[Elwayfan]

Yes, it's their job to stop the other team from scoring, but sometimes the talent levels just don't match up.

I'm for the running clock, and I've played in a few of those games. If a team is up by 35 at the half and it's only going to go downhill from there, then I say pull the starters.

But I know that there were a few games I've played where we were up by a ton at halftime and they instituted the running clock. God knows, what the score would have been if they hadn't done that.

And this is a double-edged sword, because if you don't take the starters out, and you don't keep the clock running, and then that team wins by 70+ points, that team's coach is going to get **** because he ran up the score.

I can see your point, and that's the view of many, but I would leave my starters in the entire 1st half and the 1st series of the 2nd half. I would run my offense as normal. When the JV came in I would still run my offense as normal. I would return all punts and kicks as normal. If a high school team can't stop your JV squad, then so be it, they need to fold the program. Every year it's the same old teams that you have to play because there in your district and every year it's a waist of time. Maybe there needs to be a class just for these schools, I don't know. It's not fair to the teams that are trying to contend for championships.
If the the score is 80-0 at the half, then that's the score. Maybe it would make the KHSAA take notice and do something.
Is the running clock a Ky. rule or a National rule?
I believe it's the same as alot of other things , afraid of someone getting their feelings hurt.