Twitter Offers #WrigleyFieldPickupRules for Illinois-Northwestern Game

Oh, the Twitterverse is loving the Big Ten's last-minute realization that the Wrigley Field contest between Illinois and Northwestern was threatening to turn a wide receiver or two into a crash-test dummy. On Friday morning officials announced that both offenses would go from east to west all game, thus minimizing any chance of a player running into the brick wall that is just inches beyond the end zone in right field.

The tweeps, they haven't been this rabid since Tiger Woods' press conference last February. A hashtag entitled #WrigleyFieldPickupRules was created, allowing all of us to fondly recall the pick-up games we played before puberty came around and ruined everything. Here then, are suggested rules in addition to the one-way offense edict the Big Ten passed:

1. Official game ball is a Nerf (Thanks to @KegnEggs).
2. Instead of calling timeout, players will just yell, "Car!" (Thanks to @ShotDrJ).
3. Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald's mom must make sure that Mr. or Mrs. Zook will be there or else Pat can't go (@LostLettermen).
4. All kickoffs must be thrown downfield (@GeorgeSchroeder).
5. Three-alligator rush. (@otis).
6. If your mom calls you in for dinner, you may remain in the game for "Just one more play!" then you must depart (@jdubs88).
7. Losers walk (@bomanijones).
8. One free blitz after every four downs (@FOTProgram) and quarterback can only run after being rushed (@GeorgeSchroeder).
9. In lieu of reviews in the booth, all disputes to be determined by vicious rounds of "Nuh unh!" "Yeah huh!" (@herloyalsons)
10. It is a legal catch if your toes touch inside of curb, but not if they land on top of it (@ShotDrJ).
11. At some point in fourth quarter, next touchdown wins. (@jdubs88)