Idiots Write About Sports

Today I saw one of the most unsporstmanlike acts I’ve ever seen live at a college football game.

Arizona State cornerback Justin Tryon, congratulations, you are today’s Worst College Football Player In The World!

Here’s the situation: Cal’s up 28-7. DeSean Jackson has, in a matter of minutes, returned a punt 80 yards for a score and made a 52-yard reception that led to another Cal score. Cal’s defense forces ASU to punt. Jackson goes back to field the punt.

Just as the ball is about to get there, Tryon looks up, sees that the ball isn’t there yet, lowers his helmet and smashes into Jackson at full speed. Jackson spends five minutes on the ground. (He ends up getting up, bouncing off the field, and scoring a TD later, but it was a scary few moments when he was laid out.)

The stadium booed, I booed with them, and I’ve never been prouder to boo a college student.

The Second Worst Person In College Football today was the official who decided not to throw Justin Tryon out of the game. The Third Worst Person In College Football was ASU Coach Dirk Koetter — already proven, via his ridiculous quarterback vacillations, as someone who is completely incompetent when it comes to dealing with his players — who let Tryon keep on playing after the play, rather than sitting him down for even a single play.

On the list and rising: the Pac-10 officials who should review the tape and suspend Justin Tryon for his next game.

So, to recap: Justin Tryon sucks. He deserves to be punished severely for his terrible behavior.

Jason, thanks for posting on this. I couldn't agree more and it irritated me to no end that he wasn't thrown out of the game.

Thanks, Ken. It was pretty outrageous. Jackson could've been seriously, seriously injured.

I couldn't agree more. That was a vicious, cheap hit and the whole student section was shocked that he wasn't thrown out or at least benched.

Thanks, Eric. I've added your blog to my Cal blogroll as well. Welcome to the family! :-)

I'm sure Dirk Koetter was planning on taking Tryon out, but then he held a meeting of his senior players and they all voted that he stay in the game.

Well said Phil. I always love your biting sarcasm.

Absolutely right. The player should have been taken out of the game, and taken out by his coach. DeShawn could have been paralyzed for life. Guess it got a bit sweeter when DeShawn caught the touchdown pass a few plays later, while being guarded by Tryon. In fact, I think Tryon got schooled for the rest of the game. Still a criminal act. Just got to ask yourself "What would Tedford do?"

That hit was vicious...I still can't believe he wasn't thrown out. But I have to say, when DeSean got up and danced off the field, that was the biggest cheer from the student section I've heard this year.

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