FAIR is FAIR!!! Jordan Barncastle! Shouldn't have swung/slug Brittney Griner! Griner shouldn't have hit Barncastle. However, Poor Officiating shouldn't have occurred, Either!!! Griner and Barncastle both should have 2 suspensions!!PLAY FAIR BASKETBALL!PRACTICE BEING CHRISTLIKE!!Saturday(3-13-10)

Class act at Baylor, Griner really showed remorse at the Texas game by jumping around, eating pizza and signing autographs. She hit someone when they were not looking, there should be criminal charges against her and the coaching staff for a 2 game suspension. Hopefully her parents will press criminal charges against Griner - and the coaching staff for Tech should step and take care of a player.

Hey Big Ron: Unfortunately, you are not the only one that this happens to. I remember from football season that someone would post a comment and the moron that does this would come right back and use your name to post. I don't know why the trib does not screen names against emails but they don't. I realize its impossible to police this site, but at some point you just have to stop using it becaue if you bring attention to yourself they think its funny and just keep their juvenile antics going. In fact, this is not even my "usual" screen name because I don't want to reveal myself for this purpose. One thing is for sure though...the anti-BU people here are the ones doing it because if you are pro-BU and want to make honest, straightforward comments you have a target on your back. So all I can say is report it if you care to. If enough people do they might develop another system. It's like it gets to the point on here where you have no clue if the post you are reading actually came from the screen name that was originally used. It sucks but that is the way it goes. I don't know how often it happens, but it does and I imagine it's just two or three idiots. In fact, I only come to this site now occassionally since this has gotten out of hand. I bet you at least half the comments below are from "name changers" and therefore this entire blog is one big virus.

To whomever is using my name, the Trib. has my e-mail address, and I did not make the comment dated March 4th at 7:40 P.M. Get your own name to use!!

Interesting how this issue reveals a deep racial divide here. White posters find her behavior thuggish and unacceptable, especially on a sports court. Black posters defend her actions and justify violence, even on a sports court. I guess this is why Blacks are 3X more violent than Whites. Question is, which culture do we want for Baylor? This is far more than just a game or just 1 punch - it is a crucial fork in the road for our entire culture here. Choose wisely, for our reaction will influence the behavior of thousands of young kids - our future.

Here's another point. Griner should be arrested for assault and battery with a high and aggravated nature. And if she if fortunate enough to get recruited by the WMBA, she should pay restitution for breaking someone's nose.

Seriously, this kink of activity should not be accepted and people who "sucker punch" other players should lose the right to play. If the shoving that led up to that was caught it would have been called and Ms. Griner didn't suffer an "broken bones". Griner should be benched for her entire college career.....

Anyone that calls her a guy or a thug has zero class. Lighten up, folks, she's a 19 year-old kid. Like none of you hypocrites ever did anything foolish before. Bad judgment on her part and while I'd like to see her do a better job of representing the school, she has an opportunity here to learn from her mistakes, gain some mental toughness, and represent the school with honor in the future.

Wow, if I had known that Baylor was busing in gang members, I wouldn't be donating and paying tuition. The point of paying all that to get away from all that urban liberal "diversity" and create a safe haven for students with character to seek higher education. Not watch street brawls in these hallowed halls of higher education..

Dang, you've got to admit that the punch was out of place but yet shockingly exciting. I haven't seen a punch like that since Ali. This youngster has skills. All children make mistakes and you don't saw off their hands at the first sign of trouble. Besides that’s not how you’re being raised or should‘ve been rose. I sense a deep undertone from most of you that rival the event in even a less mature way. However, Brittney’s punch has revealed some star potential talent in a career as a pioneer in the boxing field. I don't like what happen but talent has a way of revealing it’s self in children and that is what I saw. It’s just unfortunate it had to be Jordan’s face was the target. That punch would have made John Wayne jealous. But I believe any disgust may be better suited by paying attention to your own Health Care!

Gone for the season. It was fair for LaBlount for his punch, why not for this thug.

I've been playing and watching basketball for over 3 decades. I've seen some good play and just like this I've seen some bad play. I know most everyone here has watched a less talented player take cheap shots at a much more talented player. It happens on every level. The coaches send these scrubs in to get under the opponents skin. When it get to this degree the coach needs to be called out. You can't allow some scrub/hitman to grapple and push around the opponents star just because your team is getting beat. I don't like seeing punched thrown, but I don't condone any of the cheap shots taken at this young lady's expense. I fault the Tech Coaches and the Refs. The adults are still in charge,,,,

Griner sweeps her arm over and elbows Barncastle in the chest pretty darn hard while fighting for position (which could be called and wasnt), this arm sweep causes them to lock arms and Barncastle reacts by swinging her body weight and Griner goes flying (the foul was called). This sort of battle underneath goes on all game every game on courts all around the country. To say the Tech girl should be suspended as well is absurd and appears to be a very biased opinion. Bottom line is Brittney punched (then taunted)an unsuspecting person who wasnt even aware she needed to be defending herself; add to it that it was on a basketball court in front of other players, fans, coaches, potential recruits/parents and television viewers and you have a major problem. This 2 game suspension is an embarassment, character should still be an important part of a student athletes requirments and to not punish Brittney more severly is ridiculous.

SHE NEED TO SIT OUT THE REST OF THE SEASON.SHE NO RIGHT TO PUT HER HANDS ON ANYONE,SHE DIDNT PLAY FAIR.SHE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT SHE DID.

Judging from some of the comments, incidents like this remind us why it so important to recruit players with character, as well as talent. I watched too many games involving Coach Barmore and Kim Mulkey (as a player - back to Hammond HS - and coach) to think they will stand for repeat behavior from this undisciplined player. It didn't take much courage to "cheap shot" another player. I understand her nose was broken. Thank goodness she wasn't more severly injured. Had the incident taken place off the court, she would have been subject to arrest. Behavior like this sets a bad tone and brings out the worst in some fans also. If you doubt that, just review some of the comments submitted here. I feel sad for Baylor and for Coach Mulkey and wish them every success.

Let me get this straight, player murders another player, player breaks another players nose and I'm to believe this is a first class school. It sounds more like a "win at any cost", no values school. How Baylor deals with this thug will determine the school's future.

Which is it Coach Mulkey? Just last week it was the Lady Bears were just too nice! Griner was only reacting to the treatment that she was given when the Tech player tried to sling her to the ground! According to KWTX this player was hostile to Griner during the last game against Tech as well! Maybe Barncastle should have picked on someone her own size!

First, it's widely accepted that both Tech fans and players are the worst sports in the league. That's a given held by most schools in the Southwest. I just hope Baylor keeps their fans and players in check so we don't become competitive with them. Brittney was wrong, but she has taken crap all year long, both verbally and physically. She may be tall, but she's no hulk like Paris, and is obviously a girl. In football, no one would make a big deal if a guy clocked another guy. Girls are competitive too, especially at this level, and will respond accordingly. Cut her some slack and let Kim handle it.

Griner's response was unacceptable. A one game suspension is plenty strong for a first offense. If KM wants to go another game fine, but that's a BU thing. BTW, Griner's dad is a cop and I believe she has had plenty of discipline over the years. That punk at Oregon was/is a trouble maker with tons of baggage. Poor comparison.

I didn't see the game out here in NC, but I did see the replay and if you want to suspend Griner you better suspend the Tech player as well. Why no foul was called on the Tech player for trying to throw Griner out of bounds smacks of sympathy for Tech getting their butts kicked. Does not excuse Griner for the punch, but that was an intentional foul all the way and if it had been called I doubt Griner would have taken matters in her own hands. I blame the refs first, then Griner. I bet you nobody shoves her around like that again. I feel sorry that the Tech girl got hit, but the refs should never ever let a game get out of hand like that. They should have pulled BOTH teams aside and told them to cool it. Apparently they lost control of the game.

I am glad that Kim is in charge of Britney Griner and her relation to the team. She has a far better perspective on the player's personality and how this one event plays in the context of her four-plus months with the team. In the numerous times I have seen Britney, on television, in the heat of game action, she has seemed remarkably composed. One "fly off the handle," is not at all to be condoned, and yet it certainly doesn't deserve the consequences some of these posts have suggested. Truth be known, I imagine that the player is, herself, mortified by her reaction. That should have significant meaning in working toward a resolution of the incident... and yet some of the posters here seem to have no capacity for such. Again, Coach Kim is very capable of dealing with the matter.

Where did all of the Tier status talk come from? How does that relate to what happened? Everybody that is posting about how one school has class and this school doesn't should just shut the hell up. You don't judge an entire university based on the act of a few people. GROW A BRAIN! We are talking about CHILDREN! I don't care if that child is 6'8''....still a child mentally. Nobody should be suprised!

Regardless of what was happening during the play last night, punching someone in the face is totally UNACCEPTABLE!!! The physicality in both men's and women's college basketball is on the increase but these players have to learn how to control their emotions to behave with class and dignity. Ms. Griner needs to be suspended for the rest of the season. If Baylor takes seriously their credibility in any of the sports in which they participate, they should seriously consider pulling her scholarship and removing her from the program permanently. A very strong message needs to be sent to this young woman as well as all athletes who have to understand that violence has NO place in college sports!!

I"ve read all the post people what about the Tech. player shoving and pushing Griner around.The girl got what she had comming to her maybe she will play by the rules. You have 2 Refs standing right there and never called a foul maybe could have saved a fight.I guess it would have been different if it would have been the men playing.Look at the big picture.

The Girl should be kicked off the team immediately and her scholarship revoked for a cheapshot like that.

Baylor basketball has a long-standing tradition of class. Just ask Dave Bliss. Oops, we were supposed to forget about that.

Bratknee will forever be known as the gurl who can dunk and duke it out. Every game she plays from now through pro awfulgirlbasketball someone in the stands will jeer her about the punch.

i think that yall should look at the video over and look at the white girl she yanked her and triped her.and after all th fouls that game i would be HOT to.

I believe that was the best right hook eva gurl had it coming the hold time. Brittney just made her mark on the world. Way to go Brittney Griner.

I am sorry, I just had to post this info about Tier 1 since Tech is a "better" school. I like Tech, but not a "better" school. "Chief elements of the plan, two years in the making, outline a path for Tech's pursuit of tier one status as a national research university within the next few years." - http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/022510/upd_567677705.shtml And regarding Griner, quality player, STUPID move. Suspension for the Texas game, automatic. Suspension for the Big 12 tournament, Yes. If she had a propensity (for Tech people, tendency) for violence or other issues on the court, or off the court, more severe punishment. If I remember correcly, Blount, from Oregon, had many other issues off the field that led to the harsh suspension.

I agree, a double ejection would have been appropriate. I still think Britney is awesome!

Mulkey: "This ugly for college basketball." Say what? This is ugly for Baylor basketball. They are the one with the punch-thrower.

yeah right, I didnt even attend TTU, I am a fan. Either way, there is no need for personal attacks. Point is, Griner lost control and deserves to be punished.

looking at this video it would appear that Griner is the one that made a move and got her arm tangled with the other player to begin with....sooo, seems pretty clear what transpired and who is at fault: http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=fb60c48a-7df0-446d-be4a-5ddbee126059

Rush1012 You funny man. From Tier 3 to Tier 1 to sweat shops....classic

Raiderfan, you obviously have a tceh degree. State funding is available should tceh meet certain standards. We all know tceh doesnt meet the standard of a community college much less a university. Reading does not merely involved reciting words, it requires comprehension skills.

BG will end up sitting for the last game of the season against Texas and most likely the Big 12 Tournament. However, I don't see a reason to keep her from participating in the NCAA tourney. NCAA rules only require her to sit for the next game. I think she has learned her lesson. A lot of times, we look in retrospect and think "That was stupid". It's part of life. We all make mistakes. She just turned 19 years old after all. It's tough to wake up every day with people picking on you and the world seeing you as "different" due to being so tall. It leads to a lot of pressure for someone so young. I surely would not want to feel what she feels every day. Coach Mulkey has the right as a coach to handle this internally. I think the biggest hype over the situation is because Women's BBall is so boring most of the time. =/ Don't get me wrong, I love it and I go to as many Lady Bear's game as I can. =D

donthitmegriner77...I am sure Mulk, Griner and everyone is quaking in their boots about a future trip to Lubbock for your raucous crowds. You could have heard mouse droppings hit the floor (quieter than a pin drop even) with that wild bunch at both the men's and women's games. Pathetic! I think everyone that missed the game was studying because according to the commercials on your sports network and RaiderFan you guys are on the cusp of being a Tier1 research university.

Here is one of the many links that shows Tech's status on becoming a Tier One University: http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/021810/loc_564390734.shtml However, none of this has to do with what happened last night....

Physical play under the bucket is part of the women's game (it's an under the rim game as opposed to men's game--above the rim play). Players get tangled up all the time underneath and it's up to the refs to set the tone about what level of contact is allowed.... However--that said, this deliberate punch should lead to a multiple-game suspension. No matter the circumstance, totally unacceptable and shines a poor light on wcbb.

RaiderFan....tell me how Tech is on the brink of getting Tier 1 status...please. How do they jump from Tier 3 to Tier 1. That may be some statement the school makes in a commercial shown on the TT Sports Network but in reality I'd like to know how that is possible. And all this crap about Griner and comparing her to Sprewell or the idiot at Oregon who punched a guy AFTER the game was over for popping off as they were all on the field shaking hands!!!...Griner's happened in the flow of the game when she was practically thrown to the court...not even the same thing...nothing like a Baylor forum of some sort where you'll find typical uninformed overreaction. Let's send her to prison. Take her to Singapore where she can be caned. I think it's Ken Starr's freakin' fault. It's really a reflection on society today overall, I mean our penchant for violence. Fire Mulk while you're at it because she perpetuates this crap. And what has Ian been doing this whole time? Revoke her scholarship, send her packing to a life squalor. Let's see what else I can pile on to this great discussion.

Barncastle was not penalized, but she did end up with a broken nose. Griner should probably miss the bus for every future game scheduled in Lubbock because the crowd will be horrendous. If she reacted this way with one player getting under her skin, I would be scared of the way she would react when several thousand fans are hounding her and taunting her the entire game. Tech fans are not the nicest fans around. Good Luck!!!

I rarely watch sports on TV but after this, I'll probably start watching when Baylor plays. Considering that Barncastle was not disciplined, I think getting kicked out of the game was sufficient punishment for Griner. Give the Refs and both players a chance to perform professionally. They are all entitled to one mistake or overraction to a mistake.

The best thing for all of is to think about is something that we have done that might have done to actually hurt someone and stop passing unrighteous judgment, we all talk about the Christian thing to do but who's praying and who's adding fuel to the fire. WWJD

Of course throwing the punch was wrong. No one denies that ~ not even Griner. The heat of competition at times causes even the best of players to lose control. Its more apt to happen when the player is an immature freshman than an upperclassman. Still, that does not excuse the infraction and I have every confidence that Mulkey will deal with the situation properly. Maybe Texas Tech could loan Baylor its equipment shed for punishment as it won't be used by the footbal program again ~ or perhaps Bob Knight's folding chair. In these cases, we aren't dealing with freshmen but rather grown men.

If it were a white girl hittin a black wouldn't that be called "racist" by the left?

The fault lies with the Big 12 refs who allow opposing teams to climb all over Griner. Those who know her know she's a very mellow person, this isn't her style. She finally had enough last night; I don't blame her in the least for what she did.

This is high caliber ball, not Jr. High. You get beat up in the paint. If the refs had to stop the game and call a foul for each offense then the game would have lasted 6 hours. Let Griner have the one game suspension required by the NCAA and leave it be. Kim will do the rest in house.

OK, first of all I have been a Lady Bears ticket holder for 10 years. I very rarely miss a home game. I have seen Griner play all year long and I have not seen her lose her cool this way. There certainly is no excuse for punching another player, but I also do not feel an all year suspension is warranted in this case. If would be different if she displayed this attitute at every game. I believe Kim will do what is necessary to rectify the situation. I have seen her suspend some key players over the years for various offenses. We also must remember that Freshman players are 18 maybe 19 and are still learning the college game. I do feel she should be punished for her actions as it will be a lesson for her but all year suspension is a little drastic. I would like to ask you Tech fans if you had the same attitute years ago when Bobby Knight was having tantrums and throwing chairs at his players. From what I remember when he coached United Spirit Arena was always packed. And he was a grown man acting like a 2 year old. Just wondering!!!

So I here Baylor is hosting a Women's Basketball camp this summer with guest honorees Latrell Sprewell and Ron Artest. The lack of class and sportsmanship exhibited by one player reflects on the entire program.

I have a 13 year old daughter who plays A team ball at her school . I dont want this type of behavior to be a model for her . Its despicable regardless of the circumstances . If BG cant play with a better head maybe she should quit .

Griner was wrong that is obvious,but why didn't they call a foul on Barncastle?

Keybear tells half the story. Griner was getting hammered all game and was doing some hammering of her own - all within the flow of the game. The punch was inexcusable. She should miss the rest of the year to set the stage for her next three years as a Lady Bear.

I feel coach KIM will teach Britney how to handle her cool,because she do have a further at Baylor,beside both girl was wrong

There was no excuse for what Britney did, but I was at the game and she had been getting hammered all night. And remember she is just a freshman. I know for a fact her teammates love her and they get along great. The players on the court came quickly to help her and hold her back. She should get the standard one game suspension for first offense and it should be forgotten.

I was at the game last night. Full disclosure: I was rooting for Tech. Griner should be suspended for the rest of the year. Maybe that will serve to teach her a much-needed lesson. I hope she is punished and is eventually able to demonstrate a high level of character to go along with her high level of physical talent. It would be a shame for all that talent to be wasted on an undisciplined child whose career would likely be short-lived. I hope to see her play again next year. I'll still be rooting for Tech, but Griner could be fun to watch - if only...

US News 2010 Baylor Tier 1 Texas Tech Tier 3

no im wrong sorry

I think pall maybe used wrong here isn't pall a verb..

Tech is on the brink of getting Tier 1 status, let's get our facts straight. I dont think there is any need to get "dirty laundry" out about either school. They each have plenty of their own. The fact still remains that Griner is a Hothead. There is even stuff coming out now about her attitude towards her teammates. Maybe that's why Baylor didn't clear their bench to defend her, they dont care. She definitely has "star-itis" and needs to be knocked down a peg, sitting out until next season "might" accomplish this.

Oregon kicked their star running back off the team for punching an opponent in response to taunting (he ruturned at the end of the season). Anything less by Baylor will be an injustice. There is no place for Griner's actions in sports, period. Baylor prides itself on a higher standard, a Christian standard...time to prove it.

I would love to see the girl that could toss Paris that far...too funny!

Griner must really be an aggie. Only an aggie would do what she did. Aggies are bad but bears are not.

Paris with the Sooners got banged around 4 years and never did this. This is wrong and should not have happened. Blame the refs and Mulkey but Griner is the one who did what she did. No excuses what so ever.

That thug should be kicked off the team.

This is a simple matter of a team not having the talent to compete so they resort to thug tactics to get the opponents best player out of the game...Almost worked...

Alice Cullen...you are smoking crack if you think Texas Tech is a better school than Baylor. You are completely insane. Look at the latest national universities rankings in US News & World Report for 2010. TT is listed as a Tier 3 school. BU is ranked 80th among national universities. TT didn't even get a score because the publication's system doesn't score Tier 3 schools. I think you do have an affilication to Tech. You must have attended and your only criteria for admission was to roll up your sleeve so they could feel even the faintest of pulses. Know what you're writing before you post.

Is Coach Mulkey concerned with good sportsmanship and character building qualities, or in winning regardless. We are watching.

Alice? KCBD Another accreditation agency has put Texas Tech on probation. This time the Health Sciences Center Campus in Odessa is under fire specifically, the OB/GYN program. This comes less than a month after the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools put Tech's general curriculum program on probation.

I saw the game. The problem with Griner is she believes she is a star, and as such she should be treated that way by the other team. There was nothing dirty on the play and a foul was called the way it is supposed to be. Griner got other calls in the game as well. Her actions have no place in sports, let alone college sports. Oregon did the right thing in how they handled Blount; suspended until he showed actual repentance not just speaking the words.

Tech is a better school than Baylor?!?!?! Only in the number of diseases made and concussion treatment.

For Alice: Associated Press LUBBOCK – Texas Tech has been placed on probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, a regional accrediting organization, officials said Wednesday. Texas Tech was put on probation for failing to show that its curriculum met college-level competencies, according to the association, which issued the probation during an annual meeting this week in New Orleans.

she should be banned for the rest of the season, plain and simple.

Wow, some of you people are morons and have obviously never played athletics at a higher level. Top notch athletes compete with greater intensity than most of you people will ever know. You take the refs out of any athletic event involving high caliber athletes and eventually theres a fight. Most of you know that kind of shove on the playing field is essentially calling you out, especially on the blacktop. The system last night was not in place to prevent the shove and the punch. I dont fault either thecs player of Baylors, it should never have become that physical in a structured basketball game. On the streets its common, play a little ball and throw a few punches, the system failed last night. And before you respond that you never fought during recreational game play, Im not talking about you. Im talking about top caliber athletes, the ones all D1 schools go after.

Alice, where in the world did you come up with "Tech is a better school than Baylor?" What facts are you using to base that ridiculous statement off of? The fact that Tech is a Tier 3 institution? The fact that Tech sports other than football, are inferior to what BU has? Might want to brush up on your facts before making yourself look completely ignorant.

Alice lost me when she said that Tech was a better school.

Oh lookie here, all the smack talkers who have been absent couldn't wait to come out of the woodwork at the first sign of something negative happening to BU. Since the men's team is kicking butt and things are going well they had to wait for their chance to spew some garbage so that their pathetic lives had some meaning. Look, I am sorry you people have a chip on your shoulder and couldn't get into college therefore you take it out on the hometown private school. Not condoning what BG did, but the Tech player should have been called for a flagrant and send to the showers had BG not retaliated the way she did. Had the Barncastle gal done that on the schoolyard she would have received a complete beatdown by BG.

Thanks Alice for the childish tirade of judgement.

Enjoying the childish tirade between Baylor and Raider fans in the comments. I have loyalty to neither team, although Tech is a better school, but Waco is friendlier, so there you go. I kinda figured the Baylor player was a minority, as it seems that kind of thugish behavior is tolerated, but if it were reversed, you'd have Al "Tawana Brawley" Sharpton all up in your grill, Baylor. I'm sure it was racially motivated, and Baylor should kick this thug off the team period. Violence should never be tolerated in any sport, on any level. If Baylor has any class (and that remains to be seen) they will kick her off the team and off campus. I'm sure some inner city thug team will pick her up. What happened to zero tolerance? What happened to accountability? Who cares if she's a good athlete, if you allow this behavior to go unpunished, you've paved the way for all NCAA sports to be filled with a bunch of violent, inner-city thugs. Such a pity.

Hard to fault Griner ... she looks over to the sidelines and sees the temper-tantrums her coach throws on a nightly basis throughout basketball games and she's only doing as her leader does. Mulkey needs to look in the mirror this morning and realize she has much fault in this as well.

By the looks of the crowd, I give you credit for having season tickets.

If that happened, I would drop my season tickets immediately. Can't stand your coach. Remember, we have as many titles as you do...

Yeah, whined all the way to a National Championship, Tech would hire her in a heart beat since it's obvious this on can't get it done.

Just following your lead...

Yeah let's compare a grown man to a kid...good analogy (that means comparison for you Tech grads).

Joe, seriously, when was the last time Baylor beat Tech in football... even the whiners of Baylor can't blame the refs for that...

BaylorFan, you wouldn't be asking those questions had Griner not thrown the punch, no would you? The foul had been called on Barncastle, so obviously, the ref's had already controlled that situation. The problem is that Griner couldn't control herself. As far as the Tech bench, they were defending a teammate, what team wouldn't do that? I am sure she was laughing because what else can you do at that point?!?

RaiderFan will anything be done to your bench? Will anything be done to your player for a nasty foul or will it be a big joke to her to laugh off like she did last night on the bench?

Everyone said that Griner would change the way the women's game is played. Not only is that above the rim but what goes on below it. As we know from playing football in Lubbock, you can see for miles there, but put a referree uniform on, and you can't see a thing that is within 30 feet of you.

kc, you are exactly right! Oh and Jim, we sent that coach packing, what will you guys do with your Star player?!?

Not sure if you can post links.... http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/pages/video?PID=W1qyHXeBPCb1qDni_LP0wG2fixZypBVH

Jim, your team know all about fouls and whining about them not being called. They learned it from their whining coach (completely pathetic). It was the same the last time they were here in Lubbock and were given a NCAA game by the ref's. They should have lost to that no name school but no, Kim whined her way through it just like every other game that they play. I have learned to expect nothing less from Baylor Woman's basketball than what occured last night. They have no class on BWB team and it starts at the top!

I have seen Britney play in person and while she does get pushed she also does her fair share of knocking people around and gets away with it I believe because officials are afraid to call fouls on each teams STAR as they do not want the greif they get from the coaches.

well let see the action before and after and them let make our statement about what happen to lead to this punch ,now we do see the tech player throwing her around but what happen before they came back to this point on the tech side of the court.

Everyone makes mistakes. Griner is a human being, and if I remember correctly, no one is perfect! I'm sure she gets sick of being pushed and shoved constantly. By the way, Baylor isn't perfect. Remind me again, which college is...

Yeah.....maybe we should send her to a dark room.

RaiderFan-now that's funny........your whole front line had about 40 fouls....in 5 minutes....Griner was wrong.......but a dirty player.....no way! See you in the NCAA tourney....oh sorry.....we won't!

Baylor a Christian school? Where is the outrage for what Griner did? All I see is a bunch of belly aching over what the Tech girl did. Baylor had better handle this harshly!!! There is nothing that calls for this type of action.....nothing!!!

C'mon people! It's basketball! There is going to be physical stuff happening. What Barncastle did was just what just about any other player would do in a situation like that, guys or girls. There was a foul called. That was the appropriate call. What she did was not deserving of a flagrant and certainly not a technical. You people act like anything done out of the ordinary to your precious Baylor players is deserving of sever action. YOUR PLAYED JUST CLOCKED ANOTHER GIRL IN THE FACE!!!! Griner should be suspended for the year. This is a gut check time for Mulkey. She has kicked players off the team for less than this. It will be interesting to see what she does. Unfortunately, as much as I admire Coach Mulkey, I think that Griner will not get a sever penalty because Mulkey needs her to win. Although if she is done for the year, I'll be more impressed with Mulkey than ever before.

Point made: It is the officials job to have control of the game and physicality allowed on the floor whether it be on the guard end or the paint. Physicality is fine and expected at this level as long as it is FAIR and Balanced for both teams. Barncastle was told to rough Griner by her coaches.. Home cookn calls allowed this.. Point made: Barncastle can't rough any post up - She's weak in the Big 12 against ANY post. She needs to get in the weight room and stop being a baby. THere's alot going on in the paint that fans just don't see.. Put on your big girl stuff and deal w it. Go Bears ! !

Tough day for BU WBB with Sims getting hurt and "the punch." However, this year Griner has shown a work ethic that leads me to believe she will learn from this mistake and figure out how to take out her aggressions via blocks and points and not get down in the mud with the dirty players from the other schools. And Barncastle will likely think twice about tangling with Griner next season.

I say we take some of that 200 million $ endowment and outfit the Lady Bears with boxing gloves. We could then schedule some mixed martial arts bouts after the UT game. Bobby Knight could referee.

Micah - I don't believe 'hundreds of athletes' respond in this manner every month; you might want to check your facts before you call other people 'moron'. As a matter of fact, I think most college athletes would take issue with you putting them in that category. I was excited at what Griner was doing for the program but now all I feel is disappointment - she let her coach and her teammates down; she let her fans down.

Unfortunately, Brittany could no longer keep her cool. Imagine that! She should be disciplined but where were the refs? They should also be reschooled. It's a shame that the Lady Raiders had to resort to these tactics in order to get rid of Griner and to TRY to win the game. Last best resort for the LRRs since their program is pretty much kaput! Barncastle's injury is a result of her nasty play throughout the season with all opponents.

Before any responds anymore to this watch the game not just the clips. Brit was in the way wrong. Barncastle deserved it with her type of play. Just because I said deserved doesn't mean it should have happened though. As for locking elbows yeah it happened every 2 minutes so again go watch the game dude. Flagrant foul on Barncastle, Technical on Griner with the ejection, Technical on Morghan and technical for the Tech bench.

mrboyd, you are as classless as they come! You hope that she broke her nose? You are a horrible human being if that is your true feelings. I was there as well and they had been exchanging pushes throughout the entire game, both Griner and Barncastle. The ref's should have had Griner fouled out of the game well before "the punch" occured. Griner is a very dirty player. Baylor gives Christians a very BAD name! She should never play a minute for the remainder of the season, if this were men's ball, it wouldn't even be a question.

Nice job you Baylor-loving vultures. The first time this kid gets into trouble and you're quick to suspend her for the rest of the season or comment on how punching someone is cause for arrest. What a bunch of silly people! I don't condone what Griner did in frustration after getting roughed up by Tech. But she didn't "chase" down the other player like one of you morons said, nor did she do anything that the police would waste time arresting her for. She lost her cool like hundreds of athletes do in games every month. She should be suspended for her one game, disciplined by her coach IN HOUSE, then allowed to move forward with what will be a great career playing in front of you half-hearted, fair weather fans.

I was at the game last night. I know that Britney regularly gets abuse in the paint, but what they did to her last night was like nothing I have ever seen. In my opinion, Texas Tech, and Barncastle in particular, stooped to a new low in the way they harrassed her. The officials did a horrible job of getting control of that situation and I hope the Big 12 will look at that. She needs a little more protection than she got last night. At some point, everyone is going to defend themselves, and make no mistake, that's what she was doing. Britney will suffer some consequences, and deservedly so, but I was proud to be a Baylor alum last night. Texas Tech, Coach Curry and Jordan Barncastle are the ones who should be embarrassed and ashamed.

People refs need to call more fouls on the court especially you find an aggressive player that is pushing all the time and knocking people around on purpose them refs knew this the whole time and neither one call any thing sometimes as a player u get sick and tired of been push all the time so oh girl had to get get with her I bet the girl from Tech want to do that anymore. Let those girls play basketball people they both need to play bb.

This was a totally classless act. Griner is a real phenom. She should be suspended for the remainder of the year. I know this will impact the team greatly, but she is the one who initiated this, and her actions demean the entire team, and the whole program. She needs to be warned that if this ever happens again, she will be gone! Baylor should be better than this, and nothing short of really tough action on Kim's part will show any less.

I understand what she did was not right BUT what the texas tech girl wqsn't either. and News 10 show what Britney did several time and what Barncastle did ONCE. If someone had slung me like that he would have gotten the same thing. where was the ref??? there should have been a double ejection in this case.. Hang in there Britney. I hope coach Kim will be fair to her.

I was there! Should Griner have been ejected, yes. But so should the Tech bench for charging the oourt! I watched Coach Mulkey question the referees calls for LACK of calls all night. Finally emotions took charge. The outcomes were not pretty. A penalty of suspension is a bit harsh for Griner because one person cannot have a skirmish. But, if this is the case, so be it. But Brit. I stood by you at 1/2 time at the boys game for a picture and autograph, and if more punishemt comes your way, I hope you broke Barncastle's nose!

If this was any other player than Britney she would be thrown off the team--But Mulkeys not going to kill the goose that will get her the golden egg and more money

Bottom line, there is NO excuse for a punch -that equals assault and anywhere else, that ends in an arrest. The refs are there to call the fouls - the girls must leave that up to them. How does anyone on here or at that school even defend her actions?? I have a daughter that adores this Baylor program and now I have to try and explain this to her - very disappointing!!

A new low for Baylor Sports

barncastle as in the wrong?? Do you ever watch basketball, they were battling in the paint!! Come on! It was an cheap shot.

Barncastle was in the wrong. Should have been ejected. Unfortunately for Kim, Griner was in the double wrong and is going to get suspended for the season. Not a good thing for Tech and Baylor.

Brittney Griner's behavior has no place on a basketball court. It doesn't matter if Barncastle had thrown her to the floor, which she did not do. You don't react by coming up swinging, period. The interlinked elbows and players being flung happen all the time. I've rarely seen it called as a regular foul, nevertheless any type of flagrant or technical foul. She's going to need to learn how to deal with players pushing and shoving and fouling her in the post, often without a call being made. That's just reality. It happens to players with height and talent, and it isn't as if Griner is special in this regard. Candace Parker was routinely thrown around, and emerged from games with deep scratches and bruises. Kelley Cain, at 6'6" and with much more bulk than Griner, deals with players hitting her, grabbing her, and stepping on her feet in every single game. You have to learn how to take your aggression out by scoring and blocking and rebounding. Not by throwing punches. There's just no excuse for punching someone on the basketball court.

To AGO3 & Mikeh I don't think Britnney initiated the physical activity! She is still Britney, regardless of what you think. I would have done the same thing if that girl did that to me and you would have also. She is not a sore loser! I bet the next defendant want try that at all!Way to go Britney!

What a bunch of uninformed "fans" ... Barncastle was called for a foul. They went to the monitors for 10 minutes. This is clear and simple. Fouls and aggressive play is part of the game, no penalty. Sucker punches thrown by a freakishly big person -- suspension for one year. Remember the Oregon Duck who punched the Boise State player? He was kicked off the team. Returned when he redeemed himself about nine games later.

Let me say upfront that I didn't see the game in person or on TV. But I have seen the Lady Bears numerous times this year and in each game Brittney Griner has been pushed, shoved, elbowed, etc., and frequently doubled and tripled teamed with a lot of physical interaction... which is to be expected in defending a player with her talent. Nevertheless, even with the pounding she has taken this year she has never shown any tendencies for lashing back. All that said, let me add that there is no justification for her throwing a punch. So something must have happened to set her off. Certainly the officials were correct in ejecting her. But they also should have realized that something must have happened to cause her to throw a punch. I think they should have gone to the TV monitors and looked at replays to see what happened immediately prior to Griner throwing the punch. It's highly likely that a double ejection would have been appropriate.

If Britney is suspended for a game, so should Barncastle. Where were the refs on the sling around by the tech player? NO FOULD ON BARNCASTLE!!!!!! Britney has been taking this pounding all year. Takes a class player to have tolerated all those elbows slams to her back as well as the shin kicks and stomped toes by opposing players. HANG IN THERE BRITNEY BLESSINGS

Get over it you feeckless fools she was just defending herself.

My excitement of Britney Griner as part of the future of Baylor Lady basketball was diminished greatly by her CLASSLESS act on the court. I am confident Coach Kim will handle this situation properly But I am unsure if I can ever look at Britney Griner in the same manner as before.

Baylor is always talking about how much class they have, I guess now we'll see. This girl should be suspended for the rest of the year, this is womens basketball, not the WWE!!!

She put out the lights on that girl...ouch!