Up 61-0 at half, what is the "right thing to do"

Coach, it sounds like you kept it classy. Not really sure what else you could have done. I know coaches who would have tried to put up another 61.

Unfortunately, I've been on the other side of this more than your side in my playing and coaching career. To me, there is nothing wrong with scoring in the second half as long as it's the 2s and 3s doing it. I quite frankly would have been more insulted by your taking a knee then if you'd just kept scoring, again as long as it was the backups you had on the field. Heck, I've lost a game 84-8 and I can honestly say the other team wasn't unsportsmanlike about it. I'm sure others feel differently--and you did score twice in the second half--but your 2s and 3s have the right to play the game the right way and to try and score points as well.

You did the right thing, I always let my starters finish the first half because I feel they have earned the right to that playing time regardless of how bad the other team is.

Well here in ct you would be suspended next week.

Thanks to all for the constructive comments on both sides. We were playing a new school w/no srs and we remembered being in the same exact situation in 2008 when we were new and had no srs. My biggest concern heading into tomorrow and next week is that we have to play a TOUGH out of state team next Fri after outscoring 1st 2 opponents 122-14. Not a hidden brag post lol, just uncharted territory for our program. Our srs were on the other side of a few of those scores a couple of yrs ago.

You did the right thing coach.

In week 1 this season we were down 40-0 at halftime. The first play of the 2nd half the other team spreads us out and throws a 50 yd bomb on us. They kept their starters in all the way through until about 3 minutes left in the 4th. We ended up losing 66-0. I think that is the ultimate slap in the face and unsportsman like conduct that anyone can do.

Would have been a good time to try to break some national records.  

We have a mercy rule in 6 and 8 man where the clock runs continually in the second half when there's a 36 point difference in the score. They'll go back to a normal clock if the other team closes the gap but it goes right back into effect when the other team is back up by 36 points.

We had the mercy rule here too but it was a mess.

There were too many games where only one half of football was played. The top teams in the state were playing two quarters more often than not.

The running clock worked out better for all involved.

I think you got it right coach.

We were in this situation this week. We were up 38-0 with 10 mins left in the 2nd qtr. For the game we only got to run 18 plays and scored 8 times. I pulled our starters at the half. My problem is the other coach asked for a running clock, which is fine, but threw the ball every time in the second half against guys that will never see the field again.

Because of all the time run off between plays and the running clock my 2s and JVs didn't really get to play...4 offensive snaps in the 2nd half.

Similar situation last week when we sub in our 2s and JVs and the other coach fakes a punt. It ticks me off when I call off the dogs and coaches and coaches fake punts and throw the ball after asking for a running clock. As I told the official on my sideline "other coaches make it real hard to do the classy thing"

We won a game 76-7 in the playoffs one year. We were up 42-0 at the end of the first quarter and started subbing. I played back up RBs with first QB, backup QB with starting backs and finally all backup. I wanted to get everyone game speed comfortable with each other.

We did the same thing this past week with a team. Then we had a parent of a stater say he was ticked off his son did not get to play more in a game we were up 62-6 until our freshmen were basically in.

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