Maryland women defeat Bluefield State 146-17 in exhibition game

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Bluefield State didn't score a single point in the second half 😲
 
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gule said:
shameful.
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Extremely, she has quite a few local D-1 teams she could've played that would've given her a better look at her team (GW, Georgetown, American, Coppin State, Navy and Morgan State). She chose Bluefield State who is a Division II program with no one taller than 6'0" smdh, she shouldn't even be proud about that.
 
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Are you allowed to play a Division I team in exhibition play? I know can in what they now call "secret scrimmages" but I don't know what the rules are for scheduled exhibition games.
 
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Nuyoika said:
Are you allowed to play a Division I team in exhibition play? I know can in what they now call "secret scrimmages" but I don't know what the rules are for scheduled exhibition games.
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If they have to go down a level there is still more competition in the state or nearby at the Division 2 level as well.
 
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I hope Bluefield State got paid well, seriously. Talk about a school in poverty and Bluefield College isn't much better.
 
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Maryland is now battle tested. When they switch from playing JV to Varsity teams they can handle it.
 
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gule said:
shameful.
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Agree. Classless. As a parent, not what I would want my daughter to take pride in doing. If you are that much better, and did not know it at the time game was scheduled, there are things to do: make 10 passes before taking a shot, work on plays, give the 2nd string a good work out, CoachJ should have plenty of ideas. Just don't run up the score and continue running it up.
 
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Smallvol#1 said:
Agree. Classless. As a parent, not what I would want my daughter to take pride in doing. If you are that much better, and did not know it at the time game was scheduled, there are things to do: make 10 passes before taking a shot, work on plays, give the 2nd string a good work out, CoachJ should have plenty of ideas. Just don't run up the score and continue running it up.
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Exactly or how about end the game early, the other team didn't score the second half, after the 3rd quarter she should've talked to their coach and ask to call the game. If one of the Bluefield State players would've played "goon" ball (ala John Chaney the former Temple mens coach) and took out one of her start players knees she would be irate.
 
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at halftime it was 74-17 and 107-17 after the 3rd, the game should've been called early imo
 
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mlindsay said:
at halftime it was 74-17 and 107-17 after the 3rd, the game should've been called early imo
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The point of a scrimmage is not to win or lose. It is all about playing against someone other than one's teammates or practice players. To call a game early would deny both teams the opportunity to do just that. Everyone knows going in that the sides are unequal in talent. Maryland just wants the chance to run some of its stuff against someone new. For the DII team, it is a chance to play against a really good team and get a large percentage of the box office for their troubles. They probably play every home game in front of fewer than 100 fans. I'm sure they were thrilled for the opportunity to play against a quality opponent in front of a large audience.

Does WCBB really need a mercy rule when the score is lopsided? Should the NCAA have called the NCAA tournament game this past spring when Mississippi State was down by 60 points?
 
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Pat liked to play local schools in exhibition to give them the exposure, as well as get her team in a real game environment. Maryland would have stomped on any exhibition opponent, but that score is a whoa-nellie!
 
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I have a question....if you were coaching a team and you were playing an exhibition game (Litmus test to see what works and what doesn't) would you tell your team to stop playing defense or miss shots on purpose in order to not blow the other team out the water?

What if our team blew out Carson Newman in the same manner....would we call it classless? What if we let off the gas and allowed it to be closer....would we say, we need to get better???

Seriously what was Maryland supposed to do in this case....you can't just call the game off. You have to play the full 40 minutes....I'm sure Brenda didn't play her starting 5 the entire 40 minutes.
 
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The goal every time you put on the uniform should be to dominate and destroy the opponent so thoroughly that they quit playing and leave the court in tears. Really.
 
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gule said:
yes, if it was UT it would still be a disgrace to me.
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In 2013, we beat CN 115 - 31. Not quite the same beat down that Maryland administered but still an 84 point margin of victory. Where do you draw the line ? 80 points ? 120 points ?
It's a matter of degree.
What I think Maryland could have and should have done is to schedule a stronger division II school. Not one that was 2-22 (they were close to that) the previous year. In Maryland's defense, their opposition knew what was going to happen and their administration freely accepted the invitation.
 
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volnationnj said:
In 2013, we beat CN 115 - 31. Not quite the same beat down that Maryland administered but still an 84 point margin of victory. Where do you draw the line ? 80 points ? 120 points ?
It's a matter of degree.
What I think Maryland could have and should have done is to schedule a stronger division II school. Not one that was 2-22 (they were close to that) the previous year. In Maryland's defense, their opposition knew what was going to happen and their administration freely accepted the invitation.
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That's my point, schedule a Division 2 school that have played in the Division 2 tournament the season prior or a Division 2 team that is a consistent winner. Not some school just looking for a payday. What did her players really gain from that game, it isn't much about the school as it is about the competition she chose to play. No one from the other team was over 6'0 tall, at least the local school Bowie State University have a couple of girls that was 6'0" or tall, Brionna Jones (6'3" Senior and one of the stars of the team) played the entire first quarter and was 5-5 from the field and at the end of the first quarter you were up 40-9, you couldn't tell she was ready to play after she went 3-3 and was very dominant from the tip. She could've won this game by playing her loaded freshman class (and not even bothering playing Walker-Kimbrough and Brionna Jones) realistically. I'm not saying take your foot off the gas but know when there is no competition and allow the players that probably won't see much time this season to get their feet wet in case you need them during the season.
 
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volnationnj said:
In 2013, we beat CN 115 - 31. Not quite the same beat down that Maryland administered but still an 84 point margin of victory. Where do you draw the line ? 80 points ? 120 points ?
It's a matter of degree.
What I think Maryland could have and should have done is to schedule a stronger division II school. Not one that was 2-22 (they were close to that) the previous year. In Maryland's defense, their opposition knew what was going to happen and their administration freely accepted the invitation.
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CN vs UT is a tradition. They love coming here, and financially it is very beneficial for their program. My understanding is they also use the chance to play at TBA as a recruiting tool. The two schools have close ties, and the first thing they did when arriving after Pat's announcement was buy We Back Pat t shirts. They wore them for warm ups before the game, and took a technical for doing so. They didn't care, wanted to show their respect and support of Pat.

And no, you don't tell your kids to miss shots, play badly, etc. As the old saying goes, you DON'T call a good dog back. But there are things a coach can do to keep from running up the score. If those things are done, then so be it. If those things are not done, then classless (or as the gentleman said, tacky).

One would have to know if MD coach did those things. With their coach's reputation, people are probably assuming they didn't. Unless someone with basketball IQ watched the game, then it is assumption. Maybe someone did watch and can edify.
 
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I think they should have been practicing their passing, running the shot clock and shooting last second 45' 3's, left handed. :(
 
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