Should the coach have been held to blame for this?

[Kevlar281]

I listened to Mike and Mike rip them this morning while I was rowing. Apparently it showed poor sportsmanship. But IMO it is complete bullshit to expect some benchwarmer who rarely sees playing time to play like shit just to appease public perception. Usually it's the third stringers who play their heart out against a team that has all but given up, that leads to these situations.

Here's what I posted on another forum about this topic.