The line is delivered like a joke .
This much is accurate : In 1905 Roosevelt advocated for college Football rule changes designed to make the game safer by outlawing dangerous mass - momentum , closed - formation plays like the flying wedge .
The line is delivered like a joke , but this much is accurate : In 1905 Roosevelt advocated for college Football rule changes designed to make the game safer by outlawing dangerous mass - momentum , closed - formation plays like the flying wedge .