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Message: [QUOTE="Husky25, post: 2421057, member: 2839"] Yup and there is theoretically the width of a grass blade between the endzone and the live field of play. So that is one more piece of information that must be disseminated while the ball is in the air. Just for ha-ha's I took some time to look at the play by plays. It's quick and dirty, but by my count, there were 7 kickoff returns out of 68 (giver or take) that could have been touchbacks, but returned for less than 25 yards (UVA, ECU. SMU, TEM, and 3 vs. UCF.) 25 were touchbacks. 11 traveled the requisite 65 yards, but were returned beyond the 25 yard line (I.e. positive play). 25 did not reach the endzone and could not be downed, so the yard line to where they were returned is irrelevant, but it looks like another 7 did not reach the 25. So what are we talking about here? 7 chances to start at the 25 vs. one broke tackle on any one of them would have potentially sprung the returner? To me the returner (be it Skanes, Buss, whoever) generally made the correct decision. [/QUOTE]