I'm kind of partial to how Lou Holtz views such things ...
by CJC (2019-03-25 00:21:23)

In reply to: Phil Mushnick in the NY Post frequently criticizes him....  posted by Wolfetone

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If I recall correctly, early in his career he complained to Bobby Bowden about running up the score against him.

Bowden's response was something along the lines that it wasn't Bowden's job to keep his own team from scoring, it was Holtz's job to keep Bowden's team from scoring.

If Auriemma thinks that playing his starters for 35-plus minutes in the process of beating completely overmatched teams by 50 or more points is in the best interest of the development of his players and his team, who am I to argue, given his success?

I'd feel differently, of course, if this were grade school basketball, or perhaps even high school basketball.

But, invoking Lou again, "The other team gives out scholarships, too."

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