For those that missed it, Florida's Brandon Spikes was "caught up in the moment" according to coach urban meyer when Spikes decided to do some eye gouging:
eye gouge video
when I watch this, sure it seems bad and looks terrible. A lot of people are griping about this player doing this, as they should. The real tragedy, though, is that Coach Meyer suspended this player for 30 minutes of their game on Saturday agaisnt perrenial national title contender Vanderbilt (sorry, VanWyck, I had to take a jab. At least they have a cool burn center with the awesome Dr Jeffery Guy of famed podcast ICU Rounds).
So, there you have it. In an opportune moment to teach this student-athlete responsibility, Meyer missed the boat. I wonder if Meyer was going to throw this under the rug, but ended up not being able to because of the public outcry?
When the Oregon/Boise State thuggery went down, a huge penalty was levied. I bet that player learned a huge lesson each and every day he saw his team play and he had to watch from the sidelines (I personally feel he should be allowed to play again if he has had good behavior).
Too bad Urban Meyer appears to not be placing as much teaching in his role as compared to winning. This is still, supposedly, the sport of the amateur.
