Thursday, January 7, 2016

If They will be Less Inclined to Throw Punches, then this is Good

   If Utah Coach Larry Krystkowiak canceled next year's game with BYU for the right reason, it might have been the right move. If you can send a message to the players that fighting is not acceptable, if you can persuade them not to resort to punching each other out, well, that is a good thing.
   Successfully teaching youth to behave is to be commended.
   Only thing is, Krystkowiak should be faulting both sides. I didn't read the story close enough to know whether he is, perhaps, but it seems, from what I read, he was only faulting BYU. The history of the rivalry contains thrown punches on both sides. Both sides need to rein it in. Both sides need to learn constraint. The lesson is there to be learned not only for BYU, but for Utah.
   If the cancellation makes them less inclined to resort to fisticuffs, then the move is a good one. I hope, though, that once the message has sunk in on the players, the series is resumed.

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