WEEKLY TOPIC THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY WEEK

I think the Jeezy made his point about the Miami/FIU brawl pretty clearly and concisely, and I agree with him about almost all his points, but this is something that I feel is starting to spiral out of control in college football, and that's the lack of respect that the opponents seem to have for one another. This is Miami's THIRD situation in their last 5 games going back to last year's bowl game. There is something seriously wrong in Miami right now, but is it fair for us to limit it to them? So here are a few points and I'd like some insight from everybody on.

1) What should the punishments be for each team? Coach? Player? University?

2) Is this a problem mostly with the Florida teams, namely Miami, Florida State and to a lesser extent, Florida, or is this something you can draw parallels to in other conferences?

3) What's the root cause here? Are these kids being drilled in practice to carry this thuggish attitude and "swagger" around, or is this something they're coming into the program with and the coach is doing a bad job of instilling the value of sportsmanship into them? Is it the players or the coach or some combination that's at fault here?

4) Given what's going on in the NFL with the emphasis shifting from the team to the individual (you can't have a team celebration after a touchdown, but you can do whatever you want to show up the other team or glorify yourself), is it any wonder these kids are beginning to act like this?

5) If your team did this, would you even be able to walk out in public wearing their gear without feeling some sort of shame?

This isn't a test, so you don't have to answer all 5 questions, but they're starters for a discussion here. My first response will be in the comments. John, I'm serious when I say I'm very interested to get your input.