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Former HS Football Player on Blowouts: What’s the Big Deal?
On September - 27 - 2009
A Florida high school defeats another 83-0.
An Arizona quarterback throws for a record nine touchdowns in a 67-0 blowout victory where even the second and third strings played most of the second half.
A coach in Connecticut could possibly be suspended for winning 56-0.
What do they all have in common?
They are all being accused of being unsportsmanlike.
I’m sorry if I sound old-fashioned, but this is absolutely ridiculous, and this is coming from a former player that’s been on both sides of a blowout.
Let me start with the winning sides first.
In all three cases, backup players were used, even dipping into the third ...