[Husker] Well No More Congdon to Kick

[JEN_SENS]

Kicking is truly one of the elements of the game that is discriminated 
against. When kicking becomes too easy, the rules makers get together to 
make it more difficult. I Imagine the thought is runbacks, not touchbacks 
make the game exciting. Touchdowns, not field goals make the game exciting. 
Thus when field goal kickers were becoming very succesful they narrow the 
goal posts. Kickers were still successful, so they removed the platform tee 
for Field Goals and Extra Points.

Too many kickers were putting kick-offs into the end zone, so they were 
moved back five yards. This year, the tee for kick-offs was lowered from 2" 
to 1 " again to decrease the number of touch-backs.

I do know that Dan Young was a very good kicking coach. Scott Downing did an 
adequate job with the kickers. I am not sure who is coaching the kickers 
this year, if it is part of Busch's special teams or if someone helps out.

Gerald