# Well done W. Virginia. (70 points)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 5, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470 "2012-01-05T05:16:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470/1 "2012-01-05T05:16:59Z")

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Thanks for playing four quarters and not showing any of that false-pity “not running-up the score”.  
It’s OK to dial it down but you go and attack always.  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470/2 "2012-01-05T11:35:24Z")

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Yeah, when they were up big at the half, they should have just stopped playing hard, and just acted like it was flag football.

Joe

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**Author:** ![FuriousGeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@FuriousGeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuriousGeorge)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470/3 "2012-01-05T14:56:28Z")

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Seriously? :rolleyes:

U mad, bro?

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**Author:** ![brad\_d](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@brad\_d](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brad_d)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470/4 "2012-01-05T17:04:09Z")

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West Virginia only scored once in the last 24 minutes of the game. That’s a pretty questionable example of “running up the score.”

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**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-done-w-virginia-70-points/608470/5 "2012-01-05T17:40:45Z")

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> [@brad\_d](#):
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> West Virginia only scored once in the last 24 minutes of the game. That’s a pretty questionable example of “running up the score.”

Yeah, but they didn’t bring the 7th stringers and simply play “run between the guards”. They kept trying to score playing at 90%. I can’t see them not scoring two more times if they could’ve. They showed respect by playing real football 60 minutes.