Best/Worst Punts

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Chris Hogue's punt in the 98 Orange Bowl was one of the most amazing punts I have ever seen. :eek:

The worst punt wasn't actually a punt. It was against Florida last year. :banghead:
 
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any punt by colquitt aginst south carolina was by far the best.
 
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Can anybody think of a good corner punt? Colquitt ever put it out of bounds on the 5 or something?
 
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(Rocky Top NCDB @ May 21 said:
leaverton had a dang foot... he was goooooood
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Not when he first started out, he had some really bad punts.
 
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Yeah, he definitely got better throughout his college career.
 
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Dustin Colquitt's last punt against Miami in '03. It was a driving 60+ yarder that the return man muffed. It essentially clinched the game for us.
 
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(GAVol @ May 21 said:
Dustin Colquitt's last punt against Miami in '03. It was a driving 60+ yarder that the return man muffed. It essentially clinched the game for us.
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That's a good one. A lot of people had a hard time catching Colquitt's punts. It's just too bad our guys were hardly ever around when they dropped it.
 
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Colquitt was the first punter I remember hearing described as "able to throw a knuckle ball with his foot."
 
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(milohimself @ May 21 said:
Colquitt was the first punter I remember hearing described as "able to throw a knuckle ball with his foot."
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The scary thing is that he might be only the 3rd best kicker named Colquitt that I've seen. Craig and Jimmy were both probably better in their day.
 
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(GAVol @ May 21 said:
The scary thing is that he might be only the 3rd best kicker named Colquitt that I've seen. Craig and Jimmy were both probably better in their day.
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Jimmy's inability to make it in the NFL is still one of the biggest mysteries to me.
 
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(hatvol96 @ May 21 said:
Jimmy's inability to make it in the NFL is still one of the biggest mysteries to me.
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I was just thinking the same thing. His numbers were better in college than his Uncle Craig, yet Craig kicked in the NFL for umpteen years and he never made it???

I feel like I understand football pretty well, but it's always been tough for me to figure out why some kickers never really get much of a shot at the pro level. I guess there are just a lot of guys who can kick a football. :dunno:
 
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(GAVol @ May 21 said:
I was just thinking the same thing. His numbers were better in college than his Uncle Craig, yet Craig kicked in the NFL for umpteen years and he never made it???

I feel like I understand football pretty well, but it's always been tough for me to figure out why some kickers never really get much of a shot at the pro level. I guess there are just a lot of guys who can kick a football. :dunno:
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Jeff Hall is in the same category.
 
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(vols2345 @ May 21 said:
any punt by colquitt aginst south carolina was by far the best.
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I know that one year Colquitt basically won the game for us, but I'm pretty sure the year before his awful punting kept the Gamecocks in it. Dustin struggled as a freshman, which is why I think there is hope that Britton will have a great year in 2006.
 
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Did Leaverton has some big mental issues at first? Seems like his freshman year at UCLA (1996 I think) he put one straight up in the air for possibly negative net yards. If memory serves correct, that would be my nomination for worst punt.
 
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Best punt was Colquitt against Miami in 03 that pinned the reciever against the side line and the fumble recovery that sealed the game
 
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Can I nominate this thread for "Best evidence that football season is still a long ways away?"
 
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(milohimself @ May 21 said:
Colquitt was the first punter I remember hearing described as "able to throw a knuckle ball with his foot."
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And the darned thing was hard to catch when he got it just right.
 
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(GAVol @ May 21 said:
The scary thing is that he might be only the 3rd best kicker named Colquitt that I've seen. Craig and Jimmy were both probably better in their day.
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I think Dustin had the highest yds/punt.
He probably had the most punts inside the 20 as well.
Dont think they kept those stats for the other 2 punters.
 
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(Vol 4 Life @ May 21 said:
Did Leaverton has some big mental issues at first? Seems like his freshman year at UCLA (1996 I think) he put one straight up in the air for possibly negative net yards. If memory serves correct, that would be my nomination for worst punt.
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Yeah, that was his first game I believe and he screwed up at least two punts (might have muffed a snap on one - I don't remember).

He almost quit the team. He was huge in the Fiesta Bowl though - that tackle on Warrick was awesome - not your typical punter tackle.

Great story from goat to hero.
 
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(kptvol @ May 21 said:
I know that one year Colquitt basically won the game for us, but I'm pretty sure the year before his awful punting kept the Gamecocks in it. Dustin struggled as a freshman, which is why I think there is hope that Britton will have a great year in 2006.
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I can't remember any Colquitt having a bad day against Carolina. Those guys should challenge the Grammatica's to a tag team wrestling match or something. I mean they're kickers for Pete's sake!

When a kicker gets the game ball, that is just wrong.
 
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