Nitwit

            On Monday, Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach prohibited players from using the social media site, Twitter.

            His reasoning: It’s a stupid distraction.

            This right after one of his players tweeted about Leach being late to a team meeting after a big loss. 

            But, the bigger underlying issue is not a coach trying to keep players focused and motivated.  It’s a coach infringing upon the First-Amendment rights of his players.

            Even Texas coach Mack Brown agrees.

            According to Brown, what players do while under the direct supervision of the coach (i.e. during practice) is controllable. But, once players leave that environment, they’re free to engage in anything legal – though certain things are discouraged.

            Bottom line: Mike Leach, you’re out of line.  Don’t try to shift focus from you to your players after a big loss by blaming Twitter. 

            Also, John Heisman wants a Tim Tebow trophy. Go Gators!