Cimaglia opting out

[Volbrando]

note he didn't say giving his best in the future for TN

 

[ArdentVol]

I’m not nearly as concerned about that as the “mental health” part of the statement.

hope it's not a mental health problem

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

If we reinstate JG as QB, we won't even need a placekicker except for an opening kick of the half....

 

[JonGrudensAgent]

Best of luck in whatever the future holds for Cimaglia. Been a fun ride with him and he has been a good kicker.

Don't blame him or any other player for opting out of this s***show.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

Wow, how everyone jumps to so many different conclusions. Amazing. It is a bit of cryptic post he put out but reading all these things into it is just starting rumors I think.

 

[cardvolfan]

So Pruitt says he will be back next year but Cimaglia's tweet reads differently. There is a lot of turmoil in that locker room I am afraid.

There is always turmoil when losses mount. That's the natural evolution of losing.

 

[Hbg]

I may be the only one that feels this way but I’m not a cimaglia fan. Dude isn’t that good, even when he was “good”. His kicks have been blocked by helmets not to mention just plain missing xpa

 

[uncle chewii]

Hope dude gets healthy.

 

[DC_Vol]

I’m not nearly as concerned about that as the “mental health” part of the statement.

I get it. I’m not on the team and this year’s team has been taxing on my mental health.

 

[VOL Campbell]

AV mentioned he had one foot out the door two or three weeks ago!

 

[kiddiedoc]

That's it....I've been trying to figure JG out, and that's it. JG acts like a kicker. He shows little to no emotion and rarely interacts with his teammates. He has a kickers mentality.

Maybe he just hasn't found his niche. Do we know if he's ever tried to kick a football?

 

[lilesrt]

He's injured, opting out isn't really the right term, more of shutting it down. Pruitt said he plans on coming back next year.

Dang. I was hoping he’d get fired.

 

[dobre_shunka]

This kid is not only a D lineman but kicks and punts. Depending on his probation, maybe offer him a scholarship?

HS football player slams into ref after ejection

A Texas high school football player charged onto the field and bowled over a referee Thursday night because he was angry after being ejected from the game.

Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School came running from the sideline area after referee Fred Gracia announced the ejection, slamming into the official during the first half of the zone play-in game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo.

Duron was escorted from the stadium by police officers

 

[IncognitoVawl]

If we reinstate JG as QB, we won't even need a placekicker except for an opening kick of the half....

Rest easy. I think he has practically "opted out" to.
That one line in cimaglias statement reminds me of the last 2 coaches

 

[DonDiego]

So what do we do, seriously? Brooks takes over all placekicking duties and Doyle helps out in punting?

 

[99gator]

I’ll always remember the Bill Parcells quote

“He doesn’t have to play doc. All he has to do is kick”

 

[arkyvol]

Surely there's some ex-h.s. footballer on campus who can still handle an extra point.

 

[ABINGDON VOL FAN]

The freaking kicker is quitting? Most kickers are already social distanced. It's in their DNA. While everyone else is banging heads in practice, the kicker is punching pat's and field goals. I know; I was a kicker. Not a good one but a kicker nevertheless. I used to have the cleanest uniform on the squad.

He apparently had a lingering injury issue which caused his regression this year. I hope it’s a true story, who knows what is true with the reported injuries reported by the team. My question who is our backup kicker and why did Pruitt not make a switch this year?

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

“He doesn’t have to play doc. All he has to do is kick”

What about Vandy?

 

[CAVPUT]

This kid is not only a D lineman but kicks and punts. Depending on his probation, maybe offer him a scholarship?

HS football player slams into ref after ejection

A Texas high school football player charged onto the field and bowled over a referee Thursday night because he was angry after being ejected from the game.

Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School came running from the sideline area after referee Fred Gracia announced the ejection, slamming into the official during the first half of the zone play-in game against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo.

Duron was escorted from the stadium by police officers

Talk about screwing things up. Kids got serious anger issues and a lack of control. Suspect this won't go well for him.

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Derrick Brodus got any eligibility left?

 

[Blackburn]

I just wonder if we'll have the dubious distinction this Saturday of being the first college team to have a girl score a field goal on us.
Missouri had the opportunity to claim that distinction, but they couldn't make it happen.

Girls have played and scored in college football games before so we wouldn't be the first to get scored on. Sarah Fuller was the first girl to play in a Power 5 game....that was the big deal.

 

[zeppelin128]

Maybe he just hasn't found his niche. Do we know if he's ever tried to kick a football?

If JG starts kicking we will have to really watch out for a string of Kick Sixes.

 

[jwilliams]

Cimaglia is the man. Hope he gets well and gets to play in the NFL one day.

 

[BigSteve09]

What is the part about struggles within the program?? That's a powerful little tidbit to tuck into a goodbye note.