Broncos Experience "Blount Force Trauma."

The main story about this particular blog should be that Boisie State Defense turned the Oregon high-powered Duck offense into a lame duck offense. The Ducks couldn't even muster a first down in the entire first half. They only had a total of 14 yards on offense. The BSU offense pretty much had their way with the lame ducks as they went on to a 19-8 victory in their home opener. No. 14 Oregon was the highest ranked team to visit the blue turf.

However, the most "exciting" event in the ball game came after the game. Oregon Sr. RB LeGarrette Blount sucker punched a Boisie St. player in the face just below the chin after the player tapped him on the shoulder in a "taunting" way (or so Blount thought). After that, Blount was teased by some BSU fans and he went ballistic, having to be restrained by Oregon coaches as they hauled him off to the locker room.

In the last blog, I said that a symbolic handshake before the game is not a good idea since emotions are high and the players, at least some of them, don't have the discipline and maturity to control their mouths and emotions. Both teams did handle the pre-game hand shake well. It's a miracle since Blount said before the game that Oregon owed BSU a "butt woopin" (probably something more unprintable than that). Those comments, of course, are going to be used as locker room fodder by the other team. Their was a butt woopin, only Oregon was the recipient for the second straight year.

Jason Smith, the host of ESPN Radio's All Night With Jason Smith, thinks Blount should be suspended for the rest of the season and not just the next game or two. Blount has behaved badly before. He was kicked out of practice on one occasion after unruly behavior. He should certainly be suspended for at least the next two games. The NCAA will probably suspend him for even more games.

What is very interesting is the different perspectives of both the Oregon and Boisie State radio networks. Oregon broadcaster Jerry Allen made it sound like the Boisie State players were taunting Blount and Blount "responded". He went on to say that the BSU players were taunting but then cooler heads prevailed and Blount just "didn't like it".
On the other hand, the Boisie State broadcasters saw it as yours truly saw it happen on national television. The Boisie State player tapped blount on iether the shoulder or helmet and Blount punched the player just below the chin. People, including broadcasters, will call it the way THEY WANT to see it.

Should Blount be suspended for the rest of the season, possibly. He was suspended at one time, but over the Summer, had grown in his maturity according to new Oregon Head Coach Chip Kelly. Kelly spoke too soon. What a way to start the college football season.