There comes a time in the year when rules must be posted. Just as it is customary to send out wedding invitations six weeks prior to the event (and thank you Kevin Paul, I got yours in the mail on time!), it is also customary to set forth rules in a household that watches football.

Children need to re-trained and re-brainwashed when it comes to the do's and don'ts of allowable activities around a high-definition big screen. Grandpa's chair needs to be moved back to the corner, and all snack trays must be checked to see if they are in working order.

It's 56 days until the first college football (FBS) game on Thursday, September 3rd. A bloody circle around the date should be the first hint to your family as to what looms ahead. The Mommy checklist gives you less than two months to enforce-