Will Muschamp lets suspended Gators off the hook after 'terminated' game

I'd like to think Hoke has enough integrity to uphold a suspension until a game is actually played and recorded. Is Florida's next game against a cupcake? Not that reinstating a player because they are playing a formiddable opponent is justifiable, just makes it kind of lousier if he is reinstating them just to play in a game that is already an easy W.

I'm going to go with... No.

I'm fine with this. Weird scenario, but taking away 15-18% of their season may be harsher than the crime they committed.

"It's not just about suspending players for games," Muschamp said. "There's a lot of things that go into discipline. It's about altering and changing behavior, which we've done.

Muschamp has a pretty good track record. Play on

I know this one. The answer is: Yes. Already decided. They will play against the mighty Eastern Michigan team from Ypsilanti. Our Eagles will fly to the Swamp for a beatdown by Muschamp's Gatorites. After Idaho decided not to fly back during their bye week and Florida decided it didn't want to play a cupcake during the conference season, the coach decided to give a repreive to those players suspended for Saturday's rainout extravaganza with the  Vandals. 

And guess what, the Vandals get a lovely parting gift just for having shown up for the season's opening round of Jeopardy in Gainsville, a lovely $997,000 check. That and all the millions in ticket refunds that now must be made for the mutual decision not to replay this game. And even if it technically was a no-contest, don't tell the coach his suspended players didn't suffer in agony more than others during the anxiously long delay before cancellation was finally announced. 

 

but the point of missing a game, is well, missing an actual game.

My Jimmies are not really rustled too much by this. The suspension hanging over their head, the missed practice, etc is way worse than actually not playing a game, especially a cupcake. It's not the players' fault that the game got cancelled, it just was.

If the game were being rescheduled, I would think they should sit out this week, but as it's not, whatever. The punishment of being suspended was real, and if the players can't learn their lesson despite a cancellation, I don't think an extra week was going to really matter anyway. Since their punishment was announced, they expected to not play last Saturday, and that's what occurred. The only wrinkle is that no one played.

Florida's first two home games are against Idaho and Eastern Michigan. Dave Brandon looks like a goddamn genius getting us Miami (OH) and Utah at home.

In fairness, it was a really long play.

It isn't the suspended players' fault that the game didn't happen last weekend.

or a game requires. I mean techinally they went to OT to keep that game alive because they waited longer than the usual game- playing time to get the contest in. So, actually, now the university may owe those guys for  going overboard in their case. 

The suspended players still missed a game. Granted, everyone else did too, but with a self imposed suspension, I think it's the coaches call. If this were an NCAA suspension, I'm not sure if feel differently, but if have to think a little more.

He's a true gator!

as well as yourself. They had no negative consequence or removal of something positive due to their actions. Muschamp is not doing these players any favors for letting them off easy. I would expect Hoke to hold out Glasgow for the ND game if the App St. game were cancelled. They are in the business of building young men with character.