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11/5/09

Brandon Spikes suspends himself for the entire Vanderbilt game

Urban Meyer and the SEC might have looked the other way, but Brandon Spikes is suspending himself for the entire game against Vanderbilt

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There has been a lot of discussion about Brandon Spikes' apparent eye-gouging against Georgia. Urban Meyer suspended him for the first half of the Gators' game against Vanderbilt, and the SEC reviewed the play and agree with the suspension.

The rest of the country, on the other hand, seemed pretty upset about it, so Spikes stepped up and did what Meyer and/or the SEC should have done in the first place... he suspended himself for the entire game.

I realize Washaun Earley (the victim) tried to play it down, but when you look at the video, Spikes' intent seems pretty clear. No matter who says it's ok, it's wrong. Period. There's no place for that in sports.

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11/5/09

BigTone2475

11	Nice to see a guy step up and take ownership for his actions.

11/5/09

Anthonyg7575

4	Ealey defended Spikes on Tuesday, saying he didn’t believe he should have been suspended. Ealey also said he was surprised the play drew so much attention. Sounds like the rest of the country just needs to get over it.

11/5/09

BigTone2475

11	Nice to see a guy step up and take ownership for his actions.

11/5/09

BRye21

Anthonyg7575 wrote:

Ealey defended Spikes on Tuesday, saying he didn’t believe he should have been suspended. Ealey also said he was surprised the play drew so much attention.

Sounds like the rest of the country just needs to get over it.

It sounds like they are trying to say (in a very underlying message) that things like this are a lot more rampant than what we usually see. Maybe things like this happen in those piles all the time...wouldnt surprise me. I've never been eye-gouged in a dogpile, but i've been in a few of em. Not too fun if ur in the middle.

11/5/09

drn0iswatr

4	I think it was said best on FSR - if something isn't allowed in MMA then it shouldn't be so nonchalant in any other sport.

11/5/09

CowboyFan1

0	Oh,joy....1 game..............he really stepped up,lol.

11/5/09

Whammer

0	Atleast someone at Florida has morals .......I know what goes on under the piles in football u got caught now suffer tthe punishment.... Spikes just earned back some respect

11/5/09

Scott

3	I applaud Brandon Spikes for showing some class and doing the right thing but in all truth, he shouldnt have had to. I still think the SEC shouldve stepped up and laid down the law when Urban Meyer refused to

11/5/09

WhoDat12

2	Congratulations to Brandon Spikes for not being a spineless wuss like his coach and the Southeastern Conference. Either Meyer or the league should have given him a real punishment, not a half-slap on the wrist. I have gained a huge amount of respect for Spikes.

11/5/09

jswol54

0	Way to man up, Brandon. At least he has the ability to recognize his mistakes and take responsibility for his actions.

11/5/09

TheRoss

0	I'm not convinced he wasn't told to do this, but either way, a 1 game suspension seems right.

11/5/09

mpndt2004

0	BigTone2475 wrote: Nice to see a guy step up and take ownership for his actions. iam glad he did tha he take himself out game and think wha he did wrong and ask god see in he forgive wha he did ok

11/5/09

redsox1002003

0	hopefully NFL scouts see this over the mistake he made. you stay classy, brandon spikes.

11/5/09

IlliniBob72

0	redsox1002003 wrote: hopefully NFL scouts see this over the mistake he made. you stay classy, brandon spikes. Whoa there, Sparky! Let's not forget that the reason he is suspending himself is because he tried to gouge someone's eyes. I need to see a lot more before I start referring to Brandon Spikes as classy.

11/5/09

kantwistaye

1	First, props to Brandon Spikes for doing the right thing. However, this should just further embarrass Urban Meyer, the University of Florida, the SEC, and NCAA. It's sad that a kid who gouges eyes has more common sense than all four of those entities combined.

11/5/09

joncool65

0	poking people in the eyes makes you sleepy. He just needs some rest, that's all.

11/5/09

2pacRIP

Although I don't think Spikes is a bad guy and love watching him play....Do you honestly think if it were Alabama as opposed to Vanderbilt that Florida were playing he and Urban would have the same reaction? ??? No they would not. Actually, I didn't think a suspension on any level was warranted....but let's keep his "remorseful" reaction in perspective. He comes out of a meeting with Urban & his D-Coordinator and has this "epiphany" about personal accountability......yeah right. The reality is that Florida was losing the PR battle and took the necessary steps to alleviate the negative publicity. Job well done.

11/7/09

Spinmonkey

0	Yea, crazy stuff goes on in those piles. As a running back I had a guy twist my foot trying to break my ankle at the bottom of one. @2pacRIP I totally agree. It would probably be different if it was bama and not Vandy they were playing.