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Gatorsports Legend  Registered: February 15, 2008
Posts: 19997
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RE: Link
Let's go ahead and start this one. If it were Tebow being caught sticking his hand in the cookie jar, then I would agree. Spikes, however, does not need a squeaky image. This will only help with his intimidation factor. _________________________________  |
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True Gator Registered: March 30, 2008
Posts: 624
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What I don't like, is what it does to UF's image. I don't care how dirty UGA may have been playing.
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Baby Gator Registered: February 14, 2009
Posts: 11
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Tough break for Spikes...nothing goes unnoticed in the Age of YouTube, Twitter, etc. Handling the incident properly requires punishment. Sounds like Coach Meyer did a great job of making the punishment fit the crime. Hope he gets after it in the 2nd half vs. Vandy.
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Freshman Gator Location: Webb, AL
Registered: December 07, 2008
Posts: 108
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Not a bad article. Tebow and Spikes were both poked in the eye by UGA players. Spike happened to get caught returning the favor. As Dooley stated, Spikes got the same punishment as one would get for punching someone in the face. I'm ok with that.
"He asked me 'Did I hold onto the ball?'" Meyer said. "I told him he did and he winked at me and said 'It's great to be a Gator." |
Heisman Gator Registered: February 19, 2008
Posts: 1078
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I agree Russ,NFL teams like their mlb's mean and wont take crap. |
Heisman Gator Location: SW Colorado
Registered: February 19, 2008
Posts: 2033
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People are taking a few seconds of video and blowing it way out of proportion. Brandon Spikes is a first round pick and gritty defender that's not going to back down to intimidation tactics. One play will not change that.
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All-American Gator Registered: March 03, 2008
Posts: 753
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I am fine with the suspension. Especially since Ealey didn't get injured. I think it will call attention to kids to stop that kind of stuff and let them know they can be seen better than they think. That said, I was wondering what you gator fans would say if that clip had shown a UGA player reaching in Tebow's helmet like that? Would you be happy with a half game suspension? |
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Gatorsports Legend Registered: February 15, 2008
Posts: 19997
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As long as Tebow wasn't blinded and didn't have to come out of the game, I would be fine with a minimal suspension. _________________________________ |
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Heisman Gator Location: SW Colorado
Registered: February 19, 2008
Posts: 2033
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Considering the number of penalties the bulldogs have this season and in that game compared to UF, you're entire team should be suspended for a half. High Altitude Gators |
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Freshman Gator Location: Webb, AL
Registered: December 07, 2008
Posts: 108
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Tebow did get gouged worse than Ealey. Did you see the eyes getting rinsed after the play where the bonehead commentators thought he got another concussion? "He asked me 'Did I hold onto the ball?'" Meyer said. "I told him he did and he winked at me and said 'It's great to be a Gator." |
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Traveling Gator Head Ball Coach  Registered: February 15, 2008
Posts: 4418
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Russ, as our resdient techie, could you please compile a video of UGA's transgressions in this game so that we may post them on youtube and broadcast them to the world to see what the reaction is to the late hit on Tebow, the hand under Spikes helmet poking him the eye and stripping his helmet, the intentional facemask on BJ, .......
from another thread here if it helps
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Head Ball Coach Location: Lost in Big 12 country, help!
Registered: August 30, 2008
Posts: 2763
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In the end, I think it hurts the university's image more than it hurt's Spikes. Right now, it seems like we have this massive bullseye on our backs and notice how the country is nitpicking every single one of our games, just looking for a reason to hate Florida. It gets annoying, but I guess I know now what it feels like to be a Yankees fan.
Meanwhile, if anything, this just adds to Spikes image as a nasty linebacker who will someday be a force in the NFL. I'm pretty sure NFL GM's and coaches don't care about Spikes eye gouging because crap like that happens in just about every NFL game. In fact, I read this great article once where SI interviewed Charles Haley back when he was in San Francisco, and they were asking him what really happens in the scrum or piles during football games. Haley mentioned having his balls crushed, his nostrils pulled back so hard he felt a guys fingers in his brain, and his eyelids pulled, among a slew of other things on the list. Football is a nasty game. ------------------------------------ "We have to be on all points next year," said Meyer. "But when you win national championships -- the whole country saw that tonight. You've got to be out of your mind ... you're out of your freaking mind if you don't want to play for the Gators." |
Redshirt Gator Registered: October 04, 2009
Posts: 33
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This type of thing happens @ the bottom of every pile, you just can't see it!! Spikes is a BEAST, who care about his image? He is still going to be a stud in the NFL and the rest of this season!!
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Baby Gator Registered: September 06, 2009
Posts: 20
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Won't hurt Spikes at all. Football people know what goes on and retaliation is part of the equation. Just not as accepted as say throwing at the batter. For UF, unfortunately our detractors will make it comparable to Darnell Docket, which it is not. Spikes has a spectacular and clean UF career to lean on, so for those who want to hate and label, go ahead. Doesn't make you right just because you allege it.
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Freshman Gator Registered: September 28, 2009
Posts: 130
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I wanna know why the SEC isn't reviewing the Dirty play by the Dirty Dawgs, especially that late hit on Tebow which was replayed on National TV. I guess when you're the bottom of the barrel that's all the punishment you need.
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Redshirt Gator Registered: February 26, 2008
Posts: 76
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While what he did was reprehensible, it is being blown out of proportion by the media/espn "hype machine" in two weeks no one will remember any of this.  |
Bull Gator Location: Port St Lucie, FL
Registered: February 17, 2008
Posts: 6943
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Darnell Dockett did something a thousand times worse, and it didn't hurt his career one iota. In fact, he's about to get a new contract for about a billion dollars.
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Redshirt Gator Registered: August 30, 2008
Posts: 65
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Urban Meyer addressed Brandon Spikes' transgression. What has Mark Richt addressed from the game? |
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Senior Gator Location: California
Registered: March 20, 2008
Posts: 437
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The problem is, in two weeks we'll be playing USCe on CBS and I guarantee you they will bring it up. Like I said in another thread, it must take somebody with no life to sit there and watch these games in super-slo-mo and then put it on youtube. There is no way that this was seen in live action. |
Heisman Gator Registered: July 21, 2008
Posts: 1556
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Whoever said this hurts UF image more than Spike's is absolutely true. The NFL knows how much this crap goes on and does not care. Maybe some fans look differently on Spikes but what does that matter to him?
UF however will be labeled as having dirty players. |
Heisman Gator Registered: February 18, 2008
Posts: 1053
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The Gator hate is just reaching an all time high.
Every week it is something new. Kentucky: Ha ha, Tebow got knocked into the next century. LSU: The Gators cheated. Arkansas and Miss State: The referees are giving the games to the Gators. UGA: Spikes got caught being revengeful. What will it be next week? The haters will get worse as the Gators win each game, and if the Gators lose, they will come out in full force. Even if every Gator had Tim's demeanor, they would still hate. That is the price of being as dominating as the Gators have been since Urban Meyer became the Gators coach. The champions will alway be hated by those who want their team to be on the top of the mountain.  Go Gators! |
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Redshirt Gator Registered: June 06, 2008
Posts: 28
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Completely agree. I was going to write pretty much the same thing. Spikes is a linebacker which is all about intimidation. Ray Lewis may have killed someone and all you here about is how he's the most feared linebacker in the league. |
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Baby Gator Registered: October 12, 2009
Posts: 3
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...So has anyone actually confirmed with the player what happened...?????(no the one with the gougued eyeballs). He made no mention of his missing eyeballs as he got up from the pile, he played the next down . I love the jump from fingers in the facemask to gouged eyeballs. OK Spikes had his hand in the cookie jar...but no damage was done, only looked guilty. Welcome to our border-war love on the bottom of the pile in the SEC. Spikes gave him some intimidation and a nice scare..Happy Halloween..that was it. Gators don't need Spikes to play until the AL game, so half a game, or a full game won't matter...so I was glad that Meyer checked with the SEC first. Get an interview with the player and show the missing eyeballs...then you have a story, until then strap on your pantyhose and switch over to watching figure skating as football is too much for you to handle. At least rivalry games in the SEC.
I agree that we have had a target on our back from day #1...that is the cost to be the boss. Every team will have the chance to make their season by beating us...thus we get everyone's best game on Saturday. Every team that is in the top 7 wants us to lose so they can go up a notch or get a chance to the big game. AL wants Spikes to be taken out of the SEC game, so I get their comments on other boards to suspend him for the rest of the year...but is just silly to consider. All I can say is thank god for Tebow...he brings so much positive feedback for the team (unfortunately no one else on the team can live up to that image). If you want to hate you can find any reason to...I think Spikes will have to remember that he represents more than just himself on the field and that every DVR and Tivo and youtube fan will make the most of it. |
Heisman Gator Location: Outside your bedroom window
Registered: February 18, 2008
Posts: 2217
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Maybe Spikes was trying to help the dude by clearing some sleep from his eyes.  ^^^^q##p"< ... I was a Gator before everybody else hated the Gators... >''g##g^^^^  |
Heisman Gator Location: Orange Park
Registered: March 22, 2008
Posts: 2098
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They're piling on. Link
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True Gator Registered: September 22, 2009
Posts: 705
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Like you knew they would. ---------------- "Even after they put a gun in your face, you say let them play football?" 6 News asked. "Yeah, it's Tennessee. That's the way it is sometimes," Zickefoose said. |
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GSMB Elphaba Head Ball Coach  Location: In your head
Registered: February 15, 2008
Posts: 2974
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Late hit on Tebow
Just in case you need it pointed out.. I can't find the film on the play where players stuck their fingers in Tebow's helmet.. it looked like up his nose. Anyone have that??  |
Redshirt Gator Registered: January 08, 2009
Posts: 61
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You notice how he waits till Tebow is not looking, because if he would have tryed that with Tim looking he would have been the 1 on the ground. It's to late, the Gaint is awake. |
Heisman Gator Registered: January 17, 2009
Posts: 1006
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It’s amazing how we as football fans blow everything out of proportion. If a player starts yapping after a game he won then gets punched in the face we act like its mass murder. A linebacker who had been eye gouged previously in the game then returns the favor is now being treated like poison. What has football become? I always thought the physicality of football was similar to Rugby and Hockey not ballet and golf. We end player’s college careers and images for minor incidents just to make ourselves feel better. Football has and always will be a game of broken bones and smashing skulls so it’s hard for me to get overly critical of an eye poke.
"Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing." -Albert Einstein- |
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The Bartender Bull Gator  Location: Bookstahuda watchin' elephants fly...
Registered: February 21, 2008
Posts: 8875
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Spike's image is just fine. Just watch where he goes in the draft. Heck, in the NFL, you can literally kill people in off the field incidents and still play. Spikes is just fine.
This is not a commentary on how I feel about the incident, it's just the way it is. |
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