So all the Florida Gator haters got more ammunition for their arsenal after Saturday's ugly scene that was displayed by linebacker Brandon Spikes, which is the face of that defense.
It was clearly caught on video the image of Spikes eye gouging Georgia running back Washaun Ealey in the middle of a scrum.
This is something you never want to see a player resort to, especially someone as respected as Spikes.
The expected apology from Spikes came shortly thereafter with the normal explanation of "There's no excuse for my actions".
Now where have I heard that from before? Oh yeah, from the thousands of other apologies I've heard from athletes on the hot seat. Come on, Brandon. You have to show a little bit more sorrow than that. It's not like you had a helmet to helmet hit. It was eye gouging and there's no excuse for that in football no matter what your emotions are.
The worst part about all this is Urban Meyer's disciplinary action, if you can even call it that.
He's suspending Spikes for the first half of the Vanderbilt game. For all you people who aren't gifted in math, that equals a grand total of 30 game minutes.
Ouch. I'm sure Spikes felt that one.
It's not like you're heading into a showdown with Alabama. We're talking about Vanderbilt here. A team who is struggling to keep its head above water right now. A team that only has one win against a FBS opponent this season, and that's against the winless Rice Owls.
Meyer better get a hold of this team because they're not as dominant as everyone thought they were going into the season. Mississippi State, Arkansas, and Tennessee all showed that and this team seems to be in disarray right now.
It might be time for another jaw dropping Tim Tebow speech to get this team back on track.
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