Handshake Lines Coming To College Football?

Back in the days of Little League, no matter how bad-blooded the games were (usually not very), at the end of the game, we always shook hands with the opposing team. And without fail, there was always one jackass who would spit on his hand before hitting the line. That usually engendered more hostility than anything that happened in the game itself. Or, more succinctly: handshake lines are not necessarily promises of civility.

Handshake Line
(Care to bet this’ll end well… every single time?)

We bring this topic up not because we like talking about random things we did in fourth grade*, but because coaches in the NCAA are discussing - among myriad other topics - instituting the handshake line before games in college football. This can’t end well, right?

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