I have mixed emotions the day after. Last night, I wanted him off the team, period. The game was bad enough, then Blount Force Trauma totally over reacted. No excuse to either one. This morning I feel he deserves an indefinate suspension until he calm down and be able to control his emotions. If you cut this guy loose, I honestly think he would be in a downward spiral. Everyone deserves a chance to get it right but how many has he had. But then I really don’t want this head ache on the team all year. Just too much negative pub.
Oregon made a mistake by making Blount one of the main faces of the team in marketing, having nearly every jersey color of him available. They will lose so much money on those now!
What a way to disgrace the University, the program and its loyal fans.
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If you look at the last play, Blount was right near the Boise sideline. Wrong place, wrong time and he still made a bone head descision. Then rustling with his own players and coaches and police? Should have put that focus into Purdue man.
I am also shocked by all the fans who say “look around the league, this stuff happens.” Do you want the team you root for to be associated with schools that cannot control its players? It sucks to be trash talked by almost all the media the day after for something like this. You know the offense will get some additional reps, that’s fixable. The Blount situation, doubtful.
