There is definately a problem with Folk....even his XP, weren't going straight.
When it's in a Kicker's head, there is a problem.
Remember back when he had to kick a 52 yarder, he made it yet the other team called a Timeout....he came right back and kicked it again.
He said later that he could have done it a 3rd or 4th time....that was confidence....he just doesn't have the confidence right now.
I also noticed in slow-motion, that he is REALLY kicking it with the side of his foot instead of the front and a little bit to the side.
He doesn't have the confidence in GAMES....he may have it in practice, but once the lights come on, something flips for him.
You can't have a kicker on your team that is struggling to the point that he is.
Now, is Buehler the other option? I'm hesitant on that as well....he wasn't brought here to be a FG kicker and I don't know that the coaching staff has had him practicing that alot...I could be wrong on that...especially as of late.
He was 9 for 13 of FG's his last year and also missed on XP out of 66 attempts.
The previous year he was 16-19 on FG's and missed two XP out of 54 attempts.
Against rival UCLA, missed 3 out of 4 FG's....confidence issue in a big game? I don't know......we'll ese how this plays out.