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BiloxiDawg

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I was emailed some scrimmage notes from a buddy... last comment was not a suprise:

Now for the bad news: I saw us attempt 5 field goals with three different kickers ... didn't make a single one.

This will be the difference in us having a good year vs. a great year. Our kicking game has been the most glaring weakness since Mullen's arrival, and it appears to not be getting any better.
 
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thf24

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Not saying you're wrong since I may be mistaken, but I'd heard they did well in the last scrimmage. Also heard they struggled in the first one, allegedly due to bad snaps. Regardless, I don't think we should jump ship on the kicking game until the season starts, largely because there's nothing that can really be done about it at this point.
 
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drt7891

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I disagree that kicking has always been a glaring weakness. Brocholi and the guy after him (my mind is drawing a blank) were both solid. Not all Americans, but not a weakness. We've always had good punters under Mullen. Until recently, the only questionable area has been kickoff coverages and that got a lot better last year.
 
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BiloxiDawg

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drt7891 said:
I disagree that kicking has always been a glaring weakness. Brocholi and the guy after him (my mind is drawing a blank) were both solid. Not all Americans, but not a weakness. We've always had good punters under Mullen. Until recently, the only questionable area has been kickoff coverages and that got a lot better last year.
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Brauchle and DePasquale were average at best. Brauchle set JUCO records while at MGCCC, but Mullen made him go from a 3 step drop to a 2 step drop and he was never the same. Kickers are mental cases... I understand what Mullen's objective was here, get the ball off quicker - but it 17ed him all up.

Fact is I have not been confident in a kicker being money since the days of Westerfield... Egg Bowl last year should not have gone into OT.
 
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BiscuitEater

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Insight needed ...

In the fall, State listed ...

Devon Bell, 6-2, 185, JR, 2L, ’13 Stats – 6 of 14 FG (43%), long of 40 yards
Evan Sobiesk, 5-8, 188, SO, 1L, ’13 Stats – 3 of 6 FG, (50%), long of 38 yards
Westin Graves, 6-0, 160, FR, Flowood, MS (Jackson Prep) (on Spring roster)
Cortland Daws, 6-3, 190, FR, Nashville, TN (David Lipscomb HS) (on Spring roster)

Understand that Bell is concentrating on punting and KOs.

Spring roster added J.J. McGrath, 6-3, 230, RFR, former Michigan preferred walk-on and
Logan Cooke, 6-5, 200, FR (kicker/punter) from Kokomo MS (Columbia Academy), as a HS SR, 1-3 FG, 86.4 % touchbacks on KOs

Spring roster doesn’t list Cortland Daws

Earlier articles mentioned possible addition of two walk-ons:

Reed Bigham, 6-3, 180, FR, Tupelo MS, as a HS SR, 9-15 FG, long of 49 yards, 89 % touchbacks on KOs, and
Bryce Brown, FR, Katy Tx, as a HS SR, 9-11 FG senior year with a long of 44

Last year, place kicking was simply terrible ... ~50% of FG will cost us dearly especially in the SEC West. Improvement is paramount.

Anyone know 'who' is actually in the running for placekicker and 'how' they are doing?
 
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maroonmania

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BiloxiDawg said:
I was emailed some scrimmage notes from a buddy... last comment was not a suprise:

Now for the bad news: I saw us attempt 5 field goals with three different kickers ... didn't make a single one.

This will be the difference in us having a good year vs. a great year. Our kicking game has been the most glaring weakness since Mullen's arrival, and it appears to not be getting any better.
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Yea, I would take that tidbit with a grain of salt because it definitely runs contrary to information leaking out from others on kicking results for last week's scrimmage.
 
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SwampDawg

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I don't know about "always," but I do know in last year's Egg Bowl when we lined up to punt out of our endzone I announced to those watching with me "historically, this is where OM gets either a safety or a touchdown." There is a little history.
 
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Shamoan

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well, given what took place last year, this is certainly something that is a large potential concern until we see otherwise with our own eyes. its a freaking miracle our kicking game didnt cost us a game last year. i hope it doesnt bite us in the *** and hopefully, we will be ok.
 
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patdog

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Exactly. Given what happened last year, I'm going to assume extra points and field goals are a disaster until I see otherwise.
 
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Shamoan

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wrong...mullen got caught up in the game and went for 2 and followed the lead of malzahn. bell never missed a PAT that game. if we kick the PAT, we might have lost that game by 3, but going for 2 that early negated it.

auburn went for 2 and we felt like we had to follow...essentially, we got goaded into a bad decision (in the first quarter no less). a PAT never taken (due to coaching decision, not doubt in the kicking game)...as it was, we lost that game due to a coaching decision not a kickers leg.
 
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Rezpup

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One could argue the A&M game but you have to believe we'll be better this year, at least make the easy ones.

I still argue the fg to tie on Thanksgiving in the 4th qtr was big and he (Sobiesk) hit the one to win it in regulation well but barely missed.

I bet he has a decent year.
 
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DerHntr

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More confirmation that teaching my boys to be kickers is a good path to playing SEC ball. Hell, there's no other position they'd ever be big enough for anyway.
 
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Shamoan

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i would agree with that, but you couldnt say we lost that game because of a missed kick. might be as close as we got though.
 
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