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alligatorarmy.com - 11/5/2009
You Can Get Over The Vapors Now, Spikes Is Suspending Himself
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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 media Wednesday with Meyer by his side. "I ...
Urban Meyer, Disciplinarian
rumorsandrants.com - 11/5/2009
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

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Florida's Brandon Spikes suspended himself for the entire game vs. Vanderbilt
sports.espn.go.com - 11/5/2009
Florida's Brandon Spikes suspended himself for the entire game vs. Vanderbilt
— sports.espn.go.com — 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. (more) Florida's Brandon Spikes suspended himself for the ...

Comments vote down Sparty and Friends found this 11/5/2009found this
Florida Gators justice, Tennessee Volunteers jerseys and Georgia Bulldogs helmets hit The Dash
sports.espn.go.com - 11/4/2009
Florida Gators justice, Tennessee Volunteers jerseys and Georgia Bulldogs helmets hit The Dash
— sports.espn.go.com — Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (discounted suspensions -- half off! --... sold separately at Florida [1] ): Urban The Ironfisted Everyone who has seen the video of Gators linebacker Brandon "The Gouger" Spikes (2) ... (more) Florida Gators justice, Tennessee Volunteers jerseys and ...

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Rocky Top Talk:  Around the SB Nation: unanticipated problems with coach-in-waiting scenarios

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Around the SB Nation: unanticipated problems with coach-in-waiting scenarios
Rocky Top Talk — ... has taken it upon himself to extend his suspension from the Meyer-required half game against Vanderbilt to the entire game. Give the guy credit; it's a classy move that will go a long way toward diminishing the heat he's received this week. By the way, is the criticism a result of doing what he did and being caught in the act or because Spikes is "an easy target for any Gator hater or anyone scared of big black dudes with dreads"? We report, you decide. ...

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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. ...
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 ...
This Week In Half-Hearted Apologies: Brandon Spikes
stylepointsblog.com 11/5/2009 — As connoisseurs of disingenuous sports patter, we’ve decided to head off the public relations firms and get to the athletes in question first to acquire their excuse laden mea culpas full of self serving rationalization and pettiness. Doing this week’s honor? All-World ...
Urban Meyer Tries to Sweep Brandon Spikes Gouging Under the Rug
bleacherreport.com 29 days ago — "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.   ...
Brandon Spikes to serve full game suspension
digitalsportsdaily.com 11/5/2009 — Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post reports that Florida Gators linebacker Brandon Spikes says he should sit out entire Vanderbilt game for his actions in last Saturdays game against Georgia. Florida has also confirmed that Spikes will serve a full game ...
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 ...
Brandon Spikes Will Gouge Your Eye Out
friendsoftheprogram.net 11/2/2009 — The ability to see is clearly an formidable advantage on the football field. To neutralize said ability would be a gain for one’s opponent. So it looks like Brandon Spikes is probably going to have to dig around inside your helmet to try and pop your eyeball. BUT in his defense, he ...
Spikes won't miss more games
floridatoday.com 27 days ago — 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 ...
Orlando Sentinel
blogs.orlandosentinel.com 11/4/2009 — This is from the first UGA drive in the 1st qtr. when Orson Charles jumps offsides. The refs blow the whistle, the play is dead, then Spikes runs thru the OL and hits Ealey, starting this shoving match (watch the replay). Spikes maliciously stuck his ...
Alright, This Is Getting Ridiculous — Bleacher Report - College Football 11/4/2009
A while ago I actually heard an analyst on ESPN say that what Brandon Spikes did to Washaun Ealey was assault and should be treated as such. Really? He said this was NOT football and it's no different then if it had happened at a movie theatre. WOW! ...
Georgia RB: Spikes shouldn't be suspended — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11/4/2009
Georgia running back Washaun Ealey says he doesn't think Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes should be suspended for apparently trying to gouge Ealey's eyes in Saturday's game. Florida coach Urban Meyer on Monday suspended Spikes for the first half of ...
Florida increases Spikes' suspension to full game — FOXSports.com News for COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11/4/2009
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 the team for Spikes to serve a full-game ...
The Hypocrisy Of College Football Fans Is Incredible — Bleacher Report - College Football 30 days ago
This whole Brandon Spikes episode is sickening. Not just the fact that Spikes did a stupid and potentially dangerous thing to another player, but also the fallout. The commentators, the fans, the haters, all ought to be ashamed of themselves. We ...
Brandon Spikes Is the Most Huggable Guy in College Football — Bleacher Report - College Football 30 days ago
Over the past several years Florida Gator linebacker Brandon Spikes has shown his friendliness and hospitality to his fellow teammates, coaches, fans, and opposing players time and again, both on the field and off. Without a doubt, Brandon Spikes is ...