Six games would have been enough.

Back in the day, my alma mater’s starting quarterback punched our offensive coordinator during a game and was allowed to stay on the team after issuing a public apology, even though he never saw the field again. That’s essentially the same penalty Blount received. That was D3 football and I don’t think it even made the campus newspaper, whereas this is going to be sports news all weekend; the difference here is the media. What would happen if he had been suspended a few games, came back, did well and Oregon ran their conference table and ended up in the Rose Bowl? The school would be vilified by the media. I don’t think they can ‘win’ another game with him on the team.

The suspension effectively ends Blount’s football career, I would think, or at least puts it in Austin Scott hopes-and-dreams territory. One thing I was thinking about today — if he really went from second round to undraftable as the experts said, that means his punch cost roughly $10 million to throw. What is the most expensive punch thrown in history? Wikipedia says when Kermit Washington punched Rudy Tomjanovich it ended up costing the Lakers over $3 million in 1977 dollars, which is like $11.2 million today.

No this is not an unfair the decision made against LeGarrette Blount. PSU does not tolerate personal foul calls. Have you ever seen Joe Paterno’s reaction to a player if a personal foul is called? He pops a lid.

This is football and smack is talked all the time on and off the field. LeGarrette Blount was talking smack way before the game. You must be able to handle the taunting. Lord knows our PSU players handled their fair share of taunting. It takes class and pride not to rise to the bait.

The whole story…it was said on the ESPN that LeGarrette Blount was in trouble before in Feburary for breaking team rules. LeGarrette Blount can go to another college to play this year…if he wants to take the chance.

If this was a PSU player – it would have been worse. We put a lot of pressure on the young men, but at the end of their career with Penn State they are great additions to society. Not thugs.

He was the stud Nebraska tailback from the mid-90s who got arrested for assaulting his girlfriend during the ’94 season and was punished with…A six-game suspension.

So, forgive me if I feel that this punishment on Blount is rather excessive.

When it all unfolded last night, I had no problem calling for a full season suspension. Looking at it more today, a substantial penalty was necessary, but the full season seems a bit much. Oh and let’s not hide this behind the “they’ve killed his career”, because there are other professions where just one transgression on your record can get you blacklisted. Fair or not, that’s how it goes.

Anyone think had he not blown up again at the fans, having to be restrained like a madman, the penalty would have been less severe? Yes, the sucker punch was stupid and a suspension is warranted for that. But if had just walked off the field, looking like he knew he made a mistake, I think they would have given him less. Letting his emotions get the better of him yet again, at the fans no less (right or wrong, the athlete will rarely ever win that battle), helped write the punishment.

Saying “We owe them an @ss beating” so, if you are gonna dish it out, take it like a man, don’t punch people coward.

The guy was being taunted by a moron who took his helmet off, thus allowing the direct and impressive fist pump to the face. I think both players should have a 2 game suspension. Taunting and being physical are parts of the game, it was just an error of judgment on both players caught up in their emotions.

I would have punched that guy in the face too. Just saying.