Had kickoffs been eliminated a few years ago, what games have different outcomes

Impossible to say. A kickoff doesn't have to result in a touchdown or turnover to change the game.


2014 in Baton Rouge being a prime example. Ball gets kicked out of bounds resulting in good field position. Bama scores a touchdown to tie the game with seconds remaining. Ensuing kickoff and Leonard Fournette gets hit the hardest he's ever been hit in his college career. The entire stadium knew the ballgame was over at that point

Kenyan Drake breaks his arm covering a kick. Two weeks later and he's practicing before the iron bowl. Auburn is forced to prepare for the packages he's involved in, taking valuable preparation away from keying on other areas.

Point being, it's basically a butterfly effect in a scenario like this. What if prothro never gets hurt? What if Tebow picks Bama? What if the doctors in Miami clear Drew Brees? Small changes can have vast alterations to a specific outcome.

We woulda beaten Florida 35-13 in 2014

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Auburn would have been National Champions in 2013 if not for the kick off return

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Completely subjective. Winston could've thrown an 80 yard touchdown on the following play, that's why threads like this are kinda silly

Every game we played that Trendon Holliday played against us. Not sure if I spelled his name right and rally dgaf but he destroyed us.

The only question that should be asked is who lost a game to 1 specific kickoff....if there were no kickoff a, every game would have been different, not just the result of 1 kickoff that you remember

Of course I realize every play affects the next, even a 1 yard gain.
Just looking at games in which kickoffs played a major role in the outcome.
You need not repeat your point on every post. I understand it's hypothetical.