Nebraska Snowflakes: Special Teams
October 9th, 2021 at 11:22 PM ^
Get Jake Moody an endorsement.
Also obligatory: Fuck you Scott Frost and your mom.
October 9th, 2021 at 11:29 PM ^
Thank god for Jake Moody, that is all!
October 9th, 2021 at 11:31 PM ^
Jake Moody is the most money kicker that we’ve had in 20 years. It hasn’t been since I was in high school that I could remember when a kicker lined up that you could almost count it as three.
I stopped wearing sports jerseys in my early 20s but I would gladly wear a Moody jersey LOL
October 10th, 2021 at 4:42 AM ^
Obligatory T shirt idea.
"a GOOD Moody"
Image: the words trailing through the uprights with a Red crowd as the backdrop out of focus and an in perfect focus maize and blue with white pants kicker, foot pointed directly at the goal posts.
Edit:
Or...
M???!!! [W/block M]
October 9th, 2021 at 11:32 PM ^
Gotta instill some better decision making in our returners. Blake gave up about 5-7 yards per return by taking it out, and AJ shouldn't have tried to field that amazing punt.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:03 AM ^
Blake taking kicks out is a calculated risk. The opportunities for returns are relatively few; getting a guy like Blake in the open field is hard to pass up.
I think that the decision to run is coached and they're ok with risking a couple of yards for the very real chance that he'll provide a real plus play.
AJ's fielding of that punt was disastrous and almost catastrophic. There's a reason that coaches are careful about who fields punts, and while AJ is good, he's still pretty new at it.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:15 AM ^
Has Corum really done much with those risks though? Probably needs to let some of those be touchbacks unless he sees a clear lane - he just seems to automatically take it out and is consistently getting hit short of the 25. Henning seems to have better vision as a return man.
October 10th, 2021 at 1:43 AM ^
Yes? Prior to this game he had 6 returns averaging 31 yards a pop, with a long of 79.
If the coaches want him to let it go or fair catch, he'll let it go. But there's a reason teams usually just tell their kicker to boom the ball out the back of the end zone, and that's because speedy returners in the open field can change the game. You can ask Alabama about how that turns out.
Fun fact: on his 32 "other" punt returns in 1997, Charles Woodson averaged 6 yards per return and gained a total of 206 yards. But on that one return, he gained 77 yards and won the Ohio State game, the Heisman Trophy, and eventually the national title.
You don't roll 5s and 6s if you never roll the dice at all.
October 9th, 2021 at 11:34 PM ^
We have a very good kicking game. Maybe a great kicking game. All phases.
October 9th, 2021 at 11:38 PM ^
Moody excellent. Robbins good as well. Kicking game advantage vs. Nebraska.
October 9th, 2021 at 11:38 PM ^
MOODY
October 9th, 2021 at 11:42 PM ^
Moody's going to hit from 60.
Corum needs to start taking touchbacks.
October 10th, 2021 at 2:45 PM ^
Moody from 60+: Agree! Didn't he have 2 kickoffs in the 4th that went through the uprights and into or almost into the stands? That's 80+ yards and I know kickoffs and field goal distance isn't the same but dude is not just accurate he's got elite NFL length for sure.
October 10th, 2021 at 4:43 PM ^
For sure. He's been booming kicks. That 52-yarder against UW had a lot of room left to run.
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October 10th, 2021 at 12:44 PM ^
Triple post? One more and you can hit for the cycle.
October 10th, 2021 at 3:03 PM ^
3 points maybe equals a field goal?
October 10th, 2021 at 12:10 AM ^
Best kicking game in the history of Michigan football. Moody has been fucking money on FGs, and no returns are possible when he blasts the ball out of the end zone. Robbins is a stud, and changes field position for us. Unreal...
Go Blue!!!
October 10th, 2021 at 1:08 AM ^
100% all of this. A great FG kicker is kind of the glue that holds shit together, IMO. Moody has to be one of the team MVPs.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:11 AM ^
You keep doing good things
October 10th, 2021 at 12:12 AM ^
Other than Henning's fumble and Corum not getting to the 20, it was good.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:21 AM ^
Fuck Scott Frost
October 10th, 2021 at 12:28 AM ^
Our ST's are amazing this year, and absolutely won the game tonight.
Moody is nothing short of fantastic - looks like an NFL kicker out there. His stroke is so pure.
I love kickoffs that go out of the end zone. I love punts that hit and somehow just stop.
Beautifully done. Once again, the strength of this team!
October 10th, 2021 at 7:48 AM ^
Moody has a beautiful draw on his kicks.
October 10th, 2021 at 11:07 AM ^
So consistent, all the way to the little slide at the end.
Also, the way the ball hooks in on those kicks near the hash is astounding.
October 10th, 2021 at 2:46 PM ^
Blackledge called it a "baby draw".
October 10th, 2021 at 12:28 AM ^
They kept doing good things.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:32 AM ^
JMFM. He is verily a Known Friend and Trusted Agent.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:33 AM ^
MOOODY
October 10th, 2021 at 12:39 AM ^
SPecial teams kicking is the MVP, expecially Moody.
SPecial teams returning kicks/punts was oddly terrible tonight. Almost a game-changing turnover on a muffed punt. Returns consistently bottled up before the 20 yard line. Not a great effort.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:48 AM ^
Henning is a good returner but had a bad day. Ran one punt return backwards, and muffed an other.
Meanwhile, Moody needs to get some recognition on "You're the man now, dog"
October 10th, 2021 at 12:51 AM ^
Jake "Money" Moody!
October 10th, 2021 at 1:09 AM ^
Jake Moody will have a long and productive NFL career. He's been incredibly reliable. GO BLUE!!
October 10th, 2021 at 1:54 AM ^
Jake Moody is a golden god
Not sure why Henning had such a down day returning punts, but thankfully we avoided disaster.
October 10th, 2021 at 7:46 AM ^
Tight games like that the Special teams are going to be the x factor.
No one will mention it, but the center snap and holds are huge to the kicker's rhythm. Pressure situations like that they came through huge.
Brad Robbins did a great job with over a 50 yard average.
We arguably have the best special teams in the nation.
October 10th, 2021 at 9:51 AM ^
Jake Moody gets another A+. Almost muffed a punt that would have lost our guys the game. Kickoff and punt returns were not as good as previous games but our guys did better then theirs.
Jake Moody won the game for us and I'll take it!
October 10th, 2021 at 10:07 AM ^
I feel like Nebraska's special teams played far above their abilities....major factor in the game
October 10th, 2021 at 12:47 PM ^
Thankfully, "far above their abilities" included not downing a punt inside the 5, and not recovering a fumbled punt by M that was tantalizingly close to Nebraska players.
October 10th, 2021 at 11:20 AM ^
Certainly looks like Moody and Robbins could be pros.
October 10th, 2021 at 12:56 PM ^
If there's a better kicker/punter combination if CFB I'd like to seem them. Very integral part in this win. Not our best effort on the returns game though in limited opportunities.