(Photo by Andy Carpenean/Laramie Boomerang) John Griffen, right, ties a black armband on the arm of his former teammate Mel Hamilton before a Black 14 panel discussion in the Central Ballroom on Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009 in Laramie, Wyo. The discussion marked the 40-year anniversary of when, in 1969, 14 Wyoming football players were kicked off the team as they planned on wearing black armbands during a game against BYU.