Laser pointers aren’t just for classrooms or suspected terrorists any longer.  A Colorado Buffs fan tried blinding Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson with a laser last Saturday, forcing Robinson to burn a time-out. The Buffs got their comeuppance on the very next play:

Either the laser had to have been on the sidelines, or someone hauled out an industrial-strength pointer into the seats. The football field is 53 yards wide, with probably another 15 yards at least between the sidelines and the stands. The angle looks almost straight-on, and the laser seems very focused in the video.

Thankfully, we can use this to prove the axiom that cheaters never prosper … until they figure out a way to succeed, of course.  Want to bet that this starts happening with more frequency?

Update: Sorry about the error on sideline dimensions. It’s definitely 53 yards, sideline to sideline. It’s 17+ yards from sideline to hashmark, and hashmark to hashmark. Definitely a fumblaya on my part.

I’m also told that a green laser can go a long distance with great focus, making the stands a reasonable place for suspected origin. The longer one goes, though, the more difficult it would be to target it on the face shield. Of course, they may have been trying this all during the game and finally succeeded once.