I was refered to this site recently to start a blog by one of my fellow writers on the Hutchinson Community College Collegian, and due the fact that I just started this blog it isn't the most timely news, but I cant let the NFL slide on this one.

The NFL's competition committee met recently to discuss an array of topics, but decided to crack down on touchdown celebrations.

Of all things to discuss the NFL takes on celebrating...

I can suggest a name for the new rules outlining celebrations in the end zone.

How about the Chad Johnson-T.O.-Steve Smith rule?

The committee singled out these three wide receivers and decided to take their signature celebrations away from them.

The rules dictate that spiking the ball in the end zone will be fine, and spinning it on the ground, or, dunking it over the goalpost won't be outlawed either. Dancing in the end zone is fine, too, as long as it's not prolonged or a group effort.

I guess they call it the No Fun League for a reason.

I don't understand what's wrong with these celebrations. Those guys work hard all week and when they finally accomplish what they set their goals on, the NFL wants them to just hand the ball to the ref?

Whats wrong with dancing, and celebrating? Is the NFL being run by the same people who ran off dancing in the movie Footloose?

I know that T.O. isn't a washed up actor, but the analogy still works.

My question is: why was the NFL's top priority this off-season celebrations that nearly all young fans enjoy?

Chad Johnson, Terrell Owens, and Steve Smith bring awesome individuality into the game and show fans charisma and style that had never really been brought into the game before.

This is the problem with the NFL being run by old, out-of-touch men that don't relate with their fans.

They don't understand the marketing and publicity that the NFL receives from such individual statements made in the end zone.

When Chad Johnson ran out of the end-zone to propose to a Cinci cheerleader I almost wet my pants I was laughing so hard.

The NFL doesn't realize that this is the future of football, and there are plenty of other topics that they should be discussing.

I'm sure the Seattle Seahawks were thrilled with the discussion of celebrations rather than something like refereeing for instance.

After all, they didn't get jobbed by the referees on the biggest stage in sports or anything, right?

Instead of looking at important issues like the problem with refs, the NFL cracks down on something that brings an exciting, young crowd into the NFL, and brings them millions of dollars in publicity.

Brilliant.