I didn't see this posted yet, not really sure if it's post worthy. But apparently Urban has filed a complaint to the B1G about the whole "eye gouge" incident. I tend to lean more towards the side of this type of thing being pretty prevelant in the trenches, and no action should really be taken. However I do think it IS pretty "Bush League," as that idiot Matt Millen put it on CFB Live.
Uh, Hoke did exactly the same
I might be misinterpretting
But I believe OP was saying the eye-gouging was buss league
I didn't see millen's
I didn't see millen's statement but I took it the same way you did, that the eye gouge itself was bush league
Yes, I was referring to the
Yes, I was referring to the eye-gouging being bush league.
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I feel like "busch league"
I feel like "busch league" would bea beer pong tournament played exclusively with products from Anheuser-Busch
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I don't blame Urban for this,
I don't blame Urban for this, it was not something that should be tolerated. Looking at the video, it did look like both the MSU and OSU guy were trying to do the same thing, still not cool to tolerate it.
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Agree.
The OP is probably right that it happens all the time, but when you get caught, some kind of action needs to be taken. I don't fault Meyer for sending this in at all.
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The argument that.....
"It happens all the time" is ridiculous.
Yeah, it's an agressive game, but intentionally inflicting serious injury on your opponent should never be taken lightly.
All right Lemmings. Bring the heat.
I'm not saying I take it lightly.
Just that stuff like this probably happens a lot, and just isn't caught on ABC's cameras.
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Your argument
Is Bosch league. Sorry, had to go there.
agree, sorta
Sadly, the argument that "it happens all the time" is valid. The fact that it happens at all shouldn't be tolerated. The rules are in place; they just need to be enforced.
Not in FL
Well, it's not valid in the games my crew works. Usually you have at least 2 if not 3 covering officials in 5 man mechanics and in college they work 7 man so you have 3 to 5 covering officials. Dead ball unsportsman like 15 yards and a first down. Second offense in Florida is removal from the game...an ejection from any game results in an immediate 6 game suspension that can extend into the next year (if you have one). You can appeal but it takes 2 weeks to hear the appeal.
I hear the same meme about holding as well, but this is for a different thread.
It is hard to enforce things
It is hard to enforce things you don't see at the bottom of the pile.
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Can you link the video?
Because the only one I could find it's a poor camera angle, but to me it looked like Hankins was trying to push Jack Allen away with a flat hand. Allen though was purposefully trying to shove his hand into Hankins' helmet.
Have to believe it happens
Have to believe it happens everywhere. I only played HS ball but it happened there too. I've moved on from this one.
I played high school ball and
I played high school ball and never had anything remotely similar to this happen. I always wondered what people meant when they said this stuff happened on every pile up at every level. I assumed that was back in the 60's.
I am for this
It's not the biggest deal in the world, but it should be addressed.
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Millen
This
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Busch
Just to be that guy, the correct term is Bush league, as in out in the Bush or the Sticks. It is a baseball term stemming from small town, minor league teams. It isn't referring to Busch Light drinkers, or hillbilly types.
Like a blind man at an orgy, I was going to have to feel my way through
Dammit.
I was gonna join one.
I prefer the Miller leagues.
I prefer the Miller leagues.
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And I prefer the Bell's leagues
No /s.
Where's Charlie Bauman when you need him?
Maybe he's referring to beer
Maybe he's referring to beer league softball, where they drink primarily Busch.
not meant to be taken literally
Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of brewery products.
I will fucking cunt punt the next person I hear about doing something like that, and I don't give a fuck if you SOR me, I WILL FUCKING ASSAULT YOU.
Bush League is an old
Bush League is an old baseball term for the minors but NASCARs lower series (now Nationwide) used to be the Busch Series since the beer was the main sponsor - so really both work just depends if you think Busch is worth drinking
If mork is going to report
If mork is going to report the tape incident to the league office, he shouldn't be shocked if Urban does something in retaliation. They both seem petty right now
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Slap fight!
My first thought when I saw this was that it was retaliation for MSU filing a complaint against OSU. Basically this all sounds like one big slap fight between Dantonio and Meyer.
Seems a bit more legit than
Seems a bit more legit than crying that your opponent didn't reveal enough of their gameplan on game film.
This kind of stuff happens,
This kind of stuff happens, just not always caught on film. I saw both guys trying to do the same thing. Dantonio obviously coaches his guys up better at the technique, though. MSU getting bad tape from Ohio and now this, the heat building between these teams is nice to see.
Too bad they dont play the
Too bad they dont play the next 3 years. Gotta protect that Indiana rivalry game for MSU
Come on, dude.
You know that if it was our rivalry with IU, we'd want that protected too. I mean, who wouldn't want that game protected.
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how hypocritical. brandon
how hypocritical. brandon spikes in 09 as a senior eye gouged a Georgia tailback when Urban was coaching at florida. The man sat Spikes for a quarter the next game.
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I was thinking the exact same
I was thinking the exact same thing. He has nothing to gain by this, so I'm still trying to figure out the point. Maybe he's just getting back at them for calling him out on the film issue.
I do agree that he is prob
I do agree that he is prob just trying to get back at Dantonio for the film thing. I'm sure had he not made an issue of that, this also would have been left alone.
I could be wrong, but I
I could be wrong, but I thought he suspended him for the entire next game... This was also mentioned on CFB Live.
Spikes is actually the one
Spikes is actually the one that made the decision to sit out the entire game. I apologize for not finding the story or a link, but I'm not able to right now. I'm sure someone else can search it quickly, I'm just in a hospital waiting room. I believe Urban suspended him for a half (maybe a quarter), but Spikes stood up and chose to sit the entire game.
According to wikipedia,
According to wikipedia, that's correct. Meyer suspended him for a half and he lengthened it to the full game.
Matt Millen an idiot?
Matt Millen would have been a great satire writer. His work with the Lions of Detroit was 8 years of satire brilliance.
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I disagree, it was much more
I disagree, it was much more of a Greek tragedy.
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hmm
Greek tragedy usually has a hero. Millen was just a fool and a scumbag.
Tragic Hero?
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Yes, this stuff happens all
Yes, this stuff happens all the time. No, it should not be completely overlooked. No, we don't need to spend any more time talking about it. Both coaches look like whiny little girls.
Wrong
Busch league refers to Nascars shit league.. I believe the trucks.. Not out in the Bush..I dont care if im that guy
Go Blue
Wrong.
Merriam Webster
Merriam Webster doesn't care if he's that guy, either.
IIRC, Hoke, Borges, Mattison, Denard, didn't complain after MSU
iirc, in the post-game interviews after the loss to Michigan State last year, everyone representing Michigan bit their tongue and refused to complain (about the Denard Helmet twist, and Gholston behavior, and what happened with Lewan, etc., etc.,) The comments from Michigan coaches and players were all along the lines of, "Football is a tough game, and you have to play it that way." Even is Hoke filed something with the league office, it is important not to whine, but to learn from the situation and play hard the next time.
I guess it is ok for Meyer to bring this to the league office, but complaining usually doesn't end all that well.
On a related note, I think it is becoming increasingly clear to Ohio fans that in the Big 10, it is open season on Braxton Miller. They have to see some of the similarities between what happened with Denard the last couple years, and what is happening with Miller. Miller is clearly a great athlete. But there comes a point where you have to weigh the benefit of a QB putting himself in harms way for a first down, versus saving yourself for another day. I wouldn't be surprised if Miller is pretty beat up by the end of the season. Nebraska will be tough, and it doesn't hurt Michigan that Ohio plays Wisconsin the week before.
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OSU dude choking WI QB?
Wasn't it a few years ago that an OSU guy was trying to choke the WI QB in a pile and that was caught on tape? I know Urban was not coach at the time, but it is interesting how issues like these seem to erupt with MSU and OSU players every year or two.
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Uh, Hoke did exactly the same thing after the helment twist last year.
By that logic, Hoke is "busch league" as well?