Originally posted on 11/01/2012:
That stat isn't bad IF someone has been following him for the last 338 days. A newbie who jumps into this forum and reads your cheerleading posts can and will get buried if he jumps in during one of IC's cold runs. Since March of this year, his longest losing streak is 7. On numerous occasions, he has gone on 3-4 straight losing streaks.
And yes, I know several touts whose comps hit at a similar or better rate.
For those who are new to this, I'll let you in on a secret. Touts that give comps on a regular basis will generally hit in a similar range for the simple fact that they MUST GIVE THE ILLUSION OF KNOWING WHAT THEY ARE DOING SO PEOPLE WILL FORK OVER MONEY FOR THEIR PAID PLAYS.
I god damn guarantee you this. The average touts who begins losing on his comps will step the fukk up and give a decent play.
I'll take your word about his nfl/ncaaf last season as I didn't keep track. The bottom line is, not only is he sh1tting the bed this season, he's also taking a piss and vomiting on it as well.
No handicapper should hang his hat on what he did the prior season IF the current season ain't making the grade. I don't know how much handicapping you do on your own (my guess is not much because you primarily follow touts). Well, I do handicapp (as well as keep track of various touts) and I can tell you there is one thing you can depend on from Vegas. They will constantly evolve based on prior season in an effort to take as much money as possible from the betting public. Therefore, ALL cappers must adjust their models to adapt and evolve in order to maintain the +EV edge. Clearly, IC is falling short in this department in NFL/NCAAF. For you to try and convince me otherwise only hurts your credibility, Sec.
He is consistent on the hardwood and CFL. However, his record this season (what really matters) in other sports IS inconsistent. These sports include: MLB; NFL; NCAAF. And we all know about his NHL last season.
You keep using the logic of 'no-capper-can-win-at-every-sport' line to cheerlead for IC.
Well, of course no one can specialize in every sport. There is too much variance, the lines are too sharp, and so on.
However, the OVERALL RESULTS up to this point (which, again, is what truly matters) shows a lack of consistency. I honestly don't know how you define that word; but by my definition, it fits.
I can see why he continues to cap in sports other than hardwood. Beside the financial motivation of selling more plays (nothing wrong with capitalism), there is the personal challenge of being able to beat Vegas across a wide spectrum.
Yet, the bottom line is, the results OVERALL is just not there this season. I truly feel sorry for the newbies who have gotten buried following his nfl/ncaaf picks this season. This is why I call bullsh1t. I've been in their shoes once.
And I stick to my original post about his rhetoric. It's common trait in human nature that the better someone is at something, the less he has to thump his chest.
After all, how does IC know that he is the most scrutinized cappers around? Can he or you prove this statment to be a verifiable fact? If not, the claim is no more than hyperbole, which is just a fancy way of calling it chest thumping.
And how arrogant does someone have to be to even suggest that others care about his bowel movements? Again, hyperbole = chest thumping.
I've stated this before, and I'll state it again. Part of my research involves keeping track of various touts (some well known, some obscure). And it is my genuine opinion that IC's rhetoric on today's vid departs from the land of professional integrity.