Tag, you’re ‘it’ new "brawl"…

Come on now, mainstream media. Deliver like you’re supposed to. This is all one big game of tag and somebody’s always “it” – so get raw on New York and Denver as it’s their turn.

Miami has been “it” for a few months now regarding the on-the-field brawl with FIU. The footage ran on a constant loop. Everyone trashed the Canes for being an out of control program. The media had a one-week pass to trash Miami with no repercussions. Brawl footage was their ammo and for a few weeks no one could attempt to defend The U.

Two months later, the hardwood delivered. The Knicks and Nuggets mixed it up at the Garden on Saturday night. Ten players were ejected, including Nike pitchman and media darling, Carmelo Anthony throwing blows like it was a street game gone awry.

The Miami/FIU brawl was “it” and just tagged out the Knicks/Nuggets Royal Rumble. There’s your new “fight” stock footage, ESPNews. Loop it and play it relentlessly for the rest of 2006. It’s finally somebody else’s turn.

You trashed the ever loving hell out of the Canes for their on the field melee, started by FIU. Will you do the same with the NBA? Are you going to call out the “thuggish” behavior of Anthony, a Nike golden boy and part of the NBA Holy Trinity, featuring Dwyane Wade & LeBron James?

Miami/FIU footage was run every hour on the hour for a week. I can’t wait to see the double standard when this Knicks/Nuggets fiasco fades in a few days. Will the talking heads on Around The Horn or P.T.I. call for either franchise to fold or for players to be thrown out of the league? Will the coaches be chastised and shredded? Will someone come up with a cutesy name like “Thug U” for New York and Denver? How ’bout the Thuggerbockers and Thuggets?

We all know this will get swept under the rug as ESPN and other media outlets won’t want to piss off David Stern and the NBA’s top brass. The University of Miami is an easy target, but the NBA is a whole different type of monster. Sunday’s coverage of the day after was tame and one can only assume that by midweek, it’ll be over.

Just another double standard in the world of sports, but we all know what’s really going on here.

.:Canes305:.

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C. Bello

Longtime Miami Hurricanes columnist. Wrote for CanesTime.com, Yahoo! Sports and former BleacherReport featured columnist. Founder of allCanesBlog.com no longer toeing any company line. Launched ItsAUThing.com to deliver a raw, unfiltered and authentic perspective of all things "The U".