The funny thing is, he takes our traditions much more seriously than we do. We may tell each other we win because of maroon out, or our yells,or the Twelth Man. But we know darn well that winning and losing depends on the skills, ability, coaching, and heart of a bunch of young kids playing in our colors vs. the young kids in the other colors.
The traditions are fun, they add to the atmosphere and the intangibles, but they don't win football games. Sure, they may provide that little push that revs the players up and makes them fight just enough harder to win, but there's no magic.
Well, except for the magic that turns some goon from Austin into a raving lunatic.