Does Bret Bielema’s Clothing Affect the Hogs’ Success? Here’s the Answer
We all have our crazy conspiracy theories, which means you can ease up on me for having this one that I’m going to tell you about. When it comes to the Razorbacks, there’s always a reason for their losses. Whether that be natural or supernatural explanations, I need one to choose from.
So recently I turned to the sideline, watching what head coach Bret Bielema has been wearing. You know, like a real football fan would. But when it comes to Coach B, all Hog fans who have functioning eyes should know that he only wears two articles of clothing. That would be the red wind jacket, and the white wind jacket. (On sale for $51.99 at the Arkansas Razorback Shop)
But this got me thinking, how do the Razorbacks perform when Coach B wears the different jackets/accessories? I took to the history books to find out. After numerous hour of extensive research, I came up with an overall record for the Razorbacks with the White and Red Jacket.
White Wind Jacket Overall Record: 7-6 (54% Win Probability)
Red Wind Jacket Overall Record: 9-13 (41% Win Probability)
Nov 7, 2015; Oxford, MS, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema walks through player warmups before the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
As you can see, the Hogs statistically have a better chance of winning with Coach pulling out the white jacket. But other than that, sadly, my findings proved to be nothing too out of the ordinary. However, I did find out that Bielema did not win in the 2013 season wearing the red jacket, and he didn’t get his first taste of victory in it until the Texas Tech game of 2014. Then after a bad red jacket losing streak, he finally pulled another W out against LSU in 2014 with the redness.
Also, along with the red wind jacket, Bielema has also worn red pants of the same fabric. Although that’s only happened only four times, we’ve won all of those games (2014 & 2015 Ole Miss and 2015 Tennessee and 2015 UT Martin). And through his 35 career games, he has worn a visor with his jackets a total of 4 times. Against Tennessee, he wore a black hat that may or may have not caused us to win our first SEC road game.
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Overall, it’s up to the fans to decide their own conspiracy theories that help the Hogs win. For me, I’ve come to the conclusion that it may not depend on the jackets that Bielema wears. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be something else, like the number of bands Drew Morgan wears on his arm or the duration of seconds the calling of the Hogs lasts. The point is, we all have our own weird outlooks on what makes our Razorbacks successful. That’s what truly makes us the best fans in the world .