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SLOHusker

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When was the last time you saw an onside kick work when the receiving team knew it was coming? In the past several years I think I've seen it work maybe once. I'd like to see the receiving team moved back 5 yards (even ten yards) to make onside kicks have a better chance of succeeding. That would really change the strategy of kickoffs and make teams more willing to try it throughout the game.

I'd also like to see college football adopt the NFL's 12 yard line extra point kick.
 
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SLOHusker said:
When was the last time you saw an onside kick work when the receiving team knew it was coming? In the past several years I think I've seen it work maybe once. I'd like to see the receiving team moved back 5 yards (even ten yards) to make onside kicks have a better chance of succeeding. That would really change the strategy of kickoffs and make teams more willing to try it throughout the game.

I'd also like to see college football adopt the NFL's 12 yard line extra point kick.
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LeT Me GoOgLe ThAt FoR yOu:

Kicking teams have recovered three of 34 onside attempts this season, an 8 percent success rate that pales in comparison to last year's 23 percent conversion rate when 13 of 55 onside kicks were recovered by the kicking team. -
 
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timnsun

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When was the last time Nebraska recovered and onside kick? Their own, I mean.
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Against Colorado when Callahan was coaching? We recovered the opening kick off… I forget the year, but I think it was 2004, his first year with us.

Have we recovered an onside kick since then?
 
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I remember opponents recovering a few that created some tense moments; but I don’t ever remember us getting one. And I’m sure we’ve tried several over the years on account of all the trailing in the 4th quarter and such.
 
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SLOHusker said:
When was the last time you saw an onside kick work when the receiving team knew it was coming? In the past several years I think I've seen it work maybe once. I'd like to see the receiving team moved back 5 yards (even ten yards) to make onside kicks have a better chance of succeeding. That would really change the strategy of kickoffs and make teams more willing to try it throughout the game.

I'd also like to see college football adopt the NFL's 12 yard line extra point kick.
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UCF should have recovered the onside kick at the end of the LSU game.
 
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huskerhooligansdotcom said:
LeT Me GoOgLe ThAt FoR yOu:

Kicking teams have recovered three of 34 onside attempts this season, an 8 percent success rate that pales in comparison to last year's 23 percent conversion rate when 13 of 55 onside kicks were recovered by the kicking team. -
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I thought during the Washington- OSU game they pulled a stat saying it was 20% success rate this year for onside kicks. Could be wrong though.
 
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BeautifulDayintheNeighborhood

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SLOHusker said:
When was the last time you saw an onside kick work when the receiving team knew it was coming? In the past several years I think I've seen it work maybe once. I'd like to see the receiving team moved back 5 yards (even ten yards) to make onside kicks have a better chance of succeeding. That would really change the strategy of kickoffs and make teams more willing to try it throughout the game.

I'd also like to see college football adopt the NFL's 12 yard line extra point kick.
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Super bowl 2009 bud
 
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Bremser_rivals74172

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bmguy88 said:
huskerhooligansdotcom said:
LeT Me GoOgLe ThAt FoR yOu:

Kicking teams have recovered three of 34 onside attempts this season, an 8 percent success rate that pales in comparison to last year's 23 percent conversion rate when 13 of 55 onside kicks were recovered by the kicking team. -
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I thought during the Washington- OSU game they pulled a stat saying it was 20% success rate this year for onside kicks. Could be wrong though.
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Correct.
 
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SOCALHSKR

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SLOHusker said:
When was the last time you saw an onside kick work when the receiving team knew it was coming? In the past several years I think I've seen it work maybe once. I'd like to see the receiving team moved back 5 yards (even ten yards) to make onside kicks have a better chance of succeeding. That would really change the strategy of kickoffs and make teams more willing to try it throughout the game.

I'd also like to see college football adopt the NFL's 12 yard line extra point kick.
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and for us neither do sideline passes
 
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Captain Nick

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According to this video it's actually about 25% when the other team isn't expecting it and around 5% when they are. It also makes some pretty good points about getting rid of kickoffs all together.

 
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chicolby

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The main reason to keep the kickoff is for the onside kick. I propose you give a team a chance to keep possession but they take it on their own 20 and have a 4th and 15. If they fail to make it, the other team takes over there.
 
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