'13 OH K Andrew Gantz (UT w/o commit 1/31)

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orange parmejohn said:
what?! if the guy can kick a frickin extra point consistently, he is worth a scholarship.
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I would think there are about 40 HS kickers in the state of Tennessee alone we could have walk on if kicking an extra point was all we needed. Gantz may be a great kicker. His stats this last year don't show alot of kicking. If we were going to offer a scholarship to a kicker, We should have just signed JK as he was local and looks better on film.
 
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kamoshika said:
I like Gantz as a walk-on, but I definitely don't think we should offer him a full ride just to keep him away from OSU. There are at least 4 instate kickers next year who are better prospects than Gantz, IMO, and surely we didn't pass on the nation's No. 1 kicker (J. King) this year for a kid who accounted for just 15 points in his entire HS career?

Even w/o Gantz, I think we'll be OK on FGs and PATs with a combination of Palardy, Brodus, Bullock, plus a walk-on (Ault, already on the roster) or two (Calleja?). Hopefully this staff can help Palardy to improve, but he has hit 70% of his career FG attempts (75% last year). Brodus is 7 of 8 on FG attempts. Those two guys should suffice on FGs, and then let Bullock handle kickoffs and PATs if he appears capable.

IMO, if we extend an offer to Gantz this year we'll be kicking ourselves for having to turn down a better prospect (at any position) next February due to numbers.

Gantz was blown away by the facilities in Knoxville and intrigued by the idea of competing the starting place kicker job as a freshman in the fall. “Tennessee is a beautiful school and a great academic institution,” Gantz said. “They have the third largest stadium in the country and play in the SEC. They have the best facilities in the country and the most trustworthy coaches I've met.”

The Buckeyes are offering him a similar opportunity to compete for a starting spot this fall, but it would be as a punter.
Buckeyes wooing kicker

FWIW, the article above is incorrect: Gantz's punting average last year was 34.9 yards, up from just 30.6 yards his junior year.
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Gantz doesn't look like a college punter and it's very doubtful he would ever punt at OSU. At the Kohls camp where Wunderlich and Medley are rated #1 & #2 Gatz didn't even make the top 100 last year (as a punter). He was rated the #21 place kicker but that's only kickers that actually went to this particular camp. His place kicking should continue to improve as he adds weight but I'm afraid people expecting him to be an instant savior are going to be very disappointed.
 
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I think if he knows he is not as good at punting (which is what osu is offering), he would come here were we need kickers. :popcorn:
 
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Palardy's overall stats were not that bad last year. At least one of the XP's that he missed was due to bad timing caused by the snap being to the wrong side of the holder. The biggest issue with Palardy is he line drives every kick so it's never a sure thing. It seems like every kick is nearly blocked or barely high enough to get over the cross bars. It's always an adventure and that's not what you want in a kicker.
 
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GLDunlap said:
Palardy's overall stats were not that bad last year. At least one of the XP's that he missed was due to bad timing caused by the snap being to the wrong side of the holder. The biggest issue with Palardy is he line drives every kick so it's never a sure thing. It seems like every kick is nearly blocked or barely high enough to get over the cross bars. It's always an adventure and that's not what you want in a kicker.
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any idea how many FGs/ATTs he made last year?
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I would guess the kid knows we did not use up all our available scholarships. He is trying to leverage the coaches into giving him one. IMO he is either a walk on or he can stay in Ohio. He does not have the stats to be considered a top kicking prospect. Walk on or pass IMO.
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After seeing his stats I now agree. Don't care what he chooses to do.
 
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orange parmejohn said:
any idea how many FGs/ATTs he made last year?
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He was 9 of 12 for 75% and 9 of 11 inside the 40.

Don't misinterpret what I've said. I'm not saying Palardy has been good. His kicks generally look awful but if you just take his stats from last year at face value he wasn't the disaster it seemed however unless he improves drastically he can't be trusted and I hate having to sweat every single kick.
 
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Andrew Gantz ‏@AGantz3
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what others say you can not do #August31 #NeylandStadium

still looks like a vol to me
 
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Andrew Gantz ‏@AGantz3
Go follow my boy @1VOC ! We're gonna rock it together next year at UT! #team117 #risetothetop

Andrew Gantz ‏@AGantz3
This weather makes me want to be in Knoxville sooo much more #junecomesooner

still sounds like a vol to me
 
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GLDunlap said:
He was 9 of 12 for 75% and 9 of 11 inside the 40.

Don't misinterpret what I've said. I'm not saying Palardy has been good. His kicks generally look awful but if you just take his stats from last year at face value he wasn't the disaster it seemed however unless he improves drastically he can't be trusted and I hate having to sweat every single kick.
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youre right. thanks for answering, GL.
 
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wU-Tang Vol said:
Andrew Gantz (@AGantz3)
@ToddKellyJr6 talked with coach meyer about you today, keep recruiting for us so we can #RiseToTheTop #VFL #VOLS

Interesting tweet...
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No it's not unless you think it's interesting that he is talking to our Coach Meyer.
 
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