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Originally Posted by TussAgee11
Ummm, lots of people questioned his decision to do that.
I'll get on the VT coach for making a mockery of the game that lead to the NH coach doing the same. The VT coach started it by throwing wild pitches. He should have just let the game play out, not said anything, then the NH coach would have done the same. When the VT coach started telling kids to lose intentionally, the NH coach was well within his right to do the same, IMO.
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Hate to break it to you, but you weren't even born when this took place. Some people said he could have taken the easy way out, but as I recall he was praised for being man enough to either win or lose the game.
I don't believe Herm Edwards said, "You play to tie the game." If there had been OT back then, of course go for the tie. He put the whole season and national championship on one play. It was do or die, not make an out so we can lose the game and advance.
I don't know if it is within the rules, but the VT coach might have possibly had the kid come down with a sudden injury or sickness to avoid having to bat the player. What about the squawking that the NH people would have raised then. I bet they would have been raising holy heck over something like that.