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Auburn will not have....
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:02 am
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:02 am
....a kickoff returned next season. Not for a TD, I mean period. Now that the kickoffs will come from the 35 (moved from the 30), Cody Parkey's touchback percentage will go from 57.5% to 100%.
Arky may be in the same boat. They were at 43% last year. Did Hocker kickoff? I don't remember.
ETA: I know, not official yet.
Arky may be in the same boat. They were at 43% last year. Did Hocker kickoff? I don't remember.
ETA: I know, not official yet.
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Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:03 am to Sigma
not sure if they actually approved the rule changes or if they just discussed them
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:03 am to Sigma
Yeah Hocker kicks off. I definitely don't envision a lot of returns on him in that case either.
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Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:08 am to Sigma
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touchback percentage will go from 57.5%
I knew it was high, but dadgum...
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:08 am to TheCheshireHog
We will with Cade Foster kicking off for Bama. He barely makes it to the 10
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:14 am to GenesChin
Griffith will be handling the KO duties this year. He's got an absolute boot.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:16 am to TreyAnastasio
just like AU fans to start bragging about their kicker. I guess I would too if I didn't have anything else to look forward to for next season
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:17 am to nickp10281
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just like AU fans to start bragging about their kicker. I guess I would too if I didn't have anything else to look forward to for next season
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:20 am to nickp10281
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just like AU fans to start bragging about their kicker.
at least it's something real to brag about....see where I'm going with this?
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I guess I would too if I didn't have anything else to look forward to for next season
Why don't you worry about your own team and stop worrying about us.Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:25 am to TreyAnastasio
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Posted by Message TreyAnastasio Auburn will not have.... Griffith will be handling the KO duties this year. He's got an aBsolute boot
Last time I heard that it was about CadeFoster being #1 kicker in the country. I'll believe it when I see it
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:25 am to nickp10281
somewhere out there is a BIG bad of dicks for which you can pick your favorite one, and then choke on it.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:27 am to Sigma
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...a kickoff returned next season. Not for a TD, I mean period. Now that the kickoffs will come from the 35 (moved from the 30), Cody Parkey's touchback percentage will go from 57.5% to 100%.
Arky may be in the same boat. They were at 43% last year. Did Hocker kickoff? I don't remember.
ETA: I know, not official yet.
why would the coaches want to do kick a touchback every time?
Teach the kickers to kick the ball a little higher where the ball is returnable and let them run it out. Kicking team will now have a 5 yard head start and could stop them before the 20 yard line with average special teams play
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:30 am to GenesChin
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We will with Cade Foster kicking off for Bama. He barely makes it to the 10
Cade Foster is proof that CFB teams should never give a scholarship to a kicker. If the kicker stinks, he's basically dead weight on a roster during a time when scholarships are more limited and restricted than ever before. Walk-ons like Jeremy Shelley can produce at a similar level to most scholarship kickers without using one of the 85.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:30 am to WreckinRams05
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Teach the kickers to kick the ball a little higher where the ball is returnable and let them run it out. Kicking team will now have a 5 yard head start and could stop them before the 20 yard line with average special teams play
That is the reason right there. Touchback is a guaranteed stop.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:31 am to WreckinRams05
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Teach the kickers to kick the ball a little higher where the ball is returnable and let them run it out. Kicking team will now have a 5 yard head start and could stop them before the 20 yard line with average special teams play
True, but is it worth the risk? If you know your kicker can boom it out of the back of the end zone, why risk a return. Against some bad SEC and nonconference opponents I would try this, but not against the top SEC teams.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:38 am to GenesChin
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Last time I heard that it was about CadeFoster being #1 kicker in the country. I'll believe it when I see it
Foster wasnt even a top 10 kicker. Griffith is the top kicker in the country. He kicks it out of the endzone in hs games.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:39 am to Aman
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Against some bad SEC and nonconference opponents I would try this, but not against the top SEC teams.
i agree
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:40 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
quote:Has he not been offered a scholarship yet?
Walk-ons like Jeremy Shelley can produce at a similar level to most scholarship kickers without using one of the 85.
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:44 am to wdeinttown
Is this to try to reduce injuries during kickoff? If so, thats lame. This isn't the NFL... 
Posted on 2/10/12 at 10:48 am to Sev09
Yeah, the new proposed rule changes make me wanna puke. They're just gradually sucking all the life out of the game. Before long, tackling will be eliminated, as it could potentially cause bruising.
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