When anger gets the best of you

As many of you know, the college football season has begun! But unfortunately for one player, his season ended as soon as it began. Oregon running back LeGarrete Blount sucker punched Boise State defensive end Byron Hout following Oregon’s opening game loss. As a result Blount has been suspended for the season. What happened was that after the game, Hout yelled at Blount and tapped him on the shoulder sparking the incident. Because he is a senior, his playing days as an Oregon Duck are over. He is, however, still able to attend and take part in practice.

Fortunately for him, he still gets to keep his scholarship. A recent poll by Foxsports.com asked whether or not the suspension was too harsh, too lenient or just right. The majority of voters believed the punishment was just right. This was a sad case of a college football player letting his anger get the best of him…costing him the entire season. It seems sort of pointless to allow him to attend practice when everyone knows he will never play college ball again… at least as an Oregon Duck. Blount’s night was already less than stellar with his performance on the field having eight carries for a loss of five yards. He was already upset to begin with. Some say he should of been kicked out of school as well but that’s a little bit too harsh in my opinion. Oregon coach Chip Kelly thinks so as well. Anger is when the tongue acts quicker than the brain, in Blount’s case it was his fist.

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/10027580/Oregon-suspends-Blount-for-season-

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/10013612/Punch-spoils-No.-14-Boise’s-win-vs.-No.-16-Oregon

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