What is considered a blowout?

[littleluck55]

I am seeing a lot of threads talking about game was close and at least it wasn't a blowout? What do you consider a blowout? Running clock, 3 td's, 81 point margin etc?

[GreyFox]

4 TD difference

[CCHDynasty]

21-0, 28-7, 35-7, 42-14, 49-21 (Basically 3- 4tds that makes a blowout.) Especially after 42-14 is when 4tds difference is a blowout.

[ATLCat]

14-17 points= win soundly

 

18-24 points= win going away

 

25+ points= blowout

[ThrillVille Cardinal51]

I'm not sure. I've seen games that ended 35-7 that didn't truly feel like a "blowout."

 

Then I've seen games that ended 28-7 that felt like one team was dominated.

 

I think you have to see it to know it.

[thehotsnakes]

I think the 25 to 30 margin is a blowout.

[WhoYaWith]

25+ blowout

 

1+ the goal

[Nathaniel Bryan]

14-17 points= win soundly

 

18-24 points= win going away

 

25+ points= blowout

 

Say a team is up 24-7 late in the fourth quarter and has its JV/freshmen in.

 

If team doesn't score (turnover on downs, kneel, run out the clock, whatever), it will "win soundly" because it won by 14-17 points.

 

If the team scores, makes or misses an extra point or goes for two and fails (now up 30-7 or 31-7), it will win going away" because it won between 18-24 points.

 

If the team scores, goes for two and gets it (now up 32-7), it wins via "blowout."

 

So using your standard, ONE POSSESSION in the final two minutes of an already determined outcome can alter the game to 1-of-3 scenarios: win soundly, win going away or blowout?

 

I might be getting too technical, but not sure I agree.

 

I'm pretty easy: Running clock is only DEFINITE blowout.

[Bac2369]

36 is a running clock. So I say 36.

[GreyFox]

Also can't go with just points scored. You also have to look at

When the big lead was made.

 

A 21-14 game at half that ends with a 49-14 game may not really be considered a blowout when the big points may have been scored in 4th qtr off turnovers etc.

[Jumper_Dad]

Running Clock is the easiest way to determine it...but if the teams are truly equal and one wins by 21+ it can be considered a blow out in some cases.

[Cobraxx]

36 is a running clock. So I say 36.

 

I agree!