******Iowa vs Nebraska Game Thread******

[wondergrape]

This is all just semantics. The American educational grading system has warped people's interpretation of "average". We are subconsciously used to 70% being average.

This is the same reason why someone talks about a movie they don't like and give it a 6/10.

 

[hoffmkr]

It all depends on expectations.
The “Average Big Ten WBB” team will make the NCAA and be in the top 68 teams.
If you then take the average of Big Ten teams in the tournament, you get about 30s.

 

[cmhawks99]

This is all just semantics. The American educational grading system has warped people's interpretation of "average". We are subconsciously used to 70% being average.

This is the same reason why someone talks about a movie they don't like and give it a 6/10.

And why has the educational system fostered that approach?

 

[wondergrape]

And why has the educational system fostered that approach?

Because they want kids to complete 70% of their work and not 50%?

 

[cmhawks99]

Because they want kids to complete 70% of their work and not 50%?

If you added up all the grades in the world would a “C” not be average ?

 

[wondergrape]

What is happening

 

[cmhawks99]

What IS happening

 

[wondergrape]

What IS happening

I wasn’t casting any judgement on schools. Just making the observation that we are all used to 70% being average because a thing we all did growing up used that number.

 

[cmhawks99]

I wasn’t casting any judgement on schools. Just making the observation that we are all used to 70% being average because a thing we all did growing up used that number.

What is average then? Not being a dick, but seriously is it that hard to get a C? I got pretty much straight A’s through 9th grade with an occasional B, never studied much and always turned in homework late. By the time I was a Jr I’d become pretty anti-authoritarian and tired of being grounded for B’s….Then I really started putting very little effort into it and still got Bs/Cs….id say thats pretty average 🤷‍♂️

 

[wondergrape]

What the hell is going on? What are you talking about?

 

[cmhawks99]

What the hell is going on? What are you talking about?

I’m confused as to why 70%/C isn’t average? I feel like the average fan understands a 70% winning percentage isn’t average…

Well, maybe not on this board?

 

[wondergrape]

I’m confused as to why 70%/C isn’t average? I feel like the average fan understands a 70% winning percentage isn’t average…

Well, maybe not on this board?

Dude just stop talking about it. You're making this weird.

 

[cmhawks99]

Dude just stop talking about it. You're making this weird.

I am, sure thing brother 🤓