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#1 reason to not attempt an onside kick--
The Gophers have not been able to execute an onside kick since the 1904 team that beat Grinnell. (or something like that)
Yes, I know there is a low success rate - but in my book, the best onside kicks go one of two ways - either kick it as hard as possible and try to get a bounce off one of the other teams' up-front players.......or try to kick it past the front wave - about 20-25 yards down field, and get to it in 'no-man's land' before the other team.
Instead, the Gophers do a soft kick that travels about 12 yards - the easiest kind for the receiving team to field.
if you can't execute it any better than that - THEN DON'T TRY THE BLEEPIN' ONSIDE KICK. Arrrgh.
The Gophers have not been able to execute an onside kick since the 1904 team that beat Grinnell. (or something like that)
Yes, I know there is a low success rate - but in my book, the best onside kicks go one of two ways - either kick it as hard as possible and try to get a bounce off one of the other teams' up-front players.......or try to kick it past the front wave - about 20-25 yards down field, and get to it in 'no-man's land' before the other team.
Instead, the Gophers do a soft kick that travels about 12 yards - the easiest kind for the receiving team to field.
if you can't execute it any better than that - THEN DON'T TRY THE BLEEPIN' ONSIDE KICK. Arrrgh.