Bordergopher
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I’ve always been puzzled by the lack of emphasis/focus in recruiting directed toward place-kickers. It wasn’t long ago that place-kickers were primarily walk-ons (no scholarships). Now, it seems like a few scholarships are handed out. In the pros, a 4th-round draft pick is considered to be a crazy-high pick. What the heck is up with that? It is EXTREMELY important to have a reliable/accurate kicker and also a long kicker. Today was a painful lesson in our loss to Iowa.
Part of the blame for this should fall on coach Fleck. To me, the kicker position should be just like QB: When one graduates, you have junior or senior (or maybe a fabulous underclassman) ready to step in and pick up right where the last one left off. It is far too important a position to neglect and is worth several scholarships to make that happen.
So, what the heck is up with our lousy situation at PK? Unless there were some injuries (or transfers) I’m not aware of, this bad spot we are in falls on our coaches. It may have cost us this game or at least contributed to the loss. Am I off base on this?
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Part of the blame for this should fall on coach Fleck. To me, the kicker position should be just like QB: When one graduates, you have junior or senior (or maybe a fabulous underclassman) ready to step in and pick up right where the last one left off. It is far too important a position to neglect and is worth several scholarships to make that happen.
So, what the heck is up with our lousy situation at PK? Unless there were some injuries (or transfers) I’m not aware of, this bad spot we are in falls on our coaches. It may have cost us this game or at least contributed to the loss. Am I off base on this?
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