Every year it seems a school gets accused of running up the score against an opponent. Before the season starts and it's not too heated, at what point do you call off the dogs when you are playing an opponent? Start of the 4th qtr up by 30, 5 mins left up by 20 and it's a conference game, half time up by 50, when you are playing a level below you or when you are in the playoffs, etc, etc? In my opinion the only time I think you call off the dogs is when you are way up in the 4th and the other team pulls all their starters, begins to run out the clock and basically gives up. I think if the losing team isn't going to give up, then the winning team shouldn't be expected to either.
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