*****GAMEPLAY RULES*****

**4TH DOWN RULE**
YOU CANNOT GO FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN UNLESS:
-4TH AND INCHES ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
-ACROSS YOUR OPPONENTS 35 YARD LINE, FIVE YARDS OR LESS, AND DOWN BY 17
-YOU MAY GO FOR IT AT ANY DISTANCE ON 4th AND GOAL
-YOU MAY GO FOR IT IN OVERTIME AT ANY TIME
-NO USER WILL GO FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN AND THIS INCLUDES FAKE FG/PUNT UNLESS THEY ARE DOWN BY 17 IN THE SECOND HALF ( WHICH MEANS IF YOU SCORE YOU CANNOT GO FOR IT ON 4TH DOWN AGAIN UNTIL THE DEFICIT IS 17 POINTS AGAIN.

-PLEASE NOTE!!! THE FOURTH DOWN RULE GOES OUT THE WINDOW ONCE YOU ARE DOWN BY 7 POINTS OR MORE WITH HALF OF THE FOURTH QUARTER REMAINING,BUT IF YOU HAVE THE GAME IN HAND THERES NO NEED TO GO FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN.

**TWO POINT CONVERSION**
-NO USER WILL GO FOR A TWO POINT CONVERSION UNLESS IT IS NECESSARY.

**RESPECT THE PAUSE**
-IF YOUR OPPONENT PAUSES FOR ANY REASON AT ALL YOU MUST RESPECT THE PAUSE (THE USER WHO PAUSES SHOULD BE THE ONE TO RESUME(UNPAUSE) GAMEPLAY.) HE MAY BE ASKING A QUESTION ABOUT THE RULES.
FAKE PUNTS AND FAKE FIELD GOALS ARE ALLOWED ONLY AFTER HALFTIME AND IF YOUR DOWN 17 OR MORE POINTS. DO NOT ABUSE THE FAKE PUNT/FG RULE.

**NO HUDDLE RULE**
-IF YOU WANNA RISK INJURY DUE TO FATIGUE, YOU MAY RUN THE HURRY UP BUT HURRY UP RESTRICTIONS ARE:
     -NO USER WILL RUN THE HURRY UP OFFENSE IN SUCCESSION,YOU MAY NOT RUN THE SAME PLAY IN THE HURRY UP OFFENSE. YOU MAY ONLY RUN THE HURRY UP FOUR TIMES IN A ROW...PERIOD. YOU MAY CHANGE THE FORMATION IN HURRY UP BUT YOU MAY NOT RUN HURRY UP MORE THAN 4 CONSECUTIVE PLAYS, UNLESS IT IS WITHIN THE TWO MINUTE WARNING AT THE END OF THE SECOND AND FOUTH QUARTER. FLIPPING A PLAY IS STILL CONSIDERED THE SAME PLAY. CALLING HOT ROUTES IS STILL CONSIDERED THE SAME PLAY. IF YOU RUN HURRY UP FOUR CONSECUTIVE TIMES YOU MUST STOP RUNNING HURRY UP. AND MAY CONTINUE AFTER THAT WITHIN THE RULES.

**DO NOT ABUSE THE SAME PLAY OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.**
-Players CANNOT call the same play in the same 4 down set, but may once they get a first down ( Flipping a play is not considered a "different play")

**ONSIDE KICKS**
ARE ALLOWED ONLY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER AT ANY TIME WHEN YOUR DOWN AT LEAST 17 POINTS.

NO NANOS OR GLITCHES

**COVERAGE**
YOU MUST AT LEAST 2 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN (HANDS ON THE GROUND) AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE FOR EVERY PLAY (EXCEPT WITH THE 1-5-5 Formation).

YOU MUST RUSH 3 PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES.  RUSHING 2 IS ALLOWED ON 3RD DOWN OR IN PREVENT DEFENSE ONLY! NEVER DROP 10 PPL INTO COVERAGE. (THIS INCLUDES QB SPY)

**USER VS. USER ISSUES**
YOU MUST PROVIDE PHOTO PROOF TO STATE YOUR CASE WHEN A GAME DISCONNECTS OR A SORE LOSER QUITS. SHOW US THE MESSAGE WHEN THE GAME DISCONNECTS. SCORE WILL BE HARD TO GET WE UNDERSTAND BUT DO YOUR BEST.

ANY USER WHO WASTES THEIR OPPONENTS TIME BY QUITTING WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR TWO GAMES AND THE SECOND TIME WILL BE AUTOMATIC REMOVAL FROM THE LEAGUE...NO QUESTIONS ASKED!! WE WILL NOT TOLERATE CHEATERS AND QUITTERS IN THIS LEAGUE.

**GAME DISCONNECT/DESYNC**
IF A GM GETS DISCONNECTED FOR ANY REASON THE TEAM WHO RECEIVES FIRST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME STILL HAS TO RECEIVE FIRST.

IF A GM GETS DISCONNECTED FOR ANY REASON BEFORE HALFTIME THE TEAM WINNING GETS AWARDED THE NET DIFFERENCE TO START OFF THE NEW GM.

IF PLAYED THROUGH HALFTIME: RESTART THE GM WINNING TEAM GETS AWARDED DIFFERENCE IN POINTS AND START NORMALLY TO PLAY UP TO HALFTIME THE LOSER AT THAT TIME WILL THEN QUIT THE GAME THE SCORE WILL BE COUNTED LIKE NORMAL .

IF GAME OUT OF REACH BY THE 4TH QUARTER THE LOSING TEAM GETS AUTO AND WINNING TEAM PLAYS CPU. OUT OF REACH IS 17 OR MORE POINTS.

YOU MUST PROVIDE PHOTO PROVE TO STATE YOUR CASE OR IF YOU BOTH AGREE ON IT YOU CAN SIMPLY RESTART THE GAME NORMALLY.

**MERCY "RULE"**
THERE IS A 42 POINT MERCY RULE DO NOT RUN THE SCORE UP PAST 42 POINTS...IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN THIS POSITION (WINNING) SHOW SOME SPORTSMANSHIP AND RUN THE GAME AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD (GET THOSE STATS) BUT DO NOT SCORE...FOR INSTANCE... YOU MAY PUNT OR KNEEL TO RUN THE CLOCK...NOW IF YOUR OPPONENT IS STEADY TRYING TO SCORE AND DOES, YOU MAY SCORE AGAIN AS LONG AS THE DEFICIT IS NO MORE THAN 42 POINTS AT THE END OF THE GAME. I HAVE PUT THIS RULE INTO ACTION FOR THE SIMPLE FACT THAT WE DONT HAVE THOSE REALLY GOOD USERS BOOSTING STATS WHICH IN TURN GRANTS THEM MORE EXPERIENCE TO SPEND ON AND IMPROVE THEIR PLAYERS.
**CONSEQUENCES ARE AS FOLLOWS.**
FIRST OFFENSE = VERBAL WARNING.
SECOND OFFENSE =VERBAL WARNING, TEAM PLACED ON AUTO FOR ONE GAME.
THIRD OFFENSE = REMOVAL FROM BSD LEAGUE WITHOUT WARNING.

**ROSTER REQUIREMENTS**
MUST HAVE THREE QBS ON YOUR DEPTH CHART. EVEN IF ONE OF THESE PLAYERS GET INJURED THEY MUST STILL BE ON THE TOP THREE SPOTS OF YOUR DEPTH CHART

YOU CANNOT PLAY/CHANGE THE POSITION OF A WR OR RB AT TE

MUST HAVE THREE RUNNING BACKS ON YOUR DEPTH CHART

MUST HAVE THREE TIGHT ENDS

MUST HAVE 4 WIDE RECEIVERS
            - (EVEN IF THESE OF THESE PLAYERS GET INJURED THEY MUST REMAIN ON THE DEPTH CHART)

YOU CANNOT PLAY/CHANGE THE POSITION OF A WR OR RB AT TE.

CONTACTING YOUR OPPONENT

**SCHEDULING**
IT IS YOUR JOB AS A USER WITHIN THE LEAGUE TO CONTACT AND SCHEDULE YOUR GAMES WITH YOUR OPPONENTS. NOT MINE. NOT JIMMIES. I SUGGEST THAT YOU CONTACT YOUR OPPONENT AS SOON AS WE ADVANCE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WAYS TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOUR OPPONENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, PSN MESSAGE GROUPME OR TEXT(BEST WAY). WHICH NUMBERS ARE POSTED ON THE SITE.
IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE DONT HAVE ANY GUYS IN HERE THAT LIKE TO SHOW UP RIGHT AT ADVANCE AND SAY THEY HAVENT HEARD FROM THEIR OPPONENT I HAVE INTRODUCED A CHECK IN TIME. THE CHECK IN TIME WORKS LIKE THIS:

@ 9:00 PM EST . ON THE NIGHT OF ADVANCE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK IN WITH EITHER ME OR JIMMY IF YOUR GAME HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED OR PLAYED. IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT YOUR OPPONENT I WILL DO MY BEST TO REACH OUT TO HIM AND IF I DONT GET WORD FROM HIM HE WILL BE PLACED ON AUTO...BUT....YOU MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAVE MADE AN ATTEPT TO CONTACT YOUR OPPONENT OR THE GAME WILL BE SIMMED.

**CPU GAME RULES**
***CANNOT BEAT THE CPU BY MORE THAN 35 POINTS**
PLAY BALL AND DONT RUN UP THE SCORE TO EXPLOIT EXPERIENCE OR CHEESE THE CPU...JUST PLAY THE CPU LIKE YOU WOULD A USER.

WHEN YOU PLAY CPU YOU ARE ALREADY BENEFITTING BY GETTING A FREE WIN, SO DO NOT EXPLOIT EXPERIENCE AGAINST THE CPU, OR YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED A BUM, AND WILL BE PUNISHED BY THE BUM PUNISHER.

A USER FOUND GUILTY OF BREAKING THE CPU RULES WILL BE AUTOED FOR THE NEXT USER GAME.

NO TRADES DURING THE FIRST SEASON

**ADDING/DROPPING PLAYERS**
WE DONT WANT TO SEE ANYONE RELEASING PLAYERS AND RESIGNING THEM HOPING TO GET A CHEAPER/BETTER CONTRACT.

IF A PLAYER IS RELEASED THEY MUST REMAIN IN FREE AGENCY UNTIL AFTER THE CURRENT ADVANCE UNTIL YOU CAN RESIGN THEM.

IF THESE RULES ARE BROKEN YOU WILL BE AUTOED FOR 2 GAMES. NO EXCLUSIONS!!!!! WE DO NOT TOLERATE ANY CHEATING!!!

NOBODY IS TO GRAB A PLAYER OUT OF FREE AGENCY AND HOLD(DROP) FOR ANOTHER TEAM TO PICK UP INTENTIONALLY.

***PLAYOFF RULES***
THE PLAYOFF RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS.
ALL  THE PREVIOUS RULES LISTED ABOVE APPLY. PLAY BALL AND THERES NO CRYING IN FOOTBALL! ADVANCE WILL TAKE PLACE ON A 24 HOUR WINDOW (UNLESS DISCUSSED WITH A COMMISH PRIOR) ALL PLAYOFF GAMES WILL BE STREAMED. WE WILL HAVE A FORUM COME PLAYOFF TIME WHERE ALL THE GAMES WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE, ALONG WITH TIMES AND THE MATCHUP, FOR THE LEAGUES VIEWING PLEASURE. AS FAR AS DESYNCS AND DISCONNECTS. WE WILL MAKE A DECISION BASED ON THE SCENARIO (SCORE & TIME REMAINING) BUT THIS IS ALL BASED ON EVIDENCE IN WHICH YOU MUST SUPPLY. SO IN OTHER WORDS, HAVE THE CAMERA READY AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE ITS HIS WORD AGAINST YOURS. PLAYOFFS IS WHEN ALL THE CRYING AND CHEAT ACCUSATIONS START TO ROLL IN AND REALLY STARTS SHOW WHO THE SORE LOSERS OF THE LEAGUE ARE. I HAVE WITNESSED IT FIRST HAND. GUYS CAN GO ALL SEASON LOSING ONLY TWO GAMES BUT LOSSES IN THE PLAYOFFS AND STARTS THROWING AROUND ACCUSATIONS. (PLEASE DONT BE THAT GUY). ANY QUESTIONS YOU KNOW HOW TO REACH A COMMISH. HAVE FUN AND GOOD LUCK TO YALL IN PLAYOFFS, HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

**BREAKING LEAGUE RULES**

WE WANT TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL LEAGUE! WE WANT TO KEEP IT GOING TILL THE NEXT MADDEN!

**BREAKING THE RULES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!**

WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO BREAK A RULE, KNOWING IT IS A RULE. REPETITIVELY...THEN THIS IS CONSIDERED BREAKING BLIND SIDE DYNASY'S RULES INTENTIONALLY WHICH SHOWS ME THAT YOU HAVE NO RESPECT FOR BLIND SIDE AND ITS RULES, WHICH WILL RESULT IN AUTOMATIC REMOVAL FROM THE LEAGUE WITHOUT WARNING.

IF YOU BREAK ANY RULES THESE ARE THE PUNISHMENTS THAT MAY HAPPEN UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.

1ST OFFENSE: 1 GM AUTO
2ND OFFENSE: 2 GMS AUTO
3RD OFFENSE: BOOTED WITHOUT WARNING

*****LETS HAVE FUN!*****

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