Reply to thread

Message

[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 2751180, member: 1674"]
This is why I imagine they'll eventually change it to the proposal they were considering before where a team can try to gain 10 or 15 yards on one shot and if they get it, they get to keep the ball. I think 10 is too short personally, but I imagine this will eventually become a thing. I don't think the onside kick is a big loss as long as they give you an alternative.

Having said that, I think the death of the onside kick has been overstated. In prior years, teams recovered onside kicks 15% of the time, but in the 4th quarter/OT, only 8% of the time. I imagine that one of the impacts of this year's rules is that teams pretty much only attempt onside kicks in the 4th quarter now when they absolutely need them (there's been at least one "surprise" onside kick, but I unfortunately don't have a list of every single attempt to back this up. This year, teams have recovered 10%. So my guess is that the success rate is actually pretty much in line with how it's been in past years.
[/QUOTE]

Verification

What is a Syracuse fan's favorite color?