Byron Bennett's life after the infamous miss

I was at that game and nobody was upset with the kicker after the game. Every Husker fan was actually quite pleased with the game and proud. It was the FSU fans who were dejected and disappointed and knew who the better team was. Many a Seminole fan walked up to us and congratulated us on a great game and commented on how we deserved to win and etc. Nebraska fans were quite comforted by that game. The kicker would not have been mistreated or abused or 'heckled' by many. I am not sure where this proposition comes from but I don't remember any negative comments about Byron. It was a very long, tough kick in the sand as the field was 'shot' and grasslass painted sand. You could hardly see the lines on the field by the end of thegame. No reasonable person at the game would have blamed him. He would have been a hero among many had he made the kick but the whole team played well.

 
Great article - perhaps one of Dirk's best. The game was the last time I felt like putting my foot through the TV. The next year removed all of those demons. As others noted, the field goal was not the reason we lost. Just like the 2009 Texas Big 12 CCG, a poorly executed kick off, defensive penalty placed Texas in the position to get a field goal and 1 second. That explains loosing at the end. I've always thought Bennett was placed in a difficult situation - an emotional roller coaster in that last 1:16. We all know the real reason for the loss was the blown calls by the refs earlier in the game.

 
That game was such a roller coaster ride of emotions for me. Not once after the kick was missed did I ever think of blaming the loss on Bennett. The opportunity to even have the kick was luck and it just wasn't meant to be. I also agree with Ellis. That miss was actually GOOD for the program.

 
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VA Husker Fan said:
shyndy said:
I don't understand people hating on kickers for losing games. Field goals are what happens when your team fails to score td's, and you always know that even the close field goals aren't guaranteed. And I say this having grown up a Bills fan, lol. Always felt terrible for that kicker.
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A decent percentage are foreigners, which further promotes that since they aren't "like us".
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Maybe 20 years ago this was true, but I quickly count 2 out of 32 NFL kickers that were born outside the US. And one of them likes to drink and has a beer belly, which is about as 'Murican as can be.

 
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