Sorry Justin

Justin Blackmon, the number one receiver in the country with 1,112 yards and 14 TDs, was charged with a misdemeanor DUI at 3:45 A.M Tuesday morning upon leaving the Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants Monday Night football game.  He supposedly was under the legal limit for blood-alcohol level but since he was underage he was charged with a DUI.  He was clocked going 90 mph in 60 mph zone.  Oklahoma State has suspended Blackmon for one game.  In JockTalk's personal opinion, Justin's biggest mistake was speeding.  Lets examine the situation...  He and 3 teammates were invited to a football game by his good friend and ex-teammate Dez Bryant. He was the only one with a big enough car to drive his friends.  He had a beer and hung out with Dez and friends after the game and knew he was sober enough to drive.  He was speeding, got pulled over, and was asked if he had been drinking. Its sad that people are pegging Justin as a bad guy after this incident, aside from the speeding he appears to have been fairly responsible considering he was hanging out in Dallas with his superstar wide receiver friend.   Should he have probably slept in Dallas for a few hours and left early in the morning?  Yes.  Should he had not been drinking underage?  Yes.  Should he have been going the speed limit?  Yes.  Should an entire Oklahoma State football team be punished for a slightly bad mistake that didn't even count as a felony?  No.  Blackmon shouldn't have been suspended and Gundy knows this.   He had to do it in order to save face in the media. He had to because its a DUI in Texas as opposed to a DWI in Oklahoma. He had to do it because of the stigma that goes with a DUI and the national scrutiny that would occur from other coaches if he didn't suspend him.  Still, without Blackmon Okie State is a 4.5 favorite in Manhattan, we shall see... Go Pokes