Rittenberg on Gholston
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/36066/no-word-on-possible-gholston-discipline
My quick take: Gholston should be suspended for this week's game against Wisconsin. His conduct in both cases is completely unacceptable. If Michigan State doesn't step in, which wouldn't totally shock me, the Big Ten should do so.
I agree that a one game suspension for Wisky would be about right. Love how he says that Dantonio doing nothing wouldn't shock him.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:05 PM ^
"I agree that a one game suspension for Wisky would be about right. Love how he says that Dantonio doing nothing wouldn't shock him." - Lordfoul
One squeezes the Dantonio-bag gently, allowing the rationalization and obsessive behavior to cleanse the cavity, thereby successfully Dantonio-ing.
That's more or less what the man is.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
I had a dream last night that I was playing hockey and Denard Robinson was my goalie. Then William Gholston crashed the net and twisted Denard's facemask after the whistle. 0.02 seconds later, my gloves hit the ground and I proceeded to put Gholston's nose through the back of his skull.
Can't do that in football, though....because fighting is "barbaric".
October 17th, 2011 at 8:08 PM ^
Denard=Yzerman
JimLahey=Probert
Gholston=Pummeled Douche
October 17th, 2011 at 8:14 PM ^
Better than my last dream about cloned Asian security personnel guarding an elevator in a run-down part of town.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^
I hope you have tall skates, Jim. Tom Gholson stands 6'7" I have no doubt you could kick his ass on the ice 6 ways to Sunday. If you need to sit on my shoulders to get to him, I'll gladly lend my support.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:22 PM ^
No doubt, Gholston is a monster and would probably man-handle me. However, it isn't about neccessarily beating him, its about letting him know that shit like that will not fly, and that someone is going to stand up to him any time that happens.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:14 PM ^
I agree with the some of the points made about the behavior being "coached" into the players. "Tom Gholson" should be suspended three games minimum (At least three incidents of intent to inflict injury). Rush should be suspended one game. The DC should be suspended one game for being honest about his effed up coaching philosophy. Dantonio should be suspended one game for being the idiot in charge of it all. I effing hate them......but we cannot reduce ourselves to their level though. It is not the Michigan way. I do know Mr. Lewan will see "Tom Gholson" on the football field again
October 17th, 2011 at 8:14 PM ^
Should get at least one game each for the disgusting face mask twisting and for the sucker punch. The fact that both occurred in the same game would lead me to believe it should be 2 games.
I'd also like to see the B1G state they are "disappointed" that the refs didn't throw Gholston out of the game. They saw the punch, threw a flag yet didn't toss him for a clear punch. Should be reprimanded for that.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:53 PM ^
Then add another 1 game for the arm twist on Lewan.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:15 PM ^
October 17th, 2011 at 8:46 PM ^
Give me a break. That's like a "rebuke" for Don Corleone. They don't fucking care.
There's only one thing that matters. Hurting their defensive lineup, now, this week, with two suspensions, Gholston and Rush, both of who are deserving of at least one game each (I don't think they'd get more) and hopefully having Wisconsin putting an L on a depleted Sparty.
The rest is complete bullshit. Nobody is teaching Dantonio any lessons.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:38 PM ^
if it's for 1/2 a game. Dantonio and Narduzi > the goon squad.
October 17th, 2011 at 9:34 PM ^
he would have laid there for about 2 minutes. Then the ESPN replay would have shown the entire country that Tom Gholson was nothing more than a thug. The outcry by the entire college football world would have destroyed ol' Tom and it couldn't have been more deserving!
Go Blue!
October 17th, 2011 at 11:30 PM ^
Did anyone have flashbacks to the Chicago Bears - Packers game back in 1986 when Charles Martin body slammed Jim McMahon? Martin was suspended two games for it. I would like to think that a college player would rate the same or worse. Both Rush and Gholston.
Here is the link.
October 18th, 2011 at 5:10 AM ^
If this was the NFL, Narduzzi would be fined big bucks for his comment and suspended. Gholston, Worthy, and Rush all would have been tossed from the game and fined.
On second thought, the tossing of the Gholston and Worthy earlier in the game probably would have deterred Rush.
The refs have to take charge of the game which they did not. The fact that they did not, allowed this to continue throughout the game. 15 yard penalties usually deter the coaching staff and players. Obviously, it did not deter MSU.
They have to start tossing players during the game. If not, some teams may find it a good swap to commit a foul during a game if their next game is against a weak opponent. It is extremely fortunate, for punishment purposes, that MSU has Wisconsin and Nebraska as their next two games.
The Big Ten really needs to come down hard on MSU to prevent this in the future.
I say Gholston gets three games, one for each offense; Narduzzi, Worthy and Rush one game.
October 18th, 2011 at 9:08 AM ^
that the punch is a heat-of-the-moment move, and that he may have been provoked. It's still against the rules. If you are going to have freakin' rules, enforce the freakin' rules.
Edit: make it three, starting with the arm bend early on. Refs failed miserably on five-six-seven plays in this game that would have had M right there at the end. Sorry but--with the game more carefully weighed--this is legitimately a game worth complaining about. Hope the grow-a-set crowd will shut up now.