College Football Hair

What is up with the long hair hanging out of the football helmets of college and professional players?!?!? It looks ridiculous and puts a blackeye on the game of football. When I played back in the 70's the coach made you get a hair cut or you sat on the bench. I know somebody is going to tell me that it has to do with their religion or their background ........Yea Right!!! My suggestion is that any player on the opposing team grab that hair hanging out and slam the guy to the ground. It would be worth the penalty and the headache he would have would be with him for a while. Let's get back to reality and have men look like men and women look like women!!!!!