LEAGUE RULES

Franchise Settings

Quarter Length 8 min

All-Madden

Injuries: On

Accelerated Clock:15 seconds (may change not official)

Fantasy Draft: OFF

Advance every 3 days

Never Play against the CPU unless approved by me or its mutual agreed by both owners.


SIM PLAY
As the title may suggest this is a simulation style league therefore would they do it in real life? There is not hard 4th down ruling but if it's 4th and 5 in the 2nd with 6 min left no team goes for it just punt the damn ball. Use your head and keep at as sim as possible this includes playcalling, sportsmanship and all other aspects of the game. We're all here to have fun so don't spoil it for someone else by being a jerk.

Kickoffs

Onside kickoffs are allowed in applicable situations. They are NOT to be abused. MUST BE DOWN IN SECOND HALF TO BE USED.

USE GOALLINE FOR GOALLINE -- Goal Line Formation is for Goal Line (inside YOUR OWN or YOUR Opponent’s 10 yard line) and for SHORT YARDAGE (3rd/4th down and 3 or less) ONLY.

No glitching, cheating, or cheesing. (All Rules violations MUST BE REPORTED TO ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS VIA PM. DO NOT CALL ANYONE OUT ON THE FORUMS OR DISCUSS THE VIOLATION IN CHAT-BOX.)

Do not run up the score on any opponent and also play responsibly if you are losing big. Please run the ball up the middle if you are blowing out your opponent (blowout is explained below). If you are losing badly, don't make it worse by going for it on 4th down every time from your own 10 yard line. Even real NFL Teams punt the ball still to ensure that the game does not get REALLY out of hand.
**(A blowout would be considered up 28 points in the 3rd quarter and/or 21 points in the 4th), running up the score is the number one cause for people to quit the league.




Scheduling

SCHEDULING (this is a big rule)
Schedule you games....THEN WHEN U SCHEDULE IT SHOW UP AT THAT TIME! Seriously this is how leagues go...you schedule your game and play it...its that simple. The scheduling topic is used to determine who gets to play against the cpu in scheduling conflicts or unresponsive opponents. All other games will be simmed and without injuries turned off so better make it happen.

Missed games will not be tolerated, with that said I do know that everyone has a life, family, job, and unplanned events.So you should play them as early as you can and if you dont play them it will result in a warning (if you cannot contact your opponent tell me BEFORE THE DEADLINE)


In Game Problems

PAUSING
If the other player uses a pause, allow them at least 2-3 minutes before forcing them back into the game (especially if you aren't using a headset). Each player gets a set amount of pauses and should be able to use them if they need a minute or two to do something.

BUT IF YOU REALLY NEED IT PAUSED FOR A BIT SEND OPPONENT MESSAGE ON HOW LONG


D.) DISCONNECTS
First off ask your opponent if you may continue against CPU if he says no or doesnt respond revert to the next steps

You may continue game if you are up by 21 OR MORE in the FIRST and SECOND and THIRD QUARTERs.......you can continua if you are winning at all in the fourth quarter.....But please be courteous if you know it wasnt on purpose(IF IT WASNT ON PURPOSE AND IT IS A CLOSE GAME THAN YOU WILL BE THE ONE GETTING A WARNING).

One thing to remember: DO NOT QUIT THE GAME. Even if your opponent is the biggest cheater in the book you MUST FINISH THE GAME.

a.) If the person obviously quit the game out of frustration or whatever. Please tell me and I will issue a warning



WARNINGS
Warnings will be issued for unsportsmanlike acts such as running up the score and deep passing when up big. With that being said if you're down a bunch don't go 8-9 in the box every down and not expect to get passed on. Warnings are also issued for not scheduling and not showing up for games, disconnecting/quitting and other idiotic acts. If you're getting destroyed and you don't want to finish it's understandable to quit and let you're opponent finish, frowned upon but understandable, don't kill yourself or break your tv or xbox or go into cardiac arrest over a game of Madden. If quitting becomes a habit (also known as Tdub'n) then you will be booted.


Trading Rules

There will be no trade limits and the trade deadline will be Week 14.
-Both owners must agree to the trade in the forums
-Trade Must Include: Player Name/Rating/Age
-Wait 1-24hrs for an approval or Denial
-If Denied you will get a reasoning and you may resubmit


IN SEASON FREE AGENCY

TBD depending how the new Madden 13 works


6. Forum Rules

A.) First, once you have joined the forum (and to be in this league you need to be a member of this forum and be active) You must make your avatar the team you are and your user name must be your Gamertag. This is done to make it easier to recognize who is what team. If you have registered under a different name, you can go into your profile and change it to your Gamertag. Any questions please email or PM me.


** As the commissioner of this league I reserve the right to make changes or modifications to above rules as I see fit.**


AFTER READING THESE RULES PLEASE CLICK HERE.

ALSO SOME CHANGES OF THE RULES MIGHT BE UPCOMING FOR THE NEW MADDEN 13 AND ITS CONNECTED CAREERS!!!