Tuesday, September 22, 2009

LeGarrette Blount Article

I read the article about the Oregon football player who ended up being suspended for the entire season. I watched the game and everything preceding the blow that he gave to the Boise State player, and i feel that the punishment that was put on him was much to harsh. Obviously punching the player was very wrong like others have mentioned and as the author of the article, but again i feel as if a possible half season or so would be more fitting for the situation. I do not feel that he will be able to redeem himself by apologizing at all because everything is already set into stone just like the author says. Also, the question of whether the Boise State player who provoked the act should be suspended or not has been up in the air. I do not feel like he should just because that stuff happens all the time (taunting and such), and that it is almost part of the game now. In the end i think that Blount suspension should be shortened and that the Boise State coaching staff did the right thing by not suspending their player.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you that the oregon player should have a half season suspension. I do disagree with you on not suspending the boise state player. I do agree that the taunting is practically part of the game now, but I don't think that athletes should go unpunished because of this. I think it would have been perfectly fine to suspend him for a game or so.

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