Ray-
This question is about sports and competition. You mentioned in a radio interview that, regardless of the risk of losing, kids should participate in sports to learn about life (I’m paraphrasing).
Well, here’s a real life situation. The Washington DC American football team suffered a shameful, disgusting 52-7 loss to the Patriots. According to a news article, there is concern that the Patriot’s coach violated etiquette by scoring another touchdown towards the end of the game, even though the outcome was clearly in the Patriot’s favor.
Here is the money quote:
“But most alarming was the sight of Patriots Coach Bill Belichick, late in the game, asking Brady to convert a fourth-down play in an attempt to drive the score higher. It is a tactic called running up the score. And it is rarely done in professional football — especially to Gibbs, the Redskins coach in his second tour with the team. So when Brady converted and later dived into the end zone for a touchdown, the 68,756 at Gillette Stadium roared.
Gibbs glared. After the game, he barely shook Belichick’s hand as he raced off the field.
Later, when asked about the play, Belichick stared for a moment.
“What do you want us to do, kick a field goal?” he said.
Then he shrugged.”
So, Ray, if you were in the position of the Patriot’s coach would you run up the score?
On the other hand, if you were on the Washington side, would you be able to accept the bitter drink of overwhelming, embarrasing defeat?
Andre
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You know I thought I might have to put some thought into this but then I realized what usually comes out of your mouth when you first hear something is what you really think. Even though it might not be what every one wants to hear..so here we go.
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