In the new America, I think the winning coach has to be fired, right? Or is that just a basketball rule?
If Joe Paterno can have his team throw 60 yard bombs while up by 60 plus points in the fourth quarter and still be considered a saint by the media I can’t see why anyone should condemn any coach for running up the score in any sport.
“In the new America, I think the winning coach has to be fired, right? Or is that just a basketball rule?”
I am sure it applies to everything now. We are a nation that is ashamed to win.
It all boils down to what was once understood as the meaning of "sportsmanship".
No attempt was made to intentionally run up the score. It just happened. The winning coach refused to accept a forfeit victory for the second game. He showed class and sportsmanship towards a team of 7 starting freshmen.
In the basketball game in question, the coach kept his first string going all-out against a school of special needs kids so he could brag about a score of 100 - 0. He showed no class and no sportsmanship. Worst of all, when his boss publicly apologized for the bad sportsmanship, he publicly repudiated the apology of his boss. THAT is what got him fired.
You behaved in an unsportsmanlike manner, you get reprimanded.
You repudiate your boss in public, you get fired.