"EIGHT SIMPLE RULES FOR PLAYING NICK SABAN
1. The quarterback shall remain in the pocket at all times. The pocket is defined as the width of the offensive line.
2. The quarterback shall not initiate a running play at any time. If unable to find a passing option, the quarterback may "scramble," or improvise a running play, provided that he runs directly forward without extending the play wider than the "pocket," or area between the offensive tackles.
3. The quarterback's hands must touch the center's buttocks on at least 50 percent of offensive plays.
4. For safety reasons, all offensive linemen must weigh 300 pounds.
5. No team shall be allowed to place more than two players wide of the formation, a.k.a. "wide receivers." A team is permitted to employ another player on the line of scrimmage as a "tight end" provided that player is within two feet of the nearest offensive lineman and begins the play in a blocking stance.
6. Teams must begin every play with at least three players directly behind the offensive line. The quarterback must be the forward-most of those players.
7. Defensive formations must include three defensive linemen in the "down" position and four linebackers in the "standing" position at all times. For safety reasons, all defensive linemen must weigh a minimum of 325 pounds.
8. After a team attempts a field goal, the ball is dead after crossing the line of scrimmage, provided that it does not go through the uprights for a successful attempt."
I didn't write these, not taking credit, copped from a messageboard elsewhere. As I did this:
"I highly recommend giving a listen to Mike Leach's brilliant evisceration of this proposal starting at about the 1:30 mark of this podcast:
http://cdn.stationcaster.com/stations/wj...337109.mp3
Among other things, he makes it rather apparent that he's aiming his comments at Nick Saban by citing Auburn and A & M, not coincidentally the last two SEC teams to beat Saban, as his two examples of the teams the rule is trying to stop to serve the "transparent agenda" of certain other teams.
Not often I feel like applauding a coach's comments, but I did after this listen."