Saturday, December 31, 2005
Peach Bowl was ugly
It had all the makings of a great game. Last night's Peach Bowl was the first to have two Top 10 teams facing off: No. 9 Miami and No. 10 LSU.
What resulted was a disappointing and downright ugly bowl game. Instead of a tight matchup, we saw LSU blow away Miami 40-3. After the game, both sides got into a brawl in the LSU tunnel. Two Miami players were knocked unconscious. State troopers had to break up the scuffle.
Apparently, the brawl started when some Miami players took exception to trash-talking by LSU. The Hurricanes have a rep for being thugs and criminals. Last night's brawl, while entertaining, will only keep the stereotype alive. If the Hurricanes showed that much fight during the game, the result would've been far different. Miami coach Larry Coker seems to be a classy guy; it's too bad his demeanor hasn't rubbed off on his players.
What resulted was a disappointing and downright ugly bowl game. Instead of a tight matchup, we saw LSU blow away Miami 40-3. After the game, both sides got into a brawl in the LSU tunnel. Two Miami players were knocked unconscious. State troopers had to break up the scuffle.
Apparently, the brawl started when some Miami players took exception to trash-talking by LSU. The Hurricanes have a rep for being thugs and criminals. Last night's brawl, while entertaining, will only keep the stereotype alive. If the Hurricanes showed that much fight during the game, the result would've been far different. Miami coach Larry Coker seems to be a classy guy; it's too bad his demeanor hasn't rubbed off on his players.
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 6:45 PM
