I am one of the biggest college football fans you'll ever meet. I was truly embarrassed the other day watching the debacle that occurred during the Miami vs. Florida International game. I'm not going to explain what happened becuause it's been pretty well-documented in the news recently. The only thing more embarrassing than the brawl was the punishments handed down. So, if I was in charge, and considering I find myself more just/sane than whoever did hand down the punishments, here's what I would do:

1) The game never happened. Strike it from the record. Miami doesn't get a win, FIU doesn't get a loss.

2) Every player that participated in the brawl should be suspended for the year. I know about the passion of college football and the rivalries and sometimes kids can get too emotional, but you always have a choice in life and those 31 players made the wrong choice. They can spend the season thinking about it. While this is harsh for those who didn't participate, last I checked college football was a team sport.

3) Miami should not get a bowl game, even if they qualify. How can the NCAA reward the Hurricanes with a boatload of money and fame at a bowl game after what happened last Saturday?

4) Larry Coker should be fired. He has turned Miami football's pre-requisites for playing from being a hard worker or solid player to being a felon and a thug. I think it is now a requirement for all Miami football players to have been to jail at least once before playing. The program is a joke for some of the actions by the players in Coker's time and Saturday was the nail in the coffin.

5) Those players who stomped and/or removed their helmets to strike a player should never be allowed to play college football again. Their scholarships should be revoked and they'll have to try and weasel their way into the NFL. Never again should they touch a college football field. If I went out on the street and did something to someone that could be life threatening, I think my punishment would be a little worse than just missing a few Saturdays.

I hope as a fan I never see something like that again, and even more-so I hope that the commissioners of the ACC and the NCAA get their heads out of their butts and try actually giving a punishment that fits the crime instead of coddling these criminals.