Other than 6man ball should txhsfb have a mercy rule?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

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[Red Dawn]

20 minutes ago, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

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No to the mercy rule but teams should call the dogs off when it's getting out of hand. Reason for run rule in baseball is game could go on forever. FB has a clock. The game will come to an end. 

[MossHill]

Common courtesy for every coach should honor the 60-0 after 3 Qtrs to call off the dogs. Only exception is if opposing coach bumping gums prior to game. Lol 

[liltex]

Break out the have mercy playoff shirts for Hou Scarborough

[Hagar]

If they're bound and determined to do something, in lieu of a mercy rule, in blowouts of more than XX points, the UIL could contact the winning school and review how many subs played, and when.  After several repeated contacts, maybe further action.  Just a thought, because I don't like the mercy rule.  Would deprive third/forth string Soph & Jr of playing time.

[Alpha Wolf]

No to the Mercy rule...

[Englebert]

No to the mercy rule and no to calling off the dogs. I've never understood how so many folks can think dancing in the endzone is not unsportsmanlike but when a sub scores a touchdown in a blowout game then that is unsportsmanlike. Unsportsmanlike for playing hard? I don't get it.

I think the losing coach should be the one to call off the dogs. When his team gets too far behind on the scoreboard, he can throw in the towel. The game would end there and that score would go in the books as the final score.

[AthleticSupporter - Jock]

51 minutes ago, Englebert said:

No to the mercy rule and no to calling off the dogs. I've never understood how so many folks can think dancing in the endzone is not unsportsmanlike but when a sub scores a touchdown in a blowout game then that is unsportsmanlike. Unsportsmanlike for playing hard? I don't get it.

I think the losing coach should be the one to call off the dogs. When his team gets too far behind on the scoreboard, he can throw in the towel. The game would end there and that score would go in the books as the final score.

Are you suggesting the losing coach should teach his players how to quit?  Is there no value in kids learning how to continue fighting even when getting their tails handed to them with no hope of winning on the scoreboard?

[dillonpanthers]

No need for a mercy rule. Most coaches understand when to let up.  There's always a few who don't, but I think the majority do. Most coaches are looking to humiliate kids. 

[Englebert]

1 hour ago, AthleticSupporter - Jock said:

Are you suggesting the losing coach should teach his players how to quit?  Is there no value in kids learning how to continue fighting even when getting their tails handed to them with no hope of winning on the scoreboard?

No. The players are not quitting the game, the head coach calls his own mercy rule. A coach calling a game when his team gets too far behind doesn't teach his players to quit. When he calls mercy then that is on him. Coaches now are teaching their kids that if you out work your opponent and get "too good", then you have to lay down and play to the opponent's level.

A coach having the ability to call a game is the same exact thing as implementing a mercy rule. The only difference is instead of the UIL deciding ahead of time what the score margin will be, each coach has the ability to determine when they think a good time to call mercy will be.

[EnjoyLife]

No

[87JAG]

HELLS NO! This isn't little league. Play to win.

[Pepper Brooks]

On 6/22/2016 at 8:51 PM, Mr. Buddy Garrity said:

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 No to a mercy rule. A running clock after halftime is enough.

[purpleeagle]

No, if a team don't like getting the stuffing's beat out of them, it is their responsibility to work harder and get better. Some teams have second string players that are good and continue to score. These kids have earned the right to play and score. A team needs to play their first string long enough to keep the players in shape, the second team needs to play and develop in order to gain the experience . That's how teams reload the next year.

I always thought the object of the offence was to score.