It will be interesting to see how the college football world reacts to the news that eye gouging and dirty play isn't limited to someone named Brandon Spikes.While reviewing video of a play during which a Florida State fumble was recovered by Clemson, someone on Tomahawk Nation.com, an FSU fan site, noticed that Tiger defensive end Andre Branch (#40 in orange in the video below) doing some gouging of his own on Seminole guard David Spurlock (#79 in white).
Watch carefully to the left of the fumble action...
For every alleged expert who claimed to be surprised and offended that such behavior occurs on the field, what are you going to say now? Shouldn't you be just as surprised and offended at this? Or does it only matter when it's one of the best defenders in the country on the nation's number one team?
I'm not saying this kind of thing is pretty, and I'm not saying it should be condoned, but if you are aren't willing to openly admit that it is relatively commonplace, you don't know the game well enough to have any credibility with me.
Let me ask you a question. Do you think the plastic visors that some players fasten to their facemasks are there to help them see?
It only takes a few minutes of searching before you find examples like the video below. It's Ohio State linebacker Curtis Terry (#55 in white) giving Florida's Tim Tebow a one-two punch before stepping on him. All of this while Tebow is laying on the ground. Why do you think Tebow wanted so badly to score that last touchdown in the BCS Championship Game after the 2006 season?
I assume the alleged experts will climb back on their high horses, and demand that Andre Branch be suspended. And he should be. For now, it's in the hands of Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.
But I hope they don't pretend that this is a sudden "rash" of bad behavior that was rare until recently.
One thing is certain. When I watch college football on television this weekend, I will do so the way I have always done it. With the sound turned down.
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