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geechee
12-27-2007, 10:34 PM
I was wondering if any of y'all could tell me why UF didn't recruit Blair Walsh?
GatorHunter
12-27-2007, 10:45 PM
Who's Blair Walsh?:headscrat

Edit: because we already have Caleb Sturgis...he's bigger and is also a D1 punter.
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:03 PM
Who's Blair Walsh?:headscrat

Edit: because we already have Caleb Sturgis...he's bigger and is also a D1 punter.

He might be bigger but he isn't better, according to the rankings.
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:04 PM
Punter? Gators don't punt...
GatorHunter
12-27-2007, 11:09 PM
He might be bigger but he isn't better, according to the rankings.

Yea...and the "rankings" also said Mitch Mustain was better than Stafford and Tebow...:whistle: Rankings don't mean squat when it comes to kickers...IMO. We've signed 2 #1 kickers over the past 3 years and none have done squat. Wasted scholarships. Heck, the kicker that eventually signed with Auburn and beat us this past year was begging to be a Gator. Par for the course with kickers. Sturgis kicks for a Florida HS team that plays in one of the toughest divisions in the state and impressed Meyer...that's all I need.
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:10 PM
Punter? Gators don't punt...

I'll take it that means you never heard of him.
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:13 PM
I meant it as a joke that we don't punt very much...

What difference does it make? He's not a punter:laugh:
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:19 PM
Guess I don't know then haha, I saw somthing about punting? is he a kicker?

He's a fabulous kicker, supposedly the best in the country. Has great chance to be a starter as a freshman. It looks like UF didn't even make a try at him which is why I asked the original question.
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:20 PM
I dont know I wish we would get a good kicker! our kicker sucks this year, he missed one this year vrs Auburn that could have helped us out...
GatorHunter
12-27-2007, 11:27 PM
I dont know I wish we would get a good kicker! our kicker sucks this year, he missed one this year vrs Auburn that could have helped us out...

We got a good kicker...Caleb Sturgis made a 51 yarder in the State Championship Game...the kid has a cannon-leg. He is also a touchback machine...only a couple of kicks returned last season. He routinely splits the uprights on kick-offs.

But...kickers are different than other players. If a guy can run the ball...is fast and shifty, a coach can teach him to be a better player. Kickers either have it or they don't. As I said...the Gators have signed 2 #1 kickers in the past few years and both suck. It's a guessing game...and Sturgis was our best "guess". After watching him, though...I think he's gonna be a great kicker. Heck, he's built like a LB and has tree-trunks for legs so if he don't work out as a kicker...we can suit him up on defense.:)
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:28 PM
I dont know I wish we would get a good kicker! our kicker sucks this year, he missed one this year vrs Auburn that could have helped us out...

He made over 90% of his FGAs for y'all this season. That ain't too bad dude.
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:29 PM
But how many did he attemped and make in clutch situations?
Tider27
12-27-2007, 11:31 PM
Corey Smith blows both of them guys out of the water, and he plays some good music. :lol:
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:33 PM
But how many did he attemped and make in clutch situations?

I think he only missed a couple of times. You should know that better than me. I think he's a senior however so I doubt he will be of help to you next season.
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:37 PM
Walsh will be kicking for the East in the Army All-American Bowl, January 5th.
geechee
12-27-2007, 11:39 PM
True, Idk he just scares me alot! extra points are not givins with this guy...

I think he made 50 out 50 for y'all this year. I guess 100% is not good enough for gator fans.:laugh:
Tider27
12-27-2007, 11:41 PM
Let me guess who that is...could it be Tider27?

Nah man, I'm Chris Smith. Corey Smith is a kicker from West Virginia. :lol:

Corey Smith - Football Recruiting (http://alabama.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=63315)

And I hope you know the College music favorite and Georgia fan Corey Smith. He's big in Auburn, Athens, and T-town.

http://images.jambase.com/bands/CoreySmith/default/artist250.jpg
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:41 PM
Really? noway! I could have sworn he missed a few? maybe I am just trippin' or they were short f/g's I am thinking of idk maybe he just scares me that much!
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:42 PM
Lol I just saw C smith on the espn pick ems so I thought I would guess!
Tider27
12-27-2007, 11:44 PM
Lol I just saw C smith on the espn pick ems so I thought I would guess!

Good guess, I would of thought the same. :lol:
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:44 PM
are we talking about same guy? Gators have missed 2 extra points this year I looked it up.
GatorBait15
12-27-2007, 11:48 PM
5-7 from 30-39 1-2 40-49 I just don't have confedence in the guy.
gatorhater
12-28-2007, 12:02 PM
Accuracy, leg strength, etc. are important for kickers, but mental condition is probably more important...recruiters should develop some sort of personality test to determine whether or not to recruit a certain kicker...

On a side note, I believe when we were scouting Blair Walsh in Florida, we saw a defensive end (Jeremy Longo, off the top of my head) from the same HS and got him to committ.