RCT Readers Choice Awards; Special Teamer of the Year
by Owen on Jan 15, 2009 4:30 AM CST
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"RCT Readers Choice Awards"
Today's award focuses on the unsung heroes of football, special teams. They don't get the attention when things are going well, but when they go bad everyone notices.
Without further ado, the nominees for 2008 Special Teamer of the Year are...
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he also had a fabulous game at Arrowhead...
in some pretty shitty conditions.
by hiphopopotamus on Jan 15, 2009 8:28 AM CST up reply actions
Greatest punt EVER!!!!!
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
he did play a major factor...
in the Mizzou game…without him we don’t have the field position on those last two drives
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Big fan of the 2 Phillip Strozier votes!!!
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Here's a name I'll throw out there for other...
Willie O’Quinn…anytime a walk on can draw notice from the head coach as a true freshman, he must be doing something right.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Also I wonder if the voters for Branstetter are...
voting for his kicking abilities…or…
the 7 tackles that were all fairly significant in a lot instances
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
his kicking may not have been a big problem...
but I’d put my money on the latter. A season long of 34 yards is not exactly what we’re looking for…
by hiphopopotamus on Jan 15, 2009 1:12 PM CST up reply actions
Honestly though
Even in Mangino had a solid kicker, he would rather go for it when its 4th and 5 on the 35. He’ s like the anti-Herm. You can tell he dies a little everytime he sends the kicking unit on. I love that.
I agree...
Mangino has always seemed a little gun-shy when it comes to taking the longer kicks
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
You're right...
but I think that also has something to do with the leg strength of Webb and now Branstetter. Both solid kickers and by last year, Webb had certainly gotten stronger, but neither have really shown much BOOM.
by hiphopopotamus on Jan 15, 2009 9:03 PM CST up reply actions
It would be interesting to see...
how he would handle a big leg, accurate kicker…
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
My vote for Branstetter had a lot to do
with his tackles. I think he saved at least 2 TDs and probably 3 other long returns. Also, Rojas was wildly dissapointing until the end of the season. He turned it on enough at the end that we should be high on him going into next season.
by I need more Esteban on Jan 15, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions
Branstetter making a run...
draws it even at 10
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Just thought of another...
in the other column…Kayl Anderson, our Longsnapper…and before you laugh, tell me 1 time in the last two years we had a bad snap.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Tough choice because special teams were not good for much of the year.
Agree with Esteban that Branstetter was great at making tackles, but my vote went for Rojas. Thought he came up huge in the last two victories which defined our year.
by hunter s. royal on Jan 15, 2009 4:14 PM CST reply actions
Branstetter
We could easily have been like Texas Tech, and not be able to do anything in our kicking game. He was a steady kicker, who complements the offense perfectly, because, honestly, we aren’t going to want to kick FGs from the 35-40, we want touchdowns in this league.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Branstetter made a valient effort but...
Alonso Rojas wins this one and I can’t help but think the final two wins of the season and his contribution to those were major, major factors.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
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