Greenwich Takes a Knee to Avoid 50-Point Rule… in 3rd Quarter
October 30, 2009 in FCIAC West, Greenwich, Westhill by timparry
I just got off the phone with WGCH-AM’s Rob Adams, who sounded either like he was going to drive off the Taconic Parkway or found his way to the Taconic Parkway by accident… my map skills are off tonight. But Adams was furious for a reason at our state of Connecticut and its ridiculous 50-point rule.
According to a tweet I got from Nick Fox, the sideline reporter for WGCH-AM, Greenwich had to take a knee on four consecutive plays to avoid breaking the CIAC’s insane 50 point rule. And this happened with Greenwich’s third offense in the game and believe it or not, in the third quarter.
So Greenwich gave up a touchdown to Westhill on its next series. And the final score wound up being 45-7.
I showed the tweet to Staples head coach Marce Petroccio, who wasn’t too happy. He didn;t seem to be ticked off at Greenwich head coach Rich Albonizio, but at the score-management rule that’s embarassed the CIAC on several occasions.
Does telling your third-string quarterback into a varsity game to take a knee four straight times do anyone any good? I don’t think it does. First, you’re embarassing your opponent. Second, you’re embarassing your own team. Third, you’re disgracing the game of football and taking away the spirit of the game.
Up in Brookfield, where his son’s Masuk team was playing the Bobcats, Jack Cochran had to be laughing.
By the way, I called him, I’m sure I riled him up even more. And I understand.
But I think we’ll all be a little happier when the CIAC gets rid of the score management rule and allows coaches with common sense to police themselves.
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