy player - Numbers like 7, 9, 10, 8 & 6 all have a specific meaning on the pitch So yeah, numbers matter, but so does everything else.

I think it would be interesting to study the effect in sports that have no restrictions on who gets what number. Like (I think) basketball.
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