ðə sˈɛkənd, ænd mˈoːɹ kˈɑːmən, ɹˈʌʃ kjˌuːbˈiː ɹˈuːl ɪz mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi ɹˈʌʃ ɐ blˈɪts kˈaʊnt, sˌoʊ kˈɔːld bɪkˈʌz ðə blˈɪtsɪŋ plˈeɪɚ mˈʌst ɪnsˈɜːt ðə wˈɜːd "mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi" bᵻtwˌiːn nˈʌmbɚz sˌoʊ æz nˌɑːt tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðə plˈeɪɚ tə kˈaʊnt ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləsli fˈæst ænd ɪfˈɛktɪvli ɡˈɪv ðə kwˈɔːɹɾɚbˌæk nˈoʊ tˈaɪm tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ kˈɑːmən ɔːltˈɜːnət tuː "mˌɪsɪsˈɪpi" ɪz "ˈæpəl".
The second, and more common, rush QB rule is Mississippi rush (a blitz count), so called because the blitzing player must insert the word "Mississippi" between numbers so as not to allow the player to count ridiculously fast and effectively give the quarterback no time to throw (A common alternate to "Mississippi" is "apple".