History YMMV / UrinatingTree

** As of the 2018 NFL season, he's also called time of death on "Fuck you, Spanos!". The first indication was in the first Sportsball video after the end of the 2017 NFL season, "NHL Trade Deadline Edition", which had "Who Is Spanos?" in the thumbnail instead of "Fuck You, Spanos!", with the line itself not appearing. The next several Sportsball episodes featured "Spanos?" and "Something Something Spanos!" on the thumbnail before all references to it disappeared completely beginning with "MLB In May Edition". The big sign, though, came with "The Los Angeles Chargers: Professional Football's Diamond Dogs", when the vid ended with Archival!Tree calling over Codec to drop the line. Tree's response? [[XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack "Good news, 2017 just called me, they want their forced meme back."]]. Its death was confirmed on [[https://youtu.be/mm7s4_42SJk an episode]] of [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwP8KbMOe4SfRSDs72A1cQA The Dumpster Fire]][[note]]a co-branded livestream featuring himself (voice only) and [=FivePoints=] Vids (voice and face) talking about sports stories (with a lot of tangents and tons of dead air) during the previous week; guest stars, both other [=YouTubers=] and patrons on FPV's Patreon, pop up from time to time[[/note]], where he revealed he would only reference the meme indirectly in the coming season of "This Week In Sportsball", even calling it "old and hackneyed".

*** The Tree jinx. [[labelnote:Explanation]][=UrinatingTree=]'s sports predictions usually prove incorrect, to the extent that fans will immediately assume that if Tree picks a team to win, the opposite will happen. Notable occurrences include picking the Nashville Predators to win the 2017 Stanley Cup Final (where, aware of his reputation, he immediately congratulated the Penguins), picking the Atlanta Falcons to win Super Bowl LI (where he got the winning team's score right, as well as the game going DownToTheLastPlay), picking the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens to face each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final ("Now watch me be wrong at the end of the first round." -- and he was), stating that the Tampa Bay Lightning would not win a Stanley Cup with their coach and core after being swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2019 playoffs (they proceeded to win two Cups in the next two seasons), and picking the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers to make it to the 2023 World Series (both teams were swept out of the Wild Card round... less than a day and a half after the prediction).[[/labelnote]]

*** The Tree jinx. [[labelnote:Explanation]][=UrinatingTree=]'s sports predictions usually prove incorrect, to the extent that fans will immediately assume that if Tree picks a team to win, the opposite will happen. Notable occurrences include picking the Nashville Predators to win the 2017 Stanley Cup Final (where, aware of his reputation, he immediately congratulated the Penguins), picking the Atlanta Falcons to win Super Bowl LI (where he got the winning team's score right, as well as the game going DownToTheLastPlay), picking the Chicago Blackhawks and the Montreal Canadiens to face each other in the 2018 Stanley Cup Final ("Now watch me be wrong at the end of the first round." -- and he was), and stating that the Tampa Bay Lightning would not win a Stanley Cup with their coach and core after being swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round of the 2019 playoffs (they proceeded to win two Cups in the next two seasons).[[/labelnote]]

* TearJerker:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S8ugNfZVro "Congrats, Vikings"]], a compilation of Vikings season-ending losses with Samuel Barber's "Adagio For Strings" in the background, ending with the 2017-18 NFC Championship loss to the Eagles, which prompted the video's creation.
** Oh god, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyDyk07H7IU "Revisiting... The Indianapolis Colts"]]. Just when the Indianapolis Colts were on the rebound, Andrew Luck suddenly announced his retirement from the NFL. Schlasser calls Luck's retirement one of the saddest moments he'd ever seen as a sports fan. The fact that [[DentedIron Luck had to deal with a concussion, a torn abdomen and even]] ''[[{{Squick}} a lacerated kidney]]'' amongst other injuries drives home how much punishment Luck undeservedly took due to [[HeadInTheSandManagement the Colts' owner's and GM's incompetence]].
** [[https://youtu.be/-wSSx1yTTbc "Congrats, Rams!"]]. Unlike the thrilling Super Bowl LII from the previous year, Super Bowl LIII was an anti-climactic DownerEnding for the 2018-19 NFL season as the New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3, securing their 6th Super Bowl title and tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for most Super Bowl titles. A montage of [[CurbStompBattle the Patriots effortlessly beating the Rams and other NFL teams over the years]] is scored with "Anakin's Betrayal" from the Order 66 sequence in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', further reinforcing the Patriots' reputation as "The Evil Empire". In some ways, it's really "Congrats, NFL!: Part II", lambasting the league for letting this happen.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U6ug05OYeA "Re: Coronavirus"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOUlPwBOYTw "This Week in Sportsball: Cancelled Edition"]] both deal with the effects of the [[UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic 2019-20 coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak]] on the sports world, with players from Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz to ''eleven'' players in the Italian Serie A contracting the virus, resulting in basically every sporting competition being put on hold.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQdmASWOt-c This Week in Sportsball: Week Eight Edition (2021)]]: At the end of the video, Schlasser discusses the horrific incident where Henry Ruggs III, a wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders known for his speed and who had a bright future ahead, killed a woman named Tina Tintor and her dog by crashing his car into hers at more than 150 miles per hour. Even worse was how Schlasser describes in subtitles how Tina and her dog were ''[[NightmareFuel burnt alive in her car]]'' while also noting that Ruggs, who was found to have a gun in the car and also have a blood alcohol content twice over the legal limit, thought he was invincible and now faces a long jail sentence as a woman is now dead because of his actions. Bonus points for pointing out the irony of Ruggs having had a friend die in a car wreck.
** [[https://youtu.be/rhH6MkivrTk Hockey Has a Culture Problem]]. Tree rips into the Chicago Blackhawks of the [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague National Hockey League]] for covering up a scandal where assistant coach Brad Aldrich sexually assualted at least two players for the team during their Stanley Cup Finals run back in 2010. He also delves into the more depressing parts of the NHL's toxic culture, from their insistence on not letting the players have any sort of control to doing next-to-nothing to help NHL players prepare for life after hockey or even help them after their injuries.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDu8AzBTB4U Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Minnesota Vikings (December 9, 2021) - The 500k Shittacular!]]: Tree spends most of the chat lamenting at how bad the Steelers are while joking that no matter what happens, the Steelers will still win the Super Bowl. The stream then takes a very [[Main/MoodWhiplash dark turn]] upon hearing the news that former Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, a Pro Bowler who helped the Broncos win a Super Bowl in 2015, died suddenly. Tree's enthusiasm then becomes melancholy as he remarks at how Thomas was only 33 when he died (same age as him), and he discusses how anyone's clock can run out at any moment. He even ends the stream by playing a clip of Demaryius Thomas catching an 80-yard receiving TD against the Steelers in the 2011-12 Wild Card game, which is significant considering Tree himself admits that moment is painful for him as a Steelers fan.
---> '''Tree:''' Rest in peace, brother. Have a good night everyone. And rest in peace, Demaryius Thomas. Always cherish life because it's short and you never know when you're gonna go. I love you all. Have a good night, everyone.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFVRTvBGn2I&ab_channel=UrinatingTree This week in Sportsball: Week Seventeen Edition (2022)]] has this twofold. It begins with a short speech about Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during the final game of the week between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. A somber Tree posts the link to Damar's toy drive. As the video reaches the injury roundup, Tree laments how hard this is going to be. The music playing in the background is far more serious and depressing than normal, and it ends with news clips about Damar Hamlin's condition, Art [=McNally=] passing away, and finally the passing of former Jaguars offensive lineman Uche Nwaneri at age 38. Tree explains it himself while crying:
---> '''Tree:''' You may be asking why I put that last name up there. He was a guy who I considered my friend. He was a frequent guest on the Dumpster Fire every Tuesday during football season, we'd go on his stream every Wednesday night just to shoot the shit about football, it felt so casual and relaxed... ''(sigh)'' I can't believe he's gone, man. ''(voice breaking)'' He's the reason why I'm releasing Sportsball this week. He'd have this larger-than-life personality that just wanted to bring you in, he loved to learn, he loved to teach, he just... loved life. If I could be even a tenth of the man he was, then I've done something right. ''(sigh)'' Hope I did you proud, man. ''(audibly crying)'' I love you. I'm gonna miss you man. I'm sorry.... ''(sobs)'' Goodbye, brother. ''(Uche's photo is shown with his birth and death year as the music quietly fades out)''
** Though "Congrats, Bruins! (2023)" is largely a lampooning of arguably an even bigger Stanley Cup Playoff choke job than the Lightning in 2019, there was plenty to lament. The biggest of them all: it may have been the Boston Bruins' last chance with their old corps as led by team captain Patrice Bergeron. After Game 7, Bergeron revealed he had been playing with a herniated disc in his back, and was considering retirement. If he did, that would mean the Bruins would only have one Stanley Cup title (2011) to show for 19 seasons of generational talent just in Bergeron.[[note]]Bergeron joined in 2003-04, so the strike year stole a season. Tree also noted the only reason the Bruins won in 2011 is because they were facing even bigger chokers in the Vancouver Canucks that year.[[/note]]
--->'''Tree:''' How could you do this to Bergeron?! His father has cancer! He played in the final game of the year and got injured because of it! There's a good chance he retires at the end of the season!\\
'''Caption: It's depressing to see legends of the game go out like this'''\\
'''Tree:''' You really couldn't win a single series with him on the ice in the playoffs? What happens with [David] Krejci? Does he go back to Europe now? How much does Marchand have left in the tank? Thank God you re-signed [David] Pastrnak but ''JESUS CHRIST!''

** Though "Congrats, Bruins! (2023)" is largely a lampooning of arguably an even bigger Stanley Cup Playoff choke job than the Lightning in 2019, there was plenty to lament. The biggest of them all: it may have been the Boston Bruins' last chance with their old corps as led by team captain Patrice Bergeron. After Game 7, Bergeron revealed he had been playing with a herniated disc in his back, and was considering retirement. If he did, that would mean the Bruins would only have one Stanley Cup title (2011) to show for 19 seasons of generational talent just in Bergeron.[[note]]He joined in 2003-04, so the strike year stole a season.[[/note]]

** Though "Congrats, Bruins! (2023)" is largely a lampooning of arguably an even bigger choke job than the Lightning in 2019, there was plenty to lament. The biggest of them all: it may have been the Boston Bruins' last chance with their old corps as led by team captain Patrice Bergeron. After Game 7, Bergeron revealed he had been playing with a herniated disc in his back, and was considering retirement. If he did, that would mean the Bruins would only have one Stanley Cup title (2011) to show for 19 years of generational talent just in Bergeron.[[note]]He joined in 2003-04, so the strike year stole a season.[[/note]]

* AcceptableTargets: Just like nearly every Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Tree hates Vontaze Burfict for his long history of dirty hits against his favorite team. In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zAG_tdwH6Q The NFL's Wheel of Discipline]], a video criticizing the NFL's arbitrary punishments for off-field incidents ([[ScrewTheRulesImFamous specifically, their habit of throwing the book at benchwarmers and role players but letting stars off with slaps on the wrist]]), the crowd boos Burfict when he gets announced, ''every'' segment of his Wheel is labeled "You're Fucked" and his season-long suspension is greeted with cheers.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** His Sportsball video for Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season was criticized for being overedited. His next Sportsball video on the MLB playoff push went back to the previous format and was much better received, as was a Week 2 video that was more lightly edited than the previous week's.
** In a similar fashion, his video for Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season was criticized for overusing the "Hot Pockets" jingle for interceptions. His video for Week 2 kept the oven dings for interceptions, but used the "Hot Pockets" jingle for pick-6's, which was better received.