4 Verts Rules

4 Verts EA College Football & Madden Rules

EA CFB specific rules will be in red

Madden specific rules will be in blue

All other black text applies to both games

GENERAL LEAGUE INFORMATION

League Advance

We run on a 48 hour advance schedule, or if 90% of the games are played and the final game(s) have yet to be heard from, we will advance then. At advance, a commissioner will start a game chat between you and your opponent. Force Wins and Force Losses will be set and discussed by commissioners one by one.
Weeks with no user games will advance on a 24 hour basis. This is meant to give time for user games

Account Requirements

The following things are required on your 4 Verts Twitter account:

@ need to be 4 Verts related
Name needs to be team related
Bio Description, including PSN and Twitch/YT account for streams
Team Picture in Profile Picture and Header

Activity Rule

We expect everyone to be active on the Twitter timeline. Post about your games, player interviews, trades, releases / signings, etc.
Users are expected to post at least once every IRL week. Any longer than that time with no post, the user will be deemed inactive. Games played will always be activity priority one but if you are not posting you will be removed.
Team accounts created for the league are to NOT be used for personal use. For example, commenting on random posts with personal opinions, liking posts that aren’t related to the league. Doing these things show those posts on other league members’ timelines and nobody wants to see that.

Streaming

The away team will be required to stream all games. Streaming can be done on Twitch or Youtube, but all streams must save

IN-GAME CONDUCT

Gameplay Rules

Hot Routes and Play Calling

5 Play Cooldown and 2 Repeat Play Maximum
2 Hot Route Maximum in Madden
The number of hot routes you can use will depend on your QB year

Freshman/Sophomore QBs are allowed 1 Hot Route
Junior/Senior QBs are allowed 2 Hot Routes

Blocking a RB/TE or motioning a player do not count as a hot route
Motioning a receiver to a spot other than their origin counts as a hot route
CFB Banned Plays

Any pass out of Wildcat
Mtn Double Pass Plays

Offensive Rules

No play action on 3rd and 6+
There is NO motion snapping. If you motion someone, wait until they are set.
No instant-scrambling by the QB unless the play is a designated rollout or it is to escape from incoming pressure.
Do not spam the same route combos constantly, even if they are in different formations
No user playmakers

This includes sending a receiver a certain direction using the playmaker controls and then scrambling/throwing to the motioned receiver

If you are up 21 at the half

Don't call hurry up
Mix up run and pass (don’t pass on every down)
Stay in bounds when possible

If you are up 28 in the fourth

Take out your main starters (QB/RB/Top WR)
No Hurry Up
Turn Accel Clock on

With no huddle being a common college concept, there will be no strict rules on it. College play a tempo offense and defense are meant to call timeouts to conjtrol the clock.

This does not mean you can spam it all game and use it to set up glitch plays

No knocking corners out of their assignments by usering the receiver
No-Huddle is allowed once per drive, multiple uses in a single drive is only allowed with 3 mins or less in the 2nd and 4th, down 14+ in the 4th, or down 28+ in the 2nd half.
You must maintain a 70:30 pass/run ratio at a minimum

Defensive Rules

There are to be NO SAFETIES AT SUBLB!
Match personnel in a realistic manner on defense - do not come out in dollar vs singleback or come out in 3-4 against 4/5 wide formations
No nano/glitch blitzing
Users are allowed a maximum of 3 total defensive adjustments. Adjustments include

Pinching/sliding a DL
Shading overtop/underneath
Showing blitz/press

You are not allowed to perform individual player adjustment (manning a defender to a receiver, setting them in blue/purple zones etc). This does not include setting a QB spy.
Teams are required to rush at least 3 defensive players at all time
You cannot user a blitzing defender
Running mables (curl, flat and deep zone to one side of the field) , double mables or other glitchy defensive schemes constantly is prohibited (examples below)
Pinching the DL and applying QB contain, on the same play, is not allowed
You cannot use the Switch Stick if you move your user defender from their original position.

General Gameplay Rules

No custom playbooks. You can use any other team’s offensive or defensive playbooks. West Coast and Multiple D playbooks are also banned
Do not use any MUT/YT glitch plays intended to abuse the Madden AI. These will be evaluated at the discretion of the commissioners
Mix up play calling
4th Down Rules

4th & 1 or shorter, anywhere on the field.
4th & 3 or shorter, past your own 40
4th & 5 or shorter, past opponent 40
4th & any distance, while down in the 4th or down 21+
Any 4th & goal situation

PLAYER MANAGEMENT - COLLEGE FOOTBALL

College football encourages players to play multiple positions (Travis Hunter playing WR/CB). The following position changes are the only player changes acceptable. This does not include ATH positions, that can play any position.

Players must satisfy the conditions needed to make a position switch, if applicable

QB >> WR
RB >> WR

Catching > 90

WR >> RB

Break Tackle > 75
Speed < 95

WR >> TE

Weight > 215 lbs

WR >> DB
OL is always interchangeable
DE >> DT
DT >> DE (in a 3-4 scheme)
DE >> OLB
OLB >> DE

TRADES AND PLAYER MANAGEMENT - MADDEN

Trading Rules

Each team will receive 4 trades each season (that includes the off-season and regular season). You will have as much time as the game gives you to make these trades, the deadline will not be extended for you to do a deal. -
SS or XF players can only be traded 1 time per season.
Teams are permitted to trade player salaries and bonuses in the amounts of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%, only if they are on the last year of their deal
Trades including the following will need to be sent into the commissioners to be team reviewed and voted upon before being completed in-game.

85+ Overall (without morale / temp. boosts)
Superstar / X-Factor Dev Trait
Any 1st Round Picks
Any Salary Involved Trade

For a trade to be reviewed, users must submit the following items in a group chat with @commishbiscotti @commishlizard @commishjray

Age, Dev Trait, and OVR.

Absolutely NO trading with the CPU.
Once a trade has been approved by your commissioners, the trade MUST be executed.
New users CANNOT trade until they have played at least 3 user games.

Player Movement

Any OL, DL, LB can be moved to other OL, DL, LB positions. -
A player is to NOT be moved to any of the previous listed positions twice, ex. OLB cannot be moved to DT after moving to DE.
The only situation where a S can play LB, is if it has actually happened in the NFL. There are no height, weight requirements. If the S hasn't played LB in the NFL, they won't in MMA.
Players who have played multiple positions in the NFL can play those positions in this league. For example: Tavon Austin to HB and WR, Taysom Hilll QB, RB, TE & wherever else the Saints use him
To release any player above 85 overall, you must gain permission from a commissioner to do so.

Dev Regressions

We do NOT allow the CPU to regress Dev Traits. Commissioners will come together at the end of each season and decide if a player/players should be regressed or not:
To make this determination, commissioners will look at factors such as stats, injuries/suspensions, mid-season team changes, new users, age and sliders.
If you feel like you have an appeal for a dev, come to a commissioner ready with your reasoning

LEAGUE PUNISHMENTS

Sportsmanship

Trash talk will always be encouraged, but only as long as it is madden oriented. Once it sways away from that and becomes personal, take it to the DMs, it isn’t welcome in the league chat or the timeline.

Suspensions

There is no set suspension for each gameplay rule. If you break rules over and over again, expect the suspensions to get worse and worse.
A team's QB, best Offensive player, or best Defensive player, are all options for the Commissioners to suspend.
Messaging Info Chat illegally and removing users out of chats will follow with a suspension being handed out.
The following will be posted on the suspension post:

Player
Rule Violation
Length of suspension

If a user has a suspension on a player and cannot play the games, that suspension will only apply to the games that are played by the user.

Stream Watch

If a user is placed on “Stream Watch” they will be required to stream their next 3 games and send all Commissioners their stream in a group chat.

Removable Offenses

Inactivity (Not Playing / No TL Activity)
Repetition of Rule-Breaking
Constantly causing drama requiring Commissioners to step in
Quitting
Cheese Gameplay

REWARDS AND DEV OPPORTUNITIES - MADDEN

Lineman Dev Games

Each week a commissioner will randomly select 2 users to have a random lineman dev game.
To earn the dev, the following stats will be required:

Star Dev - 100 yards rushing, 1 Sack Allowed
Superstar Dev - 150 yards rushing, ZERO sacks allowed

Simmed Dev Game

If a Dev game is simmed including a FW or FL, that user will have a chance to complete it in the next game they play. To do so, you must come to a Commissioner with a screen shot of the Dev game.

Wheel Spins for GOTW/POTW

The commissioners will have a position wheel which will include QB, HB, WR, OL, TE, DE, DT, OLB/MLB, CB, FS/SS
Winning a wheel spin gives the winner an opportunity to earn a dev game for the position it lands on
If the player at the position is already at XF (XF QB/S/HB etc), one re-spin may be performed.
The dev up will only be one step up. Normal to S, Star to SS, SS to XF

Each week a commissioner will select a Game of the Week. Submit your pick for the winner to @commishpeyton.
When you reach 5 correct GOTW winners, you will have a chance to get your dev game wheel spin.

Once you have spun the wheel for either POTW or GOTW your running total will reset. Play/Game totals will not carry over to additional seasons. If you don’t make it to the wheel by the end of the season, it reset’s.
You will be maxed out on 1 dev game per regular and postseason

Playoff Pick-em

At the postseason, you may submit your picks for the winner of each round of the playoffs. DM picks to @commishpeyton.
The winner of our playoff pick 'em competition will have a chance to spin the wheel.

Dev Game Stat Requirements

Quarterback

N to S - 300 yards or 2 TDs, w/ no more than 2 INTs
S to SS - 350 yards or 3 TDs, w/ no more than I INT
SS to XF - 400 yards or 4 TDs, w/ no more than 1 INT

Running Back

N to S - 100 total yards or 2 total TDs
S to SS - 150 total yards or 3 total TDs
SS to XF - 200 total yards or 4 total TDs

Wide Receiver/Tight End

N to S - 100 total yards or 2 total TDs
S to SS - 150 total yards or 3 total TDs
SS to XF - 200 total yards or 4 total TDs

Offensive Line

N to S - 125 yards rushing, 1 sack allowed
S to SS - 175 yards rushing, 0 sacks allowed

Defensive Tackle/End

N to S - Less than 125 rushing yards or 1+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD
S to SS - Less than 100 rushing yards or 2+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD
SS to XF - Less than 75 rushing yards or 3+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD

Middle/Outside Linebacker

N to S - Less than 250 total yards or 1+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD
S to SS - Less than 200 total yards or 2+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD
SS to XF - Less than 150 total yards or 3+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD

Cornerback

N to S - Less than 200 pass yards or 1+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD/PD
S to SS - Less than 150 pass yards or 2+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD/PD
SS to XF - Less than 100 passing yards or 3+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD/PD or 3 Team Turnovers

Safety

N to S - Less than 200 pass yards or 1+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD/PD
S to SS - Less than 150 pass yards or 2+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD/PD
SS to XF - Less than 100 passing yards or 3+ TFL/Sack/INT/FF/FR/TD/PD or 3 Team Turnovers