Crazy kicking stat...

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Do you know what % of kickoffs we returned this year? What our average starting yard line was off a kickoff? What our opponents was off a kick off? I'd also be curious what our net punt yardage was when we returned and when we punted. \

These are "margin" special team stats that I feel we are horrible in and am curious if there is a good website that tracks things like this.

Amazing level of incompetent here. Well done.

 

[besserheimerphat]

I didn’t really have any problems with our special teams play overall with the one huge exception being the buffoonery against Iowa.

According to FEI (drive-by-drive analysis), ISU had the #18 offense, #41 defense and #81 special teams. These are all adjusted for opponent (#20 Strength of Schedule). They had ISU ranked #24 prior to the bowl game (ND ranked 10th).

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/fei/2019

I can't find an SP+ breakdown for Off/Def/ST at the moment but as I recall last I saw it was pretty similar. Special teams definitely held this team back.

 

[Gunnerclone]

According to FEI (drive-by-drive analysis), ISU had the #18 offense, #41 defense and #81 special teams. These are all adjusted for opponent (#20 Strength of Schedule). They had ISU ranked #24 prior to the bowl game (ND ranked 10th).

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/fei/2019

I can't find an SP+ breakdown for Off/Def/ST at the moment but as I recall last I saw it was pretty similar. Special teams definitely held this team back.

Oh. Could you do me a favor and post this in every Tom Manning thread?

 

[isufbcurt]

@demoncore1031 you can rate my post as funny but it's the truth. 1. I've watched them practice it in practice and 2. Paddock even said so in a interview he did with his local newspaper before the bowl game.

 

[demoncore1031]

@demoncore1031 you can rate my post as funny but it's the truth. 1. I've watched them practice it in practice and 2. Paddock even said so in a interview he did with his local newspaper before the bowl game.

I just find it funny that a team would not try to kick touchbacks. But it makes sense for ISU since none of the kickers can consistently even put the ball in the endzone. Kinda sad to think about.

 

[ArgentCy]

@demoncore1031 you can rate my post as funny but it's the truth. 1. I've watched them practice it in practice and 2. Paddock even said so in a interview he did with his local newspaper before the bowl game.

That has been the strategy. But they can still fair catch it where ever they want. I guess we need to look at the average starting position to see if that is working.

 

[madguy30]

Kicking it straight at Kansas State’s all world returner was probably a pretty stupid choice too.

The blocked field goal at Baylor that was blocked by iirc half of Baylor's down lineman was a doozy.

 

[Rabbuk]

I just find it funny that a team would not try to kick touchbacks. But it makes sense for ISU since none of the kickers can consistently even put the ball in the endzone. Kinda sad to think about.

That's not what is happening here.

 

[motorcy90]

Crazier kicking stat... On 78 kickoffs this year, we only managed 12 touchbacks! 12!! That is pathetic.

Which is sad as even FCS schools seem to have better kickers then us..