Miami and Florida International University have added their names to the college football teams that have rivaled for years. Sun-drenched Florida teams went a few steps forward. They fought without the football or right in the midst of it. Football brawls are not uncommon. They often erupt after hardcore tackles and members of the opposite teams have been talking trash. Some players have even elevated trash talking to the level of an art on the field. The brawl involving the Hurricanes and Florida International football teams may have had some trash talking to begin with. Nobody will know for sure. What is clear is that the players from both teams went to each other's heads and throats with punches and their helmets. Before it was over, regrettable comments were made. Fans became unhappy with the bad attention that the teams brought to OB or Orange Bowl field. At the end of the day, Comcast Sports SouthEast which hired former Miami player Lamar Thomas will have to severe ties with him because of the inflammatory nature of his on-air comments which the regional cable network is editing. For many, Lamar went overboard. He let his brute emotions take his job. Before sanctions are metered out to the players, Lamar Thomas lost his job as a result of the side-line clearing brawl.
What did Lamar Thomas say?
Lamar made inappropriate comments that he will regret. CSS had to distance itself from the comments he made by releasing a message with its apology. As a result of the brawl, 31 players ended being reprimanded and suspended. Both school officials had to apologize to the public. "Now, that's what I am talking about," Thomas said from his broadcast booth. The brawl was soon going out of control. "You come into our house, you should get your behind kicked. you don't come into the OB playing that stuff. You're across the ocean over there. You're across the city. You can't come over to our place talking noise like that. You'll get your butt beat. I was about to go down the elevator to get in that thing." The fate of Lamar Thomas reminded me of the police officer who upset the fans of two Brasilian opposing teams during a heated game when his favorite team scored and won. The police officer who was supposed to be neutral while standing guard and controlling the crowd showed his emotions by rejoicing over the goal. The fans of the opposing team started hitting him with whatever they had on hands. The police offer had to be rescued and led to safety by his companions. The public became upset over his cheering. A few days later, the officer was reprimanded and suspended for a few days without pay. Let us get back to some of the facts of the brawl. The two universities have campuses in Miami Dade County. "I say, why don't they just meet outside in the tunnel after the ball game and get it on some more? You don't come into the OB, baby," Thomas said. "We've had a down couple years but you don't come in here talking smack."