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Barrett Pickering no longer Kickering for DONU
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Who gets credit for coming up with that phrase? That was pure genius.
I am still baffled as to why the recruiting services rate kickers and punters so low. The majority of them are rated two stars or less and the majority of them are not rated at all. They are considered lower class in terms of the overall football ratings and only a hand full of them get a sniff on the national scene. However, they change momentum; decide games and are usually the most unheralded players on every team. They have as much or more of an impact as every other position on the team but the media only recognizes them when they make or miss a game-deciding kick.
Two years ago at Northwestern, Armstrong's punt was downed at the 1-yard line. Did he fail his job? Nope. There was a smattering of words by the scribes but it was generally overlooked because the defense gave up 99 yards. If Armstrong shanks that punt and Northwestern's offense only needs to go 50 yards then the fans and media pushes more of the blame on the punter. Last year the kickers were clanking balls off the upright from 27 yards and it was a big deal in the media.
RANT OVER.
Two years ago at Northwestern, Armstrong's punt was downed at the 1-yard line. Did he fail his job? Nope. There was a smattering of words by the scribes but it was generally overlooked because the defense gave up 99 yards. If Armstrong shanks that punt and Northwestern's offense only needs to go 50 yards then the fans and media pushes more of the blame on the punter. Last year the kickers were clanking balls off the upright from 27 yards and it was a big deal in the media.
RANT OVER.
IMO no way a kicker 'gives up' a full-ride scholarship to a school like NU because he wants to, unless your family is just filthy loaded. I think this has to do with long-term health concerns, maybe his 73% career FG percentage, and his limited utility for FG distance and kick-offs.
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I don't know but I'm sure it will start some bickering.
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I have been snickering about the bickering over Pickering's kickering!!
I'm guessing it's injury related. This sucks though, I really liked him year one, especially how he overcame a rough start to have a very solid year.
Someone should get paid something for this, lets start dickering.
Dr. Seuss? Is that you?
Sharp was talking about this on 1620 and said his injury was non football related but didn’t go into specifics. The way Sharp was talking about it made it sound like he did something dumb and the coaches were unhappy with him. Anyone heard anything further on this?
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