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Topic: SI All-time College Football Team

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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #42 on: December 27, 2023, 10:01:24 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on December 27, 2023, 09:40:49 PM
College football one-hit wonders 
Who'd I forget?
Of all the guys on that list......

Barry is the only one anyone would say was great 
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #43 on: December 27, 2023, 10:03:00 PM »
Great, but his greatness happened in 1 season.
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #44 on: December 27, 2023, 10:07:58 PM »
Single season record that still stands.

Yup

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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #45 on: December 27, 2023, 10:08:29 PM »
Fun fact:  ZERO kickers made 75%+ of their FGs for a career pre-1980.  

Even with those wide-ass goalposts.
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #46 on: December 27, 2023, 10:09:02 PM »
Quote from: FearlessF on December 27, 2023, 10:07:58 PM
Single season record that still stands.

Yup


Okay, so why isn't the top-selling one-hit wonder of all time considered an all-time great artist/band?  
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #47 on: December 27, 2023, 10:38:44 PM »
Pop music sucks 
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #48 on: December 27, 2023, 10:39:54 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on December 27, 2023, 10:08:29 PM
Fun fact:  ZERO kickers made 75%+ of their FGs for a career pre-1980. 

Even with those wide-ass goalposts.
Thanks for the reminder.
Husker kicker best all-time 
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #49 on: December 27, 2023, 11:03:41 PM »
None of the top 200 FG kickers by accuracy played before 1980.

That's insane.
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #50 on: December 27, 2023, 11:27:34 PM »
Quote from: OrangeAfroMan on December 27, 2023, 10:08:29 PM
Fun fact:  ZERO kickers made 75%+ of their FGs for a career pre-1980. 

Even with those wide-ass goalposts.
and the kicking block!Champion Sports Extra-Point Kicking Tee for Kickoff Practice, 2” Black - Ball Holder Tees for Footballs - Kicking Block and Accessories for Adults, Kids, Coaches
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #51 on: December 27, 2023, 11:28:08 PM »
Similar to passing completion percentage?
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #52 on: December 27, 2023, 11:29:15 PM »
we also forget the hashmarks were even wider back then too.    short kicks in the even wider hash mark era were parlor games.

  I've talked to many a kicker and they all agree, NFL hashmarks are very K friendly relative to college.
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #53 on: December 27, 2023, 11:31:05 PM »
Dale Klien was still kicking Square toe in the early 80s
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #54 on: December 27, 2023, 11:42:10 PM »
speaking of records that still stand.   Klein's 7 FG made in a very unconventional 28-21 win over Mizzou.    Speaking of American style kickers, pretty funny to think back at that early 80s NFL season and learn that K Mark Moseley was your NFL MVP!  20-21 FG (long of 48) and 16/19 PATs in a strike shortened 9 game season.
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Re: SI All-time College Football Team
« Reply #55 on: December 28, 2023, 01:34:31 AM »
Quote from: MarqHusker on December 27, 2023, 11:42:10 PM
speaking of records that still stand.  Klein's 7 FG made in a very unconventional 28-21 win over Mizzou.    Speaking of American style kickers, pretty funny to think back at that early 80s NFL season and learn that K Mark Moseley was your NFL MVP!  20-21 FG (long of 48) and 16/19 PATs in a strike shortened 9 game season.
People were dumb in the early 80s.
See:  RP Willie Hernandez winning the Cy Young and MVP in 1984.  Brutal.
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