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New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - Dan Hoard - 08-17-2017 04:58 PM
http://gobearcats.com/news/2017/8/17/football-hoard-bearcats-get-a-leg-up-from-down-under.aspx
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - FenderCat - 08-17-2017 06:58 PM
Nice article as always Dan. Love what CLF is bringing.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - TubaCat - 08-17-2017 07:18 PM
Great article, great title.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - JPBearcat3 - 08-18-2017 07:02 AM
If we're being honest, a freshman punter who's never played American football scares the crap out me.
I trust the preparation and training he's going through now, but when he runs on the field for that first live punt, I'll be holding my breath.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - dubcat14 - 08-18-2017 07:37 AM
Always love your stuff Dan - thanks for the insight.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - bearcatdp - 08-18-2017 08:48 AM
(08-18-2017 07:02 AM)JPBearcat3 Wrote: If we're being honest, a freshman punter who's never played American football scares the crap out me.
I trust the preparation and training he's going through now, but when he runs on the field for that first live punt, I'll be holding my breath.
I agree...but I am trusting the staff and the process.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - CliftonAve - 08-18-2017 09:09 AM
(08-18-2017 07:02 AM)JPBearcat3 Wrote: If we're being honest, a freshman punter who's never played American football scares the crap out me.
I trust the preparation and training he's going through now, but when he runs on the field for that first live punt, I'll be holding my breath.
These Aussie punters are all the rage right now. Seemingly half of the FBS schools have one now (Kentucky just got one as did UConn). My guess is within a few years nearly every school will have one.
Here's another article from two years ago discussing how Australian punters are influencing football. My guess is Smith might be a little shaky in the first game or two, but after he gets a little more used to the surroundings he is going to be just fine.
http://collegefootball.ap.org/article/australian-punters-influencing-american-college-football
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - DownOnRohs - 08-18-2017 09:34 AM
(08-18-2017 07:02 AM)JPBearcat3 Wrote: If we're being honest, a freshman punter who's never played American football scares the crap out me.
I trust the preparation and training he's going through now, but when he runs on the field for that first live punt, I'll be holding my breath.
Especially in front of 110,000 at the Big House week 2.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - BearcatMan - 08-18-2017 09:41 AM
(08-18-2017 09:34 AM)DownOnRohs Wrote:(08-18-2017 07:02 AM)JPBearcat3 Wrote: If we're being honest, a freshman punter who's never played American football scares the crap out me.
I trust the preparation and training he's going through now, but when he runs on the field for that first live punt, I'll be holding my breath.
Especially in front of 110,000 at the Big House week 2.
The one thing he has going for him is that he has played Aussie Rules for 6 years. In American Football he knows that the people running at him can't touch him...which is EXTREMELY different than his prior experience. The camp that he came out of has literally produced the best punters in the country over the last decade, so I have faith that he'll be ready.
RE: New Column: Bearcats Get A Leg Up From Down Under - Captain Bearcat - 08-19-2017 12:45 PM
(08-18-2017 09:41 AM)BearcatMan Wrote:(08-18-2017 09:34 AM)DownOnRohs Wrote:(08-18-2017 07:02 AM)JPBearcat3 Wrote: If we're being honest, a freshman punter who's never played American football scares the crap out me.
I trust the preparation and training he's going through now, but when he runs on the field for that first live punt, I'll be holding my breath.
Especially in front of 110,000 at the Big House week 2.
The one thing he has going for him is that he has played Aussie Rules for 6 years. In American Football he knows that the people running at him can't touch him...which is EXTREMELY different than his prior experience. The camp that he came out of has literally produced the best punters in the country over the last decade, so I have faith that he'll be ready.
I agree.
Rugby/Aussie Rules (whatever he plays) is just as violent as football. He's used to taking big hits while kicking. For a punter, football is probably a step down in violence compared to what he's used to.
It's not like he's a soccer player.