Tuberville Is Okay With Chop Blocks

Of course, that's not what Coach Tuberville said when asked about the dirty play that took LSU's Glen Dorsey out of the game. What he actually said was this:

"Those things happen. We do not teach it. We will not teach it," Tuberville said. "We won't tolerate it. One thing all the coaches in our league have talked about is chop blocks at the line of scrimmage and roughing the quarterback. We want the officials to call those. That should have been a 15-yard penalty. Glenn Dorsey's a great player. He's very athletic. He's one of the best I've seen in the last 10 or 15 years as a defensive lineman."

"We won't tolerate it," says Tuberville. So what's he going to do about it? Absolutely nothing. He talked to the guys, of course, and determined that they didn't have any "malice" when they took the cheap shot. Well, that's reassuring.

Just a note to Coach Tuberville: if you "didn't tolerate" chop blocks, there would be some consequences for committing one, regardless of whether or not you think there was "malice." Looking at the video, though, there's just not another explanation. It was a cheap shot, through and through. (Video after the jump)

Nah, no malice there, Ramsey just dove straight into the side Dorsey's knee while he was being held up by a teammate. Perfectly innocent play, right Coach? I'm sure this had nothing to do with the several plays on which Dorsey just manhandled Ramsey.

It's good to hear that Dorsey is expected to play against Alabama, but Ramsey should be benched for AT LEAST two games, if not the rest of the season. This kind of thing is against the rules not because it's particularly unfair, but because it can end a player's career. I don't see any reason that Ramsey should step foot on the field for the rest of the year.

At some point, somebody's going to have to send a message that cheapshots are not going to be tolerated. Tuberville said as much, but his actions clearly indicate the opposite. In fact, what I'm gathering from Auburn's Head Coach is: "Do it all you want, but have the common sense to lie about it later."