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Dubs Dread: Blackhawks Wow!!!
Dubs Dread: Blackhawks Wow!!!
{ Ed. note: Ricky-free Thursday's continue. Here's Dubs' latest column on anything and everything. Expect Stompy's college football stuff later this afternoon. Catch you cats later. Wear your backwards red Yankees cap with pride today, y'all. -- Rick} BY DUBS Other way, Bill. I really ...
Urban Meyer, Disciplinarian
Urban Meyer, Disciplinarian
rumorsandrants.com — Urban Meyer is named for a pope, so he was pretty much born to be a rule-maker.... Meyer displayed some of his renowned iron-fisted ways this week, suspending linebacker Brandon Spikes for an entire half against Vanderbilt after Spikes tried gouging the eyes of Georgia running back Washuan ... (more) Urban Meyer, Disciplinarian
Five Things I Think
Five Things I Think
thoughtsfromthejockstrap.com — Again, I must admit that I clearly ripped this idea off from Peter King. Here are five... things I think: 1. Not much would be better than seeing an NBA Finals matchup of the Celtics and the Lakers – provided that both teams are completely healthy. The last two NBA champions, the total ... (more) Five Things I Think
Spikes won't miss more games
floridatoday.com — GAINESVILLE— Rogers Redding, the SEC's coordinator of football officials, said Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes -- suspended from... Saturday's Vanderbilt game after a controversial video showed him poking into the helmet of Georgia running back Washaun ... (more) Spikes won't miss more games
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Spikes suspended for eye gouge attempt
gatorsports.com 11/2/2009 — Florida coach Urban Meyer suspended All-America middle linebacker Brandon Spikes for the first half of this week's Vanderbilt game after watching the tape Monday of Spikes attempting to gouge the eyes of Georgia tailback Washaun Ealey in Saturday's ...
I tried...
stadiumdrives.com 11/5/2009 — Ok- I was going to stay away from this Brandon Spikes thing. I really was. I love Florida, and I love Spikes, but what he did was wrong. There's no excuse for playing amateur eye surgeon on the football field. He should, and is, being punished for a stupid act. Should be the end of the story. ...
Spikes to sit out entire Vanderbilt game
gatorsports.com 11/5/2009 — The decision was announced after practice Wednesday and comes in the wake of much national criticism over Spikes' eye-gouging incident in the Georgia game in Jacksonville on Saturday. "He came to see us last night, coach (Charlie) Strong and myself," ...
Meyer Ups Spikes' Suspension to Game
ncaafootball.fanhouse.com 11/5/2009 — by FanHouse Newswire GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes has had his suspension for apparently trying to gouge the eyes of a Georgia running back increased to a full game. Coach Urban Meyer says it was in the best interest of ...
Urban Meyer Tries to Sweep Brandon Spikes Gouging Under the Rug
bleacherreport.com 11/7/2009 — "That's not who he is. I love Brandon Spikes. We're going to move on."—Urban Meyer If by "move on" Meyer means that they're going to try to make it seem like this never happened by having Spikes play this weekend, then yes, Florida is moving on.   ...
Florida Linebacker Brandon Spikes Asks For Full-Game Suspension
obsessedwithsports.com 11/5/2009 — The first response that should occur after reading a headline like that is some immediate questioning of whether this could possibly be true. I actually think it is. If so, this makes Urban Meyer, the University of Florida and the SEC look bad. Really bad in my opinion. For a 22-year old to ...
Kiffin adds some new shots at Meyer
govolsxtra.com 11/5/2009 — Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin seemed skeptical that Florida coach Urban Meyer would be severely punished for his recent criticism of the SEC's much-maligned football officials.
You Can Get Over The Vapors Now, Spikes Is Suspending Himself
alligatorarmy.com 11/5/2009 — Despite Washaun Ealey saying Brandon Spikes should not be suspended, Spikes has ended our long national nightmare and suspended himself for the Vandy game. "I really don’t want to be a distraction to the team," Spikes said to the statewide ...
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rivals.yahoo.com 11/2/2009 — Eye-gouging is considered such a foul, filthy act that it’s banned by even our most blatantly combative exercises, including mixed martial arts and pro wrestling. Sheriff Urban Meyer of the Gainesville PD isn’t as concerned, apparently. Florida ...
Brandon Spikes Was Gouged By UGA Player First
sportsbybrooks.com 11/2/2009 — Brandon Spikes was suspended for a half by Florida coach Urban Meyer today for eye-gouging Georgia running back Waushaun Ealey in the third quarter of the Georgia-Florida game on Saturday. Why did Spikes do it? Perhaps because he was eye gouged ...
Jonathan Toews Returns to Practice for the Chicago BlackhawksBleacher Report - NHL 11/4/2009
According to the Blackhawks on Twitter , Captain Jonathan Toews has returned to the ice for this afternoon’s skate in Phoenix. Whether or not he’ll play on Thursday night is still in question, but Ben Eager has reportedly been cleared to play ...
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returns to practice for first time in two weeksESPN.com - NHL 11/4/2009
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews returns to practice for first time in two weeks.
Bryzgalov stops 31 shots as Coyotes top HawksESPN.com - NHL 11/6/2009
Peter Mueller scored his first goal of the season and Martin Hanzal added a goal and an assist as the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Thursday night.