oh crap...kickoffs from the 30 next year**

That was exactly my initial reaction, but...

After further thought, it may actually level the
playing field a little. We never can seem to get a
kickoff guy who can kick the ball in the endzone
anyway, while everyone else seems to be able to do
it with no problem.This at least will give us a chance
to return a few also.

Of course all this is dependant on us somehow
improving our kickoff coverage ability.:pat:
 
Other teams will still have high kicks inside the 15. We'll be lucky if we can reach the other teams 30.
 
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This is not looking good. What was our opponent's average starting field position last year? You can theoretically add the extra yardage to that. Then again, there's the whole off-season to adjust and find out what the issue was last year.
 
The AJC says that, as of today, it is only a proposed rule change. It's not a chiseled-in-stone rule quite yet. Voting is March 12.
 
It seems like approval from the NCAA rules oversight committee is just a formality.

It's not the end of the world. Since we never kicked it in the endzone last year anyway, the new rule should effectively just give opponents five more yards. If we also can add five yards to our offense's starting position, then its a wash.

Still, I hope one of the new walk-on kickers next year can fix this problem.
 
Still, I hope one of the new walk-on kickers next year can fix this problem.
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I hope we find another JUCO transfer, like we did Brooks. Best idea evar.
 
With Durant's punting ability, I don't know why he isn't our kick off specialist.
 
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Re: That was exactly my initial reaction, but...

gtownjacket said:
After further thought, it may actually level the
playing field a little. We never can seem to get a
kickoff guy who can kick the ball in the endzone
anyway, while everyone else seems to be able to do
it with no problem.This at least will give us a chance
to return a few also.

Of course all this is dependant on us somehow
improving our kickoff coverage ability.:pat:
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The coverage team will be upgraded with the addition of some very good redshirt freshman. Players like Bray, Barnes, Chambers, Tongo, Jasper, etc. will now be available for the coverage team. Another good sign for the team is that MJ will continue to be used on kick-off coverage.
 
yea, and probably some of these incoming freshman may be on the coverage teams soon.

Redshirting will be rare, so they may be able to help right away.
 
Why would his punting ability make you think he can kick off? There's a reason most kickers either PK or punt.
 
ncjacket said:
Why would his punting ability make you think he can kick off? There's a reason most kickers either PK or punt.
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I have always had the impression that Punters were generally better kick-off specialists.
 
TechGator1066 said:
I have always had the impression that Punters were generally better kick-off specialists.
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me too. seems that as a punter, you look for power more so than being accurate. If you have a PK that has both that's great, but I also always assumed a punter would do better because punter routinely work on kicking it high and deep.
 
It's a totally different motion and technique. I've never coached football but have coached soccer goalies. I've known quite a few who either could punt or hit goal kicks well, but had to work very hard to do the other. As I said before, there's a reason why very few kickers handle both anymore. Not saying he couldn't but that there's no reason to automatically think he can.
 
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It's a totally different motion and technique. I've never coached football but have coached soccer goalies. I've known quite a few who either could punt or hit goal kicks well, but had to work very hard to do the other. As I said before, there's a reason why very few kickers handle both anymore. Not saying he couldn't but that there's no reason to automatically think he can.
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Lothridge did it all plus QB
 
Well, let's take a quick look at that. I know Lothridge is an all time Tech great, but his career passing numbers were193-389 (.496 completion %), a 37.3 punting average and 21 of 33 on FG % with a career long of 42 yards and 51-62 on XPts. I know the game has changed and all, but none of those numbers would get it done these days. In fact we've spend the last year lambasting both a QB and kicker with better numbers than that.
 
I know that a lot of punters also kick from the ground on the high school level, but its really rare at the College level. They are really different motions involved and I'm not sure that Durant was even a place kicker in high school at Tattnall Square.
 
ncjacket said:
Well, let's take a quick look at that. I know Lothridge is an all time Tech great, but his career passing numbers were193-389 (.496 completion %), a 37.3 punting average and 21 of 33 on FG % with a career long of 42 yards and 51-62 on XPts. I know the game has changed and all, but none of those numbers would get it done these days. In fact we've spend the last year lambasting both a QB and kicker with better numbers than that.
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I didn't say he was AA doing Them I just said he did them. By the way he was second in the Heisman one year.
 
I know, I'm not trying to dog Lothridge, just saying that the game is very different now so to compare him doing both and QBing to players today isn't fair to either one. I mean, his FG accuracy for the early 60s was pretty good. But that will get a pro kicker fired today or a college kicker benched.
 
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