Brad Stevens: Butler Coach's Eyewear Has Become Good-Luck Charm, Fan-Favorite

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Brad Stevens Is One Win Away From His Second-Straight Final Four, But Is It Because of His Glasses

If you've been watching the NCAA Tournament, you might have noticed that Brad Stevens has looked a bit different since his Cinderella run to the national championship game as the head coach of Butler last year.

Stevens has been wearing glasses, and he's not going to take them off for anybody. You may be asking yourself why, well it's because of his superstitions.

“I know he’s not going to take them off this year because we haven’t lost since he started wearing them,” Nored said to the Butler Collegian.

"Stevens confirmed Nored’s hunch, saying that he would not switch to contact lenses right now, even if the doctor told him it was necessary.

Smith and senior Grant Leiendecker gave further insight into Stevens’ superstitious nature.

“We’ve been having the same pre-game meal—spaghetti, chicken, baked potato, garlic bread, fruit salad—for I don’t even know how long,” Smith said.

“We’ll stay in the same hotels if we won while we were there,” Leiendecker said, “Or not go back to a restaurant if a loss followed a meal there.

“He’s superstitious until the day he dies.”"

Well, whatever works for you I suppose. The story also talks about how the glasses have become a huge hit with fans of the program and while Stevens may not change the spectacles for contacts because of his superstition, there's no denying the role the head coach has played in guiding his team back to the Final Four.

Stevens is a genius at drawing plays up out of timeouts and he's become a master of getting a team to perform at the highest level in March Madness. It's been amazing to watch, and you have to imagine that other programs will come calling at some point. Even though that may happen, I doubt Stevens will leave the program where he has risen to notoriety any time soon.

He has a big contract on the table at Butler and he's clearly found a place where he can be successful and where he's happy. Plus, he's superstitious, maybe the Bulldogs are his good luck charm and vice versa.

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