bigrocks Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDOy-RMIpF0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 What a punk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 looks like he was looking for losse change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrocks Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 looks like he was looking for losse change Apparently his "excuse" is he was trying to strip the ball.... He's a thug, punk, jerk... take your pick. Whatever you call him he should be suspended by the conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Apparently his "excuse" is he was trying to strip the ball.... He's a thug, punk, jerk... take your pick. Whatever you call him he should be suspended by the conference. I totally Agree Unta will not be happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Refs wouldn't have flagged it even if they saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Stay classy Gators Is your assumption that Gator fans will support what Spikes did? That we are all classless and think that the Spikes' behavior is acceptable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDOy-RMIpF0 Saw a player at a local HS get ejected this weekend for attempting to do the same thing. If Florida doesn't suspend the kid then the SEC should. Hopefully Meyer learned something from Oregon's coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigrocks Posted November 2, 2009 Author Share Posted November 2, 2009 Saw a player at a local HS get ejected this weekend for attempting to do the same thing. If Florida doesn't suspend the kid then the SEC should. Hopefully Meyer learned something from Oregon's coach. I would sh!t a brick if Meyer even brings any attention to this incident, never mind takes action against Spikes. If the SEC doesn't suspend him, don't hold your breath on Florida doing so. And no, I don't believe all Gator fans are classless, but I have already read several comments from UF backers that "it wasn't a big deal... happens all the time" type of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I would sh!t a brick if Meyer even brings any attention to this incident, never mind takes action against Spikes. If the SEC doesn't suspend him, don't hold your breath on Florida doing so. And no, I don't believe all Gator fans are classless, but I have already read several comments from UF backers that "it wasn't a big deal... happens all the time" type of stuff. In Meyers defense it would be difficult to suspend a player who helps you earn millions as a coach. To Les Miles credit he did kick Ryan Perilloux off last year's LSU squad. And it's hard to argue that his decision might have cost him alot last year and maybe even a NC this year considering Perilloux would have been a senior this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 Spikes suspended for first half of the Vanderbilt game. Doesn't mean a whole lot, but it's more punishment than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Florida’s punishment of Spikes doesn’t fit crimeDan Wetzel Eye-gouging is considered such a foul, filthy act that it’s banned by even our most blatantly combative exercises, including mixed martial arts and pro wrestling. Sheriff Urban Meyer of the Gainesville PD isn’t as concerned, apparently. Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes was caught on film purposefully jamming his fingers through the facemask of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey on Saturday in an effort to rip at Ealey’s eyes. It was about as ugly and unbecoming of a play as there is in football. For the act, Meyer will bench his star linebacker for the first half of the Gators’ game against Vanderbilt. Repeat: one half. That penalty isn’t a joke, although the man dishing it out is acting like one. There is almost no excuse for Spikes’ conduct. None. It was a dirty play and one with serious ramifications. There’s a reason violently poking your fingers at someone’s eye is a zero tolerance offense. The other guy can go blind. He has no ability to protect himself. Football is an emotional, violent pursuit and acts like this happen more than the camera catches. “I don’t think that we did anything in that game that they didn’t do,” quarterback Tim Tebow told reporters. That’s the excuse of a child though. The other-guy-does-it-too is never a justifiable defense. It wouldn’t even matter if Ealey had provoked him (the two had been jawing prior to the incident). Spikes is the one who got caught. Meyer ought to be man enough to know this, which is why his decision to dole out such a light punishment is more pathetic than Spikes’ original sin. UF athletic director Jeremy Foley or SEC commissioner Mike Slive should’ve stepped in and issued a real suspension. “I don’t condone that,” Meyer told reporters Monday of Spikes’ play. Gee, really, you don’t condone it? “We’re going to suspend Brandon for the first half of the Vanderbilt game,” Meyer said. “I talked to him, that’s not who he is. I love Brandon Spikes, the team does. We’re going to move on. He has our full support.” Florida is begging for an adult to lead them. Meyer isn’t it when it comes to player conduct. He may be a heck of a football coach, great recruiter, perhaps even devout family man and charitable person. It doesn’t change the fact this was a craven decision. This is a sport, unfortunately, where you don’t need to run a program the right way to earn massive fame, fortune and support though. A large proportion of Gator fans wouldn’t care if Ealey’s eye had been damaged. It’s like that with every college team. For too many fans it’s just about winning games. They’ll pretend Meyer is doing it the right way whether he is or not. They’ll justify Spikes’ act and the light penalty somehow. Meyer and Foley know that. They know football runs the school and, as such, no one who runs the school will mess with football. So they’ll do as they wish and pretend it’s no big deal. The fans will cheer anyway. The checks will clear regardless. Spikes may even have another 10-tackle, pick-six afternoon like he did against Georgia. There ought to be more though. Dirty plays are dirty plays. Meyer may be correct that this act isn’t who Spikes is. Fine. No one is saying he’s a monster. Sitting him for a couple of games isn’t disproportionate punishment though. A lesson needs to be taught. A standard should be upheld. Some discipline has to be displayed – both to those inside and outside the program. The University of Florida should care about more than the pursuit of a glass football trophy. This is about winning games by any means necessary, it’s about justifying and enabling out-of-control play, it’s about brushing off concerns about the safety of opposing players. The timing is interesting that on the same day UF was giving a wrist slap for an eye gouge, Oregon was set to reinstate running back LeGarrette Blount for his sucker punch of a Boise State player and attempted charge at fans back in September. It took less than 24 hours for Oregon to suspend Blount for the entire season back then. “There is no place on the field of play for that kind of action, and his conduct was reprehensible,” school president Richard Lariviere said in a statement. “We do not and will not tolerate the actions that were taken by our player. Oregon’s loyal fans expect and deserve better.” The initial punishment was too severe – you always want to allow for a player to rectify his mistake. Allowing Blount to work his way back to the team through contrition, sacrifice and action was the proper idea. In the end, the running back will have sat seven games. It’s difficult to argue that Oregon didn’t act decisively and then properly. Florida just acted in its best football interests. One of its team captains went after an opposing player with the dirtiest of plays. He’ll sit out a half. It’s all about blind ambition in Gainesville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glabra Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Spikes suspended for first half of the Vanderbilt game. Doesn't mean a whole lot, but it's more punishment than I expected. He would've gotten a full game had he recovered the eyeball..Slacker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Spikes suspended for first half of the Vanderbilt game. Doesn't mean a whole lot, but it's more punishment than I expected. Guys on the Dan Patrick show were jokingly asking today if by, "one half" they meant he was suspended for all the offensive plays. They also brought up another point. Would you rather be punched in the chin (ala Blount from OU) or had you eyes gouged. I would imagine most would argue they'd rather be punched? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockerbraves Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Guys on the Dan Patrick show were jokingly asking today if by, "one half" they meant he was suspended for all the offensive plays. They also brought up another point. Would you rather be punched in the chin (ala Blount from OU) or had you eyes gouged. I would imagine most would argue they'd rather be punched? I'll be honest I think they should both be suspended. Let's not forget that crazy Oregon Duck player was totally out of control. To me he was more threatening not only the players but the fans in the stand as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I'll be honest I think they should both be suspended. Let's not forget that crazy Oregon Duck player was totally out of control. To me he was more threatening not only the players but the fans in the stand as well. And that was the main rationale for that. None the less, I agree that both dudes should be suspended. And to me, this BS suspension is almost worse than nothing. It's like they're rubbing it in our faces. "You want a suspension. Here's your stupid suspension." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I'll be honest I think they should both be suspended. Let's not forget that crazy Oregon Duck player was totally out of control. To me he was more threatening not only the players but the fans in the stand as well. Difference in my mind between the two incidences is that with Blount, it was reactionary... If the guy hadn't said anything, there wouldn't have been an incident. Where as with Spikes it was pre-meditated... He saw the guy was helpless and purposefully went after the eyes. Between the two, Spikes actions were the more reprehensible of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Difference in my mind between the two incidences is that with Blount, it was reactionary... If the guy hadn't said anything, there wouldn't have been an incident. Where as with Spikes it was pre-meditated... He saw the guy was helpless and purposefully went after the eyes. Between the two, Spikes actions were the more reprehensible of the two. I totally agree. To penalize this guy for 1/2 of a game against lowly Vanderbilt is a disgrace. This punk should be gone for the rest of the season. Great job Urban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Spikes suspended for first half of the Vanderbilt game. Doesn't mean a whole lot, but it's more punishment than I expected. Huh? What was your expectation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major-tom Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 And that was the main rationale for that. None the less, I agree that both dudes should be suspended. And to me, this BS suspension is almost worse than nothing. It's like they're rubbing it in our faces. "You want a suspension. Here's your stupid suspension." That was my 1st reaction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menudo Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Suspended for one half against Vanderbilt... What a f'n joke. The title of the post should change to "Stay classy, Urban Meyer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Suspended for one half against Vanderbilt... What a f'n joke. The title of the post should change to "Stay classy, Urban Meyer" As Gators did this unrelated to College Football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Spikes is now suspended for the entire game. Can we all love Meyer now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Spikes is now suspended for the entire game. Can we all love Meyer now? From what I heard on the radio, Spikes actually said he should sit out the entire game. Regardless, even if it was Meyer's idea, it wasn't his idea until 99% of people who were paying attention and virtually every talking head called him out on what a BS gesture the 1/2 game suspension was. In reality,even if they would have come right out with the full game from the outset, it's not like we'd be all singing choruses of "attaboys". Speaking for myself, my thoughts would be, "I guess that's cool." However, that they increased it to a full game after they caught a rash of crap for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 From what I heard on the radio, Spikes actually said he should sit out the entire game. Regardless, even if it was Meyer's idea, it wasn't his idea until 99% of people who were paying attention and virtually every talking head called him out on what a BS gesture the 1/2 game suspension was. In reality,even if they would have come right out with the full game from the outset, it's not like we'd be all singing choruses of "attaboys". Speaking for myself, my thoughts would be, "I guess that's cool." However, that they increased it to a full game after they caught a rash of crap for it... Yea, I know. Can we all love Meyer anyway? For me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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