While people are calling for the coaches to be fired, I think the right thing for the coaches to do is take responsibility for letting this get out of hand, and resign. It is time to fall on your sword. Don't continue to get paid by the university because you have embarrassed it more than it was already. Walk away, and let someone who might have a hope of controlling these kids take over now.

Suspensions have already been handed down, though the schools and the leagues have reserved the right to extend the suspensions beyond the one game that they originally levied. It seems that Florida International is taking it a little more seriously. While they did not announce extensions to the suspensions during a press conference by coach Don Strock, it is clear they intend to. With so many players involved, and two weeks before their next game, I hope they do take their time, and get it right. Miami however doesn't seem to show the same purpose in their review of the situation. While one player, Anthony "Helmet Swinging" Reddick will be suspended indefinitely, other players will be further punished by community service. Are you kidding me? Community service? Yes, because that is apt punishment. These kids showed the community what great role models they are, and then they will go off into the community to do what? Teach kids how to read?

I can picture the scene now. Some Miami player is reading to a class of second graders and one of the kids raises his hand. "Mr. Hurricane, I loved the way you smacked up the Panther players." Do you really expect these Hurricane players, who showed no class on the field, to be able to explain to the kids why this was a bad move, and to have it respected by the kids? I don't see it happening. Sorry, there has to be stiffer punishment for these players.

Let's take a few examples. Reddick should be gone, dismissed from the team, scholarship revoked. Running straight onto the field, swinging your helmet is not only wrong, it is stupid. You are out on the field, in the middle of a brawl without a helmet. You think some other player might not get the same idea and smash down on your head? You have lost your privilege of playing football. Understand that. This is a privilege for you, and you have lost it.

Second, Florida International player Marshall McDuffie, you are also gone, scholarship revoked, hopefully kicked out of school. You kicked the holder in the helmet while he was being held down by your teammate. The holder? Are you serious? This is the Miami back-up quarterback that hasn't seen a snap in two years on the team. I hardly believe he was a big cause for the way you were losing the game. You lost your cool, and your privilege.

Third, James Bryant, should be suspended for 5 games. Explain to me how what you did was anything more than showing up a bad team. You scored a touchdown that put your team up 13-0, in the 3rd quarter. This was a team that you should have been beating 13-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game. Instead, Miami was underachieving again, and you choose to taunt the other team? This is no better than Terrell Owens running out to the star in Dallas and getting his butt handed to him by the Cowboys. This was gutless, and was the direct cause of most of this melee. If your coaches had any sense, they would have sat you then and there for this incident, and it should have drawn a flag from the referees.

Fourth, and last in these examples, Brandon Meriweather, who attempted to pull an "Albert Haynesworth" on any player he could find. Do you not watch television in the dorm when you aren't in class or aren't practicing? Did you not see what Haynesworth did, and what happened to him for it? How is what you did any better? Are you going to use the excuse that the players you tried to mercilessly spike had helmets and pads on? There is no excuse for what you did. You were a pre-season pick by many as an All-ACC 1st team safety. As a senior, that is a ticket to the NFL. I hope that NFL teams look long and hard at this tape before thinking about drafting you. And if any team does draft you, including any team I might think to root for, I have to worry about what a judge of character they are. You should be suspended for the rest of the season, and not only for the spiking. You were also the player who incited the helmet thrusting and jumping on the sideline. That much was clear from the video. Apparently having Larry Coker and other coaches in your face didn't put enough sense into you. Let's just say you are lucky no one was injured in your tirade, otherwise, you should be let go from the school with no chance to even get your degree.

If it seems like I have a lot of ire for the players, that is nothing compared to what I think about the announcer in the game, former Miami player, Lamar Thomas. Thomas could be heard during the broadcast, shouting over the brawl, and encouraging the actions of the players on the field. Thomas seemed to think that this was appropriate and even wanted to get involved in the brawl himself:

"I was about to go down the elevator to get in that thing."

I don't care how apologetic that Thomas may have been on Monday with his comments on various radio programs, Thomas deserves to be fired. Station executive Mark Fuhrman (I can't even make that up), is not so quick to make that move. He is going to consult with Miami executives, who make recommendations on talent for the broadcasts, before his final decision. If we look at how the Miami executives have handled the situation so far, I wouldn't expect Thomas to be gone for long. On a positive note, Thomas's comments will be stricken from the footage should the game be replayed on television at any point.

Lastly, there are a couple of more punishments that the schools should take. The first thing that should be done is to double forfeit the game. No one deserves credit for winning this game. This was a loss for both sides because of what happened. The second thing that should be done is that Miami should disqualify themselves from a bowl game if they should get to six wins on the season, even with the forfeit. Florida International, on the other side, should take some similar action, since with seven losses already this season, a bowl is out of the question.

I realize that these actions might seem harsh, but there needs to be an example made in this situation. This should not be allowed to reoccur on the football field, and it starts by showing that this is not tolerated, by anyone from the Miamis of the world, down to the Florida Internationals.

Ben Miraski writes for MRISports.com and is a featured blogger on FanIQ. Readers can contact Ben at bmiraski@mrisports.com