Yes, stellar kick, but if he were kicking it from 65, would he have made it?

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Sep 28, 2020
10:56:20am

Scooter All-American

Never know, but he may have tried to kick it a bit differently from 60 + yards out.

Yeah, killjoy.

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Oldroyd kick from 54 might have been good from 65.

gmoney7

9/28/20 9:48am

that may have been the best in-game field goal I have ever seen from BYU.

Avery

9/28/20 9:51am

That was an NFL kick. I don't care if it was at 4,500 feet or not.

Indy Coug

9/28/20 9:51am

Has there ever been any studies to say that being at elevation adds x amount of

Niiineteeen84

9/28/20 9:52am

I noticed he was getting touchbacks on kickoffs at Navy (which I believe is

gwalker

9/28/20 9:54am

Jake can easily kick touchbacks but he is asked not to.

JL31

9/28/20 1:41pm

A good and fair point. I get the philosophy and I know many coaches have it.

gwalker

9/28/20 3:19pm

A golf ball isn't a football, but...

Indy Coug

9/28/20 9:55am

I know that there were studies done for baseballs at Coors Field re elevation

El Paso Coug

9/28/20 9:56am

7% ish

kimdaddy35

9/28/20 9:58am

So you can add roughly 3.5 yards on a 50 yard kick...

RUNBYU1

9/28/20 1:38pm

So many variables at play on any given kick that I don’t know that you’d ever

Corn Pop

9/28/20 10:19am

RE: That was an NFL kick. I don't care if it was at 4,500 feet or not.

Niiineteeen84

9/28/20 9:55am

Yeah, the ball seemed to go straight up when it left his foot

stoils

9/28/20 1:01pm

Did anyone else notice troy jumping over the line on our fg and extra points?

phillidius

9/28/20 9:54am

Yes. There’s something about being allowed if starting from a stationary

JONBOY

9/28/20 10:10am

That's what I thought, thanks

phillidius

9/28/20 10:13am

You can't push off your teammate I believe to help project yourself. I don't

cougaman

9/28/20 10:18am

Why don't the networks tell us exactly how far the kick went? In baseball . . .

El Paso Coug

9/28/20 9:54am

They are doing that for the NFL games. They'll post a graphic that says "Good

Niiineteeen84

9/28/20 10:03am

Coug thinks the holder has outplayed Oldroyd.

Blueto

9/28/20 10:08am

Yes, stellar kick, but if he were kicking it from 65, would he have made it?

Scooter

9/28/20 10:56am

I say it most likely would’ve been good.Mainly because it had incredible height,

Pigskin Pete

9/28/20 1:35pm

So have you guys put your pitchforks away?

JL31

9/28/20 1:39pm

RE: So have you guys put your pitchforks away?

Indy Coug

9/28/20 1:45pm

That's a weird painting of Elder Eyring

Druick

9/28/20 2:04pm

RE: So have you guys put your pitchforks away?

Cougar8Duck

9/28/20 2:08pm

Oldroyds got the goods, there’s no doubt. But can we agree not to start shouting

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