Eye black: How much is too much?
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Wahpeton’s Pat Coyne (9), Cory Iverson (18), Kyle Wetzel (22) and head coach Mike McCall wait for the coin toss before the Huskies’ Sept. 8 game against Fargo Shanley in Wahpeton. Coyne’s distinctive eye black pattern will have to go due to changes in the rule book. Daily News photo by Michael Shirek.[/font]By Michael Shirek, Daily NewsIn the past, I have compared Wahpeton Huskies tight end Pat Coyne with former Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle John Randle.
It seems the North Dakota High School Activities Association sees the resemblance as well.
Back in the 1990s, Randle was repeatedly fined by the National Football League for excessive eye black. He seemed fine with the financial penalty so long as no one from the commissioner’s office physically came down from the luxury box with a towel to remove the offending paint.
Before the opening coin flip at Friday’s Homecoming game against West Fargo, Coyne faced a similar situation and ended up removing much of his eye black after being told he was in violation of the rules by officials.
Now, obviously, the officials were doing their job â€â€