[Husker] OT: Punt returner foibles

[Steve Reichenbach]

The guy behind me at the OU game had a funny comment.  Of NU's
failures to field punts (letting them drop), he said: "Did you
ever think you'd Santino Panico."  For those of you who don't
remember, he was the punt returner in 2004-05 who was widely
criticized for catching the ball and getting no return.  As
someone who couldn't figure out why the coaches stuck with him
despite so little returns and who this year can't figure out
why NU let's so many punts hit the ground, I thought it was
the perfect comment.


> Interesting observation, found on (of all places) The Corner at National
> Review Online -- I'd never noticed this, but it makes sense:
> 
> http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MmE5ZjBlNTZkYjhkNTNlZDExZWJhYTZjZTIxYTFiMTg=
> 
> A football observation of no significance or relevance   [Rich Lowry]
> 
> You know how when you learn a new word you suddenly see it everywhere? Well,
> a few weeks ago I was watching a college football game and someone fumbled a
> punt reception. The color guy pointed out that when guys drop punts, it is
> almost always because they don't have their feet set. Now, every time I see
> a punt dropped, I look at the feet, and sure enough, they are not set and
> square. I mean every single time. It's been a revelation.