Since Shane had to prove his worth to UGA and stole our commit, who will punt? Do any of you know of potential punters already on the team? Are there some good potential walk-ons lurching out there?
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Conventional wisdom would say it's Mitchell Ludwig. Only other punter on the roster, and he's already on scholarship.
didn't he also do kickoffs? Will he be pretty good?
I believe we have a walk on also, but I forget his name.
Good ole Whatsisname. I love that guy. Did we find him in sporting goods or the automotive section this time?
I've got 4 years of eligibility left. Just saying.
You misunderstood the situation of why the punter flipped. He always wanted to go to Georgia but they only offered him a preferred walk on so he committed to Virginia Tech. When Georgia found out they had a scholarship open they offered it to him and he accepted. It had nothing to do with Shane Beamer, it was a matter of being able to go to his dream school.
You get out of here with your information and logic!
Shane had been recruiting him while still on the VT staff, it likely had something to do with him
If it is your dream school it doesn't matter who the recruiter is.
Maybe, but the fact that Shane had a relationship that went well past the 2 weeks Shibest had should not be discredited
You can believe that if you want to, but with the known information I don't think it matters.
Maybe Shane convinced Georgia to offer the scholly? Seams plausible to me.
They didn't have a scholarship to give initially, so probably not.
You just don't want give Shane any credit at all.
I don't think he deserves any credit for the player committing to Georgia or any blame for him flipping from Virginia Tech.
My sauces say he really wanted to go to an SEC school and Georgia is his favorite. However, a free ride to VT was better than having to pay out of state tuition at Georgia. Once the scholarship opened up he jumped on it. The fact that VT's RB coach ended up being UGA's ST coach is a coincidence. Bottom line is the kid REALLY wanted to go to Georgia because it is a top tier SEC school. In this kid's family SEC>ACC all day every day.
Ehhh.....they've been to the SEC Championship twice in the last 10 years (2005 and 2014) and have only won it in 2005. I mean they aren't a Vandy by any stretch of the means but I don't know if they are top-tier. If they were top-tier they should be in that game much more than twice in 10 years.
Sorry I'm bored needed a reason to comment on something. Is it spring ball yet??
I figured someone would comment on that phrase. What I mean is that they AREN'T Vanderbilt or Kentucky.
Or Tennessee.
If Hannibal the Cannibal was recruiting me to VT, I might have to step back and consider other offers. Not saying Shibest is Hannibal, by no means.
Seriously, I know what you mean, and you're probably spot on. Hey, I just hope he gets a chance to do more punting at UGA than he would have at VT, if you know what I mean.
Hell, with our new, dynamic offense-to-be, I hope the only punter we need is Jerrod Evans doing pooch punts out of the shotgun from mid-field to pin an opponent back near their goal line.
All I get from this is that I don't want to go to a James Shibest bbq.
I'm not saying I'm sure of anything one way or another, but better safe than sorry.
Maybe we just won't punt the ball
I've always been able to convert 8 or 9 out of 10 on NCAA. How hard can it be? /s
Rather than punt on 4th down we always throw it deep. That way if it gets picked off it works just like a punt, right?
Ah, the arm-punt. We've had some QB's who were pretty proficient at that one in recent years.
*cries*
The key difference is waiting until 4th down instead of 2nd.
Or we just convert on every drive?
The dumb part in this equation is the defender who picks off a ball 25 yards downfield on 4th down rather than batting it for the incompletion and taking over at the previous line of scrimmage.
gotta pad them stats baby!!
Has there ever been an example of a quarterback strategically throwing a pick on a fourth down so the punter didn't have to kick?
How dumb would a DB have to be to pick of the ball rather than knock it down?
about as dumb as the receiver from Georgia who caught that pass near the 1 yard line in the SEC Championship game against Bama a few years ago.
My point is that it's mostly instinct and any athlete is going to have the confidence to believe they can catch the ball and take it the distance. If a DB has an easy interception deep in his own territory on 4th down I'm willing to bet that 9 times out of 10 he's going to try catching and running to score instead of batting it down to let his offense take over 20-40 yards closer to the opponents end zone.
See Macho Harris' one-handed pick against Clemson at our 2 on 4th down. Luckily his leap took him into the end zone and we got a touchback.
Furrer4heisman would be so sad
Speaking of which, see this article:
http://espn.go.com/espn/playbook/story/_/id/8307736/tmq-praises-coach-pu...
Would definitely be interesting.
Walk-on tryouts are tomorrow morning and there is one punter trying out
Is the tryout simply hit the ceiling of the Beamer barn and you are in?
I wasn't even a punter in HS, and I had no problem hitting the rafters of the former (?) Rector Field House, which I'm assuming is the current Beamer Barn. It's not quite as impressive as Dave Kingman hitting a HR off the roof of the Astrodome, but I got a kick out of it (literally).
The "Beamer Barn" is the indoor practice facility and is the tallest in the country. It's not Rector. Hitting its roof (86 feet at its apex) is quite an achievement.
How do you just randomly know the height of Rector? What kind of machine are you?
That's the interior night of the Beamer Barn.
Oooooh....
Ok, gotta break rules and LOL.
This is the "Beamer Barn"
and this is the Rector Field House
They are so similar I get them confused all the time too.
My bad. I should have known they were different, since I recall seeing the "Beamer Barn" recently, just didn't know it's name. Hitting the rafters of that baby would be tough. Rector's rafters probably aren't over 40-50 feet, but it did interrupt a pretty good punt.
Our former punter has already dimpled the roof of the Beamer barn. That was one of his first goals upon going in.
any word if those will be affected by the snow? I know they will do it in the beamer barn, but asking people to get to the barn in weather like this would be questionable.
The university is closed today, so I believe they cannot hold any athletic events (that probably includes the 5:30 AM workouts that were supposed to start today).
Yea someone tweeted out the workouts were canceled today. I'll try and find it.
Found it:
https://twitter.com/thomasguerry/status/699057182395011078
If all else fails, we could get a WR to do it. Or use our Swiss Army Knife, The Sam Rogers.
So maybe since Joey Slye isn't going to share PK with anyone, maybe Santamaria or VanSickle might try punting.
That's pretty much why Ludwig was listed as a punter last year and will *probably* punt this year.
The potential candidates will surely be screened for proper tackling form
I don't mean to downplay the skills and benefits of having a good punter, but as long as you have someone with a strong leg and decent coordination, the art of punting is something that can be taught. As a DB, I broke my collarbone in HS early on my senior season, could do little besides being the holder on XP/FGs after about 4-5 weeks of healing, so I practiced with the punters & kickers, and with a little practice on technique, I was hitting 40-50 yard spirals with decent hang time.
In other words, it would have been good to get the All-American punter, but we should be able to find someone else, be it another kicker or skill player already on the team, or a walk-on.
I can hit free throws with a basketball all day, really, all day. The big difference is could I do it in a D1 game with everything on the line?
Not the same thing, but I would imagine that a lot of people who could regularly hit 40-50 yard spirals on the practice field might not do so well in a live game situation with people looking to seriously f##k you up, and no room for "oops, shanked that one but I'll get the next one" mulligan available. Add to that, the positioning, control game that gets things downed where you need it, the hang time, etc., and I think you may be underestimating what we need on an ACC, National Championship chasing team.
Had a buddy try to walk on against Vinnie Burns...Dont know if it was typical or situational, but every hike was atleast 4 feet away from center mass for him. Vinnie of course was the known starter and had 8 put on him center mass. Beamer gave him the, thanks for trying but no spots available talk.
I dont think the converse all-stars helped his case.
Vinnie's dad was on the Sugar Bowl committee, so there's that. Plus showing up for D-1 college football tryouts in street shoes won't help your case. Maybe in 1962 at Mayberry U.
I tried to walk on back in the early 2000's. I was told tryouts would be indoors but I had to reschedule due to a class conflict. When I got rescheduled I showed up in tennis shoes and tryouts were on the outdoor practice field. It's hard to put up a good time in the shuttle run and 40 yd dash in Nike street shoes, so needless to say I didn't make the team. That and the fact that we were damn good at the time. But I blame the shoes.
That really sucks, but at least you tried. Hate that a miscommunication and the wrong equipment derailed your dreams. Gotta say you had a better chance in Nikes than Converse All Stars, though.
Reminds of of the time I tried out for middle school baseball wearing the baggy clothes that were the style at the time. My dad was aggravated that I showed up to a baseball tryout in a gym wearing Airwalks and baggy jeans.
GoKart, you're on a roll. I have a few comic strips I read daily, but I can also count on you for at least one chuckle every day you show up. Thanks for that, bro!
I'll try not to disappoint, although my wife says my dad jokes are the worst she's ever heard. She about left me stranded at the grocery store while looking for Naan.
Dad jokes?
I call my Dad jokes, Popcorn.
It took me a minute, but that's good!
Fuente's offense doesn't need a punter!
That's what I'm talking about! I'm hoping for minimal use of the punter, and an occasional quick kick by our QB to pin the opposition back. Who knows, maybe one of the QBs has done some punting, ala Dan Pastorini.
So a VIP article on 247 states that Cameron Hearn from Texas hasn't signed yet and he is hearing from VT. He is considered a 5* punter according to the Kohl's kicking ranking. We've gotta beat out OSU, TCU among others
beat me to it!
to add on to what you've posted, here's the link to his Kohl's Profile:
Cameron Hearn
ProKicker.com has him rated as the #12 punter in his class
Oh good thanks for adding some helpful information!
I just wanted to get the word out about this new prospect and hopefully it'll start a good discusion
Some tough competition. We can do it, dammit!