I was watching the game. A few observations:
1) ESPN talked repeatedly during the game about Blount running his mouth leading up to the game by saying that, and I'll paraphrase, Boise State needed their arses kicked because of last year. They also talked about how that would be used by the BSU coaches and players as motivation.
2) The BSU player that sought Blount out after the game shouldn't have done it and just let their work on the field do the talking. Having said that, his words for Blount did not make him "deserving" of being sucker punched in the face. If running your mouth should be met with a punch in the face then I guess the BSU players should have punched Blount before the game.
3) Blount's punch was clearly a cowardly sucker punch...the BSU guy had turned his head and didn't even see it coming. Add in that he let the fans trash talking near the tunnel get to him to the point that he was nearly uncontrollable by several people and I think it points to this guy having some serious issues.
4) The ESPN announcers noted that he had previously been suspended (I think they said this past spring) by the Oregon coach for some reason that I did not hear. Apparently this is not his first rodeo with unacceptable behavior.
If this is his second "issue", I would call him in and let him know that he will be suspended for the next game, that he will be enrolled in some sort of anger management program, and that he is now on a zero tolerance program since he is down to his last strike.