NCAA Football '12-13

[MadBurgerMaker]

Kicking at the college level seems like it is getting worse as the years go by. 

[CountDeMoney]

  I just saw that Towson is at #3 LSU tomorrow.

Even Herbstreit said today, "Why do we even have to deal with this?" 

[dps]

Kicking at the college level seems like it is getting worse as the years go by. 

There aren't really enough good kickers to go around for 32 NFL teams, so how are there going to be enough for 120+ FBS teams, plus those in the lower divisions? 

[MadBurgerMaker]

There aren't really enough good kickers to go around for 32 NFL teams, so how are there going to be enough for 120+ FBS teams, plus those in the lower divisions?

They don't have to be good enough for the NFL to be fine at the college level.  But goddamn, some of these guys are just fucking awful.  Recruit a damn soccer player from a nearby high school team or something.

[CountDeMoney]

Kicking at the college level seems like it is getting worse as the years go by.

You'd think at least one Division I team could manage to spring for a P1 visa for some Eurotrash named Rene' or Raul that could kick a fucking ball 40 yards.

[Valmy]

This is like the Alamo Bowl.  It could be 35-35 at the half.

Speaking of defenseless defenses it looks like Jordan Hicks and Brandon Moore are out for the Oklahoma State game MBM.  Man that sucks.

[MadBurgerMaker]

This is like the Alamo Bowl.  It could be 35-35 at the half.

Speaking of defenseless defenses it looks like Jordan Hicks and Brandon Moore are out for the Oklahoma State game MBM.  Man that sucks.

Yeah that's not good.   Need the running game to keep the clock running and give the d a nice break. 

What about Fera, speaking of kickers?  He still out too?

[Valmy]

What about Fera, speaking of kickers?  He still out too?

Yep.  Hicks, Moore, and Fera all stayed in Austin.

Man it is 35-35 at the half.  That play WV gave up to end the half was weak sauce.  I know this is the Big 12 but you cannot let that happen.

The loser of this game is going to score over 60.

[dps]

There aren't really enough good kickers to go around for 32 NFL teams, so how are there going to be enough for 120+ FBS teams, plus those in the lower divisions?

They don't have to be good enough for the NFL to be fine at the college level.  But goddamn, some of these guys are just fucking awful.  Recruit a damn soccer player from a nearby high school team or something.

Field goal kicking in college is arguably harder than in the NFL, at least on fairly short attemts, because the hashmarks are further apart in college ball, making for tougher angles in some cases, granted that on many attemts, the ball is going to be snapped from somewhere inside the hashmarks, not on them.  The goalposts themselves are the same width, and as for distance, well, 20 yards is 20 yards, 30 yards is 30 yards, etc.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Yep.  Hicks, Moore, and Fera all stayed in Austin.

Ugh. 

Field goal kicking in college is arguably harder than in the NFL, at least on fairly short attemts, because the hashmarks are further apart in college ball, making for tougher angles in some cases, granted that on many attemts, the ball is going to be snapped from somewhere inside the hashmarks, not on them.  The goalposts themselves are the same width, and as for distance, well, 20 yards is 20 yards, 30 yards is 30 yards, etc.

Yes, I know about the field differences.  They still don't need to be NFL caliber to do fine in college.

E:  Seriously.  Watch the kicker Texas trots out there tonight.  This is a major D1 program, and they have a dude who is sitting at 42% and kicks what are essentially knuckleballs.  He's the backup, yeah, but jesus christ.  Some of his kicks look like what happens when I try to kick.  Long of 38.  I'm not kidding. 

[MadBurgerMaker]

Hey touchdown WVU.  Uh.  Again. 

[dps]

Hey touchdown WVU.  Uh.  Again. 

Against Baylor or Clemson?

[MadBurgerMaker]

Against Baylor or Clemson?

  It's all blending together at this point.  OH FUMBLE

E:  Seems like dude went up, caught it, came down, turned, ball came out.  They're taking a while to review it though.  Wow.  Incomplete pass. 

[MadImmortalMan]

I don't get LHN. 

It's in the menu taunting me.

[MadBurgerMaker]

Game ovah.  Don't know why they wouldn't go for it there.

E:  Sorry Baylor,  RG3 and a good D aren't walking through that door.  56-35 WVU now.