Parent Files Bullying Complaint After Son's Team Loses 91-0

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44. What more should the winning team have done?

Should they have made no effort at all? As has been pointed out, Western Hills (the losing team) was clearly outmatched going into the game. They were winless, having been competitive in only one game (a 9-7 loss). They lost one other game 49-30. In their other four games, they had been outscored by an average of 55-6.

What was the opposing coach supposed to do? Not play his first or second string players at all? Tell them to fall down if they are running towards the end zone? Why should those kids be denied the opportunity to play? The winning coach did nothing wrong. And the losing coach did nothing wrong either. Should he have forfeited, thus denying those kids the chance to play? As I said, those kids knew in advance that they were going to lose and lose big.

I do agree that if this is a consistent pattern over the years -- with one team head and shoulders above the other teams, particularly if there is a signfiicant difference in the size of the schools and the pool of kids from which a team can be put together, then the league should be reorganized to make it more competitive.