HS Coach plays to lose

[MADHAT1]

Guess teaching sportsmanship and willingness to compete with the best is not on this loser's agenda
Now teaching his players the best way to win is to lose so you play a weaker teams instead of playing stronger competition in the playoff division you're assigned to


<We've all heard of professional teams tanking for draft picks or draft positioning, but this story out of the Mississippi high school ranks is one of the most bizarre high school sports stories ever.>

High school coach fined and banned after losing on purpose to get favorable playoff draw

https://footballscoop.com/2025/11/1...n-school-chris-brunio-head-coach-fined-banned

 

[DJ Spanky]

Sounds like a smart move by the coach.

 

[MADHAT1]

Sounds like a smart move by the coach.

He's a shoe-in for the Giants job.
First thing he'll want is to trade Dart to the Jets for Fields for better draft position

 

[Colbert17!]

Guess teaching sportsmanship and willingness to compete with the best is not on this loser's agenda
Now teaching his players the best way to win is to lose so you play a weaker teams instead of playing stronger competition in the playoff division you're assigned to


<We've all heard of professional teams tanking for draft picks or draft positioning, but this story out of the Mississippi high school ranks is one of the most bizarre high school sports stories ever.>

High school coach fined and banned after losing on purpose to get favorable playoff draw

https://footballscoop.com/2025/11/1...n-school-chris-brunio-head-coach-fined-banned

Reading the article it looks like Mississippi high schools moved to a New Jersey type playoff format???

 

[Shelby65]

What does shoe-in mean ?