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Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 8:36 pm
by Yosefus
Who are the announcers for this game on ESPN2?
One of them sounds like Chris Rock. Keep waiting on the pinch line...

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 8:39 pm
by Yosefus
Never mind it is Desmond Howard. He sounds a lot like Chris Rock. Not a very exciting game.

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:32 pm
by BUTCH1991
Why, why, why do people rugby punt?

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 10:15 pm
by biggie
BUTCH1991 wrote:
Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:32 pm
Why, why, why do people rugby punt?
Seems like the punter running sideways gives the cover guys longer to get down the field. Don’t like it, but it works sometimes.

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:05 pm
by Yosef84
Rugby punts are ugly. I always thought the reason for rugby punt was that the punter wasn't getting protection and needed to buy time by scrambling. Maybe that's just my ignorance though. If there is another reason, I'd love t hear it.

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:27 pm
by ASU3432Mi
Toledo still needs a win to be bowl eligible. Chance we could play NIU at bowl time.

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:15 pm
by WataugaMan
ASU3432Mi wrote:
Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:27 pm
Toledo still needs a win to be bowl eligible. Chance we could play NIU at bowl time.
This week I've watch both Buffalo and NIU play. A healthy App team would take either of them, maybe we'll see.

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:59 am
by CoachRob
Yosef84 wrote:
Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:05 pm
Rugby punts are ugly. I always thought the reason for rugby punt was that the punter wasn't getting protection and needed to buy time by scrambling. Maybe that's just my ignorance though. If there is another reason, I'd love t hear it.
The biggest reason is to not give the return team a chance for a return. Most of those punts end up bouncing or rolling down the field to either end up out of bounds or too difficult to pick up and run.

Re: Toldeo vs N Illinois

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 11:38 am
by McLeansvilleAppFan
CoachRob wrote:
Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:59 am
Yosef84 wrote:
Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:05 pm
Rugby punts are ugly. I always thought the reason for rugby punt was that the punter wasn't getting protection and needed to buy time by scrambling. Maybe that's just my ignorance though. If there is another reason, I'd love t hear it.
The biggest reason is to not give the return team a chance for a return. Most of those punts end up bouncing or rolling down the field to either end up out of bounds or too difficult to pick up and run.
Basically willing to risk a shorter punt for a much lower chance of a return. Also the ball tends to tumble more and bounce for a longer net punt that what can happen with a classic high hang-time punt.