Ivy League to kickoff from the 40

[PSU_Nut]

Wait a minute. I might be having a senior moment here. I understand moving the kick off spot back to the 40. That will result in more kicks into the end zone which will result in touchbacks. So far so good.

But moving a touchback back to the 20 from the 25 will discourage teams from taking the touchback. Is the idea that the kicking team can put it deep into the end zone whenever they want to, and therefore you don't want to discourage them from doing so by moving the ball back to the 20? I honestly don't see kicking deep into the end zone as all that automatic. Certainly never has been for us.

They will take the touchback simply because it going to be hard to get past the 20 yard line with the kicking team now being 5 yards closer.

 

[PSU_Nut]

Because the 15 is not Deep Enough.

What are you talking about? Most coaches would love to pin a team back at the 15. They would take that every time. They would take anything 25 and in.

 

[SkilletHead2]

They will take the touchback simply because it going to be hard to get past the 20 yard line with the kicking team now being 5 yards closer.

I understand that part. But if you leave the touchback outcome at the 25, that will encourage even more touchbacks. Why not just move kick off to 40, full stop?