'10 FL K Michael Palardy

[TennesseeFan07]

What's the over/under on # of minutes that elapsed after the final second ticked off for Coach Gran to have texted or called Palardy?!

Probably during Saban's timeout before the kick took place.

 

[SGMVols]

I heard on a radio station friday that on a Plaridy punt that a linebacker broke through the line, jumped to block the punt and Plaridy kicked him and the ball 65 yards.

:lolabove:

 

[schoolit52]

Never missed a game from his freshman through soph. season. Had an injury at the beginning of his Junior season and missed two games and hasn't missed a game since. He not only works out with team during week, but on Sundays as well for a couple of hours. Oh, here's an interesting tidbit...Palardy was a QB as a freshman he has 4.5 speed (soccer player) and has one heck of an arm. Fake punts and FG may be a wrinkle added when he comes.

 

[volinupstatesc]

One downside to Palardy doing all the kicking is if he gets hurt, we lose everything. Hopefully, he won't be injury-prone like Lincoln.

He should do all the kicking if he is the best on the team at everything. If he gets hurt, then I am sure there will be backups for everything.

 

[cutnitclose]

You heard that while intoxicated.

:lolabove:... I thought the Kool-aid I drank was strong..

Thay must have been RW he heard about instead..

 

[Sabanocchio]

You heard that while intoxicated.

I buy it.

 

[bornbleedinorange]

i really wished we had him vs. alabama

 

[Glutton]

i wish we had any other kicker.

 

[TennesseePride]

I wish we had an O-line..

Not to mention a kicker who can get it more than 3 feet off the ground..

 

[bigvol77]

cant wait for parlardy to get here ...but you all do know cunnigham had a quad injury and still kicked?

 

[I4Jay]

Lincoln ? yes, we know.

 

[VolFan_N_NC]

I bet RW could have made that kick.....:whistling:

 

[matts42012]

Update from Coach Conrad.....

Michael Palardy will accept the official invite from the Army All-American Game when the selection committee comes to his school on November 9. We will try to get some photos from the event up on Volquest. Palardy will represent the East squad as its kicker (should be punting too, to be honest - but the game is now inviting both a kicker and punter for more exposure - Palardy can outpunt the invite hands-down).

On a side note, Michael hit fg's from 55, 60, 65 and 70 - all coninuous, off live snaps and off the grass - at BIGfoot Kicking Camp last weekend. He grazed the uprights from 75 on his final try in front of a crowd of about 100 people.

As soon as the season (after the AA game) is over, he will take a month off and then we will begin intense work for his freshman year at UT. The intent is to win all three starting jobs next season. He will be ready.

Stud. Congrats Michael.

 

[govols182]

Update from Coach Conrad.....



Stud. Congrats Michael.

:w00t:

 

[VOLnMiami]

Michael is the man no doubt...Can't wait till he's on campus.

 

[TennesseePride]

I don't think I've ever been as excited for a kicker to get on campus..

 

[ssims6]

He is by far the most important recruit in the class. You could maybe make an argument for Bray/QB depth, but Palardy is so key to this class.

 

[alwaysorange81]

win all three kicking jobs. When was the last time a kicker at any D1 school won all three kicking jobs?

 

[rote]

He is by far the most important recruit in the class. You could maybe make an argument for Bray/QB depth, but Palardy is so key to this class.

I agree! It will be great to have a place kicker who can kick a field goal further than 45 yards!
Go VOLS!

 

[rote]

win all three kicking jobs. When was the last time a kicker at any D1 school won all three kicking jobs?

We will still need another kicker, possibly a walk-on, in case Palardy gets injured...
Go VOLS!

 

[matts42012]

We will still have Lincoln and Cunningham next year. The coaching staff will need to bring in another one tho. Acosta or Fletcher would be nice.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

We will still have Lincoln and Cunningham next year. The coaching staff will need to bring in another one tho. Acosta or Fletcher would be nice.

I believe that the hope is to walk Acosta on and then get him on scholarship the next year. That's what I believe anyways.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

I agree! It will be great to have a place kicker who can kick a field goal further than 45 yards!
Go VOLS!

Not only that but it will help our return coverage. The SEC is littered with extremely dangerous return men and we are at a huge advantage that we have a guy who can kick it out of the endzone every time.

 

[matts42012]

I believe that the hope is to walk Acosta on and then get him on scholarship the next year. That's what I believe anyways.

That would be the perfect outcome in my mind.

 

[MTSUDaff]

I haven't heard of a college kicker hitting a FG of over 65 off the ground since Martin Gramatica was at Kansas State, and he hit his off of artificial turf indoors.