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Brandon Spikes got turned on to football by watching Dick Butkus clips on NFL Films. LeGarrette Blount’s actions were unacceptable in any era. If Oregon and the Pac-10 want to show some sympathy, they should reinstate him for the postseason — i.e. the Ducks’ bowl game. But not before. A season-long suspension should be just that.

— Teddy Greenstein, Tribune

Right this wrong

Of course the Pac-10 should reinstate him.

The problem with Oregon’s decision to suspend LeGarrette Blount for the season after he punched Boise State’s Byron Hout on Sept. 3 was the school acted swiftly but didn’t take enough time. A season-long suspension was probably too much, but it seemed acceptable at the time.

— Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times