The LeGarrette Blount Thread
by David Piper on Sep 4, 2009 8:09 AM PDT
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PrintWe'll have some thoughts up about the game later on today. Everything was so bad in that game and there are a lot of issues, offensively and defensively, that need to be addressed, and its for the best if that thread isn't bogged down by the all the Blount talk. If you want to talk Blount, please do so here. Leave the next thread for the actual game.
After sleeping on it (albeit for just a few hours), I do feel a little bad for LeGarrette Blout. What he did was inexcusable, to be sure. He's going to be suspended for multiple games, maybe even kicked off the team entirely. And I won't say he doesn't deserve it. But also keep in mind that he stands to lose everything here--not just his last college season, but an NFL career too. Byron Hout, far from the innocent victim that some are portrayng him to be, undoubtedly deserved to be decked. But that, of course doesn't excuse Blount's actually doing it. And, unfortunately, his actions afterward made it even worse.
If we open against Portland State and this happens, I don't think there's nearly as much outrage (remember Aaron Brooks). But on national TV with this much hype, it really puts the University in a tough spot. And you lose all credibility if you don't come down hard. Blount has to be gone multiple games, and there's better than 50/50 odds that he's gone entirely. I'd hate to be in Chip and Mike Bellotti's shoes right now dealing with this. Especially with the eyes of the nation on them.
This is not who we are as a team or a fanbase. When Blount did this with the Oregon jersey on, he brought shame to us all. For that, he deserves whatever suspension he has coming to him. But we also can't forget that Blount is a person, too, one in obvious need of some serious guidance. Aaron Brooks came out of his situation as a much better person. Lets hope that, whatever come of this, LeGarrette Blount comes out of this a better person as well.
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After hearing LGBs side of things i went and watched it on SC one more time (groan)
and i can see both the chubby dude call him N***** and also the aformentioned "chair" guy…it clearly looks like he’s gonna come up on him and try to lay that thing on him. also, big time kudos to the boise state staff for instilling the discipline in their players not to go apeshit after the haymaker. that was pretty impressive looking back on it. frankly i am not so glum about the game as i am the possibility of tj ward being gone for the year and blounts actions. anything less than a 4 game suspension and i will be dissapointed in CK MB and the whole "institution."
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
This is dubious
First: Who is the chubby guy?
Second: You can read lips?
I’m curious as to why The Total Sports Network has not done an interview with the Boise St. player. Why is it that I can’t find a story with this guy’s name? He’ just: “The Boise St. player”. What in fact did this idiot say?
Remember the Chris Rock piece where he said, and I’m paraphrasing here: “I don’t condone O.J.’s behavior…But I UNDASTAND!”
I don’t condone the knock out puch either…but: “I UNDASTAND!” There’s no way on earth that after the statistic but whooping that the Ducks got, that Blount would go seeking to confront “The Boise St. player” or anyone else on the team due to sheer embarassment.
But! I guaran-damn-tee you that “The Boise St. player” made a beade for Blount and as they say: “The rest is history.” “The Boise St. player” should have kept his mouth shut and enjoyed the victory with his fellow teammates. But no, he had to go and say something. What that something is; I want to know. Where is the interview with this guy?
by OVERALLSPORTSFAN on Sep 4, 2009 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't know of the legitmacy of this, but I found it this morning on Purdue's board:
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Add Buddy Re: That Bronco player gave Blount a shove just before getting punched, Reply
I work with one BSU player’s brother and the BSU player said “Nice Ass Wuppin”, in regards to Blount’s comments before the game. It would make me mad also but not to the point of throwing a punch on National TV. I think I would punch my coaches for the Oregon play calling. Yuck! I hope they have the same offensive game plan next week.
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I didn't see hte shoce
I thought he tapped him on the shoulder pad
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shove, sorry
Can’t type today. Too bad I am a writer.
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Moral of the story?
When you run your mouth before the game, say that “BSU is due an ass-whuppin’”, and then you deliver 8 carries for -5 yards, you’re probably going to get shit-talked. What exactly was Blount expecting? Unicorns from heaven?
by CAJason80 on Sep 4, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The only reason “the Boise state player” said anything was in response to Blounts coments before the game, if I were the player I probably would have said somthing as well. Dont forget that BS has a huge chip on there shoulder because of the conferance that they represent and going up against a so called national program who has a player that shows no self control is sure to motivate the underdog. I’m a huge DUCK fan but what I saw last night is nothing less than discusting! When my kid see’s that coming from a player who represents his favorite team in the world I got to tell him there is no place for the kind of conduct period!!!
GO HOME BLOUNT!!!!! WE CAN WIN WITHOUT YOU, AND YOU PROBALLY JUST BLEW THE ONLY CHANCE OF MAKING SOMETHING OF YOURSELF AS A MAN.
Would be curious to see the video angle you have.
Reading lips is tough… if anything it looks like he’s making reference to the “Whoopin’” Blount forgot to dish out.
Horrible game.
Worse showing at the end.
If you STILL want him associated with your university you don’t really have much pride for your school in the first place. No team can afford to have this behavior, and I’m not just talking about the punch. The kid FLIPPED OUT.
If Oregon’s smart, he’s done. Plain and simple. Sad but true.
Agreed
The punch? Suspension.
Going towards fans in the stands? See-ya!
by OVERALLSPORTSFAN on Sep 4, 2009 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
it really has to be
you lose too much credibility if you don’t
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i think thats what it really comes down to
long term can we afford not to boot him. i think not.
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
Your priorities are crap.
When you grow up, you’ll realize you can’t afford NOT TO.
This stopped being about football after he clocked a guy in front of a national TV audience. I hate to be so harsh, but it’s this type of thinking that enables athletes to behave poorly. Don’t do it.
I think it was a typo
axemen’s been saying to boot him all thread
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yeah dude
i’m saying that although i’m back and forth on it we can not afford NOT to boot him. he needs to go.
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
Sorry man.
Your priorities aren’t crap then.
This is one of those situations, as you know, where it hurts the team on so many levels.
its too early for typing lol
yeah all in all i’m more worried about tj ward at this point.
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
The kid should stay.
He had no excuse to punch him. He did though. How many of you guys played collegiate sports? How many of you know what it is like to go out there and play like crap in front of a national audience (or even a few hundred fans) when you are “the man” on the team? When words get exchanged in those situations things happen. We all make mistakes. Help him out dont abandon him.
Icey
by ChicagoQuack503 on Sep 4, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
agree
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by joffthedeckk on Sep 4, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I said this over at my site and I'll say it here
@everyone who frowns on Blount’s actions – What are you, a bunch of vaginas? Seriously. Men fighting. It happens. Quit being such a effing pansy. This is the feminization of American males in action. You got two balls and a swinging dick between those legs? If so, dude talked crap and got rocked for it. End of story. What the fudge guys. Did you guys graduate from UNC or Duke? Act like damn men.
Willy Mac its called sportsmanship. Lets reverse the teams and the order it happened. BSU player cold cocks Blount before the game. Blount is out for the game because of a concussion. Say the rest of the Oregon team steps up to the plate but loses by 2 points. Oregon was denied their “best” running back for the game. Would that be “end of story”. Blount’s fight was suppose to be between the sidelines during the clock. This “man” is a powder keg waiting to really explode. He should be kicked off the team, however, based on this incident, the incident during practice he clearly needs counseling. I think for all parties involved the best would be to remove him from the team, still honor his scholarship if and only if he agrees to extensive counseling. This way the university doesn’t appear to be casting adrift a clearly troubled man. You’re giving Blount a chance to redeem himself albeit not on the football field
also maybe we try and review more closely how we recruit JC running backs
considering that a lot of recent incidents with the team (the past 6 years or so) have come from them.
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
Let's not start making ridiculous generalizations
People are different. It has nothing to do with being a “JC RB,” as if that makes you more prone to fits of idiocy.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
This has nothing to do with him being JC
It has more to do with Blount being a dumbass
In other words, Go Bears!
I said it last night
and Ill say it again. Blount’s actions after the punch were worse than the punch. Personally I hope he isn’t gone for the whole season. He is a young kid and this could be his whole future. This is coming from someone who has made mistakes and also from someone that probably would’ve thrown a punch also. How cool was Petterson after the punch?
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I voted "kick him off the team"
because that was my opinion last night. after a night to sleep it off, maybe that’s harsh? i don’t know.
A commonly shared opinion is that Blount went after the fan because the fan used the N-word. My question is this: do racially motivated comments make this any more understandable? Personally, I say no. LeGarrette knows that going after is a fan is out of line. He’s lived through the Artest Melee and seen the backlash both in the media and in the punishments handed out. It can’t even be an option anymore for professional athletes.
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one too many “is” in there
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
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Hmmm…personally, I do think that racially motivated comments make them more understandable (not entirely justifiable). Gotta remember that Blount is no professional athlete. He’s still a kid, just like those fans who were taunting him and calling him the N-word. If that same kid had come up to Blount on campus and called him that, it would be understandable for Blount to take some sort of action. There’s no need for those words to be tossed around like that. It’s very low and classless, beyond just sportsmanship. It just shows that you’re a classless human being.
You’re right, Blount is no professional athlete. But he’s also not your average street thug. College football, and the revenue stream it provides, is the closest thing to a professional sport you can get. Our athletic department has the highest of expectations for our student-athletes when it comes to integrity and respect for all facets of the game. Yes, racism is classless and ignorant. As a student-athlete, it’s your job to be above that.
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That’s a good point, Takimoto.
Ironically, though, I think Blount did show that he was an average street thug!
I was not aware of the racial twist to this, so I’m sure it’s another wrinkle that Chip Kelly will have to take into consideration.
Thug?
Really? Thug? I don’t think this is really the place to be thowing that term around. He was a man he got caught up in the moment after having a bad game on national television. He is no thug.
Icey
by ChicagoQuack503 on Sep 4, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Thug does have a lot of negative, racial connotations.
I’d say “idiot” is fitting here. And for the record, men have control of themselves. Boys get caught up in “moments”…
by ArbyOSU on Sep 4, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The revenue stream that he sees none of? Sure he gets a scholarship, but we all no he is not putting that to good use.
that’s why athletics does the best it can to make sure their athletes are at a higher standard than the rest of the student body, to keep money coming in. consequently, i think the athletic department loses a lot of donor support if this punishment seems soft.
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I don’t know, I think the principle of “verbal first swing” has some relevance. Not that I’m excusing or condoning wading into the crowd, by any means, but I can’t blame someone for reacting badly to that kind of taunt if indeed that was what happened.
It’s doubtful that it will make a difference in reducing the punishment though.
I disagree
I’ve been through a fair amount of racist shit in my life and I didn’t respond with violence and I’m just your average guy. While getting called the n-word is probably terrible it doesn’t allow you to try and punch a fan. He is representing your university after all.
In other words, Go Bears!
What racial comments?
I can understand how upset Oregon fans must be, but who said there were racial comments from the fans? Blount’s comments were that a fan hit him and came after him with a chair, which was obviously false after looking at the video. I think people reach for the race card too often, and there is no reason to believe a fan said anything racial. Don’t give me the lip-reading argument, I don’t buy that for a second. And It’s not like Boise St. is an all white team.
I think it’s in bad taste to reach for an excuse like that for his actions, Blount never even said that race was brought up. It’s not going to get any better, so don’t try to make excuses for it.
Boi Blue
just want to clarify
i’m not defending or condoning him in any way. but i can see how after the first incident why he would have a shorter fuse as he continued to walk off the field. i wouldnt be surprised to see him tossed, nor would i lose sleep over it, nor will i ever cheer for a blount TD again. but i would rather see him learn from this, whatever wistful thinking that is, and hell, its one game, purdue is facing a seething team, and then from there remember we’re still tied for 1st in the pac 10.
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
Cmon guys,
At least he used good form when he landed the punch. There’s a lot of you out there that can’t seriously say that you wouldn’t have reacted the exact same way given the situation.
A Clemson blogger’s take: http://www.block-c.com/2009/09/04/this-handshaking-stuff-has-to-go/
And why is a Clemson blogger chiming in? Because we brought back fighting in football.
Cold-cocking Hout was probably the most excusable thing Blount did during the incident
The things he did afterward are what warrant extraordinarily severe punishment. And for what it’s worth, he had such a great angle on Hout’s jaw because Chris Peterson was already digging into Hout for being a jackass. Oregon’s coaching staff made a much, much later appearance in this fiasco.
This is good info!
First: Didn’t know the other guy’s name – Hout
Second: That BSU’s coach was already in his ass.
Good stuff!
by OVERALLSPORTSFAN on Sep 4, 2009 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Kick him off
I think that the punch to the other player could be punished be a 5ish game suspension, but, couple that with his going after the fans afterwards and almost inciting a riot, then resisting all the way off the field as he was detained by the police/coaches on national tv and I say he should be cut from the team. We’re better than that and anything less than expulsion wouldn’t send a strong enough signal that his behavior has no place in college sports. He’s not a professional athlete on contract, but rather, it is a privilege for him to be able to play for and represent his school. Currently, I think he has embarrassed anybody who calls themselves a Duck fan and given the program a black eye. Whenever Duck football is brought up for at least the next year, this is going to be the thing that the rest of the country remembers. If I was Phil Knight, an incident like this might make me reconsider writing those fat checks to the school’s football program. Also, are you seriously worried about this guy’s future? I would be more worried about his future if he was given a multi-million dollar NFL contract. You think he acts out and is hotheaded now? Let’s see what happens when he is given the invincible feeling of having a million bucks in the bank. I foresee a future Michael Vick-type scenario.
by lawduck on Sep 4, 2009 8:41 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
maybe its the coach in me
I coach high school basketball. I’ve had to kick people off the team. If I was Chip Kelly, I’d kick Blount off the team. But, I can tell you, you never stop worrying about their future.
--Dave
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I was also thinking about the guy’s future, if Kelly kicked him off the team. He’s still a kid, and if you kick him off now in his final season, what kind of future will this guy have? You want to see this kid learn from this and grow up. I do agree that his actions after that punch were worse than the actual punch but if those kids were using the N-word on him, then it’s more understandable for him to go berserk like that. I lean towards suspending him indefinitely.
Regardless of what was said to Blount, he had plenty of opportunities to stop and take stock of what he was doing. He could have stopped after the punch, he could have stopped after the incident with Embry, he could have stopped after the fans. He didn’t do any of these things.
It’s understandable but not excusable.
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N-Word?
Why do people keep acting like anybody said the N-word. Do you think the 50+ black players on Boise’s team would accept Hout if he had said something like that? Hout said something to the effect of “thanks for the ass-whoopin”.
This racial BS is a theory made up by fans who think: what would have gotten him so fired up? Do you think the Oregon player that Blount hit called him the N-word too? How about the cop?
There is no evidence that race was an issue.
Boi Blue
someone in an earlier comment said he saw the fan Blount went after say the N-word. It’s really, really unconfirmed.
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Exactly
so there is no reason to make this an issue. It’s some fans who are having trouble believing a player on their team would do that, and so they speculate, which leads to rumors that do neither side any good.
Blount had already punched Hout, fought with his teammates, and then went after a fan. After that he continued to fight with his own players, coaches and security. Why would we believe that a racial comment fell in the middle of that and was the reason for his actions?
Boi Blue
Dave is correct.
I voted to kick him off the team but that doesn’t mean you, as a coach(CK), don’t care about his future. Lets not forget that Blount could have done alot of things beside hit Hout, or Embry or the fans. And life is full of consequences to your decisions. The sooner Blount learns that there are reactions to your actions he will be a better man in the long run and isn’t that the main thing you are supposed to learn in college and athletics?
To go out and ruin somebody's dreams like that, it feels real good," Oregon receiver Jaison Williams.
Not saying I'm worried about his future...
What I’m saying is that I’m more worried if he is given a huge NFL contract. It can be just as harmful for a kid’s future if he is given a lot of money and is not mature enough to handle it. I didn’t mean to imply that we shouldn’t worry about his future, but maybe his future success as a person is not best served by making sure that he is going to make millions of dollars as a football player.
Another thing to consider
He probably did enough last night to all but ruin his draft stock in the NFL. He went from being a potential first day pick to likely being cast outside of the draft completely. No NFL team is going to want to touch a potential problem like him after last night’s display. At best, he’ll be looking at being forced to sign as a free agent after the draft is over.
I voted for kick him off the team.
Because I don’t want him to be there in 3 weeks.
Then again, considering he rushed 7 times for -5 yards maybe I should vote “promote to QB!”
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by TwistNHook on Sep 4, 2009 8:41 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
true that would help....
but yeah i mean i go back and forth on this one. frankly the only thing i’m sure of is that i will never cheer a legarrette blount anything ever again.
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
How this effects Chip Kelly's future (not with the team)
So Chip Kelly Now as to decide what to do with Blount. As a new HC, and disciplinarian, this decision is going to lay the ground work for how he polices his program. He has said he is going to be very strict, and was a little in the spring. But this is for all the marbles, and I think he is going to bring the Hammer down.
I hope he suspends him for the majority if not all of the season but does not pull his scholarship. Let him at least finish school, he clearly needs it.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
In the thread last night, it was said that the disciplinary decision would be up to Bellotti and Lariviere.
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this post from dodd makes it seem like the pac 10 has first crack at it
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/16982129
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
the Pac-10 is assuming they have jurisdiciton. It would make more sense to me if it were a University matter first.
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The ESPN recap says Chip’s gonna make a decision. So now I don’t know what the hell’s going on.
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I’d think it’s just a “everyone’s matter.” If the NCAA suspends him 5 games and UO kicks him off the team, he’s off the team, with 5 games of suspension if anyone else wants to touch him.
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by AllSaintsDay on Sep 4, 2009 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
here's an interesting and possibly important tidbit from dodd over at cbssports.
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/6270202/16982129
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
Question:
Does anyone know if Hout can press charges?
by OVERALLSPORTSFAN on Sep 4, 2009 8:50 AM PDT reply actions
No chance
That anything “legal” happens. There are clearly extenuating circumstances. Fights happen all the time in sports, on all levels. But legal action is very rarely, rarely brought into play. Nothing like this will happen and even if he tried to press charges I would bet it got thrown out immediately.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
he could
though he shouldn’t. Blount shouldn’t have done it, but the douchebag deserved it.
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I wouldn’t imagine the BSU athletic department encoraging him to press charges either.
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Second time I've seen this, Dave...
In my skimming here, I’ve seen you say more than once (in the post and now here) that “the douchebag” deserved it (“undoubtedly” in the post). He definitely shouldn’t be mouthing off, I agree, but you’re WAY off base here and understandably blinded by your loyalties.
Mouthing off, hitting a shoulder pad, etc… not the same as a sucker punch. Unless he said something racial, which, come on, why would he do that at that point?
There’s no way anybody deserves to be punched in the jaw, while they’re not looking, by a coward wearing a helmet who then runs away. Please.
[insert prophetic yet obnoxiously haughty and annoying quote here]
There is no doubt he said something radical
Watch all of the BSU people, including the head coach, move to stop Hout before he gets punched. He crossed the line and they knew it.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
No chance
He said something racial. I think the very implication is completely ridiculous. Even if it came from Blount. If Blount said that’s what happened he is lying and just trying to make up an excuse. it was just smack talk at the absolute wrong time to the absolute wrong guy. And I still say that if he had just run by and said something but not put his hands on Blount he wouldn’t have gotten laid out.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
wow, i read radical
my bad, you can ignore me. I doubt it was racial. My guess would be
how is that for an ass whoopin, but a bit more colorful
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
Blount shouldn't have done it
no excuse whatsoever. He’s done, and should be. But Hout went out of his way to be a prick, so its hard to feel bad for him. That’s all I’m saying. Its not Hout’s fault that Blount punched him. Blount shouldn’t have done it. But he absolutely deserved it.
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i think he could but idk if he would/can either. that would obviously make the decision on blount a lot easier tho
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
especially after petersen realizes that this isn't exactly another shining moment to the bsu athletic department ;)
Q: How many Oregon State University freshman does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it's a sophomore course.
A neutral observer here
Blount needs to be kicked off, otherwise I will have no respect for the UO athletic department. I like you guys, you have good fans and an awesome stadium. Glad to see the majority of you guys are in favor of kicking him off; no player is worth risking your program’s integrity. It was an absolutely disgusting act, a pure insult to the game of football. If Kelly is ever to take command and win his team over, now is the time.
Rebound and win the Pac-10 for the sake of the college football world, men, I’m tired of USC.
What the big deal?
The dude was talking shit and he got laid the fuck out. Im glad our team at least has some attitude. Sportmanship is outdated and overrated.
I'd rather die on my feet than be living on my knees
I loved it!
Seriously, I thought it was hilarious. The whole thing. I couldn’t stop laughing and couldn’t see it enough. Just great stuff. I mean, Blount dropped a 6-2, 240-pound D-lineman with a JAB! That’s great. I seriously couldn’t see it enough last night and at the end of a long day it was a great capper.
Couple other quick things:
1) No way that Boise State guy used the N-word. If anyone, at any point, suggest that they are an idiot.
2) It’s obvious Blount is a thug. No surprise there. But I am also on the side of the fence that says that Hout is a dick. The thing is, he put his hand on Blount. He made physical contact. Was Blount’s reaction warranted after that? Who cares. He didn’t seriously damage the kid. But the fact is that Hout put his hands on him first, so what the hell did he expect. Don’t run your mouth to big, pissed off, thugged out dudes who just got embarrassed. I mean, is this seriously a problem? If it is, the pussification of this nation is complete.
3) LET’S NOT BY HYPOCRITES! People love football because it’s violent and because we are bloodthirsty, war-mongering, rage-filled Americans. These guys are kicking the piss out of each other for 60 minutes, all over the country, delivering savage blows that do much more damage than that jab. Jesus, that’s why people were watching. Either A) you are a fan of those teams and were watching, B) like myself you had money on the game, or C) you wanted to see dudes lay one another out and were watching with the hope in the back of your mind that you would get to see a really brutal, angry, violent hit. If you say otherwise you are a liar.
So let’s not get all up-in-arms about one little punch. Let’s enjoy it for the absurdity and hilarity that it brought into our lives and let’s move on.
Hell, half of the ass-clowns that are all upset and pontificating now probably voted for Bush.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:23 AM PDT reply actions
Not sure what that means
Or if it were directed to me. Can you clarify?
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
All those who are outraged
need to realize this is how it goes down on the street. You talk shit, you get dealt with real quick. Sportsmanship is dead. Its all about wins and losses. And Oregon lost. Time to move on to the next game…
I'd rather die on my feet than be living on my knees
This isn’t the street
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by dvieira on Sep 4, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
agreed
This isn’t the street.
And that’s why I see less of an issue with what he did. It’s an arena of combat and violence. If someone had done that “in the street” I think it would have been worse. (Or, if I was at Dunkin’ Donuts and someone got rocked it would have been even funnier. – I’m kidding. But think about it. Kind of funny.)
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
and sportsmanship isn't dead
Otherwise it’d just be a street fight in pads. Playing within the rules of the game is the most basic level of sportsmanship. Are there individuals who lose sight of why the game is played? Absolutely. But if sportsmanship is dead, then sports would cease to exist.
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There’s a clear difference between what you’re condoning and what football is. Yeah, these guys are playing a violent sport and we love seeing big hits, but that’s all in the context of a game. It has rules and guidelines. Just because some activity you participate in has violent overtones doesn’t give you a get out of jail free card to go around punching people.
Like I said, I sympathize with Blount, but that doesn’t excuse his actions. He needed to be self aware and hold his anger in check until he got to a place where he could safely release it. That’s on him.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
I'm not
Excusing, rationalizing or anything his actions. I’m just saying, it was funny, no serious harm was done, the dude did deserve it, Blount is obviously a thug, let’s move on. I mean, I don’t understand the OUTRAGE.
And like I said, there are worse things going on in this world.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not condemning him. He made a mistake. I don’t think hitting someone in the face is funny in any way, so I don’t agree with that. But this kind of behavior just isn’t tolerated in the sports world. That’s the reality. Blount knew that, Hout knew that, everyone there knew that. And Blount let his emotions guide his actions instead of thinking for a second and realizing that any sort of violent response would get him suspended.
Oregon HAS to suspend the guy. There’s no alternative. It has nothing to do with outrage. I think most people here would agree that Hout deserved it. Heck, I think he got lucky that one punch knocked him down, otherwise Blount might have hit him again. But stuff like that shouldn’t happen, and now Blount has to pay for it.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
I see where you are coming from
I left a great party to go sit in my dorm room with 6 dudes to watch the Artest fight 30 times, laughing and thinking it was awesome. And yes, we all love big hits.
But there is something different when a guy on your team, wearing your jersey, representing the University I just graduated from, does that. I feel completely embarrassed to be a duck right now and that should never happen.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
I can
understand that. I went to Syracuse and I would feel a bit embarrased to. However, I was much more embarrassed when Carmelo Anthony sucker punched (someone, I can’t remember who, David Lee maybe?) and then ran away like a little pansy. Granted, he was in the pros at that time. But he’s still ’Cuse.
But I will say that one of my prouder moments was when a school-wide party after a football game resulted in the National Guard being called in. So it’s all relative.
Blount isn’t someone to be proud of. But that punch was.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Blount isn’t someone to be proud of. But that punch was.
If I were a ‘Cuse fan or alum I’d be a little disappointed in you. Proud of that punch? Why? Because he’s a current student, representing the university and crapping on anything anyone has ever tried to teach a young athlete about sportsmanship? Because he could potentially face criminal charges? Because he could lose out on a scholarship ‘cause of just another case of "when keepin’ it real goes wrong"?
No
Blount’s a moron. We agree on that. He’s a thug and he snapped. I would be cringing if it were a player from my school on my team. 100 percent agree.
But dropping a 6-2, 240-pound jerk with a JAB is impressive. C’mon. You gotta give him that. Or not even him. You gotta respect the jab-to-the-jerk. That’s just good stuff.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be impressive in another context
Not this one. If someone came up and dropped you with a jab out of nowhere, would you think that was impressive just for the sheer power and skill that the punch displayed? No, you’d be pissed! And rightfully so. Just because it’s on TV doesn’t mean it’s entertaining.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
but
It didn’t come out of nowhere! These are violent men playing a violent sport doing violent things. One guy came over to a pissed-off thug, put his hands on him, ran his mouth, and was gloating in front of him. It didn’t come out of nowhere!
That’s what I mean, if Blount had been unprovoked and was just running through a crowd throwing haymakers I’d say, hey, dude’s got problems. But that wasn’t the case.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
If
Someone came up to me and punched me for no reason I would hunt them down and eat their soul.
If I was running my mouth and someone got pissed and punched me in the face I would be pissed. But when I was thinking about it later I would definitely hold myself accountable for instigating.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions
it think he is say it was a good punch, and it was. Which makes it all worse.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
Yeah
Once he wanted to go into the stands is, when I felt, he crossed the line. But at that point the genie/devil was out of the bottle.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh agree
I’m saying if he missed or it was a bad punch there would be less of a reaction. The difference between throwing a punching and punching a guy in the face. Not that it matters cause he went off the deep end after.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
My take
It’s hard not to sympathize with Blount a little bit. He just got his ass handed to him on national television. He personally played terribly. Then someone comes into that maelstrom of emotions and slaps you on the shoulder pads and throws a verbal jab at you (if it was racist, that’s awful, if not, still over the line).
The coaches ask these guys to play one inch out of control. That’s a fine line, and anyone who competes hard in anything knows that most people can’t just turn it off seconds after the game ends. It stays with you for awhile. It needs time to dissipate. Blount wasn’t given that time, and he went from one inch out of control to completely out of control.
What he did was inexcusable – the punch, the altercation with his own teammates and the fans, etc. But I understand completely why he went off. He allowed his emotions to get the best of him. I sympathize.
The Ducks are in a tough spot. Blount needs to be punished, but I have a feeling that any punishment more than a couple of games and the guy might not come back at all anyway (physically and mentally). I don’t think he deserves to be suspended for more than 6 games. But I think suspending him for that long will make him lost for the rest of the season anyway.
Tough spot. I don’t know what the answer is.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
I voted for multiple game suspension. His actions were inexcusable. But I also don’t want to see the kids life totally implode. It’s a bad, bad situation for all involved. Either way, he’s screwed as far as the NFL is concerned.
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
Yeah, here's my take
to me he pretty much ruined any career in the NFL in a matter of about 2:00…watching that whole ordeal unfold was just the worst nightmare I could have ever imagined. Blount is seriously turning to the dark side. “Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Yoda speaks the truth believe it or not. It’s up to the Canadians to decide if they want to pay Blount to play.
Tank Johnson, Mike Vick, and
Leonard Little are still featured in the NFL.
I think Blount’s safe.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
But they did stuff
AFTER that got to the NFL. The NFL, undergo Goddell, will not be taking as many risks on marginal personalities as they used to.
I think this is closer to what happened to Marcus Vick, who never had an NFL career.
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Yeah Marcus comes to mind
Would Pac man get drafted in the first round this year? Doubt it. Character issues are more important than skill these days.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
you are crazy
If you believe that. ANDRE SMITH WAS DRAFTED NO. 6 OVERALL.
That’s just not the real world. I wish it weren’t so. I am an idealist at heart. But that’s fairy-tale land. Morals and character have very little value in this culture. And in the world of the NFL they have pretty much no value.
His draft stock will slip. But let’s not pretend that this is going to keep him out of the NFL. If anything, some personnel guy is smiling because he might be able to get him as a late-round steal.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't really type what I ment
You can have skill, but character issues are going to drop your stock a lot more than if you were just a little worse of a player. And you Pac Man would going the first, but not top ten. exaggeration got the best of me.
I don't deal with hypotheticals.
no problem
I got you. And you are right. See: Moss, Randy.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
All three of those guys are more talented football players than Blount, IMO.
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Yoda
Does speak the truth though. Terrible of me not to address that. Good stuff.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I voted for multiple game suspension. His actions were inexcusable. But I also don’t want to see the kids life totally implode. It’s a bad, bad situation for all involved. Either way, he’s screwed as far as the NFL is concerned.
Disagree. He made a choice and had several opportunities to stop and chose not to. This isn’t on the University and life is more than just football.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
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by dvieira on Sep 4, 2009 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just because it’s not on the university, does that mean they shouldn’t try and help Blount figure out his issues?
They have to suspend him, no two ways about it. But by keeping him in the program, hopefully they can help him. Cutting him loose completely may be the worst thing for Blount as a person. And yes, that should matter.
I feel the need, the need...for speed!
They can try and help him with his issues, sure. That doesn’t mean he should remain on the team or in the program. He did irreparable harm to the program by his actions and needs to suffer the consequences. What does it say about Chip or the football program that a guy can have such little respect for the jersey, the principles, the other players on the team and even the coaching staff?
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
by dvieira on Sep 4, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think it was
“Hey, dude, punch me in the face!”
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I imagine it was a reminder of what Blount had been saying the newspapers leading up to the game.
You know, how Oregon owed them an ass whoopin’ and all of that.
There has been no evidence whatsoever that this has anything to do with race. Link proof or stop being sensationalist.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
by dvieira on Sep 4, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I see no comments in this thread that show proof that was race was involved. Please quote a viable source or stop trolling.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
by dvieira on Sep 4, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
the use of the word "thug"
has racial undertones
I'd rather die on my feet than be living on my knees
that’s you connecting the word thug with a particular nationality. check yourself before you wriggity-wreck yourself.
It's spelled "T-A-K-O-T-U-E-S-D-A-Y-S-!-!-!."
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by Takimoto on Sep 4, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What, American? Or were there furriners on the field?
by DC Trojan on Sep 4, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes it does
But I think it is fairly clear he is not Italian.
by utesfan100 on Sep 4, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What are you saying...
That white people are pompous jerks asking to be punched in the face? I take offense to that as a white person! Take it back.
:)
I think anyone that takes the race perspective is kind of an idiot. (Not saying you were, but anyone that tries to paint it with that brush is a clown seeing as both teams have players of all races, religions, etc. on them and guys aren’t maiming each other at practice.)
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
this thread is clearly devolving
into a steaming pile of crap
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
it is a shame
isn’t it. hopefully it only lasts to the purdue game.
wants to challenge the definitions of sin and search the world for lovers of ultimate beauty but never settle in.
by joffthedeckk on Sep 4, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Relax
Look guys. We are still very young into this whole situation. There has been a ton of speculation about race, what was said, what wasn’t said, etc. Outside of pundits that are making a buck over being sensationalist, there is no proof at this point that race played a factor. We need to let the investigation take it’s course and stop inserting things that aren’t there. We’re only going to get ourselves worked up without all of the facts.
Blount made a mistake, a BIG mistake, several big mistakes. How that will be handled can be debated but let’s debate what we know…not what people are inserting into it just to stir the pot. If there is information that comes out, link it up. If you are making conjecture, great. If something is unknown or ongoing, don’t try to pass rumor off as fact.
--Dominic, Addicted to Quack
Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.
by dvieira on Sep 4, 2009 10:16 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
agreed
“Sensationalist” was a good word to use. Anyone suggesting this is a race issue is an absolute idiot.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
Yes.
Next up: the politics of the punch and how Blount is a Dem and Hout a Repub. Hahaha!
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe interesting, maybe not
Just jumped over into the Boise State SB Blog to see what they were saying. (I figured my views would be REAL popular over there so I was just hanging back). This is what I found:
No one over there cares. They just wanted to talk football.
Just found that interesting.
by Doc's Sports Predictions Guy on Sep 4, 2009 10:21 AM PDT reply actions
It’s not their problem. They won the football game, and everyone but Hout handled winning like professionals. I’m sure Chris Peterson has already chewed out Hout for gloating, and the issue is dead to them.
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Pac-10 fan here
Couple quick comments:
1) I voted for multiple game suspension. Watching SC this morning Brent Musberger argued in favor of a 2-3 game suspension. I tend to agree with that. A suspension for the rest of September is perfectly appropriate, and if properly delivered and maintained, could give Blount the chance to redeem himself throughout the course of the season, while also observing the fact that you just cannot do what he did, particularly with the way he treated his own teammate and the fans. I think part of the question is, how sincere was his contrition? At least to me, watching the post-game interview, it appeared heartfelt. Your thoughts?
2) One writer on OregonLive.com has suggested that Kelly does not have the respect/control of his football team. For those who know more about the issue, is that accurate/inaccurate? I’ll shut-up now.
With such a drastic change in coaching styles as Bellotti/Kelly is, there are bound to be players who can’t handle Chip Kelly’s way of running a football team. That’s much of the reason why we had so many transfers this offseason, and clearly there are still players in the program that hare having trouble adjusting. I don’t know about a lack of respect, but I think kinks in the system are a proponent of the regime change.
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i agree
yeah people are dissing on his post game apology calling it self-serving and indifferent, but I thought he looked pretty calm and sincere considering he had just had a nervous breakdown only minutes before. He wasnt reading off some speech and clearly wasnt reciting some line.
Punish Blount and move on
The unfortunate thing in all this is that while we should be asking bigger questions about our team as a whole, all we are talking about is Blount.
If it means dismissal, or suspension just do it and move on for the good of the team.
Blount decking that guy is just a distraction, and with or without him our team needs to move on. Unfortunately this is going to be the only highlight film anyone sees of the ducks for the next who knows gow long. My main concern is that the Ducks have much bigger problems than the “Blount issue.”
The truth is that the Oregon Ducks are not going to win ANY games this year if they can’t figure out how to block and tackle. That’s what this game came down to blocking and tackling, its as simple as that.
Hopefully coach Kelley brings punishment swiftly and gets his team ready by next week, the last thing they need is this crap hovering over them like a dark cloud.
I voted to boot him.
It has nothing to do with the fact that my team plays you in 2 weeks. A two week suspension would suffice for that.
The fact that Oregon’s new president and the PAC 10’s new commissioner were present for the game might feed fuel to the political fire.
The Boise State player showed poor sportmanship and deserved a smack in the mouth. If he had stopped their I would have voted for a suspension of a game or two.
Latter he shoved his own team mates who were tring to calm him down and then proceeded to allow himself to get riled up by the heckling fans. Frankly those fans deserve a shot to the jaw too, and one day they likely will. Karma works eventually.
The fact that it took stadium security to forcably remove him to the locker room is where the line was crossed. That an I hear this is not the firstbehaviour problem he has had.
I wish him luck on the UFC circuit. Watchout, he might bit off your ear.
Just can't believe it.
Rooting for oregon all my life I always thought things like this happen on other teams. I always looked at our team as one of the “good guy” teams. All hats off to BSU they beat us down. That loss make me embarrassed to be a Duck fan. What happened after the final whistle does.
we're still one of the goodguy teams
one douchebag doesn’t change that.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
I think since he was provoked it should be a 1 game suspension but I think it will be multiple to send a message.
Also Todd McShay said that Blount went from a 2-3 rounder to a UDFA next year. I think that is a load of cr*p since it is still the first game and if he goes on and has a great year he could go back to the 2-3rd round
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I think it’s more important that he shows that this isn’t a chronic issue with him. Also, he had an awful game after a pretty subpar offseason. That’ll drop draft stock almost as much as punching a guy will.
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i say give him a 2-3 game suspension and lets see what Lamichael James can do when he gets more than 2 carries
I can't beleive you wrote this
Byron Hout, far from the innocent victim that some are portrayng him to be, undoubtedly deserved to be decked.
Nobody deserves to be decked and that is why there are laws against assault. you can explain it anyway you want but there is absolutely no justification for that type of behavior.
I didn't say it was justified
There was no excuse for Blount to do what he did. He likely will and should be thrown off the team for it. But Hout went out of his way to intentionally seek out Blount and be a prick. Blount shouldn’t have punched him, but I also don’t feel bad for him.
I do feel bad for the Boise team that their impressive performance got overshadowed by this.
--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog
quit being a sissy
that is what is wrong with the world people can’t take a ass whuppin anymore. as duck fan it sucks to lose. but i can’t say in the heat of the moment i wouldn’t have done the same thing. people are to sensitive. it was one punch although on nation wide television, can you only imagine the stuff that goes on in practice that never gets mentioned. coming from a guy that has been punched in the face before it doesn’t hurt that bad. if you have never been punched in the face you should try it, it might do you some good you would be surprised. everybody needs to get over it and move on to the next controversy.
free face punches for everyone!
Outsider’s perspective again….
But people seem rightfully more concerned about what Blount did to his teammate and tried to do to the fans. The offensive lineman was being a jerk, and if he’d only hit him before being carted off, everyone would have recognized that it was provoked. A one or maybe two game suspension would have been issued and that would have been that.
The problem is that Blount then hit, or at least tried to hit one of his teammates who was simply trying to separate him, and then went berserk in front of the fans. Now, if you watch the video, they were obviously yelling something at him too because one of the police officers got in the fans face saying “back off” or something along those lines. Anyway, it’s the other two incidents that really have him in hot water, not the altercation with the BSU lineman. Even Coach Peterson on SC this morning didn’t really go out of his way to condemn Blount for hitting his guy.
3 game suspension.
This is what I am hoping for. After having a while to think about it and reading a lot of different perspectives from people, I think it is too soon to give up on this kid. Give him one more chance to redeem himself.
While there are some talking full season, I don’t know if that will happen….
--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog
95.5 reporting full season suspension
Confirmed by UO.
"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely
The program is bigger than any single player
Too bad for Blount that he didn’t cherish his golden opportunity more highly, nor understand more fully how quickly everything could be taken away. Now he must live with the consequences. The Oregon program shouldn’t be expected to excuse Blount nor offer additional chances just because he seems uniquely poised to lose more than most of us can even imagine. Instead, he becomes an object lesson for all who follow. That’s sad, but fair, and for the greater good.
I’ve always thought that Bellotti has been a bit too forgiving and open to offering second and third chances (mostly for well-meaning and good-hearted reasons) to players who deserved no such consideration, and not protective enough of the greater reputation of the program. He’s the king of second chances. Now he must weigh again the interests of the player against the integrity of the program and university. That punch has already given Oregon a huge black eye. One hopes he doesn’t allow the injury to fester for years.
Letting Blount go isn’t simply the most expedient resolution, it’s absolutely the correct thing to do.
By the way, I haven’t been this embarrassed to be a Duck since they hired the dropout.
Blount Thread
I was appalled and more than embarrassed by Blount’s antics after last night’s game. That said, Oregon can do the knee jerk reaction and throw the guy off the team…however I think more can be accomplished by keeping him on the team and letting him ride pine. If Oregon drops him, he is done for. He will spiral down a an unpleasant path and may never play football again. What comes next? Oregon and Blount can own up to this problem, be accountable, and help this guy realize what was wrong, why it was wrong, who has been affected and why this should never have taken take place. Help this guy become a better, mature adult and use it to show that the Oregon program is all about doing the right thing. In other words, Oregon can “throw the problem away” but this guy needs direction, support and positive role models to show him how to be a better citizen.
95.5 just said he's gone for the year
And deservedly so.
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Who voted for nothing?
He just made an ass out of your guys program on national tv.
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