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Lief Ericson wrote: I hadn't seen that, he should have been ejected from the game. So should have the whole UGA team in '07 and half the UGA team at some point today- I'm sure those videos are coming shortly from UGA fans- but Spikes should have been out of the game too. Mark Richt has no control over anyone on that team anymore, all he can do is hope one motivational ploy after another makes his players like him enough to play hard for him. He has no credibility to reel them back in either since the whole animal house routine was his idea in the first place.

Good post.  Agreed.

Lief Ericson wrote: I hadn't seen that, he should have been ejected from the game. So should have the whole UGA team in '07 and half the UGA team at some point today

That's a little overwrought, don't you think?  What did you see today that deserved ejection (or 42 of them, by your count)?  The worst thing I saw today was Gamble's facemask, and that occurred in the flow of the play.

I bet nothing will happen though.

Taken literally, I was maybe slightly off base. UGA players were shoving after plays constantly regardless of warnings (that one incident on the late punt return was Markhie Anderson's fault so I'm not counting that one), going for the helmet, etc. and far more often than not got away with it and did it all over again the next play. The number of personal fouls committed, by various players, was staggering. Georgia's O-line was dirty from the opening snap, granted a lot of that was holding and those don't lead to ejections, but I dare you to watch that game again and see how many pass plays UGA's o-line wasn't doing something blatantly illegal- particularly on the interior. UGA just looked like a dirty team across the board today and their penalty numbers should have been far, far worse.

Just as an exmaple... have a look at that first TD pass by GA. Cunningham had the tackle beat and had a clear shot at Cox but the tackle got his arm around Cunningham's neck and held hem back long enough for Cox to get the throw off. I know you can find holding on every play if you look hard, but when an offensive tackle gets beat around the outside and prevents the sack by hooking his elbow around the DE's neck and pulling him to the ground, I kinda think that ought to be called :)

Dirty play for sure. Nothing excuses that, but Ealey and Spikes were going back and forth all game, and no telling what Ealey might have said to have provoked Spikes to go after him like that. Also, I felt like the UGA OL intentionally hit Spikes on the head after his helment came off. Spikes' actions were much cheaper and dirtier, but getting hit without a helment like that could have caused a much more serious injury.

You guys are missing the point. Spikes is a thug!!! Always has been and always will be. I can't wait till the boys on the next level give him an attitude adjustment. Holding is one thing but trying to poke someone's eyes out, now that's criminal. If that didn't piss you off then you're not a real Dawg fan. I know this is a bad thing to say about an athlete but I wouldn't feel sorry for the bastard if he got hurt and never played again. If you remember he's the one that during last years game stayed on top of Knowshon taunting him after the play was dead. Again, THUG  that has no place in this game.

classAact wrote:

Dirty play for sure. Nothing excuses that, but Ealey and Spikes were going back and forth all game, and no telling what Ealey might have said to have provoked Spikes to go after him like that. Also, I felt like the UGA OL intentionally hit Spikes on the head after his helment came off after his helment came off. Spikes' actions were much cheaper and dirtier, but getting hit without a helment like that could have caused a much more serious injury.

In your opinion, exactly what could Ealey have said that would justify Spikes atttempting to blind him?  I'm very, VERY interested in your response.

Darnell Dockett got away with worse back in 2001 on Earnest Graham. I know a guy who was a running back at Lowndes that had his eye gouged in a game when he was having a big night and missed the rest of the game. Something should come of it, I agree, but it's like trying to prove collusion in that unless the guy just flat out says he did it on purpose nothing is likely to be done about it.

The thing all the UF fans are getting at essentially though is that UGA players were going at UF players above the shoulder pads on both sides of the ball all day long and somehow got away with it far more often than not. That's pretty dirty too and it was a lot more than one guy on one play.

If Blount was suspended for the year, then so should Spikes. Ealey was completely defenseless and didn't do anything to provoke it.

Yeah there is a place, and he is in it....the SEC. Lets face it...I love UF, and I always pull for the SEC, but the whole conference is a bunch of animals. Most teams in the SEC barely graduate half of their players, and the only emphasis in the league is on talent, not character. I watched the Iowa/Indiana game earlier today, and you didn't see the crap going on in that game like you did in the UF/UGA game. Spikes should be the poster child of the SEC...unbelievable athlete, but a pure thug.

No. I obviously hurt your feelings by commenting on Tebow breaking Walker's record, so you can twist my post in your head all you want. You conveniently forgot to bold the portion of my post that said NOTHING EXCUSES SPIKES' ACTIONS. And like I said, no matter what Ealey said, Spikes would not have been justified for trying to poke him in the eyes, but don't just make Ealey out to be an innocent victim. Also, since you are so quick to comment on my posts...how do you feel about the UGA linemen hitting Spikes in the head with his helment after Spikes helment had been knocked off?

that was not even close to a dirty play you idiot. Spikes helmet got knocked off and within a second he got pushed by a lineman right by the play. Nothing at all illegal or dirty.

Let me tell you something ClassAact , I was hoping he would put him out of the game. Keep in mind this happened after the eye pocking incident. As I said earlier he'll get his one day, that's for sure. In fact I don't know why you're even on this site unless you are just here to piss people off. Which you are doing a great job of by the way! The people on this site (for the majority) are die hard Dawg fans and for you brag about how great Florida is when as a nation (Bulldog) we are possibly at our lowest point in many years in just disrespectful. I've read you're post on other threads and enough is enough!

TheUnitGA7 wrote:

that was not even close to a dirty play you idiot. Spikes helmet got knocked off and within a second he got pushed by a lineman right by the play. Nothing at all illegal or dirty.

Blinded by bias. Pushed? Yeah a push to the head with his helment. Spikes wasn't engaged with the guy who hit him, and Spikes wasn't even going after the ball carrier anymore. But your right, no UGA player would ever take a cheap shot at one of our guys.

Anyone who tries to justify that what Spikes did by saying Ga got away with holding and what not is an idiot. He was trying to intentionally hurt Ealey no doubt. I know everyone has said it was uncalled for but for the love of God, holding and what Spikes did do not compare. Fla is alot better and showed that today.  Hopefully the SEC will handle this properly. I also noticed that neither annoncer today questioned it. After all the replays of the play, I thought atleast one would have condemned it.

TheUnitGA7 wrote:

that was not even close to a dirty play you idiot. Spikes helmet got knocked off and within a second he got pushed by a lineman right by the play. Nothing at all illegal or dirty.