The Journey of Pat Smith
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NUance
Assistant Coach
But isn't that what an actuary is---a professional gambler? Someone who bets that their client won't die or get sick within a given time frame?Hopefully for his sake he can separate his football and professional lives.
Probably a gambler to some extent but on the other end of the spectrum - trying to minimize risk instead of betting big.But isn't that what an actuary is---a professional gambler? Someone who bets that their client won't die or get sick within a given time frame?
ObamaRocks91
Five-Star Recruit
I'm loving this actuary talk. Keep it up guys!!
Minnesota_husker
All-American
Be interesting to see what happens when mini-Brown gets in here.
Kind of suprised to see Bondi not get a lick of playing time.
Kind of suprised to see Bondi not get a lick of playing time.
ObamaRocks91
Five-Star Recruit
Which wouldn't be terrible. Kunalic was a great weapon for us - save for one kick.
ObamaRocks91
Five-Star Recruit
Yes, it's great to have a kick off weapon and all. But generally you wouldn't want a guy who ONLY does kick offs to eat up a scholarship for 4 years.
It's not like he can't kick FGs. I'm fine with having two kickers. Much better than only having one should he get hurt.
ObamaRocks91
Five-Star Recruit
He can't kick FGs at a rate the staff is comfortable with. Not all teams give their kickers scholarships, we do and I'm happy about it. But when you have a kicker on scholly (Bondi) and you actively go out and recruit a one year, fifth year senior to come kick (Smith) that means you don't have confidence in the first guy.
How many games have we had where our #1 kicker wasn't available due to injury? Not only us, but any kicker on a team you follow? Of course that doesn't mean you don't have a walk-on or two in the wings just in case, but injuries to kickers are extremely rare. Their one function is an very natural, repeatable motion that isn't physically taxing. They face very little contact otherwise.
You sure make a lot of assumptions:
- That Brown is automatically better than Bondi - maybe, maybe not
- That the coaches aren't comfortable with Bondi - just because he isn't as good as Smith doesn't mean they aren't comfortable with him
- That the coaches were actively looking for a new kicker. This one is patently false.
- That the only way kickers get injured is during games. Michigan is missing their kicker for the BWW Bowl, by the way.
- That Brown is automatically better than Bondi - maybe, maybe not
- That the coaches aren't comfortable with Bondi - just because he isn't as good as Smith doesn't mean they aren't comfortable with him
- That the coaches were actively looking for a new kicker. This one is patently false.
- That the only way kickers get injured is during games. Michigan is missing their kicker for the BWW Bowl, by the way.
ObamaRocks91
Five-Star Recruit
- No one said Brown is better - that is why I said "suspect". Implies my opinion, nothing more.
- To your next two points. Smith got on our team. The coaches don't allow another kicker on the team unless A. they recruited him B. they felt a need for him. That means they were looking for another kicker (they recruited him). How is that patently false? If they were comfortable with Bondi, they wouldn't go recruit another kicker as a stop-gap for one year.
- I'm sure there have has been an injured kicker in the history of football, and the Michigan one is a great example. But how common is that? In the last 20 years, have we ever had a game missed due to injury by our starting kicker?
The only actual assumption I made is that Brown will beat out Bondi and I have made no definitive statements about that. Other than that, everything is basically spelled out as clear as can be and I'm not sure how or why you're arguing something that is so clear.
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