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Nov 20, 2014
6:30:02pm

CalGTR

Yep. Been a rule forever.

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CalGTR

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Last login: Apr 26, 2024
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What the...............how have I never heard of this? Fair catch kick?

flavordave

11/20/14 6:26pm

why would you ever do that if you now have 1st and 10?

run26

11/20/14 6:29pm

you'd only do it if the clock had expired for the half

The Shazad

11/20/14 6:32pm

Say it's the end of a game. You can kick a field goal like a kickoff

WorfoSAUR

11/20/14 6:33pm

You're down by two, time running out, force a punt from their end zone and get a

spoxjox

11/20/14 6:33pm

It's called a FG or a punt on 1st down.

11/20/14 6:29pm

Doesn't need to be a normal FG, I don't think. Could be from a tee, lined

CalGTR

11/20/14 6:31pm

Yeah, they pretty much treat it like a kickoff. The kicker can run up on if like

flavordave

11/20/14 6:33pm

McMahon was a drop-kicker.

spoxjox

11/20/14 6:34pm

Yep. Been a rule forever.

CalGTR

11/20/14 6:30pm

It's actually been attempted fairly recently:

flavordave

11/20/14 6:32pm

Huh, interesting

11/20/14 6:38pm

The fans sounded really confused, best part!!

11/20/14 6:40pm

Another obscure rule: the 1-point safety.

yorksama

11/20/14 6:36pm

Wow.

flavordave

11/20/14 6:40pm

That is quite amazing.

Duke Silver

11/20/14 6:45pm

On a 2 point safety the team surrendering the safety kicks off.

bluecheese

11/20/14 8:34pm

Didn't a Utah HS team try one last year?

Illegal Jimmergrant

11/20/14 7:16pm

Gorman did it against Bingham High at the end of the game. Fair caught an onside

giftedfish

11/20/14 7:50pm

Our wrestling coach in HS was also the freshman football coach

BYUFam1

11/20/14 7:52pm

my teammate in high school converted one of these kicks.

Y2010

11/20/14 8:04pm

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cvd6262

11/20/14 8:04pm

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