NCAA Passes The "Tebow Rule"

Tim Tebow was one of the most popular college football players in the country and a Heisman trophy winner. As the quarterback of the University of Florida, one of the best teams in the country the last couple of years, he also appeared on television many times. But as good as he was and as popular as he was, he repeatedly did something that irritated the hell out of me.

Many college and pro football players use a black greasy substance called "eye black" under their eyes when playing. It is supposed to reduce the glare of the lights (or sun) and allow them to see better. But Tebow wasn't satisfied with just using "eye Black". Instead, he used little black stickers with bible verses written on them in white lettering (which probably defeated the purpose of the under eye patches).

I'm sure if these had been verses from the Koran (or any holy book other than the Bible), the NCAA would have stepped in and put a stop to it. After all, Tebow was using the NCAA, the University of Florida and network television to try and push his religion (christianity) on people all over the country. He has the right to his religion, but he doesn't have the right to use these organizations (that try to remain neutral in religious matters) in an attempt to proselytize for that religion.

Evidently, the NCAA was afraid of his popularity, because they let him get away with this throughout his college career. Finally, now that he has graduated, the NCAA is taking some action to end this religious abuse.

The NCAA rules committee has now barred all players from displaying words, numbers, logos and other symbols in the "eye black" under their eyes. Many are already calling this the "Tebow rule", since he was undoubtably the reason for the rule.

All I can say is it's about time.