go over to the women's volleyball team as they have enough leg strength to out kick anyone.
Cerni punts like a SheilaThey need to find the punter a "Sheila"!
Thanks, I understood the versatility of the deception the first time... & just to clarify when I said "right" - i meant the same side to which our coverage team had been instructed our directional punter was to aim for - kind of the perfect storm of play calls.
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Thinking more about this devious Els deceptive fair catch play this afternoon ... not whining, but in the future, should such a disingenuous fair catch signal be viable? seems to undermine the whole intent - just saying.
Maybe he was just waving to his parents?Whether that should be legal is a fair question. I think yes, because even though it's not in the spirit of why the fair catch rule exists, a little schoolyard trickeration makes the game more fun to watch.
Did he make an actual fair catch signal? There is a particular way the return man has to wave his hand/arm; anything else is not a valid fair catch signal.I suppose we'll all see punt return through the lens in which we view the team/coaches. If you are a fire Frost guy, it was a coaching blunder and sheer genius by Els. If not, it was a punter not punting where he was told to.
I don't think it would have worked if Cerni had punted to the correct side. The other guy could have been waving his arms all over the place, but our players were running to where the ball was supposed to be.
Yeah, and Frost was complaining that he didn't want to take our outside LB coach away from his duties to do special teams. And back in the day, Dan Young did special teams as well as assisting Milt T on the O-Line coaching.Smart play coach Els - kudos... seems lethal at any time.
FWIW - Els duties also include coaching the Sparty LBs
gotta say though, if the ball is truly punted to the right, as called, it's likely a moot point. In our punter's defense, perhaps in Australia right is left & vice versa - doesn't the water go down the drain the opposite way there?
No Advance ARTICLE 2. No Team B player shall carry a caught or recovered ball more than two steps in any direction after any Team B player gives a valid or invalid fair catch signal (A.R. 6-5-2-I-III). PENALTY—Dead-ball foul. Five yards from the succeeding spot [S7 and S21].Thanks, I understood the versatility of the deception the first time... & just to clarify when I said "right" - i meant the same side to which our coverage team had been instructed our directional punter was to aim for - kind of the perfect storm of play calls.
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Thinking more about this devious Els deceptive fair catch play this afternoon ... not whining, but in the future, should such a disingenuous fair catch signal be viable? seems to undermine the whole intent - just saying.
Did he make an actual fair catch signal? There is a particular way the return man has to wave his hand/arm; anything else is not a valid fair catch signal.
It sounds more like part of a deception to make the the punt coverage believe the ball was going to the right. All the MSU players were going to the right side of the field like they were going to block for the return. We just followed them. The biggest bone head thing since the "fake" punt by Illinois.
That is how I read it, too. Return teams have some forms of calls and signaling that differ from a fair catch signal. People were complaining the prior week that CTB (apparently) didn't warn his blockers that the kick was short and they backed into him. Often wave off or call off is used. IIRC, the Fair Catch the return man has to wave from side to side. There is a penalty for an improper signal. But is there against a sort of early sign or action that indicates where the ball appears to be coming? I think those are common.I haven't been able to find a shot with Nailor in it when the ball is punted but the play was described thusly by Michigan Live:
"The play involved two return men: Jayden Reed and Jalen Nailor. When the ball was punted, Nailor waved his hand and every Michigan State player suddenly ran in his direction as if he was about to catch the ball. Nebraska’s players followed suit."
Sounds like Nailor motioned in some way for the defense to move vs. signaling a fair catch, which apparently is a penalty if he did. To your point, the primary deception is the coverage team moving toward their left hash. Nailor did a nice job of tracking an invisible ball too.
Remember when something similar worked for Mike Leach?Get every student out of their dorm this morning, line 'em up, and make 'em kick. Find the top 10 and drag their asses over to the stadium and find the most consistent one.
If they refuse tell them the last 3 classes they need to graduate will always be scheduled at 7:30 am.