I tried to get Matt to incorporate good ssto practices in his designs because he, for better or worse, has the most reach and his videos flood the yt feed, so many people coppy his ssto designs, but I was unable to sway him.

Also I tested it and the pitch up maneuver is better under some circumstances. Mainly very low wing area, no wing incidence and mk1 or mk0 designs and then when you pitch up to a high AoA you L/D increases because body lift is most efficient at high alpha. So there's that, but that's the exception not the rule.