College football has instituted a rule that if a player loses his helmet, he has to sit out at least one play, and can not play if he is injured. Tonight, I am watching Texas Tech vs. Northwestern State on TV. There have been several incidents of players losing their helmets. The announcers are talking about the teams trying to figure out how to glue the helmets on the players' heads. They also are talking about buckling the helmets on tighter or using two chinstraps.
I understand intellectually what they are saying. But it seems to me, they have missed the point. If a player is hit hard enough to have his helmet leave his head, then he needs to be checked out. What is the point of instituting a safety rule, and then devising ways to circumvent the rule and the intent of the rule.
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