blowout rule

Sports Illustrated had a brief story this week on how the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Association upheld an appeal by Bridgeport Central coach Dave Cadelina to not serve a one-game suspension for beating Bassick High 56-0. The state associaton calls for a one-game suspension for coaches who win by 50 points. Cadelina was quoted in the magazine as saying "I was nervous they might make an example out of me." Part of the appeal's success was the testimony of Bassick coach George Loughery. Cadelina said he pulled his starters in the first half; the clock ran continuously after Central took a 35-0 first-quarter lead; in the second half Central only ran between the tackles. Bassick came into the game with a 46-game losing streak. In 76 games so far in the Courier News area -- through the weekend of Sept. 24 -- the biggest margin in the area was Mountain Lakes' 53-0 win over Pingry. Does New Jersey need a 50-plus rule? What do you think?