Who has the best and worst special teams units in the SEC?

[zartan]

If this repeats any recent posts, I apologize profusely...

Taking into consideration placekicking, punting, and kick coverage, who has the overall best and worst special teams in the conference?

[gatorunvrsty]

If this repeats any recent posts, I apologize profusely...

Taking into consideration placekicking, punting, and kick coverage, who has the overall best and worst special teams in the conference?

I can't say who is the best, for sure, but you could definitely make a case for Florida. We're second in the SEC on kickoff returns (24.7 ypr) behind Vandy's 25.4. Brandon James is second behind Arky's Jones for kickoff returns. He leads the SEC in punt returns, and is 5th in the nation. We're second in punting at 38.1 net yards per punt, behind AU's 39.8. Until a week or two ago, we had not allowed a single punt to get returned; and the average return against us at this point is less than 1 yard per return (.8). We're 6th in kickoff coverage. Kicking isn't as good as some, with 7-10 field goals, and 47 of 48 PAT's. I guess that's to be expected when you score mostly TD's.:happy:

[raptorcox]

USC has to be close to the worst.

I would have never thought of it going into the season as Succop is a great FG kicker and a pretty good punter, but this year he has been inconsistent.

Add to that the fact that USC has been a bad coverage team for years and you get a pretty bad Special Teams Unit.

Now, we haven't given up many big plays on kickoffs or punts, but that generally has been because we kick it short and seem to give the ball to the other team at the 35 or 40 yard line on a regular bases.


Succop is 12 for 16 in FG's (7th in the SEC), including a very key miss in the TN game.

[True Grit]

LSU has to have the worst. We are average on kick return. We are bad on punt return. We have a good punter but our punting team is still bad. Our FG goal kicker is money as long as it isnt longer than 40 yards. I dont think we have had a touchback on kickoff all season but we can cover pretty well.

[Kevhugh]

I agree...the Gamecocks are the worst.

[jabrunn]

If this repeats any recent posts, I apologize profusely...

Taking into consideration placekicking, punting, and kick coverage, who has the overall best and worst special teams in the conference?

South Carolina. Worst defense, worst offense and worst history.

[The Ramp]

LSU has to have the worst. We are average on kick return. We are bad on punt return. We have a good punter but our punting team is still bad. Our FG goal kicker is money as long as it isnt longer than 40 yards. I dont think we have had a touchback on kickoff all season but we can cover pretty well.

i couldn't agree more

[gatorunvrsty]

LSU has to have the worst. We are average on kick return. We are bad on punt return. We have a good punter but our punting team is still bad. Our FG goal kicker is money as long as it isnt longer than 40 yards. I dont think we have had a touchback on kickoff all season but we can cover pretty well.

I remember LSU guys saying that the reason for Miles going for a TD instead of the 37-yard FG against AU was because y'all's kicker was lousy. I looked that stuff up; and he's one of the best kickers in the conference. In fact, from that distance, he's 8-10. Much better odds than throwing a pass into coverage with time winding down. He's even 2-5 from 40-49 yards, which isn't bad at all.

[raptorcox]

I wouldn't call 40% from 40-49 "not bad at all."

Maybe if they were all from 49 yards it wouldn't be bad, but I am sure some came from the lower 40's and in major college football, anything from 45 in should be close to automatic IMHO. (Unless it has a realy hard angle or the line allows it to be blocked of course.)

[FloridaReb7]

Whoa now, when it comes to sloppy football, Ole Miss knows best.
We have featured such performances as an 8 yard punt, kicks out of bounds on kickoff, and our kicker tries desparately to kick it past the 20 on kickoff. Worse vote: Us.

[GeauxTo]

LSU really sucks at kick and punt coverage. Last night, La Tech broke several kick/punt returns for big yardage. Tech almost broke a couple of them for TDs. The lack of adequate coverage scares me!

On the bright side, when Ryan Perrilloux is flushed out of the pocket, he is very dangerous. Last night, he threw a strike way down the field on one such occasion, and another time, he ran for pretty good yardage. I think he's going to be a good QB next year, providing he can stay out of trouble.

[uscrules]

Whoa now, when it comes to sloppy football, Ole Miss knows best.
We have featured such performances as an 8 yard punt, kicks out of bounds on kickoff, and our kicker tries desparately to kick it past the 20 on kickoff. Worse vote: Us.I declare you the winner!

[kinfolk41684]

the rebs are the worst, hotty toddy

[crusse10]

anyone ever notice how everyone always finds a flaw with special teams. it seems like every fan in the sec says "omg, i can't believe our special teams is this bad. we must have the worst special teams in the sec"...

[oxfordreb]

Yep, the rebs are worst without a doubt

[UAdan]

I don't think Alabama's are the best or worst, but we might have the most improved special teams in the SEC. Ron Middleton has done a masterful job this year. Javier Arenas is one of the most explosive return guys in the SEC, but he gets a lot of help. The blocking is always superb. Fitzgerald needs to improve his net yards but he leads the SEC with most punts downed inside the 20. And Leigh Tiffin is finally living up to his potential. 4-4 against MSU with two FG's over 50 yards. Incredible. This is one area of our team in which we have improved greatly from where we were with Shula's staff.

[Bulldog Bry]

Let's just settle this......

KICKOFF RETURNS G Ret Yds TD Avg
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1. Tennessee........... 10 46 1153 0 25.1
2. Florida............. 10 37 899 0 24.3
3. Vanderbilt.......... 10 39 927 0 23.8
4. Kentucky............ 10 50 1165 0 23.3
5. South Carolina...... 11 49 1130 0 23.1
6. Ole Miss............ 10 50 1143 1 22.9
7. Georgia............. 10 39 858 0 22.0
8. Arkansas............ 10 34 747 2 22.0
9. Alabama............. 10 36 771 0 21.4
10.Auburn.............. 11 42 784 0 18.7
11.LSU................. 10 28 510 0 18.2
12.Mississippi State... 10 43 758 0 17.6

PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P PR Avg TB Net/P
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1. Auburn.............. 11 54 2362 43.7 158 2.9 3 39.7
2. Georgia............. 10 45 1874 41.6 68 1.5 5 37.9
3. Florida............. 10 28 1077 38.5 22 0.8 0 37.7
4. Kentucky............ 10 32 1328 41.5 35 1.1 6 36.7
5. Tennessee........... 10 45 1907 42.4 202 4.5 3 36.6
6. South Carolina...... 11 54 2213 41.0 204 3.8 3 36.1
7. LSU................. 10 42 1834 43.7 136 3.2 10 35.7
8. Alabama............. 10 52 1967 37.8 107 2.1 5 33.8
9. Ole Miss............ 10 43 1693 39.4 179 4.2 3 33.8
10.Arkansas............ 10 43 1737 40.4 194 4.5 5 33.6
11.Mississippi State... 10 57 2224 39.0 283 5.0 2 33.4
12.Vanderbilt.......... 10 47 1808 38.5 208 4.4 4 32.3

PUNT RETURN AVG G Ret Yds TD Avg
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1. Alabama............. 10 20 349 1 17.5
2. Florida............. 10 20 317 1 15.9
3. Georgia............. 10 22 304 0 13.8
4. South Carolina...... 11 22 209 0 9.5
5. Auburn.............. 11 29 254 0 8.8
6. Vanderbilt.......... 10 29 246 0 8.5
7. Kentucky............ 10 24 202 0 8.4
8. Tennessee........... 10 22 169 1 7.7
9. Arkansas............ 10 21 150 0 7.1
10.LSU................. 10 19 116 0 6.1
11.Mississippi State... 10 19 114 0 6.0
12.Ole Miss............ 10 14 70 1 5.0

[Bulldog Bry]

ON-SIDE KICK SUCCESS G OnSide Percent
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1. Vanderbilt.......... 10 1-1 100.0
Georgia............. 10 1-1 100.0
3. Alabama............. 10 1-2 50.0
4. South Carolina...... 11 1-4 25.0
5. Kentucky............ 10 0-1 0.0
Ole Miss............ 10 0-1 0.0
LSU................. 10 0-0 0.0
Tennessee........... 10 0-0 0.0
Florida............. 10 0-0 0.0
Arkansas............ 10 0-0 0.0
Auburn.............. 11 0-0 0.0
Mississippi State... 10 0-0 0.0

FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct
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1. Tennessee........... 10 18 21 .857
2. Arkansas............ 10 16 20 .800
3. Kentucky............ 10 13 17 .765
South Carolina...... 11 13 17 .765
5. LSU................. 10 19 25 .760
6. Alabama............. 10 21 28 .750
Auburn.............. 11 15 20 .750
8. Georgia............. 10 14 19 .737
9. Florida............. 10 8 11 .727
10.Mississippi State... 10 7 10 .700
11.Ole Miss............ 10 10 15 .667
12.Vanderbilt.......... 10 11 17 .647

PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct
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1. LSU................. 10 48 48 1.000
Tennessee........... 10 41 41 1.000
Georgia............. 10 40 40 1.000
South Carolina...... 11 35 35 1.000
Alabama............. 10 31 31 1.000
6. Auburn.............. 11 32 33 .970
7. Florida............. 10 53 55 .964
8. Mississippi State... 10 26 27 .963
9. Vanderbilt.......... 10 24 25 .960
10.Arkansas............ 10 45 47 .957
11.Ole Miss............ 10 19 20 .950
12.Kentucky............ 10 42 45 .933

[Bulldog Bry]

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg Retn TB NetAvg
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1. Kentucky............ 10 68 4442 65.3 1069 20 43.7
2. Alabama............. 10 59 3510 59.5 941 3 42.5
3. Arkansas............ 10 76 4804 63.2 1518 5 41.9
4. Florida............. 10 73 4589 62.9 1405 7 41.7
5. LSU................. 10 74 4554 61.5 1441 2 41.5
6. South Carolina...... 11 56 3564 63.6 1041 10 41.5
7. Mississippi State... 10 46 2860 62.2 955 1 41.0
8. Tennessee........... 10 67 4037 60.3 1248 3 40.7
9. Georgia............. 10 61 3585 58.8 1081 1 40.7
10.Vanderbilt.......... 10 46 2892 62.9 1009 3 39.6
11.Auburn.............. 11 57 3237 56.8 967 7 37.4
12.Ole Miss............ 10 43 2310 53.7 741 0 36.5



ON-SIDE KICK ALLOWED G OnSide Percent
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1. South Carolina...... 11 0-1 0.0
LSU................. 10 0-1 0.0
Alabama............. 10 0-0 0.0
Kentucky............ 10 0-0 0.0
Mississippi State... 10 0-0 0.0
Auburn.............. 11 0-0 0.0
Georgia............. 10 0-0 0.0
Vanderbilt.......... 10 0-0 0.0
9. Florida............. 10 1-4 25.0
10.Arkansas............ 10 1-2 50.0
Ole Miss............ 10 1-2 50.0
12.Tennessee........... 10 1-1 100.0

[Bulldog Bry]

What does it all MEAN, Basil?