I was on my drive around Louisiana today and was listening to WWL 870 when I heard them discussing a segment on ESPN. Apparently the segment pitted Peyton Manning against Drew Brees and the likelyhood of winning the Superbowl based on their facial features as well as some other aspects, such as the state where past Superbowl winning quarterbacks were born. Apparently the segment was titled “Sports Science: The Golden Mask”.

I did not get a chance to see the segment, but after listening to the radio announcers discuss it on WWL I thought to myself, “This sounds more like science fiction rather than actual sports science. I remember the video that was produced in which it highlights Drew Brees’ accuracy as compared that that of a World Class Archer. In fact I really enjoyed watching that segment and still do today. That video was titled “Sport Science” and if I recall correctly was made by Fox Sports Net (FSN). Since I did not get to see the ESPN segment, I am not sure if it was the same production company or just a nearly identical title.

As I stated above, it sounds like science fiction. Well apparently ESPN came to the same conclusion. All instances of the video segment have been removed from their website as well as other sites where they posted the video. These sites include the following:

ESPN

YouTube

AOL Video

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