Brandon Spikes: The Florida linebacker’s eye gouge is the talk of the SEC so far this week. Here’s Joe Henderson of the Tampa Tribune pontificating on the half-a-game suspension: “Meyer gave a proportional response. It’s a two-bit punishment for a two-bit offense, and that’s just as it should be. Given the same situation, no coach in America would have been any tougher. I understand not everyone will agree with that.” Well, that’s laughable. And now, someone outside of the state, Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel: “It was a dirty play and one with serious ramifications. There’s a reason violently poking your fingers at someone’s eye is a zero tolerance offense. The other guy can go blind. He has no ability to protect himself.” Urban Meyer badly bungled the suspension. The SEC, which obviously wants a Florida-Alabama SEC title game (ratings! Winner to the BCS!) is too afraid to step in. Pathetic, but not unexpected.