The organization that governs high school sports in Connecticut has a rule that if a football team wins by more than 50 points, their coach is subject to suspension. This coach, despite 'reasonable' efforts, won by 56. BAM! -- the 50+ win lead to the coach's suspension per the policy that prohibits wins by more than 50 points. The suspension was appealed. Thankfully, on appeal, the board decided not to suspend this coach. That said, where does a policy like this one even fit into high school sports? Maybe it's the myopia, but I don't see it. Seems some can't have 'too much' PC in sports ..

http://www.connpost.com/sports/ci_4366163

Quote:..."Here's a cheer for due process, huh?" Cadelina told the Connecticut Post 10 minutes after receiving the reprieve from the suspension, which made headlines across the country and became a hot topic on ESPN2's Cold Pizza, and on WFAN and ESPNRadio Tuesday.

"Down to the wire, I was getting a little bit nervous, what with this being the first case and wondering what kind of precedent was going to be set," Cadelina said. "I definitely want to be at this game."

CIAC assistant executive director Tony Mosa said the committee met for nearly an hour before deciding Cadelina had not committed an act of unsportsmanlike conduct.

"The committee was satisfied that the conditions and situations implemented by Bridgeport Central were appropriate and could not be classed as running up the score or being unsportsmanlike," said Mosa, who said he attended the hearing as a liaison...

Put liberals in charge of anything they screw it up. Now do not beat little johnny's team by 50 or he may feel bad at the end of the game.

ncrdbl1 Wrote:Put liberals in charge of anything they screw it up. Now do not beat little johnny's team by 50 or he may feel bad at the end of the game.

are you a ******* or do actually believe everything you disagree with was instiuted by liberals. i'll bet you there were a whole bunch of republican socker moms on those boards and that the rule was passed with good intentions. now the appeal process is a liberal concept which enabled this coach to find a reasonable accommidation to what seams a resonable rule. but of course you are probably against the appeal process since it was instuted by the revolutionary liberal founders of the u.s. and the framers of the constitution that makes our country great!

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[quote="daddyodewy"]ncrdbl1 tags with.................I'd rather go hunting with Dick Chaney, than driving with Ted Kennedy!!!!!!


I personally wouldn't do either......but you better spell the VP's name right or he might shoot you.....

tigerkeep Wrote:...that the rule was passed with good intentions...

Don't know about their "intentions," but I wonder how much thought went into the board's '50 point rule.' I'd rather get beat by 90 than know that the other team's players just laid down and quit trying so my feelings wouldn't be hurt. Apparently, that's not the thinking of this Connecticut board. Either the board thinks high school football players in Connecticut are so dense that they don't understand it this way ... or the board thinks Connecticut football players are wusses who just can't handle the trama of a 51 point loss? 49, yea they can handle that ... 51 no.

tigerkeep Wrote:

ncrdbl1 Wrote:Put liberals in charge of anything they screw it up. Now do not beat little johnny's team by 50 or he may feel bad at the end of the game.

are you a ******* or do actually believe everything you disagree with was instiuted by liberals. i'll bet you there were a whole bunch of republican socker moms on those boards and that the rule was passed with good intentions. now the appeal process is a liberal concept which enabled this coach to find a reasonable accommidation to what seams a resonable rule. but of course you are probably against the appeal process since it was instuted by the revolutionary liberal founders of the u.s. and the framers of the constitution that makes our country great!

Tigerkeep, he has the same right to say that as you do to have that stuff in your signature. And with your comments your guilty of the same thing you're accusing him of. Your comment about soccer(sp) moms is just the same as his comment. Unfounded and based on a personal political agenda.

This stupid rule was probably put in by the same type of people who say you shouldn't fail a child in school because it might hurt them emotionally down the road. It doesn't matter that the child can't read, write or do the work required, don't fail them because it might hurt him, go ahead and promote them with the other students who can and have done the work. What the rule should have said was that the game would be called anytime the team ahead has a lead of 45 pts or more after the possession of the team behind. That's basically the same thing as the 10 run rule used in youth baseball or a rule in youth basketball that if you're ahead by a certain number of points you can no longer do a full court press.

Along the Same Lines:

I was a music ed major and I went on a Marching band website to find out about fall contests in my area. They have six different classes a band can compete in based on size (as opposed to two classifications back 20 years ago)! Everybody gets a trophy no matter how good or terrible they may be!

tigerkeep Wrote:

ncrdbl1 Wrote:Put liberals in charge of anything they screw it up. Now do not beat little johnny's team by 50 or he may feel bad at the end of the game.

are you a ******* or do actually believe everything you disagree with was instiuted by liberals. i'll bet you there were a whole bunch of republican socker moms on those boards and that the rule was passed with good intentions. now the appeal process is a liberal concept which enabled this coach to find a reasonable accommidation to what seams a resonable rule. but of course you are probably against the appeal process since it was instuted by the revolutionary liberal founders of the u.s. and the framers of the constitution that makes our country great!

Thank you.

If he chooses to bring liberal into a story where it was not, he surely has the sacks to read counter opinions.

Will everyone?

Soccer moms.

so if you go up by 50 in the third quarter... what do you do for the last. if your players can walk to the end zone while carying 11 defensive players on his back, do you just tell him to lie down or score and hope the other team scores so you don't get introuble although that goes against the whole philosophy of playing defense. Its not like loseing coach is going to forfeit, then the players think he gave up on them. besides i think its fun looking in sports history books and seeing those scores.

Mimi Wrote:...he surely has the sacks to read counter opinions.

Without commenting further ... a guy typically only has one sack. At least I hope so.

tigerkeep Wrote:

ncrdbl1 Wrote:Put liberals in charge of anything they screw it up. Now do not beat little johnny's team by 50 or he may feel bad at the end of the game.

are you a ******* or do actually believe everything you disagree with was instiuted by liberals. i'll bet you there were a whole bunch of republican socker moms on those boards and that the rule was passed with good intentions. now the appeal process is a liberal concept which enabled this coach to find a reasonable accommidation to what seams a resonable rule. but of course you are probably against the appeal process since it was instuted by the revolutionary liberal founders of the u.s. and the framers of the constitution that makes our country great! :chairshot:

Actually, he is correct. And it further proves by your reaction that Libs cannot take their own stupidity. Amazing, isn't it?

Tigers2B1 Wrote:

Mimi Wrote:...he surely has the sacks to read counter opinions.

Without commenting further ... a guy typically only has one sack. At least I hope so.

lmfao

typo

MemphisMike Wrote:

tigerkeep Wrote:

ncrdbl1 Wrote:Put liberals in charge of anything they screw it up. Now do not beat little johnny's team by 50 or he may feel bad at the end of the game.

are you a ******* or do actually believe everything you disagree with was instiuted by liberals. i'll bet you there were a whole bunch of republican socker moms on those boards and that the rule was passed with good intentions. now the appeal process is a liberal concept which enabled this coach to find a reasonable accommidation to what seams a resonable rule. but of course you are probably against the appeal process since it was instuted by the revolutionary liberal founders of the u.s. and the framers of the constitution that makes our country great!

Tigerkeep, he has the same right to say that as you do to have that stuff in your signature. And with your comments your guilty of the same thing you're accusing him of. Your comment about soccer(sp) moms is just the same as his comment. Unfounded and based on a personal political agenda.

This stupid rule was probably put in by the same type of people who say you shouldn't fail a child in school because it might hurt them emotionally down the road. It doesn't matter that the child can't read, write or do the work required, don't fail them because it might hurt him, go ahead and promote them with the other students who can and have done the work. What the rule should have said was that the game would be called anytime the team ahead has a lead of 45 pts or more after the possession of the team behind. That's basically the same thing as the 10 run rule used in youth baseball or a rule in youth basketball that if you're ahead by a certain number of points you can no longer do a full court press.

actually, social promotion has more to do with making the education beaurocracy easier for those involved to the detriment of the student. It is much easier to give a kid a passing grade and move him along to be someone else's problem than it is to fail him and have him/her keep repeating a grade. the thought is it will be a problem for society at some level, so why make it at their level.

I think the rule is insane!!!

The whole concepts of "you can be whatever you want to be, there are no losers as long as you try your best, and everyone is a winner because they competed" fly totally in the face of what makes America great. Free enterprise and the spirit of hard work is what this country was founded on and the fleecing of America by PC has to stop. Look, not everyone can be President, a pro athlete, CEO or Bill Gates, no matter how much you wish it to be. It is insane that this country will bend over backwards to stop from offending ANYONE!

I will not call for certain posters to be banned because their signatures/avatars/stupid post upset me. It is America and they have the freedom to express themself however they want. Just as long as they can deal with how I express myself.

Tigers2B1 Wrote:Thankfully, on appeal, the board decided not to suspend this coach. That said, where does a policy like this one even fit into high school sports?

"I think it's a horse%*$# question, to tell you the truth," Pearl said. "OK? That's what I think."