Any Rules You Recently Learned Of?

[The-Hack]

For me, it is the rule that you can neither have a player lined up across from a long-snapper, or even “cross his face,” at the snap. Essentially, you can’t contact him.

We were playing a directional this year and at the snap a player crossed in front of our long-snapper, without hitting him, and a flag was dropped.

It makes a lot of sense. Many better long-snappers are 200-220 pounds, and you can imagine the chaos a nose-tackle like McCall could create on every long-snap if allowed contact. AA Linderbaum struggled getting a snap to his QB on a 4th and 1 when McCall lifted his body up straight, causing a fumble on the exchange.

 

[JPFisher]

I learned some rules about fight club, but uh... Wait... No I didn't.

 

[Kicking ass in the bluegrass]

Don’t eat yellow snow

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Florida committed eight (?) false starts at Kroger; then MSST accused us of disrupting their snap count; then GA or Bama was called for it Monday night. I didn’t really know that was a thing.

 

[Kats meow]

Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.

 

[southindycat]

Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.

What rule are you referring to?

 

[The-Hack]

Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.

What’s that all about?

 

[bluecoon1]

Florida committed eight (?) false starts at Kroger; then MSST accused us of disrupting their snap count; then GA or Bama was called for it Monday night. I didn’t really know that was a thing.

Disconcerting signals, never seen it called before this year but it was called twice in the playoffs.

 

[Kicking ass in the bluegrass]

You cannot pull a teammate forward to advance the ball…….. especially on national tv, in OT, when you’re playing a depleted mid-level Big 10 team you were favored to beat in a stadium 90% full of your fans.

 

[Glenn's take]

I saw disconcerting signals called at the game at Alabama Couch's freshman year. Alabama was punting on 4th and 3 while losing in the second quarter. I was not amused.

 

[sieken]

That the refs use the hash marks unless inside the 10 yard line. I started really paying attention and they do this at both levels of football. I always thought they tried to the get the spot as correct as they saw it.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Disconcerting signals, never seen it called before this year but it was called twice in the playoffs.

I like that it has a fancy name. Like, by Jove, that linebacker has disconcerted his rival’s snap count. Mischief on the gridiron, this fair morn. Go Poets, beat the Bards.

 

[NostraDanis]

My wife has new rules all the time.

 

[BigBlueFanGA]

For me, it is the rule that you can neither have a player lined up across from a long-snapper, or even “cross his face,” at the snap. Essentially, you can’t contact him.

We were playing a directional this year and at the snap a player crossed in front of our long-snapper, without hitting him, and a flag was dropped.

It makes a lot of sense. Many better long-snappers are 200-220 pounds, and you can imagine the chaos a nose-tackle like McCall could create on every long-snap if allowed contact. AA Linderbaum struggled getting a snap to his QB on a 4th and 1 when McCall lifted his body up straight, causing a fumble on the exchange.

Yes, an important one. Never mix gin and scotch, at least not in the same bottle.

 

[Soupbean]

Don’t end a sentence with a preposition.

I before E accept after noon or something

 

[Soupbean]

Seriously though the rule they need to amend right now is the touchback to the other team when a ball is fumbled through the end zone. Just never made any sense at all. Just bring it back to the point of the fumble and call it down.

I think the original purpose of the rule was to discourage runners from intenionally fumbling the ball forward into end zone when stopped. But I dont know many who would take that chance and do that on purpose. If you want to add a 5 yard pentalty for hit being fumbled out of the end zon then fine but dont give the ball to other team when a guy is stretching and fighting for the line and gets it knocked out. Thats crazy.

 

[vhcat70]

What rule are you referring to?

That was too easy - sort of. LOL.

 

[vhcat70]

Don’t eat yellow snow

You can avoid creating that by p!ssing into the wind.

 

[vhcat70]

Seriously though the rule they need to amend right now is the touchback to the other team when a ball is fumbled through the end zone. Just never made any sense at all. Just bring it back to the point of the fumble and call it down.

I think the original purpose of the rule was to discourage runners from intenionally fumbling the ball forward into end zone when stopped. But I dont know many who would take that chance and do that on purpose. If you want to add a 5 yard pentalty for hit being fumbled out of the end zon then fine but dont give the ball to other team when a guy is stretching and fighting for the line and gets it knocked out. Thats crazy.

It's the Daryle Lamonica Rule.

 

[vhcat70]

That the refs use the hash marks unless inside the 10 yard line. I started really paying attention and they do this at both levels of football. I always thought they tried to the get the spot as correct as they saw it.

Makes for fewer 1D measurements & thus speeds the game - as if they really care.

 

[sieken]

Makes for fewer 1D measurements & thus speeds the game - as if they really care.

Exactly, for a running team you could get several extra yards on a drive, I guess theoretically lose the same amount. I just found it funny that they announce whatever down and inches, was it really inches?

 

[Kats meow]

What rule are you referring to?

To what rule are you referring?

 

[southindycat]

To what rule are you referring?

Thanks, professor. 🤣

 

[The-Hack]

Seriously though the rule they need to amend right now is the touchback to the other team when a ball is fumbled through the end zone. Just never made any sense at all. Just bring it back to the point of the fumble and call it down.

The ball is awarded by touchback to the team driving away from that endzone consistently, whether the ball is kiced,, punted or fumbled through the endzone.

I kind of like the consistency.

 

[RSUK5022]

I guess I’ll be that guy. I’ve known all the rules mentioned. Yes, I would like a cookie!

 

[ktbug]

That the refs use the hash marks unless inside the 10 yard line. I started really paying attention and they do this at both levels of football. I always thought they tried to the get the spot as correct as they saw it.

Unwritten rule.

 

[JC CATS]

Don't come home a drinking, with loving on your mind!