OT: 76 on LSU better be suspended for the season

[pittpitt]

LSU threw an interception with less than a minute to play to seal Wisconsin's upset win, and LSU's 76 (Josh Boute, Sr, 6-5, 346#) threw himself into the helmet/head of the celebrating CB who got the Int way after the play was dead.

He deserves to be suspended for the rest of this year, and if he ever plays again deserves to be the target of numerous late hits to his knees, head, and neck from opponents, hopefully while already engaged with a defender. It was actually worse than what Oregon's Blount did years ago because at least his cheap-shot punch was to a player his size so the impact was very unlikely to be as potentially terrible.

 

[wicker]

The DB took a knee for about a milisecond

 

[Swervin27]

suspended for season?? Oh Christ, give me a break. It would be a joke if he gets suspended for a game.. It's a cheap shot, not first degree murder..

 

[yourhired]

1/2 at the most

 

[CorsosRevenge]

The DB took a knee for about a milisecond

Watch it again. it was a diving catch.

 

[Swervin27]

Watch it again. it was a diving catch.

not gonna argue it was a mistake, definite cheap shot but give me a break with season long suspension.. Sit him a 1/2, berate him in practice, make him give some obligatory apology tweet and move on..

 

[pittman71]

LSU's players were acting like idiots the entire game, ridiculous showboating over routine plays, some of which they had no role in. This play doesn't surprise me at all, and if he gets more than a 1 game suspension I will be shocked.

On the positive side you don't see any of these antics from the Pitt players, thank goodness. PSU's team seems to be a lot like LSU with regards to how they act out on the field.

 

[pittpitt]

It's a cheap shot, not first degree murder..

A 350 lb guy launched himself at the head of someone less than 200 lb, and he knew the play was long over and the much smaller player didn't see it coming. The intended outcome of his action was truly horrible, and you can't say otherwise without lying. A cheap shot is hitting a guy in the back 2 seconds after a play. This was intended to do grievous injury to someone much smaller who had no reason to believe he was going to be hit, let alone right in the head, and was not protecting himself. 76 should never play football again.

 

[Swervin27]

A 350 lb guy launched himself at the head of someone less than 200 lb, and he knew the play was long over and the much smaller player didn't see it coming. The intended outcome of his action was truly horrible, and you can't say otherwise without lying. A cheap shot is hitting a guy in the back 2 seconds after a play. This was intended to do grievous injury to someone much smaller who had no reason to believe he was going to be hit, let alone right in the head, and was not protecting himself. 76 should never play football again.

making this much more than it is.. "truly horrible?" really? This is truly horrible? THat's not being over dramatic

 

[H2P-2007]

I think he automatically misses a half since he got tossed. In my opinion he should be suspended for a game or two. Maybe he thought the play was live, but he still launched himself at the dude's head.

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

Was watching the game, but the way it flashed in front of me, it was one of those "did I see what I thought I saw?" plays. Ref nearby flagged him and ejected him without hesitation, which is appropriate. What I think would also be appropriate would be the suspension that applies to targeting (which is kind of what it was).

 

[pittpitt]

making this much more than it is.. "truly horrible?" really? This is truly horrible? THat's not being over dramatic

You're right. The play was completely over, then he started running at a guy half his size and launched himself directly at his head knowing the target didn't see it coming. I guess he intended for the result to just be kinda bad.

Maybe he thought the play was live

You're kidding, right?

 

[Swervin27]

You're right. The play was completely over, then he started running at a guy half his size and launched himself directly at his head knowing the target didn't see it coming. I guess he intended for the result to just be kinda bad.



You're kidding, right?

You're being a drama queen. It was a cheap shot, you don't lose a year for a cheap shot.

 

[vegasgreed]

I was watching the game. It was a dirty hit for sure, but the whole season? Are you high?

 

[pittpitt]

You're being a drama queen. It was a cheap shot, you don't lose a year for a cheap shot.

Tell me what you think 76's intended outcome to the situation was? He's twice as big as the guy, the play was LONG over and no one was acting like it was a live play, and he knew the smaller guy didn't see him coming. Clearly state what you think 76 thought the physical outcome of his action was going to be (not "to let 14 know he was pissed" -- physical outcome).

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Tell me what you think 76's intended outcome to the situation was? He's twice as big as the guy, the play was LONG over and no one was acting like it was a live play, and he knew the smaller guy didn't see him coming. Clearly state what you think 76 thought the physical outcome of his action was going to be (not "to let 14 know he was pissed" -- physical outcome).

My guess is that he had absolutely no "intended outcome", physical or otherwise. He did something stupid in the heat of the game pretty much without thinking about it. He's not the first guy to do so. He won't be the last.

Suspend him for the full game next week instead of the half that he gets by rule and be done with it.

 

[vietvet1]

You over zealously celebrate close to the line of scrimmage and bad things can happen. just sayin'

 

[CorsosRevenge]

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=17459152

Some of you are so stupid it scares me. Watch the video. This piece of shit led with his head. He could have paralyzed that kid. If they're gonna suspend LaGarette Blount for eight games for taking a swing at a player this guy deserves more than just a one-game suspension.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

It's as if you don't understand the difference between doing something on the field in the heat of the game and doing something after the game is well over. Not over because your team is extremely unlikely to win, over because the clock reached all zeros a minute or two beforehand.

 

[CorsosRevenge]

It's as if you don't understand the difference between doing something on the field in the heat of the game and doing something after the game is well over. Not over because your team is extremely unlikely to win, over because the clock reached all zeros a minute or two beforehand.

And it's as if you don't understand the damage that can be done by blasting into someone and using your helmet as a spear. This wasn't some "heat of the moment" reaction to bumping or trash talk. This is a guy who lost is composure and tried to injure a kid because he was mad. It's bullshit and has no place.

 

[pittpitt]

My guess is that he had absolutely no "intended outcome", physical or otherwise. He did something stupid in the heat of the game pretty much without thinking about it.

Starts running toward the guy AFTER the play is dead, then launches himself directly at his head = "no intended outcome" "without thinking about it". I hope to god you aren't a cop, lawyer, judge, teacher, politician, boss, military, basically anything that has power or makes any judgements.

 

[Swervin27]

Starts running toward the guy AFTER the play is dead, then launches himself directly at his head = "no intended outcome" "without thinking about it". I hope to god you aren't a cop, lawyer, judge, teacher, politician, boss, military, basically anything that has power or makes any judgements.

I cant tell if you are being serious now or not.. Is it possible to make this a bigger issue, I mean I'm expecting you to talk about how this could negatively effect future generations...

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

I cant tell if you are being serious now or not.. Is it possible to make this a bigger issue, I mean I'm expecting you to talk about how this could negatively effect future generations...

THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN!!!!!

 

[pittpitt]

I cant tell if you are being serious now or not.. Is it possible to make this a bigger issue, I mean I'm expecting you to talk about how this could negatively effect future generations...

I would totally pretend to not see the straight-forward question asked directly to me either, if I was you. We all know what the intended outcome of a 350# athlete who runs at a small guy and launches toward his head is ... just admit he was trying to do horrible damage to this guy, and probably feels like a pussy that he didn't at least knock him out cold for a few minutes.

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

just admit he was trying to do horrible damage to this guy, and probably feels like a pussy that he didn't at least knock him out cold for a few minutes.

He should feel like a pussy for acting like an asshole (a word I don't use often), but he's the guy who has to look himself in the mirror.

 

[Ski11585]

LSU threw an interception with less than a minute to play to seal Wisconsin's upset win, and LSU's 76 (Josh Boute, Sr, 6-5, 346#) threw himself into the helmet/head of the celebrating CB who got the Int way after the play was dead.

He deserves to be suspended for the rest of this year, and if he ever plays again deserves to be the target of numerous late hits to his knees, head, and neck from opponents, hopefully while already engaged with a defender. It was actually worse than what Oregon's Blount did years ago because at least his cheap-shot punch was to a player his size so the impact was very unlikely to be as potentially terrible.

Because the answer to a cheap shot is more cheap shots?

You're dumb.

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

Southern Cal player just ejected for stomping on an Alabama player at the end of a return. What I liked was how the ref concluded the announcement: "Number 40 has disqualified himself ".

 

[JokePa]

I think lsu thems3lves need to immediately suspend him 3 games

 

[Swervin27]

I would totally pretend to not see the straight-forward question asked directly to me either, if I was you. We all know what the intended outcome of a 350# athlete who runs at a small guy and launches toward his head is ... just admit he was trying to do horrible damage to this guy, and probably feels like a pussy that he didn't at least knock him out cold for a few minutes.

Why are you so mad about this? It's like you are taking it personally. What's the intention of any football player who launches toward his head? It happens all the time. Have you really never seen this in football before ?

 

[pittpitt]

It happens all the time. Have you really never seen this in football before ?

Tell me the last time you saw this type of targeting (unquestioned targeting of the head) happen between 2 guys with that much of a size disparity.

Tell me the last time you saw this type of targeting (unquestioned targeting of the head) happen where the guy who did the launching didn't even start his acceleration toward the guy until a few seconds after the play was over.

What's upsetting is how ho-hum you and others are about this. I don't feel great that I still love watching football knowing how bodily and mentally debilitating this game is to the long-term health of all of these guys, yet here was a play so despicable in its obvious intent (he is trained to stop playing when a play is over and to not launch into someone's head, yet he went way out of his way to do both knowing the other guy didn't see him coming = really obvious intent) and people are acting like it's a LB hitting a RB one step too late. Your head is so far up football-is-tough-and-shit-happens-sometime's ass that you don't care that a guy was WITHOUT QUESTION trying to knock this man completely out by striking him with 350 pounds and a running start in the head LONG AFTER THE PLAY WAS OVER. This isn't a 210# safety headhunting a 190# wide receiver on a pass across the middle. This wasn't someone who was already running at full speed taking a cheap shot on a running QB who was a step-and-a-half out of bounds. There was no play happening at all. Not even close, and one of college football's largest OL made the decision to start running and dive into a DB's head. Your concept of how humanity and sports fit together morally is seriously whacked if you think it was the type of thing you see all the time (you don't - you don't at all) and deserves to be punished lightly, and to let this guy take hundreds of future running starts at men smaller than himself who always expect to not get lined up for a concussion when a play is completely dead.

 

[BFo8]

Instead of sitting the 1st half they probably suspend him for whole game. Anything more than that probably too severe.

 

[big marty]

2 game suspension would be about right unless he has a history of this.

 

[Jpripper88]

Tell me the last time you saw this type of targeting (unquestioned targeting of the head) happen between 2 guys with that much of a size disparity.

Tell me the last time you saw this type of targeting (unquestioned targeting of the head) happen where the guy who did the launching didn't even start his acceleration toward the guy until a few seconds after the play was over.

What's upsetting is how ho-hum you and others are about this. I don't feel great that I still love watching football knowing how bodily and mentally debilitating this game is to the long-term health of all of these guys, yet here was a play so despicable in its obvious intent (he is trained to stop playing when a play is over and to not launch into someone's head, yet he went way out of his way to do both knowing the other guy didn't see him coming = really obvious intent) and people are acting like it's a LB hitting a RB one step too late. Your head is so far up football-is-tough-and-shit-happens-sometime's ass that you don't care that a guy was WITHOUT QUESTION trying to knock this man completely out by striking him with 350 pounds and a running start in the head LONG AFTER THE PLAY WAS OVER. This isn't a 210# safety headhunting a 190# wide receiver on a pass across the middle. This wasn't someone who was already running at full speed taking a cheap shot on a running QB who was a step-and-a-half out of bounds. There was no play happening at all. Not even close, and one of college football's largest OL made the decision to start running and dive into a DB's head. Your concept of how humanity and sports fit together morally is seriously whacked if you think it was the type of thing you see all the time (you don't - you don't at all) and deserves to be punished lightly, and to let this guy take hundreds of future running starts at men smaller than himself who always expect to not get lined up for a concussion when a play is completely dead.

Wow you must be insufferable.

 

[TempleBAPittMPA]

After replaying the scenario in my mind (as I said, I was kind of in disbelief when I saw it happen), the fact that it was a dead ball foul (that is, not during the course of a play, where the intercerpting player would be anticipating contact) makes it a more severe infraction, thus at least a game. Les Miles should step in and make a statement by imposing a penalty beyond that.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Tell me the last time you saw this type of targeting (unquestioned targeting of the head) happen between 2 guys with that much of a size disparity.

Tell me the last time you saw this type of targeting (unquestioned targeting of the head) happen where the guy who did the launching didn't even start his acceleration toward the guy until a few seconds after the play was over.

What's upsetting is how ho-hum you and others are about this. I don't feel great that I still love watching football knowing how bodily and mentally debilitating this game is to the long-term health of all of these guys, yet here was a play so despicable in its obvious intent (he is trained to stop playing when a play is over and to not launch into someone's head, yet he went way out of his way to do both knowing the other guy didn't see him coming = really obvious intent) and people are acting like it's a LB hitting a RB one step too late. Your head is so far up football-is-tough-and-shit-happens-sometime's ass that you don't care that a guy was WITHOUT QUESTION trying to knock this man completely out by striking him with 350 pounds and a running start in the head LONG AFTER THE PLAY WAS OVER. This isn't a 210# safety headhunting a 190# wide receiver on a pass across the middle. This wasn't someone who was already running at full speed taking a cheap shot on a running QB who was a step-and-a-half out of bounds. There was no play happening at all. Not even close, and one of college football's largest OL made the decision to start running and dive into a DB's head. Your concept of how humanity and sports fit together morally is seriously whacked if you think it was the type of thing you see all the time (you don't - you don't at all) and deserves to be punished lightly, and to let this guy take hundreds of future running starts at men smaller than himself who always expect to not get lined up for a concussion when a play is completely dead.

How is it even possible for someone who thinks the way that you do to watch football?

 

[Dr. von Yinzer]

I think lsu thems3lves need to immediately suspend him 3 games

That's where I kind of landed too.

He was ejected for a flagrant personal file – which is a pretty serious call by a game official.

I don't think he should miss the rest of the season for what he did but I also think an additional half or even an additional game is too light a punishment.

He was definitely trying to hurt that Wisconsin kid and there's no place in the sport for that type of thuggish behavior.

More to the point, he embarrassed LSU. It's one thing to lose a game to one's opponent, it's another thing altogether to lose your dignity in the process. Number 76 did that and Miles will be doing his team a terrible disservice if he does not address it firmly.

Three games seems right to me. It was a dead ball foul against a completely defenseless player. That's different than launching yourself against a guy who is competing against you. Number 14 for Wisconsin was no longer competing and it is imperative that we not allow those types of plays to happen before someone gets seriously injured by one of them.

Three games – one by the SEC and two more by LSU – would send a pretty strong message without ruining the kid's life.