As a companion to the "completely mailed in preview part 1: Offensive Line" post, here's your second half featuring the Special teams units.
Run Down:
Kicking For Points:
TCU - Ross Evans. 11-13, long 43. 65-70 PATs
Wisconsin - Phillip Welch. 15-19, long 49. 67-67 PATs.
Oh, you can make your extra points and don't take kick backs from bookies to keep the spread intact? YOU WIN, BADGERS!
Edge - Cheese.
Kicking for Field Position:
TCU - Kevin Sharples. 66.1 yd average. 14 TB, 0 OOB.
Wisconsin - Phillip Welch. 64 yd average. 10 TB, 1 OOB.
The numbers don't lie.
Edge - Frogs.
Punt Returns:
TCU - Jeremy Kerley, Curtis Clay, Skye Dawson. 14.8 yd avg. 0 TD.
Wisconsin - Jared Abbrederis, David Gilreath, Aaron Henry. 11.1 yd avg. 0 TD.
Our last chance to see Kerley Fries.
Edge - Frogs.
Kick Returns:
TCU - Jeremy Kerley, Greg McCoy, Skye Dawson. 26.7 yd avg. 0 TD.
Wisconsin - David Gilreath, James White. 22.6 yd avg. 1 TD.
Tough Call.
Edge - Push.
Coverage:
TCU - 20.5 yd avg, 0 TDs on kick returns; 7.2 yd avg., 0 TDs on punt returns
Wisconsin - 24.4 yd avg, 2 TDs on kick returns; 12.0 yd avg, 1 TD on punt returns.
Edge - Frogs.
That's a nice, comfortable 4.5-1.5 margin for the Frogs. So if you're into special teams, the Frogs are your team.
Eight more days. Merry Xmas Eve.
