When it comes to safety on the gridiron, no one can top the NCAA.
In a recent decision, the governing body has banned undereye tweets. That's right, no more messaging on eyeblack. (And yes, I did say "tweets" because you can't get more than 140 characters on them.)
And really, this occurred just in the nick of time. The most notorious villain of this violation, Florida's Tim Tebow, is warming up the TV to see if his name is called in Thursday night's NFL Draft.
'Why eyeblack messaging?' you're probably asking -- well consider the danger.
A player wearing an undereye tweet is running in a full out sprint downfield. Other players are jerking their heads like gawkers watching a 20-car mashup on I-75. Crane their necks, twisting and contorting. Boom! Injury.
Now, Mr. Tebow's messages were typically for the salvation of everyone's soul within eyesight. There were, naturally, the smattering of "Hi Mom" and "619" area codes thrown in to the fray. Really though, it was all about the "Mygodisbetterthanyours"signage.
Distracting? Not much.
Annoying? Sort of.
Dangerous? No.
Perhaps the NCAA would be better focused on formations that cause injuries and more vital equipment like helmets.
Before they're illegal, I'm wearing two last eyeblacks: (right eye) Game and (left eye) Safer.
