[cowbyfan1]

One thing that might have helped all this is something that needs to be seriously looked at.

What is the one thing that most officials do as soon as a game is over? Hall a$$ to the locker room. If the officials had stayed on the field after the game to observe the handshake, they could have been independent observers of what happened and maybe a "fair" judgement made.

By that I mean, if the losing team did start the fight then they became the winners as they got the other forfeitted for playing the next game that they deserve to. Who's to say it was not intentional? Or couldn't be intentionally done in the future.

While I agree if players fight, they should be suspended. The game officials could have possibly seen who started it and who should be the one(s) to sit on suspension. As a result a large number of kids will not get that chance due to the actions of a few.

It is customary for baseball officials to watch the handshake at the end of a game. One would think that a physical contact sport like football should have it done as well.