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Football

PoindexterOglethorpe

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14. My freshman year in high school we lost 72-6.

Reply to hlthe2b (Original post)

Sat Nov 13, 2021, 11:12 PM

Nov 2021

Sigh. The other school tended to have older players and were clearly a better team, but that was unnecessary. There's a reason to have mercy game endings.

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I so hate it when powerhouse teams run up the score against seriously inferior teams: AL 59: NM 3 [View all] hlthe2b Nov 2021 OP

for alabama, auburn is coming rampartc Nov 2021 #1

Alabama did a lot of substitutions jmowreader Nov 2021 #2

Okay, good. I stand corrected. hlthe2b Nov 2021 #3

This! bamagal62 Nov 2021 #6

The problem is Alabama scheduling a tune up team at home this late in the season AZProgressive Nov 2021 #12

Alabama played four quarterbacks in the second half. House of Roberts Nov 2021 #4

And, we actually needed bamagal62 Nov 2021 #10

Yeah grew up with Ohio state season tickets unblock Nov 2021 #5

During the late 1960s and early 70s, prior to the shot clock LastDemocratInSC Nov 2021 #13

They're obviously not playing like that now. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #15

Tressell wasn't a fan of running up the score AZProgressive Nov 2021 #16

The top teams need to meet the expectations of the people who do the rankings. Sibelius Fan Nov 2021 #7

However, many times these bamagal62 Nov 2021 #11

I remember reading about a similar mismatch, don't remember what sport... basketball? keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #8

I've heard of that happening in high school games. College? I'd be impressed. hlthe2b Nov 2021 #9

My freshman year in high school we lost 72-6. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2021 #14

They had to beat the spread. El Supremo Nov 2021 #17