***OFFICIAL*** New England-Buffalo Thread

[Jay Riall]

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I don't want to start a whole American vs. European sports ethics argument, but this whole concept of running up the score being unethical would be unthinkable in any European sports. It's just not thought about.

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I don't want to debate either, but I'm interested in hearing about this....are you saying that "running up the score" is a notion that only exists in America?


Cold Stove count

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I'm English, watch a decent amount of soccer, cricket and a bit of rugby and had to look up the term on wikipedia when I first heard of the concept in an NFL game. Teams do take off key-players and run the clock down to an extent, but no-one is going to get their knickers in a twist if a team 'runs up the score' on another.