re: Dillon Day got what he deserved

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Ten ebucks says the "i's" were dotted with hearts.

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No hearts

Dr. Mark E. Keenum
President
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 6018
Lee Hall, Suite 4000
Mississippi State, MS 39762

DELIVERED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

Dr. Keenum:

I trust that this letter finds you well. Like the entire Mississippi State family, I am excited that Coach Dan Mullen's football team finally tasted victory over our SEC West brethren from Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College this past weekend. 15 years is a long time to wait. However, the ending probably took 15 years off of my life!

The purpose of this letter is to make your office aware of my disappointment in one of our student-athletes, Dillon Day. As you are aware, Mr. Day was called for a personal foul in the contest against LSU, an infraction that followed two questionable plays earlier in the game. Back in our day, we were lucky to be able to watch a football game on television. Now, with the advancement of technology, we have high definition cameras that capture the action in great detail. These cameras captured Mr. Day stomping aggressively on student-athletes from LSU.

I believe that you would agree with me that the sportsmanship of Mr. Day was questionable, if not intentional. While there is no way the cameras can capture the intent of Mr. Day, the fact that the infraction occurred twice, and Mr. Day being suspended by the Southeastern Conference during the 2013 season, should shed light on my concern of this being a "dirty play."

As you are aware, the Southeastern Conference mandated a one-game suspension of Mr. Day. I believe that this is a fair punishment, and I hope that the university, through its Dean of Students, requires of Mr. Day what it would require of a non-student athlete that found themselves in similar circumstances.

My main concern that now, when the nation hears about the Mississippi State football team, they hear about this incident of dirty play rather than the exciting win on Saturday night. This is an embarrassment to the Mississippi State family.

Thank you for your consideration, and Hail State!

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