I've seen the opposite be true most of the time (and I have showdead on)

he is stating what he believes will be true. i didn't read a complaint anywhere. in fact, i think he was implying how sure he was about his folliwing statments, as he was ready to post them inspite of the (expected) downvotes.

expected things are, by their very nature, hypothetical until they come true or are proven false.