12-0 Coach Claims he was Fired for Running up score.

[filmerj]

Interesting Read. Move if necessary.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/state-championship-football-coach-claims-fired-running-score-180821805.html

[All About UNT]

Interesting Read. Move if necessary.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/state-championship-football-coach-claims-fired-running-score-180821805.html

I was on a Cruiser for 4 years from 99'-03' and my captain (relieved because we hit a sand bar at 2am) is the head Chemistry teacher at that school

[FirefightnRick]

LOL!!! By an average of 27.6 points a game? They have no idea what "running up the score" is.

Rick

[filmerj]

LOL!!! By an average of 27.6 points a game? They have no idea what "running up the score" is.

Rick

Aledo bullying law suit comes to mind.

[UNT90]

Whenever you admit you ran up the score, you ran up the score.

This dude sounds a little bi-polar to me.

Diagnosed from 10 states away! Pow!

[Cooley]

I know most won't agree with me but I have no problem with trying to score on every play/possession.. the only exception is when your opponent is too small or old or young. Make sure you play all you guys though.

Walk off the field as you must but take that ass whipping like a man ..bother' s me more to whine about it..

[outoftown]

well I kind of think that he did not get fired for running up the score, but because there had been a underage drinking thing with players at his house earlier in the season. They didn't have the balls to fire him during the succesfull season, but did it after and were looking for a reason.

[VideoEagle]

From the article, it doesn't appear any of the opponants were whining. It also says his boss specifically told him not to run up the score. And by the coaches own statements, he ran up the score in some games anyway, despite his understanding of what his boss said. It depends on the work situation, but I've had some bosses in the past who told you to jump and you better say how high on the way up. This coach went against the specific wishes of his boss. In the real world, you can and will get fired for that!

[KRAM1]

Much more to the story here. Like others have said....very doubtful the "real" reason is due to his running up the score on anyone. Probably a big ego problem employee not worth the trouble he caused at the school even if he did win games. I've had to "find other career opportunities" for employees in my time that performed quite well, but were pretty much cancers within the organization. Life's too short to put up with these folks and there are way too many alternatives out there to put up with this sort of employee.

Have no clue what really went on...just reading between the lines and drawing on a bit of experience...something just says there is way more to this.

[FirefightnRick]

I know most won't agree with me but I have no problem with trying to score on every play/possession.. the only exception is when your opponent is too small or old or young. Make sure you play all you guys though.

Walk off the field as you must but take that ass whipping like a man ..bother' s me more to whine about it..

What if the opponent cheats AND runs the score up? Would you have a problem with that?

Rick

[GTWT]

"But I got fired because I run the score up on opposing teams. They told me not to and I defied them and did it anyway."

The arrogant idiot should have been fired.