Utterly Ridiculous:

From the Lawrence Phillips School of Gender Studies:
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin running back Lance Smith, who is facing battery charges, will not be allowed to play in away games this season.
Smith will miss (last) Saturday's game at UNLV and games at Illinois, Penn State, Ohio State and Minnesota.
Smith was suspended from the team in July after he was arrested, but athletics director Barry Alvarez reinstated him in early August just before the Badgers' first practice of the season.
The team announced Wednesday that Alvarez and dean of students Lori Berquam had decided Smith would not play in away games.
Smith is charged with pushing down his girlfriend during a dispute over a cab fare, refusing to let her leave his apartment and taking her money and shoes.
He has apologized to the woman but pleaded not guilty to charges of battery and disorderly conduct.
Hold on while I bang my head against the wall…you have got to be f*&king kidding me! Obviously, this incident is disturbing, but the decision of the Wisconsin athletic department puts this in the what the F were they thinking stratosphere. Our crack research team uncovered some interesting notes from Barry Alvarez’s trash containing a list of alternative punishments considered:
Must sit out 1st and 2nd down in all games against teams with animal nicknames
Must pay the cab fare for all females students at Wisconsin for the rest of the year
Must write “I will not hold people hostage.” on the blackboard 500 times
This punishment is a slap in the face to all women who have been abused, and Barry Alvarez should be ashamed. Smith should have been suspended for the year and been forced to work in a battered women’s shelter. Wisconsin missed an opportunity to make a strong, public statement against abuse, but chose to protect the depth chart instead.
Finally…he took her shoes!?! There are no words.