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With all the negative attention "weighing heavy on his heart," Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes asked to serve a full-game suspension for apparently trying to gouge the eyes of a Georgia running back.

[Toledo guy]

Urban Meyer and the SEC needed to do this four days ago. It's funny that Spikes has to suspend himnself for the second half of the game.

[BuckeyeGal]

It's about time!! I'm a firm believer that character is who you are when nobody else is watching. Thank goodness you came around, Brandon. Your coach and conference show little character at this point. Please continue to rise above their poor standards! It was the good and honorable thing to do, Brandon. Good for you!

[MD1533USMC]

Where is the NCAA on this? Spikes should be suspended for the remainder of the season! Period!

[traveler]

Isn't that big of him!!!
If he played in the NFL,he would've have recieved an award and a new contract.
WHO'S IN CHARGE!!!!!

[Sports Fan]

Shame on Urban Meyer for suspending this kid for only one half! Florida might have a winning football program, but they are losers in character. And you can take that to the bank, Gator Gary. At least Brandon had enough character to do the right thing. Too bad it is against an inferior opponent, but at least, it is a full suspension.

[Pam]

I am not buying this. It was Spikes decision? Sure it was.

[Glen Virginia]

Sure sounds like a conspiracy to see that Florida wins the BCS this year. Too many coincidences with all the lack luster play calling and now this.

[Balzar Riching]

What a joke. Sounds like Brer Rabbit pleading not to be thrown into the briar patch. Give the perp a three game suspension.

[Gator Gary]

Yes, Eye-gouging is wrong. He said he was sorry. His apology was accepted. Let's move on. The GATORS play with INTENSITY. Something the Buckeyes certainly lack especially in BCS Bowl Games. Spikes plays with the same INTENSITY that Jack Tatum (OSU-1967-1971) played with. Hopefully your Buckeyes will play with GATOR INTENSITY against Penn State. GO GATORS!!!

[Truebuckeyefan]

Gator Gary wrote:

Yes, Eye-gouging is wrong. He said he was sorry. His apology was accepted. Let's move on. The GATORS play with INTENSITY. Something the Buckeyes certainly lack especially in BCS Bowl Games. Spikes plays with the same INTENSITY that Jack Tatum (OSU-1967-1971) played with. Hopefully your Buckeyes will play with GATOR INTENSITY against Penn State. GO GATORS!!!

Wrong again.....there is a big differance in playing with intensity and just plain dirty....the Buckeyes had a linebacker by the name of Robert Reyonds....he was part of defenders bringing down a qb from Wisconsin....Reyonds was strangling their qb....the qb couldn't talk....Reyonds was suspended for 1 or 2 games....SEC is getting alot of press this year...refs on the payroll....coaches calling each other out....cheating.....assault on the field....yes your conference is far better than most, but it seems to me that your conference, coaches and players have a bulleye on their back

[BuckeyeGal]

Gator Gary wrote:

Yes, Eye-gouging is wrong. He said he was sorry. His apology was accepted. Let's move on. The GATORS play with INTENSITY. Something the Buckeyes certainly lack especially in BCS Bowl Games. Spikes plays with the same INTENSITY that Jack Tatum (OSU-1967-1971) played with. Hopefully your Buckeyes will play with GATOR INTENSITY against Penn State. GO GATORS!!!

Let's move on? From the guy who continually posts "blasts from the past" on this blog site, on a daily basis!!! And what does intentional eye gouging have to do with INTENSITY???

[LTD]

Too little, too late.

[Florida Buckeye]

Gator Gary needs to crawl back in his swamp! If the officals in the sec hadn't been paid off the Gators would have lost to Arkansas. A i/2 game suspension doesn't come close to what should be the penatly, and a longer one should have come from the sec offices.
Meyer and the University of Florida have lost their integrity and are taking lessons from that school up North (Florida State) and their characterless leader Bobby Bowden. Win at all cost. That would not have happen if Spurrier was there!!

[andy]

gary gator is a stupidass

[andy]

ive listen to a few idiots say ignorant s*** like that and tried 2 make them see..........but u cant make people that blind and bias ................im a clemson fan and if sapp or mcdaniel or spiller, anyone 4 the tigers did that and coach did a half game susp. i would call him gutless and no class and would be concerned that parents of recruits would feel they didnt want a young man they raised with values to be around a coach like that........meyer has no respect for the game and no honor. now look what i tried to do,,,make em see...but they wont...

[andy]

everything i said above is not debateable if ur iq is above 1.........period.the end.

[andy]

andy wrote:

everything i said above is not debateable if ur iq is above 1.........period.the end.

EXCEPT FOR THE GARY GATOR IS STUPIDASS PART MAYBE THAT IS DEBATEABLE BUT THE POST MADE IT LOOK THAT WAY..........SORRY THE "INTENSITY" AT THE TIME MADE ME SAY THAT.

[andy]

SO MOVE ON

[Boeckmanfan17]

MD1533USMC wrote:

Where is the NCAA on this? Spikes should be suspended for the remainder of the season! Period!

Who cares. I think that it was very classy of Myer to suspend Spikes even though he didn't have to.

[Reese]

Scandalous. That poor kid is going to have Spikes fingerprint on his eyeball forever. He will think he is watching the intro to The X-Files the rest of his life....