Posted on 11/07/2019 3:49:12 AM PST by Libloather
Coach did not fix the game by suppressing the score sufficiently.
I graduated from Plainedge in 1964.
How about not being a pussy and take your licks like a man?
If they feel so strongly about this, why don’t they change the rules so the refs automatically end the game when the margin is 5 or 6 touchdowns?
That way there’s no ambiguity, no guessing what score is enough to ensure winning, no doubt about whether or not the coaches actions are sufficient.
They set the rules, they’ve just done a really bad job. Typical dem solution..
When you are up by that much you put in the scrubs. If the scrubs score, there isn’t much you can do about it.
You pass if your run game is good. You try stuff you’ve been meaning to try. You let people play roles they don’t usually play.
There are a ton of ways to slow things down.
You never tell the team to stop trying.
Thread winner!
Two problems here.....trying to lay down on purpose causes a lack of practiced technique and is going to create injuries. And when the losing team gets openly embarrassed by the other team playing with them, they are going to take some questionable hits out of anger. Both are dangerous and I have seen both. And then the parents in the stands square off. Bad idea to purposely slack. Call remainder of game and take them off the schedule it it is that bad. At that point it is teaching the kids nothing. Rwood
Injuries are more likely to occur when you don’t try to score.
Buffalo Bills pull off greatest comeback in NFL history
“On this day in 1993, backup quarterback Frank Reich leads the Buffalo Bills to a 41-38 overtime victory over the Houston Oilers in an American Football Conference (AFC) wild card playoff game that will forever be known to football fans as “The Comeback.””
...”putting the score at 35-3. At this point, many Bills fans headed home...convinced the game was lost.”
...”the Bills had cut their deficit to four points, in a span of only six minutes and 52 seconds.”
“...winning the game for Buffalo 41-38 and completing the largest comeback victory (32 points) in National Football League (NFL) history.”
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/buffalo-bills-pull-off-greatest-comeback-in-nfl-history
Never give up, Never surrender!
26 seconds, From that FANTASTIC movie “Galaxy Quest”
“running up the sore”????
Isn’t that what you try to do EVERY PLAY OF EVERY GAME?
Remember the “Prevent Defense”?
Paging Nick Saban... take it easy on New Mexico State next time, or else!
They should have just handed the ball off to their back and instructed him to fall down. On 4th down, they could punt the ball backwards. These actions would be much less humiliating. /S
Everyone is a winner!
except the football coach....
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