Poll
Question:
Which meme is better?
Option 1: Automatic
votes: 19
Option 2: ____ is evil and must be destroyed
votes: 57
Previous round summary: Not much to say here, this was the most boring part of the opening round games. 36-0 was evil and was summarily destroyed while Automatic proved just that in advancing to the next round. Something has to give in this high scoring match-up.
Automatic
This meme started as a bro chant from the broiest part of the student section every time Davante Gardner was at the free throw line. Immediately, it drew ire and disdain from the MUScoop faithful (see anything the current students do), prompting vigorous debate. Eventually Davante Gardner himself voiced a favorable opinion of the chant, swinging the board 70/30 in favor and saving lead bros from more internet Scoop scorn.
____ is evil and must be destroyed
Easily the longest running meme in Scoop, in fact it seems to pre-date Scoop. It is also a crossover meme to twitter. The opponent of record on game day receives their treatment in this meme. In the search for information on this meme however, a long dead horror may have been uncovered. It has been reported the genesis of the meme was a line from the super basketball-related not to mention macho movie Steel Magnolias. I'll give you a minute to soak that in.
You forgot to mention that when the "Automatic" chant began it was following a year where Gardner shot 84% from the line. When the "Automatic" chant started, Gardner shot 50% or below from the line in 6 of the first 12 games of the season. He was anything but "Automatic" from the line when the chant started.