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Old 12-19-2006, 02:10 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TC Dale View Post
Sorry Syd, if I am an owner, I don't want any of my players or coaching staff giving up on a blowout or a close game. If you can't play hard all the time, then that sends the wrong signal.

If you stop trying, you start dying. Giving up isn't an option. Especially for a coach.
Even if the game was lost at that point, it just sounds bad for a coach to say "we surrendered" for any reason. Why would it be OK for him talk that way and not the players? Imagine if they said something like this to explain why they gave up trying in another situation.
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