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Actually, the current situation, where the Referee determines that the ball is ready to begin play when the game officials and both teams are "ready to play" has proven to be effective over a long period of time, and doesn't seem to need adjustment.
We instruct teams running the "no-huddle" not to snap until the umpire moves off the ball and the referee tweets his tweeter.
Better make sure they do it in that order! If we are running no huddle, where the U is of no significance to us. If the R blows the RFP, go.And yes, I have seen R's about get their U killed by not allowing him to back up first.
Our umpires are schooled to hold up their hand as a stop signal and yell to the snapper ; "WAIT FOR THE WHISTLE!!!" as he backs off the LOS. This saves A a DOG for an early snap and U a pocket full of crushed from being trampled by the charging herd . Seems to work.