Running up the score or the other team not being able to tackle in a tackle football game. Should Male take a knee in the third quarter, and the kids haven't played a game in two weeks, now how about the backups? How much have they played lately? Check how many passes were thrown by the first team QB.

This explanation sounds strikingly similar to the comments made by fans of private schools in defense of their teams accused of running up the score. I agree, though, if PRP could not tackle, that is not Male's concern.... If you get blown out, get better.... I just thought that this game might have elicited more comment from the "don't harm my child's psyche" apologists.

Are the allegations of running up the score reserved only for the Catholic schools?

 

Nope. Redman's Male teams have never shied away from attacking inferior teams over and over. Taking your foot off the gas just invites the other team back into the game.

 

By the way, Male scored on at least two one play drives, so some of their scoring bulge was due to such things as poor tackling.

Am I missing something? Who from PRP was complaining about Male running up the score?

Am I missing something? Who from PRP was complaining about Male running up the score?

 

I believe that the comment by tcjkbt "Are the allegations of running up the score reserved only for Catholic schools" arose because there WERE no allegations of running up the score.

Are the allegations of running up the score reserved only for the Catholic schools?

 

Didn't see the game, don't know if Male kept the first string in, kept throwing deep, or any other indicia of "running up the score". A blowout score alone, without the aforementioned behavior, is not considered running up the score. But, in Jefferson County I have never heard serious allegations made about Catholic schools "running up the score" by not substituting or throwing deep when the game is out of hand. I do not recall this behavior from DeSales, X, or Holy Cross. I have attended games over the years where Redman teams have run up the score.

This post with its inuendo in beneath your normal commentary. How is it running up the score to have your subs throwing the ball (deep or otherwise) when that is your offense? Maybe X should consider throwing the ball deep late in a runaway game in an effort keep the score down. Maybe then they could avoid 58-13 blowouts of their own brethren.

This post with its inuendo in beneath your normal commentary. How is it running up the score to have your subs throwing the ball (deep or otherwise) when that is your offense? Maybe X should consider throwing the ball deep late in a runaway game in an effort keep the score down. Maybe then they could avoid 58-13 blowouts of their own brethren.

 

Thanks (I think) for the backhanded compliment. Reread my post carefully prior to jumping to conclusions. Throwing deep was merely a factor, a part of "other indicia" in determining running up a score. You are correct, however, in noting by implication that a running team can run up a score sans passing. Perhaps the most telling factor, in my opinion, in running up a score, is keeping the first string in after the game is decided.

An example of what most would consider good sportsmanship and the antithesis of running up a score would be last year's first X-T game. When the score got out of hand, Coach Glaser called off the dogs and played "100 players" as he noted in the post game interview. (Of course, unfortunately from the perspective of X fans, he did not have the opportunity to practice this form of sportsmanship with our brothers from Trinity in the rematch). Another outstanding practitioner of sportsmanship in not running scores up is the coach I consider to be the best ever in Jefferson County, Dennis Lampley. Check his record. Even with the powerhouses he had, his teams seldom scored over fifty points. He substituted early and often. It bears noting that teams that regularly run up a score, as defined above, are a reflection of their coach and not necessarily the school.

Statement game for MALE, no doubt about #1 in the state the bulldogs....

Thanks (I think) for the backhanded compliment. Reread my post carefully prior to jumping to conclusions. Throwing deep was merely a factor, a part of "other indicia" in determining running up a score. You are correct, however, in noting by implication that a running team can run up a score sans passing. Perhaps the most telling factor, in my opinion, in running up a score, is keeping the first string in after the game is decided.

An example of what most would consider good sportsmanship and the antithesis of running up a score would be last year's first X-T game. When the score got out of hand, Coach Glaser called off the dogs and played "100 players" as he noted in the post game interview. (Of course, unfortunately from the perspective of X fans, he did not have the opportunity to practice this form of sportsmanship with our brothers from Trinity in the rematch). Another outstanding practitioner of sportsmanship in not running scores up is the coach I consider to be the best ever in Jefferson County, Dennis Lampley. Check his record. Even with the powerhouses he had, his teams seldom scored over fifty points. He substituted early and often. It bears noting that teams that regularly run up a score, as defined above, are a reflection of their coach and not necessarily the school.

:thumb: Nice post...

Thanks (I think) for the backhanded compliment. Reread my post carefully prior to jumping to conclusions. Throwing deep was merely a factor, a part of "other indicia" in determining running up a score. You are correct, however, in noting by implication that a running team can run up a score sans passing. Perhaps the most telling factor, in my opinion, in running up a score, is keeping the first string in after the game is decided.

An example of what most would consider good sportsmanship and the antithesis of running up a score would be last year's first X-T game. When the score got out of hand, Coach Glaser called off the dogs and played "100 players" as he noted in the post game interview. (Of course, unfortunately from the perspective of X fans, he did not have the opportunity to practice this form of sportsmanship with our brothers from Trinity in the rematch). Another outstanding practitioner of sportsmanship in not running scores up is the coach I consider to be the best ever in Jefferson County, Dennis Lampley. Check his record. Even with the powerhouses he had, his teams seldom scored over fifty points. He substituted early and often. It bears noting that teams that regularly run up a score, as defined above, are a reflection of their coach and not necessarily the school.

 

It certainly was not meant as a compliment of any kind. I don't want to be accused of thread-jacking so I won't go into why I disagree with your pompous holier-than-thou posts. Maybe if you guys worried less about how Trinity does it and why its wrong, maybe your coach wouldn't have a losing record versus both Lampley and Beatty (thats one thing they have in common) and Trinity in general.

 

BTW, ask the folks over at Atherton if X ever ran it up on them.

It certainly was not meant as a compliment of any kind. I don't want to be accused of thread-jacking so I won't go into why I disagree with your pompous holier-than-thou posts. Maybe if you guys worried less about how Trinity does it and why its wrong, maybe your coach wouldn't have a losing record versus both Lampley and Beatty (thats one thing they have in common) and Trinity in general.

 

BTW, ask the folks over at Atherton if X ever ran it up on them.

Gentlemen: I see 3 schools in this post-none are PRP/Male. Go back to the thread-jacking in another X-T post.

 

My feeling is 9 different people scored for Male and it was PRP's responsibility to stop the 2nd and 3rd teams from Male.

I went to this game thinking Male would have a hard time beating PRP. Boy was I wrong. I left after the first series of the 3rd quarter. Male still plays that defense, whatever you call it, 10 men up front with Doug (safety) only 5 yards off the line of scrimmage. If PRP's young QB could have thrown it, it would have been a little more interesting, but outcome the same. I was able to see my ex-neighbor play, largest guy for Male and going both ways, good job Sam.

 

Was PRP's starting QB playing, I know he had gotten hurt vs North Hardin two weeks prior.

Was PRP's starting QB playing, I know he had gotten hurt vs North Hardin two weeks prior.

 

No. The backup was in the game against Male. A sophomore, I believe.

No. The backup was in the game against Male. A sophomore, I believe.

 

To me this says a lot. Without their senior leadership on the field PRP was forced out of their regular game plan. Don't get me wrong, I still think Male wins the game even with PRP's starting QB on the field. But I don't think it would have been as lopsided; nor would Male have gotten the shutout. JMO

Nope. Redman's Male teams have never shied away from attacking inferior teams over and over. Taking your foot off the gas just invites the other team back into the game.

 

By the way, Male scored on at least two one play drives, so some of their scoring bulge was due to such things as poor tackling.

Great post....