ATP,ATPTourFan wrote:I think it's really misleading to talk about any team "winning" the scrimmage. They're not games. They are combinations of game situations, agreed upon in advance by the coaches.
Exhibitions ARE real games against usually weak competition.
Scrimmages are enhanced practices against outside competition, usually between teams with fairly similar abilities.
I have been to two HS Scrimmages this month. Both were played with normal game referees, cheerleaders, the whole thing. One game did not post the points on the scoreboard, the other put them up with each quarter starting new at 0-0, but in both games the final score was known. Both games were played full out, just like regular season games. Players were told in one game the performance would even shape the final roster (final cuts). Playing time for regular season was clearly on the line.
I think a good question for the Coaching staff would be how these College "Secret" scrimages are played. I think it might be an agreement by the staffs to not let the score become public - but sometimes this secret seems to get broken. But I truly believe that these scrimmages are played very competitively and with a lot riding on who might grab the 5th undetermined starting line up position if it is up for grabs and also the battle for playing time is as big in the scrimmages as at any preseason practice.
Again, not saying I am knowledgeable of these current day College "Secret" Scrimmages but I think more info on them straight from the Coaching Staffs would be interesting.