Blount suspended for the rest of the season

It is good to see that Oregon took the appropriate action. A lot of other universities may have gone lighter, especially with one of their star players.

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just saw this

personally i would’ve suspended him half the season, but i can’t fault Oregon for doing this. Too bad for Blount, but he’s got to learn to control himself

by bucknellbruin on Sep 4, 2009 2:15 PM PDT reply actions

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I think if it had just been the single punch (as bad as that is) he would have only been gone a few games. But punching his own teamate and getting into it with the crowd sealed his fate.

As a Boise based Bruin fan I was a little disappointed to see that Coach Petersen isn’t suspending Hout. I thought he deserved a single game suspension for instigating everything.

by Insomnia333 on Sep 4, 2009 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Well we know one thing now

Chip Kelly is no Pete Carroll.

Big ups to him. He has my respect.

by Nestor on Sep 4, 2009 2:20 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed!

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Sep 4, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions

I believe this is a satisfactory result

You can’t say that UO took this incident lightly.

by Tydides on Sep 4, 2009 2:48 PM PDT reply actions

Good job Oregon. They did exactly the right thing. As far as Hout, if they suspended players everytime they talk trash to each other, we wouldn’t get to see much football. Make him run a few extra laps or do extra push ups or something, but that’s about all he deserves, I think.

by captainqtp on Sep 4, 2009 3:04 PM PDT reply actions

Or for the next week, post a photo in the locker room of him getting his Jake Busey smirk wiped off.

by insomniacslounge on Sep 4, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Impression of OU

My first reaction after seeing this was that the HC of OU does not have control of his team. They appeared undisciplined a bit during the game and the incident after the game reinforced my feelings. This may not be the last incident with the team if my hunch is correct. He has had all Spring practice and fall camp, and they looked a bit squirrely……
Bill

BillSouthBay

by Mensgym on Sep 4, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions

I must say

Oregon just jumped up in my book of classy establishments. It takes a lot of integrity to suspend one of your keystone players for the whole season. u$c* would have had him sit out half of one practice, or less. Their reputation may still be slightly marred thanks to Blount, but this definitely will help their public perception.

by sponkey21 on Sep 5, 2009 8:23 AM PDT reply actions

And BSU is going down a few notches in my book...

…… for not publicly hitting Hout with a one-game suspension.

So, let me get this straight — you goad an opposing player into a fight, even going so far as to shove him after the game while standing right in front of your head coach, and you DON’T get busted other than a few more laps at practice?

Low-risk, high-reward — just be an *ss hat and see if you can bait the other guy after a game.

CRN is looking better than Petersen all the time…

MIM

"In this program your passion bucket must be full to play SC." -- CRN, to Dan Patrick, 1/2008

by Meriones on Sep 5, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions