OT: More Proof of the Wussification of America

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• crazyjoe

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  11 years ago

  They need their asses kicked
• tumblingdice

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  11 years ago

  I call BULLSHIT,this kinda shit boils my blood.To get a medal for simply showing up, WTF.I think Moto means Pussification.
• deogol

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  11 years ago

  Seven over times is a long fucking time!
  
• mjx01

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  11 years ago

  if everyone is special... then no one is.
• grand1511

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  11 years ago

  I tried searching for more info on this, but couldn't 't find out if these OTs were full periods or five-minute over times like in pro and college hockey. If they were full periods, the players had to be exhausted. Several years ago here in Minnesota the state championship game went into 4 OTs and the players said they were pouring sweat out of their skates during the intermission. What's really remarkable was that through that much hockey, neither team broke down while being so tired to give up an easy goal.
• motorhead

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  11 years ago

  From what I read, the players were angry. They wanted to play on. I'm really surprised both head coaches agreed to call it a tie. Obviously they weren't "too tired". A tired defense should have allowed a goal.
  
  I feel bad for these kids.
• juiicebox69

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  11 years ago

  My bro jo iz rite ! Whup der azzez !
• sharkhunter

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  11 years ago

  They should have allowed an additional sudden death game to end the tie if the game was taking too long.
• SuperDude

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  11 years ago

  ^^^^
  Call the game for the health and safety of the players and schedule another game as a tie breaker.
• rockstar666

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  11 years ago

  7 overtimes is stupid. They should do 2 OT's 4 on 4, then go to 3 on 3 and play 5 minutes without sudden death. The game will end when you get down to 2 on 2.
• georgmicrodong

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  11 years ago

  I can think of several reasons for not extending the game past *seven* fucking over times that have nothing to do with "wussification," but have a fair bit to do with money.
  
  Arena rental. Official and arena staff pay and availability. The aforementioned player safety (as players become more tired, they are more likely to injure themselves, and this injuries are more likely to be more serious).
• georgmicrodong

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  11 years ago

  I can think of several reasons for not extending the game past *seven* fucking over times that have nothing to do with "wussification," but have a fair bit to do with money.
  
  Arena rental. Official and arena staff pay and availability. The aforementioned player safety (as players become more tired, they are more likely to injure themselves, and this injuries are more likely to be more serious).
• rickdugan

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  11 years ago

  7 overtimes were more than enough. Indeed, it was the longest state championship game in OHSAA state ice hockey history and the second longest OHSAA ice hockey game all-time. Also, by all reports those kids were dead tired.
  
  I agree in principle that there are countless examples of wussification with kids sports over the years, but this ain't one of them. At some point you just have to put a stop to it, before someone gets seriously hurt.
• motorhead

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  11 years ago

  ^^^
  
  Then have a shoot out. Or continue the next day.
  
  I'm sure the kids were tired. But c'mon. If they were *really* tired, then a goal would have been scored.
  
  I'm not a hockey fan, but if indeed the kids were tired then the defense would have broken down.
  
  I ain't buying what either George or Rick are selling.
  
  I've umpired Little League baseball up to high school age for years and nothing saddens me more than the practice of everyone wins - trophies for all.
• motorhead

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  11 years ago

  All reports indicate the players were not happy.
  
  These was not some pee wee team. They were 18 year old men
• grand1511

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  11 years ago

  Found out more about this today.....regular periods were 15 minutes....the OTs were seven minutes. So the kids did play slightly more than two regulation games. And as Motor said, the players were not happy. Evidently there is a national rule that high schools cannot have a shootout to decide a game. Major fail that this decision was made without input from the kids.