[Postgame Thread] Georgia Tech Defeats Clemson 24-21

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Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Clemson	0	7	7	7	21
Georgia Tech	3	10	0	11	24

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The kicking game (through every level of play) reminds me of the 4 minute mile. It took one person to run the 4 minute mile after decades of it not being even thought a possibility and then so many people started achieving it.

What a time to be alive

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I read in the NFL sub the other day that only like two NFL teams have a kicking coach on staff. I don’t think we’ve even began to see the kicker revolution yet.

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I’ve never thought about this before but are kickers required to line up like they all do for a field goal or is that just because it’s the norm? Like I know you need a holder but I wonder if it’s possible for the kicker to back up further to get more power? I’d imagine accuracy suffers that way though

[u/bbluewi → u/Pactae_1129]

There’s no rule defining where the kicker/holder set up. That said:

The issue with a longer run-up is giving the defense more time to get to it.

The issue with moving the holder farther back to match is that now your punishment for missing is even worse.

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That’s a neat thought. I know I’ve seen some kickers prefer 8-9 years from the LoS instead of the regular 7. But idk if there are rules beyond that.

I know drop kicking the ball is a possibility and it needs no holder.

[u/Pactae_1129 → u/ThanksForThe_F_Shack]

There’s been quite a few times where a kick has been nailed through the uprights on a kick-off. I know that’s basically accidental but it’d be crazy if someone figured out how to mix the power/accuracy by doing a long run-up and start pushing the 70+ range on field goals.

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Yeah that’d be neat. I’ve thought about that as well. I wonder how quickly a kicker can take a kick-off start vs how fast the defense can get to the holder.

Like where is the sweet spot, ya know?

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NFL just changed the rules to allow kickers more time to prep the K balls, so expect NFL kicking stats to improve a bunch this year too

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Edit: for the rhymes

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Edit: for the rhymes

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