Do any US pro or college sports have mercy rules?

[yoda313]

So do any US pro or college sports have mercy rules?

I just watched Michigan trash Tennesse by 30 points in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

I guess the major sports don't have any forfeit rules. Are there any college sports that do?

[deadrats]

So do any US pro or college sports have mercy rules?

I just watched Michigan trash Tennesse by 30 points in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

I guess the major sports don't have any forfeit rules. Are there any college sports that do?

if i remember correctly college softball has a mercy rule that kicks in when the lead is 10 runs or more, but i'm not 100 percent sure on that, i will have to look into it.

personally i hate mercy rules, i say run up the score as high as you can, i think there was a college football game recently that ended something like 80-0 (or something ridiculous like that), i love blow outs, pummel them, humiliate them, make them regret the day they stepped on the field with you, i say.

[yoda313]

i love blow outs

Man thats rough. Even for rivalry games I'll feel sorry for the loser even if I hate that team - if its an extreme disparity. (except for the Colorado Avalanche back in the glorious rivalry days between them and the Wings when every game was a battle - ahh the good old days in nhl....)

It would be interesting if softball did have a mercy kill.

[deadrats]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_rule

[yoda313]

Thanks deadrats. Looks like you were right about college baseball.