Special teams is our weakest link. Outside of 2 good Buschini punts all other special teams plays weren't acceptable
Fire Foley.
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I'd keep him around for the inspirational speeches alone....
Meh. Cu kicker is not good. His pregame was very suspect. I figured he was very vulnerable
It does seem like special teams is the weakest link once again. I’m not sure what to say about Alvano at this point, or what could be done to get him over the hump. But right now, it looks like it’s just not happening for the kid, and it’s eventually going to cost us a game if they don’t get things figured out.
If you’re paying somebody $500k a year, they should be aware that the opposing team is trying a 63 yard field goal and maybe should throw Jacory Barney back there to return it. Potential points just wasted cause nobody is paying attention
At least the punt return game is showing some improvement. Of course it was non-existent for so long that the bar is set pretty low.
But IGC is doing some good things there. On a short punt early in the game, he saved about 20 yards of field position by fielding the ball off the ground and managing a short return.
But IGC is doing some good things there. On a short punt early in the game, he saved about 20 yards of field position by fielding the ball off the ground and managing a short return.
Glad to see him fielding the ones that should be and attempting to get some yards as well.
I'd have barney returning all kicks, and alvano going to church alot more, he must not be living right because I guess he hit every kick at westside. in practice I'd have barney returning every kick in a green jersey
Sometimes these coaches think they can improve the kicker/punter by making them tweak something and they actually make it worse, you wonder if good ole Ed didn’t mess with Alvanos kicking and messed him up
We have some positive vibe with our team now and have entered the Top 25 for the first time in 8 years. So you're next step is to start firing coaches? Thanks for the hot take coach Prime.
Probably should have fired Rhule after game 2 last season because of Jeff Sims.
Alvano is making 59% of his field goals. It's time to give someone else a shot.
might look at using this next game as an open tryout and intentionally creating some field goal opps once we're up big.
Rhule called out the snapper, holder and kicker in his post-game presser. I mentioned in another thread that our snaps have been horrible. Yes, Alvano has things he needs to get better at but it's hard to place the ball in the correct spot if the snaps are a challenge. It's hard to kick accurately if the hold is not where Alvano's eyes are focused.
No coaches should be fired
yeah, only 2 good punts
60 yards,
47 yards,
44 yards,
54 yards,
49 yards,
3 inside the 20,
3 returned for 14 yards total
There’s a big difference between snapping and kicking the ball in practice and then trying to do it in an atmosphere like we had Saturday night. Our kicking specialists aren’t exactly grizzled veterans yet and I would hope and expect they’ll get better at handling the game pressure with experience. My heart was thumping just sitting in my living room. I can only imagine what it was like trying to run on the field to execute the snap and kick.
That makes sense. Finally get in the top 25 now let’s intentionally fail so we can attempt field goals. Excellent strategy!
I love you man but I hope you were 3 or 4 double tall gin and tonics in to the evening when you posted this. I thought our special teams play was better other than a 19 year old missing a field goal.in an incredible environment Yeah they had a big return by one of the most dynamic returners in the country. It happens. Barney is going to do the same this year at some point.
I think Foley is the weak link coach on the staff. It just seems that the Punter and kickers come in great and regress. I am glad good Buschini has returned, but our kick-off coverage is also a little concerning.
I think people are VASTLY underestimating the psychological pressure these young guys are under. Alvano has been limited this fall due to a hamstring but he's been money in practice this fall inside of 40. Buschini has been very good this fall. Maybe that's coaching. After hanging out with some of my daughter's college friends who were football and track athletes 3 years ago it struck me how damned young they were. I can only imagine being 19 years old and trying to kick in front of 90,000 fans and a national TV audience. That takes some serious gonads.
Other than the one long return, what is concerning about our KO coverage?
Even with that, sometimes you have to tip your hat to a their return team. He didn't house it at least and I thought that was a possibility going in to the game given their skill position talent. All in all we really contained their explosive players. I would have bet large sums that CU would have had some long scoring plays and they didn't.
IGC saved us lots of yards Saturday night. He did a great job.
IF you're going to try to return it you almost had to call a timeout to substitute. Did we really want to call a timeout and let them think about what they were going to do? Ideally you have a CB you could put deep in those situations. Maybe after having the nitwit Deion attempt a 60 yard field goal against us we'll have a plan going forward for stupid opposition coaches.
We've had a ball go out of bounds, the ball isn't getting kicked to the correct position on kick-off which is what will cause the return issues. Buschini seems to be the guy now. Maybe that will shore it up as he did well and has been good as a punter.
Come on Dingle.. This is what sports are all about and studs deal with the pressure. There are a ton of kickers all over who bang it through with ease under 45 yards and we are missing chip shots. This is coaching. Alvano had the "it" factor in HS and now it is gone and that has to be the coaching. A guy with his talent should not miss a 32 yarder with no wind. If he is missing longer ones, fine, I get it, but right now he is on the absolute struggle bus. At this point you might just try the other kid.
Buschini is back to being better which I gave him kudos for, but on Montana he was killing the ball. Something has gone on with our specialists and to me it is coaching as they were both very good until they got to NU.
So maybe we should have an older kicker out there? Then when Alvano is upper classman have him kick.
