Thanks to a post by the Mathlete on MGoBlog I got this idea.

He wrote of David Shaw....

Stanford punted two more times from inside the opponent 40, bringing the total to 7 on the year, 2 more than anyone else.

That stat blows my mind.  They are doing this on average a little more than once a game.  Surely, there should be an Honorary Jim Tressel Award for how a coach uses the punt to set up field position while being as conservative as possible.

Somewhere, Coach Tressel read that stat and a single tear of joy ran down his cheek.