Apparently the new procedure of making the teams shake hands before the game didn't work so well for the Oregon-Boise State game on Thursday night.
In case you haven't had a television for the past two days, the matchup between these two teams got extremely ugly just moments after it ended.
As the players were walking off the field, Boise State defensive end Byron Hout appeared to taunt Oregon running back LeGarrette Blount. From this point on Blount just completely lost his sanity and started the chain of bad decisions by sucker-punching Hout as he turned away.
I don't care how caught up you are in the moment, you can't let yourself make such a dumb decision.
What made Blount look even worse was how he reacted while being removed from the field. He was seen yelling at fans and even resisting one of his coaches who was trying to hold him back.
Losing your cool for a split second is one thing, but losing your cool for a good two or three minutes is inexcusable.
The entire blame does not rest completely on Blount's shoulders though. Hout showed no class by running up to Blount and taunting him. You have carry yourself better than that and I'm sure his coaches will handle it accordingly.
Blount is now suspended for the rest of his senior year. There was a lot of buzz about this guy going into this season after he rushed for over 1,000 yards and had 17 touchdowns on the ground in 2008. It's sad to think that one stupid decision could have ruined his opportunity to take his football career any further.
The Ducks are going to be hit hard by this too. They have to figure out a way to replace a very explosive player on their roster. Their next option at running back is probably freshman LaMichael James who rushed for 22 yards on only two attempts against Boise State.
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