Scholarship Kicker

[DJ2TheHall]

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Are open tryouts for kicker something that needs to be done? Theres 13k kids here, somebody has to be able to kick the ball right?

[UNIstudent]

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We got guys who can kick the ball right, and kick the ball left.

[UNIChippewa]

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It's going to be a bit of an apples vs. oranges comparison with the FBS vs. FCS scholarship numbers, but I remember hearing and reading that at Iowa State Dan McCarney was reported to have wanted to offer scholarships to 4th and 5th string tight ends rather than use a scholarship on a kicker. Anyone who has even a casual knowledge of Iowa State football knows that this approach had some disastrous consequences (i.e. vs. Missouri with a division championship on the line back in '04).

IMO, it's well worth it to spend at least one scholarship on a kicker, regardless of the level of football.

[unipanther2154]

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I wouldn't offer a kicker too much at this level. You don't wanna end up like Tamp bay.....��

[Trapped in California]

For those that forget the value of a kicker,

See Cal Poly vs Wisconsin 2008

https://badgerherald.com/sports/2008/11/24/workin-overtime-wisc/

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[vbfan19]

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I'm surprised a combo kicker/punter (such as South Dakota's Miles Bergner) isn't more common of a thing. A player that could do both kinds of kicking duties seems like they would be well worth a scholarship.

Though I suppose the mechanics of the kicks are different so kickers usually focus on one or the other.

[UNIdad]

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Sounds like Easley has left the team

Did Easley just leave the team? or did he also leave school?

[Panburger Partner]

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We absolutely need to offer money to a kicker. As we have felt the effects of not doing so. Much better use of a scholarship than paying for out of state tuition for a position player. Since a lot of out of staters we need to offer a full ride just to get them to come here, why not replace that person with a kid from Iowa, and then use the remaining funds to offer to a kicker? Playing in the dome I would think would be very enticing to any kicker, and would give us some additional leverage in recruiting versus going to a school with an outdoor stadium.

[95UNIGRAD]

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Friday morning...no game thread, and the only new posts I've seen recently are about needing a kicker and firing Farley. Fan apathy as high as I've seen it towards this program since I joined the board 6 years ago.

[Panburger Partner]

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Friday morning...no game thread, and the only new posts I've seen recently are about needing a kicker and firing Farley. Fan apathy as high as I've seen it towards this program since I joined the board 6 years ago.

Not sure we even need game threads and predictions anymore as we have seen the same movie far too many times to know how most games are going to turn out.

[gilfisher]

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Just joined today for this particular subject. My kid is a kicker, very strong leg. Kicking is about repetition and a bit of skill, just as Claw showed with his graphic on the angles. Long story short, he talked to Farley on the phone in November, just after HS season was over. Coach said he had seen his hudl highlights, but my son would need to talk to Barkema as he was in charge of kickers. Several unanswered emails since he had no phone # listed. All my son wanted was a chance at a walk on, that's it. He was already accepted for admission at UNI and has a financial aid package in place because he wants to go to school there to study criminology . Errthum is not bad, just needs to get his head straight. Drysdale is accurate but doesn't have the leg of Errthum. I'm thinking they will bring in a PW in this class, as Farley told my son they were looking to add a kicker this year. Since I just joined, could someone tell me what happened to Barkema? He seemed a bit arrogant when my son met him at the UNI Specialists Camp early last summer. By the way, UNI the only specialists camp my son attended (he also attended 3 others) that was staffed by alumni and players. Farley showed up midway and gave a speech and Barkema showed up as everyone was leaving.

[BCPanther]

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Barkema has gotten a couple DUIs and got fired.

I'm not even sure who you should contact, Nick Danielson?, because I'm not sure we really have a staff and Farley is vacationing in Florida under the guise of a speaking engagement and 'recruiting'...

[Blue42]

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Gilfisher...Sorry for some of the overt negativity on the board. Lots of frustration as the past couple seasons have been disappointing and there's some turnover on the staff right now and personally I think some are jumping to the conclusion that things are worse than they are.

I'm sure Farley is hard to get in touch with right now as they try to finish off their signings for Feb 1. He's got some potential recruits in Florida he's offered so I don't think the insinuation above that he's vacationing on the eve of signing day is accurate.

If your son's goal is to try to walk on, I'd suggest putting another call/email into Farley now so he's aware you're still interested and then follow up after Wednesday when the current staff can focus on walk on opportunities.

Glad your son is interested in going to UNI. It's a great choice.

[UNIdad]

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Just joined today for this particular subject. My kid is a kicker, very strong leg. Kicking is about repetition and a bit of skill, just as Claw showed with his graphic on the angles. Long story short, he talked to Farley on the phone in November, just after HS season was over. Coach said he had seen his hudl highlights, but my son would need to talk to Barkema as he was in charge of kickers. Several unanswered emails since he had no phone # listed. All my son wanted was a chance at a walk on, that's it. He was already accepted for admission at UNI and has a financial aid package in place because he wants to go to school there to study criminology . Errthum is not bad, just needs to get his head straight. Drysdale is accurate but doesn't have the leg of Errthum. I'm thinking they will bring in a PW in this class, as Farley told my son they were looking to add a kicker this year. Since I just joined, could someone tell me what happened to Barkema? He seemed a bit arrogant when my son met him at the UNI Specialists Camp early last summer. By the way, UNI the only specialists camp my son attended (he also attended 3 others) that was staffed by alumni and players. Farley showed up midway and gave a speech and Barkema showed up as everyone was leaving.

Welcome. And beware. This forum can be brutal and has been brutal on kickers. Further, you are pretty much telling folks who you are. I hope you have thick skin. If not, please don't feel obliged to respond to those who "attack" your son, you, kickers in general, etc. On the one hand, I really like hearing things from your perspective. On the other hand, it may not always be pleasant for you. It is one thing for me to disagree with someone's opinion, but quite another for them to attack my son/daughter as a student athlete.

P.S. Use the "ignore" feature. It doesn't take long on the site to know how to improve it drastically by simply not allowing the posts of a few to be seen when you log in.

[Blue42]

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I don't think this board is any harder on kickers than you'll see anywhere. Comes with the job for kickers.

Iowa State fans were so brutal to Cole Netten early in his career he made a video of all the Twitter posts.

Not for the feint of heart.