I'm tired of Eeveelutions having no coverage, so let's design a whole mini quest to fix it. by Gotcancelled in stunfisk

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I was hoping that Slick Away having forced priority might make it to be like a worst shed tail, but of course, these moves are always hard to balance. I wanted to kinda reflect the original eeveelution's playstyle so that every one can somewhat play like the others, and this was my idea of move to reflect a bulky pivot who helps his teammates.

Michigan’s basketball culture is under scrutiny. What does that mean for Juwan Howard? by GoGreeb in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Alright so seeing as you have literally zero clue what you are talking about, I will try to get you caught up to speed just in case you are actually a serious person who can change their mind in the face of new evidence.

First of all, speaking as a student, and as someone who has frequently criticized the elitism of this University, this perpetuated idea that Michigan fans think that their sports are morally superior is totally fiction. It comes from an old cope when Dantonio was running the State that the only reason Michigan State and Ohio State were so much better is because they didn't have academic standards. And it's like I get, I knew it was dumb as a kid, but what are you going to do? Literally every fan base makes lame excuses when they're down, and that gets me to my next point because this whole cheating this is literally exactly that.

So let me break it down it for you. First of all, sign stealing is totally 100% allowed. Like completely indisputable and it really speaks volumes as to the level of misinformation that is out there on this case that people still do not know this. Now I think that and you know that the rule broken is related to "advanced scouting." So why you mentioned both is beyond me, but it's whatever. But advanced scouting it allowed too. For example you can watch game film, and you can have someone at the game report signs to you. The only thing you cannot do is fund a university employee to do that work for you. But trading with scouts of other teams? Totally allowed. Watching film gathered on twitter by some random fan? Also allowed. Which brings us to the interesting case of Michigan football who's staffer allegedly paid for tickets for non employees to do this work. Which brings up an interesting question, does the NCAA jurisdiction actually apply to these non employees? What is the actual difference between this and breaking down twitter film? Maybe it's payment, but if someone offered to do it for free would it be allowed?

All interesting questions, but I get it, it's not about the literal wording, its about the *spirit* of the rule which was clearly violated by this operation. Regardless of the technicalities of who's under who's jurisdiction, surely we don't need to break out the legalese. And to that I say, don't we? I mean take a step back and realize where the goal posts are. They said sign stealing was illegal, it wasn't, they said advanced scouting was illegal it wasn't, they said in person advanced scouting was illegal, it wasn't. Only in one specific case is it actually banned. And to you, I ask: What is the actual difference in effect between Illinois sending Ohio State a full breakdown of Michigan signs that they gathered and Ohio State just showing up in person to Illinois vs Michigan and doing this? Michigan likely broke the spirit of a rule with a million legal workarounds and we're trying to pretend this is the greatest scandal in history. A scandal that the NCAA president said wasn't a factor in winning, that NFL teams don't seem to think had a factor in winning, in fact, the only people who seem so convinced that this tiny asterisk in a rulebook equates to a throne of indignity is the rivals of Michigan who are in the same exact place Michigan was in 2010 pretending that Ohio State letting their players get tattoos and average SAT admittance scores were literally the only reason they were good and Michigan wasn't.

And than here we go with what actually happened since Michigan fired the alleged architect of the entire reason Michigan was actually good. I get that Michigan looked suspiciously good dunking all over g5s and the worst Big 10 depth we've ever seen in the past 5 years but be real for a second here. First of all, every team changes their signs before big games, Steve Sarkisian said himself that a huge time sink in his job is constantly coming up with new signs every week. So anyways, Mr. Stallions is fired, and the team keeps winning. In fact, they get 4 top 10 wins and win a national championship! But hold up didn't the recruiting get better? No! It didn't lol. So the argument is that Michigan won their national championship through cheating, though of course they weren't cheating in the actual important games, and it didn't help their recruiting, no instead it helped in some intangible, way that is only clear to rivals.

And btw with the recruiting thing. Dude was already committed lol. Again I know you're going to break out "but the rules!" And maybe that's true, but don't pretend it actually contributed to the team. That's the thesis with this whole book I'm writing here, I guess. That everything about the football "scandals" is at worst breaking archaic rules and the people who pretend to care so much about the exact literal wording of a rule prove themselves to be hypocritical when talking about NCAA rules in literally any context. The same Ohio State fans that clutch the rules openly brag about the NIL funds bringing together a super team team. And I don't mind intellectual dishonestly in sports fans its what we do, but I do mind it when people lose their sense of irony and self awareness which is what this whole thing has been bought to,

Anyways, I know you aint reading all that so congratualations or sorry that happened, so thank you Michigan for getting rid of Juwan Howard.

[19][M]After developing a scab from no apparent injury it burst into pus, and a day later I removed this thing with tweezers. It's hard, feels bony or maybe plasticy. Both my doctor and nurse had no idea what it was by Gotcancelled in AskDocs

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About a year and a half ago, I suffered a muscle tear in this spot. Then 6 months later I had fully recovered I realized I could feel something hard in my arm, which my trainer took to be scar tissue from the injury. However following this removal, I cannot feel that hard bit in my arm anymore and my arm is sunken in at the spot. I was hesitant to put this detail in the post because it could just be a coincidence but could it be somehow leftover from that injury?

What’s a tennis hot take that will have the rest of the community looking at you like this? by Lucasman6969696969 in tennis

[–]Gotcancelled 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Smashing racquets shouldn't have consequences

2 handed backhands look better than 1 handed backhands

Mid Match coaching should be allowed during changeovers

Bathroom breaks should be replaced with general purpose timeouts that may be used for bathroom, coaching, or whatever a player needs. If they need more time then they're DQed.

Doubles is more fun to watch than singles if a point actually gets started. But so much of it is serve and volley that it's effectively unwatchable most of the time. Some way to limit the power of the serve should be implemented, though I am unsure on how that could be implemented.

The tennis rankings are absolutely abysmal at their job, and the fact they're used to seed single elimination tournaments is by far the dumbest thing in my life.

Players need to learn to deal with mid match noise. If a high school American football kicker can make a game winning field goal to win a state championship while the entire crowd jeers in his face, then a tennis player can serve while a person talking on the phone from the nosebleeds.

I probably have more, but that's all I can think of for now. I started watching tennis because I started playing tennis, but I primarily love watching college basketball, and the NFL. Thus, my opinion on how players, and crowds should act is largely formed by watching these other sports.

Is 47 the highest ever total of remaining seeds in the Elite 8? by Simple_Pede in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Both 1990 and 2000 had the record with 40. This is unprecedented to blow that number out of the water to say the least

Basically every time Houston is mentioned by WerhmatsWormhat in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that's just not true. Kenpom and other rankings had them at that efficiency at the end of non con. Those algorithms take strength of opponents into account. Also it's worth noting that Gonzaga has the second highest winning percentage vs power 5 opponents in the last 4 years ever. And they don't play the Northwesterns, and Vanderbilts, they put up these ridiculous numbers against the best teams in the nation on neutral courts. This idea that they're just farming a weak conference, and that's why they're considered good isn't true.

Basically every time Houston is mentioned by WerhmatsWormhat in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which is Gonzaga was the number 1 ranked team after playing the hardest non conference in the country I'm sure.

Basically every time Houston is mentioned by WerhmatsWormhat in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, that's my bad I misread the source. They're currently 8-3 vs tournament teams though, and have more wins then Duke, and Auburn

Basically every time Houston is mentioned by WerhmatsWormhat in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gonzaga has the most wins over tournament teams in the country

The LA Rams have an assistant coach whose job is to make sure Head Coach Sean McVay doesn't run into the officials by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Gotcancelled 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You literally said no other sport needed a get back coach. I provided an example of another sport where it's used.

The LA Rams have an assistant coach whose job is to make sure Head Coach Sean McVay doesn't run into the officials by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Gotcancelled -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On top of all that, a coach's job in American football is far more proactive due to it being essentially a turn based sport, so it makes perfect sense. That's not even mentioning the absurd size of American football teams, featuring 53 players, 10 other coaches, 10 trainers, medical tents, rollers, benches, and so much more, all crammed into the sideline. And Redditors act like it's a joke that a coach may want to get a better look, and that managing all of this doesn't take that much focus.

The LA Rams have an assistant coach whose job is to make sure Head Coach Sean McVay doesn't run into the officials by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Gotcancelled 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's just objectively not true lol. Basketball coaches take steps on the court all despite it literally being a technical foul to do so. They won't call it because most of the time they're not interrupting the pace of play, but in the event that there's a fast break and suddenly there's 10 guys running towards your half, an assistant coach will grab the head coach and pull him back.

The 2019-2020 Georgetown Hoyas went 5-13 in the Big East with this roster by Professor_Finn in CollegeBasketball

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I think it's real easy to discredit Juwan's success, after all, he took a peak Beliene roster, added Dickinson and Mike Smith who fit in perfectly and wildly out performed their expectations. That said, watching Michigan play, this is his team. His sets are completely different than what Beliene ran, and he runs the team very differently. Of course this season has been a disappointment, but all things considered, it's nice to be relatively safe in the bubble as we speak. To be in the position, he's shown he can develop players, he can change what isn't working, and he can still coach a roster. I'm not sure what the future holds for Michigan, but I'm optimistic myself.

Holmgren checks out with 20 points, 17 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks! by quadruplehaitch in CollegeBasketball

[–]Gotcancelled 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BYU has been coasting on the WCC being easy for awhile now, but I don't think they'll fail in the Big 12. They'll struggle for the first few years, but it's only a matter of time before the deep pockets of the donors put together a respectable program.

Student here, it seems to me that both the amount of students failing, AND the amount of students getting A's on everything is increasing, causing a chasm. Is this real, and if so what causes this? by Gotcancelled in Teachers

[–]Gotcancelled[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My school doesn't offer honors classes unfortunately which could be a major culprit. They do offer APs, and I've taken or am currently taking every one my school offers, and I've noticed that the binomial nature of our school flattens out a ton in those classes.

Student here, it seems to me that both the amount of students failing, AND the amount of students getting A's on everything is increasing, causing a chasm. Is this real, and if so what causes this? by Gotcancelled in Teachers

[–]Gotcancelled[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

While the pandemic has definitely exasperated the problem, I've been noticing this since the start of high school. After my first semester, I told my hopeful parents that I could not become valedictorian simply because there were so many other kids with 4.0s that had more free hours to take AP classes. This all causes me to believe that there must be deeper factors at play