rmahne2 said:
watchman1 said:
I do agree that Idaho isnt a diverse state and what was said to blount was probably not too nice. I dont think it was anything racial as blount did not indicate that it was anything along those lines when questioned about it. He was taunted and he didnt like it. I do think that the player from boise state should be disciplined as well (but not as harshly). I think blount wasnt suspended so much for the punch (that would have warranted a suspension for a few games NOT the entire season IMHO); he is NOT the first (nor will he be the last) player to punch another player. His suspension was due to his actions after the punch. He could not be restrained; he was out of control. He fought with Oregon's coaching staff and the players that tried to restrain him. He fought with the police and tried to go into the stands after fans, all on national tv. He forced the university's hand. He disgraced himself, his team and his university. Although I obviously dont know I think his suspension was a result of his actions AFTER the punch.
i concur sir
From the Idaho Statesman:
Look, Blount bears the majority of the blame for the events of Thursday night. He sucker punched Hout after the trash talking, then shoved a teammate, then tried to attack hostile Boise State fans and finally had to be dragged off to the locker room to avoid doing any other damage. First-year Oregon coach Chip Kelly rightfully suspended Blount, a senior, for the rest of the season. There is no comparison between the transgressions, nor should there be an equivalency in their punishments.
But Hout played a role, too - and that's why he should sit for the Broncos' next game.
Boise State coach Chris Petersen, who has not hesitated to hand out punishment when necessary, said Hout would be disciplined internally - read: punishing conditioning at ungodly hours - but not suspended. The WAC will not publicly punish Hout either, commissioner Karl Benson said Friday.
"Byron's mistake wasn't as extreme as LeGarrette's," Petersen said, "but he was still wrong."
