Yes. The coaches have been only comfortable up to a certain range

Apr 25, 2019
11:42:27am

donnerstag All-American

and so they don't attempt FGs beyond that range. Oldroyd did attempt a 55 yarder his freshman season against UCLA that got blocked.

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BYU's 50 yard field goal drought

donnerstag

4/25/19 11:33am

Ill take totally meaningless crap for $200 Alex....

CougID

4/25/19 11:35am

You seriously think that a good FG kicker is meaningless?

BlueBeliever

4/25/19 1:06pm

This about 50+ yard FGs are not that big a deal... we don’t need FGs we need TDs

Pretorian

4/25/19 3:49pm

No one is saying TDs aren't better.

Mattattack159

4/26/19 8:32am

You're right, for some reason Greg Wrubell just bugs...

Pretorian

4/26/19 8:48am

Bronco Mendenhall sure as heck did

Y4LYFE

4/25/19 10:17pm

I'll take a 50 yard field goal over a pooch punt trying to pin the opponent

Y05

4/26/19 5:02am

Absolutely. If you have a kicker that can go the distance, you can win more

Mattattack159

4/26/19 8:30am

How many times have we lost to Utah in the past 12 years on a FG?

TailgateU

4/26/19 7:47am

Kickers who can consistently make distant field goals are an asset to any team.

Mattattack159

4/26/19 8:28am

I could kick a 50-yd field goal while running a 4.4 40

ColoSpgs

4/25/19 11:35am

If you're gonna lie, why not a 4.2?

TailgateU

4/26/19 7:48am

How many have been attempted since then?

Blusox

4/25/19 11:36am

My guess it is the second - they don't even try because they wouldn't make them.

crack

4/25/19 11:38am

Yes. The coaches have been only comfortable up to a certain range

donnerstag

4/25/19 11:42am

I agree 100%

BlueBeliever

4/25/19 1:15pm

You have to have a kicker that can make them....speaks to the absence of elite kickers at BYU

Bonoman

4/25/19 8:03pm

Tried plenty with Justin Sorensen (2008, 2011-13).

Y05

4/26/19 5:04am

why kick 50 yard fgs when you can just score TDs?

Cougarclaw

4/25/19 11:42am

What about when you can't score TDs? (See 2017)

BlueBeliever

4/25/19 1:17pm

I thought altitude was supposed to help this.

BW84

4/25/19 11:46am

Ask Spencer Linton, he has all the facts on this.

calblue

4/25/19 11:54am

Even bigger problem is 40 yard field goals. There were a few entire seasons...

COACHdrn

4/25/19 1:37pm

The worst was 2017. I don't think we had even one +40 yarder.

Mattattack159

4/26/19 8:34am

I don't care about the 50+, just be consistent on the mid-range

Hill4Heisman

4/25/19 3:30pm

What *actually* happened with Matt Gay? The legend is that he wanted to go to BYU, but BYU didn't want him... so he went

whitey1980

4/25/19 4:10pm

Sigh.....it’s true.

Punk Philosopher

4/25/19 8:58pm

It's one of the sadder stories of the last few years.

Mattattack159

4/26/19 8:36am

RE: BYU's 50 yard field goal drought

dafurball

4/26/19 11:50am

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