2018 Season Stream of Completely Off-Topic Unconsciousness

[FearlessF]

Are the women's teams at UNL officially called the "Lady Huskers"?

I don't know about "official"
but sounds better than Huskerettes

[847badgerfan]

How about just Huskers?

[847badgerfan]

So, the Vols..  There's the Lady Vols. There should be the Gentlemen Vols, no?

[ELA]

So, the Vols..  There's the Lady Vols. There should be the Gentlemen Vols, no?

You'd think.
I've never heard Lady Spartans, so I don't think that has been used in any sort of capacity.  Same with Wolverines or Badgers.

[Drew4UTk]

Only recently were the gals and fellas athletics merged at UT.  It used to be two separate departments with their own AD.  Summit, I think, was the last ladies AD.  There may have been one after her but I'm not certain.  

[betarhoalphadelta]

When you elope overseas and then put together a pretty nice reception for your return, inviting your family and friends to celebrate, it gets a little insulting when people treat it with all the import of an invitation to a backyard barbecue.

[Drew4UTk]

see now @bwarbiany , this community rocks in that it connects folks from far flung area's, but bites that we can't all pile in your backyard for a reception... 

but... 

between the B1G crowd bringing quasi-intelligent conversation, the BVII cookin' up the BBQ and fixins, the SEC guys headin up the booze bus, and then those fellas from the skunk works board talkin' religion and politics and makin' everyone uneasy- we'd do you no better than your family and friends showing up as if it was a backyard event... but my man, you and your bride wouldn't ever forget it.  

all the same- sorry it didn't go like you wanted, Sir. 

[OrangeAfroMan]

If we ever held a BBQ contest....everybody wins!

[FearlessF]

let's do it

I'm hungry!

[Kris61]

My guess is that in a few years kickoffs will be eliminated and the ball will just be placed at the 25.  This is a step in that direction so it become so common that it seems irrelevant to kick the ball off because 90% of the time it's a touchback.

I heard a guy from the rules committee on the radio a few days ago and he said they aren’t ready to eliminate the KO from football yet.  He said they strive the maintain the history of the game as we know it while at the same time protecting the players who play it.  He said it’s a balancing act but the rules committee isn’t ready to do away with it at this time.
He also said eliminating the KO would mean eliminating the onside kick and they haven’t found a solution to that.  They want the team that scores to have an opportunity to get the ball back.  A few years ago Greg Schiano suggested that after every score the team that just scored is given the ball at its own 35 facing a 4th and 15.  They can either punt or go for it.

[FearlessF]

so, with a 40 yard punt and fair catch the opponent gets the ball on the 25?

I don't know, but I'm guessing your odds are better at picking up a 1st down on 4th and 15 than snatching an onsides kick

maybe make it 4th and 20?

[Kris61]

I don't know, but I'm guessing your odds are better at picking up a 1st down on 4th and 15 than snatching an onsides kick

Definitely.  If for no other reason it brings first down via penalty into the equation.  There isn’t a penalty that can be called on the return team on an onsides attempt that automatically gives the kicking team the ball.

[medinabuckeye1]

Definitely.  If for no other reason it brings first down via penalty into the equation.  There isn’t a penalty that can be called on the return team on an onsides attempt that automatically gives the kicking team the ball.

I was thinking the same thing.  PI, roughing the passer, any personal four, and other penalties that result in an automatic first down would be a significant factor in any form of 4th and __.  

[OrangeAfroMan]

Onside kick percentages are tricky, though.  In tinkering around and researching for the game I'm making, only NFL data is available - but when an onside is unexpected, it nears a 50% success rate.  When it's the usual late-game, obvious onside-kick opportunity, the percentage is down below 15.  

Even if the team that just scored has the 'kick or go for it' option, the element of surprise is gone.