Pooch kick

Missouri used this mysteriously named kickoff strategy all night last night as they dismantled (then almost got dismantled by) Kansas. How on earth did this get its name? A pooch kick is basically a high, short kick that allows the kicking team to get down-field to tackle the returner. My best guess is there was an armchair quarterback/coach who was extremely frustrated at the use of this device, so he . . . kicked his dog. The next day at work, he didn't know what to call the kick, so he said, "When they did that . . . you know, that pooch kick!", and the latent guilt from his indiscretion came spilling out.