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Kickoffs Sailing Out Of Bounds, Now And Then
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:32 am
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:32 am
This season it seems to be a common occurence and it pisses me off, giving up very valuable field position for a team to start a drive at the 40...
Another thread got me thinking back to 2012 and Cameron Gamble also had an issue kicking out of bounds and he did it right before the Yeldon Screen Pass in 2012. Bama started out at the 40 and the rest is history.
Another thread got me thinking back to 2012 and Cameron Gamble also had an issue kicking out of bounds and he did it right before the Yeldon Screen Pass in 2012. Bama started out at the 40 and the rest is history.
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Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:34 am to Scientific73
Ya ever kicked a ball off the tee in a game? It’s pretty difficult even for the best of kickers.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:36 am to Scientific73
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and Cameron Gamble also had an issue kicking out of bounds and he did it right before the Yeldon Screen Pass in 2012
False
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:43 am to Scientific73
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Another thread got me thinking back to 2012 and Cameron Gamble also had an issue kicking out of bounds and he did it right before the Yeldon Screen Pass in 2012
Wrong, Gamble was still in HS in 2012. Drew Alleman missed a field goal and Alabama started at the 28 for that sequence of downs.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:45 am to Choupique19
He meant 2014??
Damn OP was way off… Gamble did kickoff against Bama in 2016… we only kicked the ball off once that game
Damn OP was way off… Gamble did kickoff against Bama in 2016… we only kicked the ball off once that game
This post was edited on 12/1/22 at 10:49 am
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:50 am to Scientific73
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a team to start a drive at the 40...
They start at the 35 now. Been that way for a while
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Another thread got me thinking back to 2012 and Cameron Gamble also had an issue kicking out of bounds and he did it right before the Yeldon Screen Pass in 2012. Bama started out at the 40 and the rest is history.
0/2 in here
Posted on 12/1/22 at 10:50 am to Hoovertigah
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Ya ever kicked a ball off the tee in a game? It’s pretty difficult even for the best of kickers.
If that was my only job on the team, I would make damn sure I could kick straight. Literally that’s all Dibert’s job is. He’s our only recruited scholarship kicker.
This post was edited on 12/1/22 at 10:50 am
Posted on 12/1/22 at 11:56 am to Hoovertigah
quote:I mean that's just false. The vast majority of kickers don't have this problem, even the bad ones.
It’s pretty difficult even for the best of kickers.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:00 pm to Scientific73
I think we're trying to do that placement kick thing and force a return vs. just giving them field position at the 35 and sometimes it backfires
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:02 pm to Hoovertigah
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Ya ever kicked a ball off the tee in a game?
yes
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It’s pretty difficult even for the best of kickers.
uhhhhh, nope
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:12 pm to The Pirate King
We must be asking for him to do something he’s uncomfortable with.
I know how charting works for kickoffs, and shanks are not penalized. Dibert was 7 for 12 of field goals last year in high school, so dead nuts accuracy isn’t something he’s known for.
Kohl’s really values kickoff distance, that’s where his high ranking came from. He CAN kick it far.
I know how charting works for kickoffs, and shanks are not penalized. Dibert was 7 for 12 of field goals last year in high school, so dead nuts accuracy isn’t something he’s known for.
Kohl’s really values kickoff distance, that’s where his high ranking came from. He CAN kick it far.
This post was edited on 12/1/22 at 12:13 pm
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:20 pm to The Pirate King
quote:That's a good point. Most of us can't kick it straight and through the endzone, but most of us aren't receiving a D1 scholarship to do so either.quote:
Ya ever kicked a ball off the tee in a game? It’s pretty difficult even for the best of kickers.
If that was my only job on the team, I would make damn sure I could kick straight. Literally that’s all Dibert’s job is. He’s our only recruited scholarship kicker.
Now, I will hedge that, by saying our kick coverage has been arse all year (and it might be personnel). Gameplan might have been to do corner kicks to limit returns, at which point the idea might be that kicking out of bounds is a risk that is still preferable over a huge runback. Not intended, but err on the side of the penalty. Was it Achane and/or Muhammed returning?
Our defense HAD been good, starting at the 35 is like giving up 1 first down. That normally shouldn't be a dealbreaker.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:33 pm to Gaston
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He CAN kick it far.
then we should be kicking it out of the back of the endzone.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 12:42 pm to Nutriaitch
At his last camp in high school he won the kickoff competition…at one point he had an 81 yd kickoff, followed by a 52 yd one. Followed that one up with a 78 yarder and won the competition based on those two big kicks…
For rankings the 52 is tossed out…in the games though, they are not.
An 81 yard kickoff is fricking far…he CAN kick it far.
For rankings the 52 is tossed out…in the games though, they are not.
An 81 yard kickoff is fricking far…he CAN kick it far.
This post was edited on 12/1/22 at 12:46 pm
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:07 pm to Scientific73
I’m tempted to think the kicker is trying some sort of sky kick near the sidelines to get the other team to drop or mishandle the kick. But I agree it’s infuriating to see it dribble out of bounds.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:28 pm to Scientific73
After seeing the issues this year I’ve considered going back for my mba and trying out as a kicker
I mean, how hard can it possibly be
I mean, how hard can it possibly be
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:29 pm to Scientific73
FireBrianPolian.com
Getting started early
Getting started early
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:29 pm to Scientific73
quote:No he didn't (kinda).
Another thread got me thinking back to 2012 and Cameron Gamble also had an issue kicking out of bounds
I've talked to him about it and he said that if it was up to him, that ball was going out of the back of the endzone every time. Les specifically wanted to pin return men back and wanted those low line drives into the corner.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:37 pm to Scientific73
Another in a long list of special teams failures. While FG/XP kicking has been solid lately, it cost us a game once already. Every other area of special teams is shite. We don't cover punts well, we absolutely suck out loud at covering kickoffs, our return game in each is non-existent, and that's when we don't kick it out of bounds. This group is at the Pelini 2020 level of incompetence.
Polian is supposedly a good recruiter. At this point, he would need a dozen 5 star signees to justify his existence on the staff.
Polian is supposedly a good recruiter. At this point, he would need a dozen 5 star signees to justify his existence on the staff.
Posted on 12/1/22 at 1:51 pm to wileyjones
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trying out as a kicker
One doesn’t simply ‘try out’ for LSU.
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