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Pumchavas28
04-10-2007, 09:03 AM
http://www.aggiesports.com/stories/041007/football_20070410025.php

Kicking woes continue: The Aggies had their share of kicking problems last year, and they haven't gotten better this spring. During the team's "Mayday" drill at the end of practice, the first team offense drove into field goal range for a game-winning kick. Unfortunately, former A&M Consolidated kicker Matt Szymanski missed it wide right from about 35 yards.

The scene has not been unusual this spring. Szymanski has had trouble converting field goals in the team portion of drills the past couple of weeks.

When asked for his thoughts on the situation, coach Franchione was in no rush to worry just yet.

"We'd like to make those [kicks], obviously," Franchione said. "Matt's had a groin injury that's probably impacted his kicking a little bit, but we have confidence that it will all work itself out. I'd be very disappointed and surprised if it doesn't."

After Monday's missed kick, several players were very vocal in their disappointment, wondering when the team would next make a field goal.

polish
04-10-2007, 09:48 AM
why is it we get great HS kickers who end up sucking every time

BAGGIO
04-10-2007, 10:07 AM
kickers are weird. we had a guy in highschool who could kick a 50 yrd fg easy and screw up the extra point.

aggie1997
04-10-2007, 10:16 AM
This is something that I don't understand either. We get Szymanski to enroll early because he is a stud, but hasn't produce much since he has been on campus. Are we rushing things with him? Should we have redshirted him? Especially since he lost the starting duties his first season?

Pumchavas28
04-10-2007, 10:21 AM
This is something that I don't understand either. We get Szymanski to enroll early because he is a stud, but hasn't produce much since he has been on campus. Are we rushing things with him? Should we have redshirted him? Especially since he lost the starting duties his first season?


I think red-shirting him would have been the best thing.....

If anything bring in another kicker next year & move Matt to Punter & Kick Off Specialist....

He used to Punt in High School also...

blackgloves
04-10-2007, 11:13 AM
We could very well lose more 1 pt games in 07. The kicking game was terrible this year. Im still having flash backs of NEB and Baylor

Pumchavas28
04-10-2007, 11:31 AM
Not to mention that the misses against baylor weren't all that difficult...

But Layne missed an extra point in that game too... not to mention had a FG blocked from 22 yds out....

GuatemalanAg
04-10-2007, 11:38 AM
I think red-shirting him would have been the best thing.....
I agree

blackgloves
04-10-2007, 11:40 AM
Thing is Kickers generally dont shirt. You either have it or you dont. Kinda like a RB if you "have it" in HS then you dont shirt and start playing right away.

Pumchavas28
04-10-2007, 11:42 AM
But A&M had a veteran kicker last year in Layne.... Why start him as a Fish?

Layne won back the job anyways & even Layne sat back his freshman year.....

blackgloves
04-10-2007, 11:45 AM
But A&M had a veteran kicker last year in Layne.... Why start him as a Fish?

Layne won back the job anyways & even Layne sat back his freshman year.....


I understand that. I was just saying, thats normally how it ends up for Kickers

I wish he would have shirted. Seems like all of the good Texas HS kickers end up in schools outta Texas