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[Hawks88]

Last year Huntingdon had 22 touchbacks on on 47 kickoffs. So far this year we have 2 on 33 kickoffs. Part of that might be that last year's kicker decided to play soccer this year. I believe he would still be getting plenty of touchbacks from the 30.

[PA_wesleyfan]

And probably a few line drives that bounce over the retuners headsa and roll into thw endzone..

All one needs is a good but not necessarily great DIII place kicker, a wind of at least 15 mph and a kickoffoff from the 30 with the benefit of that wind for the not uncommon ingredients of a possible touchback.

[DutchFan2004]

This has been mentioned a couple times since that came out in different formats (e-mail, here maybe)

I can't think of a touchback I've seen this year.

Mark Simon says he's seen some up at Coast Guard.

Someone else (SCIAC maybe?) let me know they saw some.

You don't have to comb through the stats, I get the messaage loud and clear. Across the nation, there are still touchbacks taking place.

But ... there definitely aren't as many.

I think Central had two against UD.  There was a pretty good wind at the game to help.  The last kick was 3 yards deep and was returned to the 10

[redswarm81]

I really enjoyed the ATN Podcast this week, especially since it included that mini-lecture on D3 Football Playoff Ancient History.

"Because of the vagarities in the SCAC--they added a couple of teams this year--Trinity has to go back to Millsaps."

Vagarities?
Vaguerities?
Vague airities?

  Did I spell that right, Poobah? 

[Pat Coleman]

You had me at vagarities.

Though how you spell a word I apparently made up (vagaries is correct) is probably not important.

[redswarm81]

You had me at vagarities.^©

Though how you spell a word I apparently made up (vagaries is correct) is probably not important.

Surely not important, but you made it up, you recorded it in a tangible medium, and under the Berne Convention, you have copyright in the term.  Congratulations, Poobah, you also have my Intellectual Property legal services available pro bono publico (and pro bono D3football.como) to enforce that copyright.

I'm proud to have caught negative karma for discussing football in a positive way, kidding with no disrespect.

[dewcrew88]

You had me at vagarities.^©

Though how you spell a word I apparently made up (vagaries is correct) is probably not important.

Surely not important, but you made it up, you recorded it in a tangible medium, and under the Berne Convention, you have copyright in the term.  Congratulations, Poobah, you also have my Intellectual Property legal services available pro bono publico (and pro bono D3football.como) to enforce that copyright.

I'm proud to have caught negative karma for discussing football in a positive way, kidding with no disrespect.

"Pro bono d3football.com-o" made me laugh really hard.

[redswarm81]

You had me at vagarities.^©

Though how you spell a word I apparently made up (vagaries is correct) is probably not important.

Surely not important, but you made it up, you recorded it in a tangible medium, and under the Berne Convention, you have copyright in the term.  Congratulations, Poobah, you also have my Intellectual Property legal services available pro bono publico (and pro bono D3football.como) to enforce that copyright.

I'm proud to have caught negative karma for discussing football in a positive way, kidding with no disrespect.

"Pro bono d3football.com-o" made me laugh really hard.

It's nice to know that somebody around here has a sense of humor that's more sophisticated than Howard Stern shtick.

Feeling good about the East Region's Jimmy Olson.

[K-Mack]

Redswarm, you picked up 5 karma alone just by posting here today.

The ATN thread makes good things happen.

Unless of course, you like your karma below -50. Which if I recall correctly ...

[redswarm81]

The ATN thread makes good things happen.

Unless of course, you like your karma below -50. Which if I recall correctly ...

Gunga Lagunga. . . .

So I got that going for me.  Which is nice.

[dewcrew88]

You had me at vagarities.^©

Though how you spell a word I apparently made up (vagaries is correct) is probably not important.

Surely not important, but you made it up, you recorded it in a tangible medium, and under the Berne Convention, you have copyright in the term.  Congratulations, Poobah, you also have my Intellectual Property legal services available pro bono publico (and pro bono D3football.como) to enforce that copyright.

I'm proud to have caught negative karma for discussing football in a positive way, kidding with no disrespect.

"Pro bono d3football.com-o" made me laugh really hard.

It's nice to know that somebody around here has a sense of humor that's more sophisticated than Howard Stern shtick.

Feeling good about the East Region's Jimmy Olson.

I like the fact that you can help Pat copyright a word he made up on the Podcast.

[K-Mack]

One thing I didn't get into the column (I'll probably have to sneak it into Triple Take) is that we haven't had a 'weather event' weekend that I can think of this year ... I'm sure it's rained in some places, but this weekend sounds like it could be bad everywhere.

Raining today in Columbus, Pittsburgh and a lot of the mid-Atlantic. I haven't checked the weather to see what's forecasted for Saturday.

Also noticed a UMHB/UWW preview in tomorrow's USA Today (I had nothing to do with it, so nice they noticed!)

Also, a Division I aside ... BC has no chance tonight. Root for Tech. And Penn State Saturday. The BCS is goin' down!

Also, back to D3, I should have asked for opinions on which coaches are excelling for Liberty Mutual coach of the year. Maybe I'll do it in the Dose or next week's ATN, but in the meantime ...

[DutchFan2004]

K-Mack,

Nice article about the Dutch.  I think you really captured Dutch Football.

[redswarm81]

Also, a Division I aside ... BC has no chance tonight. Root for Tech.

D'oh!!  I'm so fed up with Boston.

[K-Mack]

Also, a Division I aside ... BC has no chance tonight. Root for Tech.

D'oh!!  I'm so fed up with Boston.

I was looking good there right until the end.

The slurping of a team that looked hella beatable for 56-58 minutes was rather annoying. They aren't winning jack.

Boston is actually a great city, but yeah, anywhere with obnoxious sports fans shouldn't be allowed to have that much success at once. Wait until the Celtics get rolling again, you think you've heard the worst of it?