Spikes Get's Off Too Easy

Florida Head Football Coach Urban Meyer cares more about winning than doing the right thing. This belief can be proven by the fact that he gave his star linebacker, Brandon Spikes, a "slap on the wrist" for clawing at the eyes of Georgia Running back Washaun Ealey at the end of a play.
Meyer suspended Spikes for the FIRST HALF of next week's game instead of, at least, the whole game.

This is despicable! What if Spikes had damaged Ealey's eyes? He could have gone blind. There was no need or excuse for that kind of behavior. Also, if it were a second teamer who did this barbaric act, that second teamer would probably been suspended for not just one, but probably two whole games. We have a situation here where a coach feels he has to have his best linebacker playing in order for Florida to win regardless of what transgression the player has committed. Standards of propper behavior have been lowered in the name of winning. Spikes put his fingers through Ealey's facemask and grabbed at his eyes. Unnecessary and stupid! Spikes should at least be suspended for the entire game, not just the first half.

We have lost and are continuing to lose all sense of decency. Yes, football is an emotional game, but there are still things a player cannot do. Clawing at an opponent's eyes is one of those things. Am I the only one that agrees with this? I don't think so. In a yahoo.com poll, an overwhelming 91% of people said that the punishment meted out to Spikes for his actions was not enough. Consider me one of them. You can still win by doing the right thing. You don't need to cause intentional harm to your opponent in order to win. where's the sportsmanship here?

Florida Quarterback Tim Tebo told reporters after the game that guys on the other team were probably doing it too. That is a pathetic excuse. Come on, Tim. You're suppose to be above that. To sum it up, Meyer has made a poor decision. Brandon Spikes needs to sit out at least one entire game, not just the first half.