Should the NCAA move back the PAT?
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Our last FCS playoff game ever. We tied it up at the end of regulation after trailing by 11 early in the 4th. Bonus trivia: Sam Martin, current punter of the Detroit Lions, was our kicker in that game.
I vote no.
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I think it'd be pretty cool to kick the XP rugby-style from a point that forms a line with the point where the ball crossed the goalline and from any chosen distance to the goal.
In rugby, extra points (or conversions as they are called) routinely affect the outcome of games and can be nerve-wrecking affairs toward the end of matches. As rugby tries, much like touchdowns, are more commonly scored close to the sidelines (as the middle gets clogged and teams try to spread the field) many of these kicks have to be taken from quite difficult angles.
That ramps up the difficulty level so much, kickers would have to become *much* better at kicking and the whole thing would need to be taken far more seriously. I think it would make this aspect so intruiging and difficult that you could make a XP attempt from outside the hash marks worth 2 points as well.
In rugby, extra points (or conversions as they are called) routinely affect the outcome of games and can be nerve-wrecking affairs toward the end of matches. As rugby tries, much like touchdowns, are more commonly scored close to the sidelines (as the middle gets clogged and teams try to spread the field) many of these kicks have to be taken from quite difficult angles.
That ramps up the difficulty level so much, kickers would have to become *much* better at kicking and the whole thing would need to be taken far more seriously. I think it would make this aspect so intruiging and difficult that you could make a XP attempt from outside the hash marks worth 2 points as well.
Falco Lombardi
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College kickers as is are terrible. Making it more difficult, while highly entertaining, may be counterproductive.
BigMac1212
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I did not know that college kickers are not as good. I should of though of that before posting this thread.
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Gene Parmesan
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I think that College Kickers are better then NFL kickers
Long range anyway.
Not even close.
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Alabama would struggle to make this.
What I'm going for is the kickers aren't that good collectively. Some teams hate kicking and most don't kick long field goals.
I agree with Rex Ryan who said its dumb to penalize kickers for something they are good at. It does make things interesting later in the year in cold climates though.
What I'm going for is the kickers aren't that good collectively. Some teams hate kicking and most don't kick long field goals.
I agree with Rex Ryan who said its dumb to penalize kickers for something they are good at. It does make things interesting later in the year in cold climates though.
AdmiralsFan24
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If there are going to be any changes in college they should get rid of the ridiculously wide hashmarks and move them closer together like the NFL does so a kicker isn't attempting a FG at an awful angle.
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The only thing I don't like about it is that in College, you get so many more crazy fake plays compared to the NFL. Moving it back takes a lot of that out.
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Gene Parmesan
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Totally agree. Its beyond stupid. Keep the PAT where it is for the college kickers, they aren't good enough for a 33 yard PAT and even at 19 yards plenty are still missed.
Hunter Gathers
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I think that College Kickers are better then NFL kickers
Long range anyway.
Better at what? Missing?
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NFL kickers seem to be regressing this year. I think kicking is better than 20 years ago but outside of a few distance kicks are still a problem.
Roboturner913
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The whole thing is dumb, I don't get it. There was nothing wrong with it before. It's just another lame-ass attempt to manufacture "parity" on the part of the league office.
What happens when a really big game, a conference championship or even a Super Bowl, is lost because of a missed extra point? Talk about there will be some backlash.
What happens when a really big game, a conference championship or even a Super Bowl, is lost because of a missed extra point? Talk about there will be some backlash.
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The NFL used to be the same as college football, they made them narrower to generate more offense - if you think about it, it's a lot easier to defend the short end of the field and makes offenses a lot more predictable.
I kinda sorta wish the college game would follow suit, just because the reasons for it still being wider are archaic and there's plenty of offense in the college game regardless.
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What exactly was their reasoning to move it back in the first place??
Just add more excitement and incentive to try for 2?
Agree that it's kind of dumb, we fear change
Just add more excitement and incentive to try for 2?
Agree that it's kind of dumb, we fear change
Tecumseh
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I think that College Kickers are better then NFL kickers
Long range anyway.
Are you insane? Anybody on this message board could be an average college kicker.
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Because nobody was watching them. I see their point. Made 99% of the time. They might as well just offered teams an automatic one or go for 2 to save our time.
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