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November 4, 2009

YouTube Gouges Florida LB Spikes

Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel

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Brace yourself for what I am about to write:

Brandon Spikes is a victim.

A victim of the tweeting and Twittering times we live in.

A victim of YouTube.

This might sound strange considering Spikes, the star linebacker for the No. 1-ranked Florida Gators, did something very naughty on the football field Saturday when he stuffed his hand inside a helmet and gouged at the face of Georgia running back Washaun Ealey.

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