hasbeen;1533698 wrote:O-trap, I don't know if anyone else asked this question, but:
Do you think a team should continue to run their entire offense(passing, counters, screen, draw, trick plays, etc) when they're up 60-0? Treat the other team like a 'worthy adversary' and score 120 points? Maybe more.
Entire playbook ... eh, that depends on what you mean. Standard playbook, sure. Basically, I'd say anything you'd run on your first drive of the game should be fair game. If you're running fakes and such, then I'd find it hard to believe you weren't trying to be dickish at that point. I'd be okay with it being more than just the absolute base playbook, though.
hasbeen;1533698 wrote:Intentionally running up the score is poor sportsmanship.
Playing football regardless of the score, however, is not.
I think a distinction should be drawn between "running up the score" and "scoring a lot of points." Two teams could score 80 points and given up zero, but I don't think that necessarily means they were running up the score. One could have been doing things like going for the first down on fourth down, faking punts or field goals, onside kicking, trick plays on offense. The other could have been just running their standard offense all game, maybe getting some second-stringers in after half (or maybe not, even).
Same scores, but I think the latter team is in the clear. The former ... yeah, that'd be poor sportsmanship.
Enforcer;1533808 wrote:Also I would like to add its been very nice to have an actual discussion on the OC without someone crying about getting their feelings hurt or lots of name calling
You had to say it, didn't you?
Heretic;1534333 wrote:Yeah..."people" are twisting this into Big Red. You brought them up, so don't cry because other people think it's funny that you're trying to spin Steuby as a paragon of how football should be.
Reps for "paragon."
Devils Advocate;1534395 wrote:
LOL!
