Worst fictional coaching decision in movie/TV show

[Steak Snabler]

Coach Dale wanting to use Jimmy Chitwood as a decoy on the last play.

Or the South Bend Central coach not going to a Box-and-1 at some point.

 

[Huggy]

Reg Dunlop telling the Chiefs bench that Nick Brophy was plastered and would pish all over himself if somebody hit him into the boards - which Ned Braden proceeded to do.

 

[dixiehack]

Reg Dunlop telling the Chiefs bench that Nick Brophy was plastered and would pish all over himself if somebody hit him into the boards - which Ned Braden proceeded to do.

Not as bad as Dunlop wanting to play it clean against Syracuse in the title game.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Norman Dale using four guys on the floor.

Mickey training Rocky to switch to fight right-handed, then waits until the 15th round when he's getting killed to tell him to switch back to southpaw, only to have Rocky argue with him.

Mickey allowing Rocky 11 title defenses despite that bad eye, which magically got better.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Bad New bears: coach turner slapping his starting pitcher. That kid would have shut down the Bears.

Air Bud: every coach who didn't throw a cat on the field to fork with the dog.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Coach Taylor benching Saracen for McCoy. Never let the gosh darn high school fan base choose your starting quarterback. They win state if Matt's still starting.

 

[Huggy]

Not as bad as Dunlop wanting to play it clean against Syracuse in the title game.

True. Reg also questioned Joe McGrath's astute acquisition of the Hansons. Turned their whole season around.

 

[heyabbott]

Sweep the leg

 

[Starman]

All the Right Moves was the one I was going to bring up.

Yeah, I remember the first time I saw it and didn't know what was going to happen, sitting there and saying, " take the gosh darn safety, you idiot."

 

[DanOregon]

Same actor, different role, Coach Fox leaving Minnesota State for Orlando. Dumb.

 

[Starman]

Same actor, different role, Coach Fox leaving Minnesota State for Orlando. Dumb.

See Saban to Miami, Spurrier to Washington, etc etc.

 

[cjericho]

Yeah, I remember the first time I saw it and didn't know what was going to happen, sitting there and saying, " take the gosh darn safety, you idiot."

"WE DIDN'T QUIT. YOU QUIT."