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Football is a competitve sport. The best way to stop blowouts is for the other team to play better. Why ask the third string FB on the winning team to not try and score in his first carry of his life just because his team is ahead. Likewise, why should we penalize the coach when he does score. In my opinion the Connecticut rule is a joke. We want our kids to compete and reap the benefits of athletics. However, we don't want to damage their fragile self esteems by letting the result. Instead we try and protect them from losing. Why? Isn't that what athletics is all about.
What's next. In the 100 meter dash you can not get more than 10 meter ahead of your competitors or you are DQ'ed.
While I'm at it. Why is team L still playing team W if they haven't scored in seven years. Sounds like the AD might have some questions to answer. Is team W coach a jerk. Absolutely. Does he have the right to be a jerk. Absolutely! Why? Because in a fair competition he trounced team L. How do we prevent this. Team L improves.
Or I could be wrong and the teams could sing Cum Bah Yah instead.
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