So this past weekend, my uncles state high school field goal record was "beaten" by a kicker whose team used a little-known rule: the free kick.
What this does is allow the receiving team of a punt to call a fair catch, then the place kicker is allowed to set the ball on a tee, and attempt a "field goal" from the yard marker where the ball was caught. There is no defense, and there is no place holder (its sets atop a tee).
My question is this: Should this new record have an asterisk by it, or should it be in a separate category all together? It seems to me that this situation is entirely different and wholy not comparable to a real field goal, where the kicker must deal with a rushing defense and a holder who may place the ball incorrectly.
What say you?
2007-11-07
03:43:57
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James V
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