Streaming The Netflix Thread

[Gough]

Colin Hay doco is great.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

The whole concept of sign stealing was bizarre to me. Fancy a sport having a rule that you're not allowed to scout a team at other games to work out how to beat them. You can only watch videos. Deciphering another team's hand gestures (signs) seemed like a proper competitive action to me. I saw this as just an example of how weird Americans are sometimes.

Sign stealing is not illegal but having someone scouting a previous game of an opponent and using recording equipment to record signs.

A big part of that being introduced is that big colleges like Michigan have enormous annual budgets far greater than many teams in their own conference to offers an unfair advantage as they can use expensive equipment to record.

NFL had a big case years ago when Patriots recorded opposition coaches ..which you can do from approved places but Pats were recording from unapproved sidelines.

To me it’s a shit act and pissweak trying to steal signs. Still most teams should be able to counter it by changing their signs around

 

[Beerfish]

Colin Hay doco is great.

Watched it last night. Bit old (2015). Probably the best solo performer I've ever seen. Saw him at the regal in subiaco. Couldn't believe he didn't use a microphone. His voice is that powerful. And when hits that note in overkill my goodness..

 

[BlakeyNoFlakey]

Sign stealing is not illegal but having someone scouting a previous game of an opponent and using recording equipment to record signs.

A big part of that being introduced is that big colleges like Michigan have enormous annual budgets far greater than many teams in their own conference to offers an unfair advantage as they can use expensive equipment to record.

NFL had a big case years ago when Patriots recorded opposition coaches ..which you can do from approved places but Pats were recording from unapproved sidelines.

To me it’s a shit act and pissweak trying to steal signs. Still most teams should be able to counter it by changing their signs around

I don't follow American Football, and I have to admit that after I watched the first five minutes of that doco, I had to google to find out what sign stealing was and why they were so upset about it. That was my biggest criticism of it as a production. They made it for people who knew about it and gave no real explanation as to what it was and why people thought it was bad for those who don't follow the sport. But they've changed to radio after this so-called scandal, so don't use signs anymore.