This is possible, but looking at it from different angles in slow motion none of this is clearly visible, so you can’t throw a flag.
Blocked FG
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This is possible, but looking at it from different angles in slow motion none of this is clearly visible, so you can’t throw a flag.
I have always thought that every fg kick seems low this year. My high school kid kicks it higher earlier than ISU does. Maybe a slight exaggeration, but I'm sticking with it.
I'm more disturbed that we can't consistently kick the ball into the end zone on kickoffs.
You realize that you’re suggesting that refs have to see something to throw a flag?
For kicks that short I would think we should just be popping the ball up in the air since it doesn't have to be a long driving kick. In this instance the potential penalty would not be an issue.
Should? Yes. Have to/Do? I think we know the answer to that. Ask Julian Good-Jones @ K State.
On the blocked FG attempt, ISU’s offensive linemen stay hunched down after the snap. This allowed the TT player to push off the ISU linemen’s back, elevate in the air, and block the kick. After the ensuing ISU TD, the ISU offensive linemen rise up after the snap and blocked the TT players. Hence, the TT players could not push off the linemen’s backs to elevate and block the PAT.
Besides messing with snap consistency, it would allow the defense free runners at the holder from the edge. The seven yard spacing is designed to force free runners to angle around wing blockers, and assumes the front seven can hold their lines. This is why you never see the wing blockers move, the angle is theoretically covered. If they did move, they'd allow a free runner from a favorable angle for the defense.
Not going to happen, but I'd love to hire Sean Snyder and steal KSU's mojo. He's gotta be slightly disgruntled that he didn't get the head job...
Thank you! Finally, someone else described exactly what actually happened, as I did in post #4. I actually went back to the replay this morning and took a photo with my phone of the Texas Tech player reaching over and putting his right hand on our right guard's butt and his left hand on our right tackle's butt and then leaping through the gap between them as our two guys just stood there hunched over and didn't move, which is obviously the technique they were taught. I can't figure out how to share it here or I would.
And as Jayshellberg noted, we corrected our blocking the rest of the game and our linemen stood up so as to prevent any Tech players from repeating how the blocked field goal happened.
throws off timing and if the kick it correctly it should be next to impossible to block anyway.
WHO teaches this line man blocking for FG protection? Line up. Hold your stance. Head down. Close your eyes. TT did a good job scouting.Do we expect to see a dedicated special teams coach for next season.
If we “corrected” our blocking the rest of the game it does not seem logical that we were taught to do it the initial way. I don’t think the coaches had this sudden flash during the game and decided to implement a new technique on the spot. I’m guessing we just failed to execute combined with a little TT luck.
Honest question I thought in college you could line up over the snapper? I remember Suh when he played at Nebraska just trucking our snapper to block extra points something like twice in one game.
Just a freak play combined with some marginal blocking and a low kick. All in all it was just a traditional ISU type play.
Player safety, I don't recall the exact rule now, but I do know they have a rule that protects the snapper now. On this play, TTU had no one across from our center.
