The simplest of a single rule application will bring the biggest debate this year over something that could be understood much like our American politics. The divided world of eye black-or-no black will take a significant turn in the spring of 2025 as a new NFHS ruling narrows the use of the product to mostly fighting glare, which is what the product was designed to do. Much of the prep lacrosse community have witnessed student-athletes adorning their faces with eye black that would make Sitting Bull proud, but the new rules significantly reduce its use with the strongest penalty to date including a non-releasable bench penalty. One of MICHLOA's finest, Brian Effinger, will try to explain the rule. We check in with some of the local NAIA teams this week as they begin play and our regular trio of panelists have some strong opinions about winning and losing, so please stay tuned.