I agree with you and Formo. Did I just utter those words? We should have really buried the Cowboys 2 weeks ago. But when you do that you mess with Princess Karma and she can be an evil bitch.

I don't think you should ever embarrass your division rival though. There is an underlying respect underneath the disdain, and if liberties are taken unnecessarily; you invite trouble on the field, in the stands, and most importatly at the bar.

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That's ok. I always wanted a good excuse to punch a Cows fan. Had we crossed the 5-0 barrier, some drunk Cows fan would have lost it and taken a swing. It would be self-defense. :thumbright:

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I really couldn't care less.

My team was beaten 1-0 as a kid multiple times.

We've been beaten something like 11-0 multiple times, as well.

I can tell you that the close ones hurt a lot more than the ones we got destroyed in.

That's just the way it goes in sports outside the pro level. You can't always create parity. To just stop playing at a certain score always sounded ridiculous to me.

Putting in back-ups is what we did when we were up bigtime, combined with trying out some thing we didn't risk in a normal game. I remember that goal I made quite well.

We used to play a 3-4-3 with the backs being able to take the ball forward down the sidelines, while the midfielders dropped back. We were up 7-0 when I got the ball deep and decided to just make a run for it. I passed 3 guys on the sideline and lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper from a ridiculous angle. I was so proud of myself that I still remember it like it was yesterday. And that's about 8 years ago.

Ranting like Wade at 19. Ha.

Anyway, I can't really recall any of the huge losses we had. And I certainly never got mad at being outplayed.

Conclusion, putting back-ups in is the sportmanlike thing to do, but really, you don't have to stop playing.

I was hoping that Flynn would get some throws, as well, rather than have Nance run it 4 times for like 5 yards and turn the ball over on downs.

Because I didn't voice a strong opinion at all huh? Right. Nice to be noticed.

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I've never been too much bothered by teams running up the score, as long as the winning team is not calling flea flickers or anything ridiculous like that. With a big lead in the second half, the play calling should be more conservative, but you shouldn't have to tell your backups not to play their hardest.

This is especially true in professional sports. At the lower levels, though, there may be huge differences in talent, so that a team with a big lead really should dial it down a couple notches sometimes.

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I'll have you know I never ranted when I was 19. When I was 19 I was young, slim, constantly horny. I was too busy being a geeky nerd living in the library.

Of course it wouldn't be long before I learned to rant. :)

I used to just read curmudgeons like Mencken. Now all of a sudden I find myself an old fart and ...well, never mind.. you know that part of the story.

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But what about those of us that aren't around the computer 24/7 and miss most of the Shout, huh?

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Yeah, you guys should have rolled up Dallas like wholesale carpet. I was hoping you would. Thing about karma is.. You'd think she'd rear her ugly head against Minny when Dallas re-visited the Dome this year, but she was no where to be found. I think what happened last year's playoff game between my squad and the Cowgirls was karma for some of the crap Dallas has done against Minnesota ('The Trade', 'The Push Off Hail Mary', etc).

You got a point with the division rival thing. As a player, I would want to bury them, 100% of the time. But with your statement on inviting trouble in the stands / bars, brings a very valid point. That said, I still would love to see the Vikings cream the Bearce or Packers by 60 points.

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A high score doesn't mean you ran up the score. If you have your backups in and they want to try hard to do well, you can't blame them.

If you have the starters in and they are throwing it deep, you are asking for hard feelings. If you don't respect the opponents enough to not embarrass them on purpose, they won't respect you enough not to cut block one of your guys knee and end his career.

A lot of people don't have a real handle on honor and respect. Only pride and fear. They don't know there is a difference.

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OK, I forgot to address this issue:
1. Head-to-head (best won-lost-tied percentage in games between the clubs).
2. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the division.
3. Best won-lost-tied percentage in common games.
4. Best won-lost-tied percentage in games played within the conference.
5. Strength of victory.
6. Strength of schedule.
7. Best combined ranking among conference teams in points scored and points allowed.
8. Best combined ranking among all teams in points scored and points allowed.
9. Best net points in common games.
10. Best net points in all games.
11. Best net touchdowns in all games.
12. Coin toss

Let's say it's close enough that it may get to #7,8, or 9. You gotta run up the score. No hard feelings. Just want to win the division.

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