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I hate when they do that. From what I've seen, kids resent it more than see it as a good thing.
I assume you are talking of a specific issue or game.
But if it's a walk on who gets no PT then they can at least. Last they were in a game.
But if it's a walk on who gets no PT then they can at least. Last they were in a game.
Yeah, I think these players bust their ass in practice just so they can sit on the end of the bench and cheer the starters on... the last thing they would ever want is to actually play in a game.
I got into a game in my senior year in high school with one second to go. It was an ignorant thing to do, and I would have rather not played at all that night. Right or wrong, it was my last game, because I quit the next day. I started playing in a rec league with friends of mine, and actually got a lot better because I was actually playing virtually every minute. Our varsity team was pretty decent that year and made it to the quarter finals in the state and we went to every game - as fans. Had a ball, and I don't regret quitting at all.
I'm not saying that they prefer to play meaningless minutes, and there is a point at which it may be too late, but I would certainly like to be able to say that I got into the game, even if the result was no longer in doubt.
I agree...horrible thing to do to a kid. When I was in high school I refused to go in a game with 30 seconds once. Coach was mad but we talked about it the next day and he understood. Because of that, I never did it to a kid in 25 years of coaching. My son also had to put up with it when he played basketball in high school and he would have rather not gotten in either. I told him what I did but we have different personalities. And the worst is he would get put in with a minute or thirty seconds left in a blow out so he couldn't even shoot because the coach didn't want to run up the score. Coaches do that to make themselves feel better, not the kids.
Sounds like my old coaches that I'm sure couldn't play worth a lick in their days. I still want to punch them.
The mother of that kid Kentucky put n the game with 20 seconds to go today should be mad at Calipari!!!I bet she will not be talking to him tonight for embarrassing her son in front of millions of people.Of course the player was their son,Brad Calipari.
Calipari has said it on numerous occasions (said it again tonite) that his wife gets on him for NOT putting Brad in the game. Calipari humorously says that he has to sleep with the woman every night so he'd better do what she says.
I've never quite understood why coaches don't put the end of the bench in the game during a 30-40 point blowout until there's less than a minute to go. The game isn't in doubt, get the kids some action. I used to be that guy at the end of the bench in HS and I didn't care how much time was left. The fact that I was out there got enough notice from our student section so it was a little kick to the ego.
I don't know about sending messages, but I know that James Franklin sent a message to Mark D'Antonio last year, when he threw a touchdown pass, up 31 points, with 3 minutes left in the game, to a backup running back.
And you know who needs to take note of that for this year?
Pitt.
And you know who needs to take note of that for this year?
Pitt.
Depending on the situation it can be an insult to both teams.
My son's youth football team was winless this year and played in a post-season tournament to get a little more experience. They had actually been improving somewhat, but this was a mismatch and the other team is shutting them out and can run out the clock. They call time out and put a kid in the game to give him a carry. He is down briefly hurt and I am livid because there was no reason to put the kid in just to get him a carry and to risk injury to himself or others. I'm saying to no one in particular what a stupid thing to do and this father apparently from the other team and several inches shorter than me almost gets himself attacked by asking how I'd feel if I was the mom of this kid and hadn't seen him get into a game all year. I said I would not want my kid playing under that circumstance in garbage time if that was all that he was going to play, because there is no meaning to it and it's just a chance to get himself and others injured when the game should have been over and it also didn't show respect to the other team. He kept trying to convince me that he was right and I was wrong. It still makes me mad thinking about what a jerk that guy was.
I went to a U.K. game two years ago when they were undefeated, they were up like 40 points against a bad OOC team and Cal still never put the last two players on his bench in the game and one was a local boy. I could not understand why they didn't play at all. When it got to about a minute left I told my son he shouldn't put them in at that point (and he didn't). So his son gets more playing time than most bench players at UK and his son ain't nearly as good as those guys were.
Isn't this the same kind of situation that Penn State pulled against Michigan St. several years ago, causing the beginning of the dislike of Dantonio? He responded by using his timeouts and staring smugly at the crowd.
For the record, I don't like it. I didn't like it then when Penn State called the timeout to take some seniors off the field. Just play the game.
For the record, I don't like it. I didn't like it then when Penn State called the timeout to take some seniors off the field. Just play the game.
I'm surprised to see the board's thoughts on this thread.
For those of you who are against what the OP mentioned: What do you think about coaches putting walkons on the field late in games during blowouts? Even if it's just for a kneel down or couple of plays?
For those of you who are against what the OP mentioned: What do you think about coaches putting walkons on the field late in games during blowouts? Even if it's just for a kneel down or couple of plays?
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