Two nights ago, Ryan Nanni, aka @celebrityhottub, had an idea:
New CFB rule proposal I just thought of so bear with me: every time you punt, your team loses one point.
— Ryan Nanni (@celebrityhottub) July 18, 2018
His points all come back to one thing, it makes games more interesting without throwing the game out of balance, in aggregate. The Hawkeyes lose five points from their differential last season and it only flips the Iowa State game, assuming all else equal. (i.e.: I suspect Nate Stanley would not have pooch punted on the three occasions he did under Nanni’s rules)
David Cutcliffe, however, had an even better point at ACC Media Day:
Cutcliffe: "People forget the punt is actually an offensive play.