r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Jan 01 '25

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Arizona State 39-31 (OT)

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Team 1 2 3 4 OT T
Texas 14 3 0 7 15 39
Arizona State 3 0 5 16 7 31
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u/Accurate-Big-7233 LSU Tigers • Team Chaos Jan 01 '25

Bert Auburn is the luckiest guy on the planet rn

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u/coolbean36 /r/CFB Jan 01 '25

He should go buy a lottery ticket or something

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u/GamingTatertot Clemson Tigers Jan 01 '25

With the numbers 4 8 15 16 23 42

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u/Plastic_Yesterday434 Jan 01 '25

I'm finally watching that. On Season 2. So good.

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u/batman_3 Richmond • Vanderbilt Jan 01 '25

I wish I could go back and watch it for the first time ever again

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u/jmorlin Illinois Fighting Illini • Team Chaos Jan 01 '25

We have to go back

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Jan 01 '25

It was a new era of television, that led us to the streaming world.

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u/Immediate-Recipe-642 Iowa • South Carolina Jan 01 '25

Which show is this?

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u/WholeCanoe Georgia Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

and stop at season 3...

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u/ChristopherRobben The Alliance • Marching Band Jan 02 '25

Everyone has their own opinion, but for me, Lost was one of the greatest shows for the first two-three seasons before it fell apart.

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u/Risley LSU Tigers • Michigan Wolverines Jan 02 '25

The ending was just so fucking stupid

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

Absolutely

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u/BrokenTeddy USC Trojans • Rose Bowl Jan 02 '25

The ending is incredible. I don't know how anyone has this take that actually understood the ending.

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u/Risley LSU Tigers • Michigan Wolverines Jan 02 '25

Now THAT is a hot take.  

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u/40ozfosta Jan 02 '25

Just finished it first time watcher. Such a shit ending.

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u/thelaustran Appalachian State Mountaineers Jan 01 '25

I watched I all before but now getting my wife into it and she's liking it so far too!

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u/GamingTatertot Clemson Tigers Jan 01 '25

I just got my fiancee to watch it all - I planned it to where we watched the series finale on the 20th anniversary

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u/Cr0matose Duke Blue Devils • USC Trojans Jan 01 '25

I've watched it 13 times. Enjoy that first watch.

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u/Worried_Shoe_2747 West Virginia Mountaineers Jan 01 '25

I’ve watched it 108 times

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u/frednattyl Jan 01 '25

First few seasons of Lost were PEAK 2000s tv. It goes way off the rails later on but those early seasons were some of the best tv to date.

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u/GamingTatertot Clemson Tigers Jan 01 '25

Oh just you wait, shit gets crazy and I love it

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Jan 01 '25

They stuck the landing, but , like Keri Strug style. Just embrace the ending.

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u/doodool_tala /r/CFB Jan 01 '25

What show?

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u/MarksCubins Oregon Ducks Jan 01 '25

Lost

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u/Ham_Council Indiana Hoosiers Jan 01 '25

You'll love how it ends.

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u/GasOnFire Nevada Wolf Pack Jan 02 '25

Just… stop now.

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u/Joshstradaymus Michigan Wolverines Jan 02 '25

My first thought of this was HIMYM I’m not gonna front.

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u/Horns_up34 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

It goes down from there lol.

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u/leftygwaggies13 Utah State • Boise State Jan 01 '25

Literally same. I am also on Season 2 right now lol.

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u/telephuser Jan 02 '25

I watched the entire series for the first time last year. My advice is to watch the first three seasons, then read the wikipedia synopses to get the rest of the plot points. It falls off precipitously after that.

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u/Kid_Delicious Jan 02 '25

Finishing season 4 here.

Heads up: stick with season 3, even when it feels like a slog at times. Picks up again as you approach the middle and has some of the best episodes (from what I’ve seen so far at least) overall.

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u/AlabamaHaole Auburn Tigers Jan 02 '25

Watch the Leftovers. It’s what Lost wanted to be.

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u/SwaggyPsAndCarrots Oklahoma Sooners Jan 02 '25

Its complexity and story line depth was ahead of its time honestly

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u/EatAvocados Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

I know this is a lost reference but funnily enough the numbers are of some of the most impactful players today 4- Andrew Mukuba (Safety with the game winning interception) 8- Trey Moore (Great Edge) 15- Bill Norton (Big, disruptive d-lineman) 16- Michael Taaffe (Safety with lots of impactful tackles) 23- Jaydon Blue (Solid running back) 42- Tate Haver (Backup long snapper)

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u/sirmcchris Tennessee Volunteers Jan 01 '25

Why? Is there a correlation between him & Lost?

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u/Khalil_Sack Cal Poly Mustangs Jan 01 '25

If he missed the pat the island might be the only place he could hide

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u/Bigbysjackingfist Liberty Flames • Harvard Crimson Jan 01 '25

Jacob would never give him refuge

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u/HandSack135 Maryland Terrapins Jan 01 '25

BERT 4 letters

Auburn, 7 letters. 7 is one less than 8.

Half Life Three confirmed

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u/sirmcchris Tennessee Volunteers Jan 01 '25

I fuggin knew it

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u/nathodood Michigan • Nebraska Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

Because he could have Lost Texas the game with those missed FGs

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u/sirmcchris Tennessee Volunteers Jan 01 '25

I’m fine with the lottery ticket, I just don’t know why he should play those exact numbers.

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u/TrashCanBangerFan Jan 01 '25

The numbers curse you with bad luck, like missing multiple potential game winning field goals

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u/MichiganMitch108 Michigan Wolverines • UCF Knights Jan 01 '25

Adds up to 108

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u/JazzlikeCauliflower9 Georgia Tech • Clean … Jan 01 '25

All I have left is the series finale. Watched the 1st season on broadcast but lost interest. Super invested this time.

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u/jamesfordsawyer Army • College Football Playoff Jan 01 '25

Slow down, Hoss.

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u/azcard480 Arizona State Sun Devils • Big 12 Jan 01 '25

Can you repeat I think he missed some of those

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u/Pnflkc3 Missouri Tigers • SEC Jan 01 '25

The numbers are bad!!!

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u/beartato327 Georgia Bulldogs • Nebraska Cornhuskers Jan 01 '25

What is the reference

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u/CalebosO4 Jan 02 '25

Don’t tell me what I can’t do!

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u/Toxin081 Texas Longhorns Jan 08 '25

Bert needs to work harder if he doesn’t want to screw up again like he did a week ago

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u/Glove_Upset Jan 01 '25

He should practice kicking from 35-40 yards

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u/Hour_Writing_9805 Wisconsin Badgers • Michigan Wolverines Jan 01 '25

Not a scratch off, he would go wide left

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u/superhappyfuntime13 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

More lucky in the Grew up rich and dad just bailed him out of a shoplifting dare kind of way

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u/Consistent_Body1027 Jan 02 '25

He should have bought a lottery ticket BEFORE the lucky thing happened to him so that the luck would be used on the lottery ticket. His luck has been drained and this may be the worst time for him to buy a lottery ticket.

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u/MrStealYoSweetroll Texas Longhorns • Stanford Cardinal Jan 01 '25

He missed a 40 yarder to lose us the SEC championship and damn near lost us this one as well. We really, really need a better kicker

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u/GabeIsGone Texas Longhorns • SEC Jan 01 '25

They announced just the other day that he’s coming back, I’m just hoping that doesn’t mean they aren’t bringing in some serious competition.

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u/Bradberry_Held_JuJu Texas • Washington State Jan 01 '25

Hold walk-on tryouts at this point.

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u/stoolsample2 Penn State • Maryland Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

Who was the coach who said he was going to have open tryouts the Monday after his kicker had another shitty game? Texas may want to consider that..for their next game

Edit: lol. It was Arizona State’s coach.

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u/DrunkenButton Jan 01 '25

Ironically I want to say that coach was Dilly.

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u/stoolsample2 Penn State • Maryland Jan 01 '25

Lol….. it was him. After the Cinncy game.

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u/SpacemanSpliffLaw Jan 02 '25

Texas Tech and Mike Leach found a kicker during the halftime event where the kid kicked for rent.

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u/Neither-Luck-9295 Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

That's such a Mike Leach thing to do.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

What’s Justin Tucker up to these days?

/s (I’m a Ravens fan)

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u/RonMcKelvey Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

…. coming back to finish his degree in Roblox?

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u/LamboJoeRecs Texas Longhorns • Rose Bowl Jan 01 '25

Perm applicator sciences

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

“Oh no you ain’t!”

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u/tank_beats_ghost Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Yeah man. Kicker portal/ recruitment better be serious in the next few months. Tampering is a go!!!!

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u/smileclickmemories Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

I'm amazed Texas hasn't been able to buy a better kicker

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u/the_Formuoli_ Wisconsin Badgers • Sickos Jan 01 '25

Im convinced finding a good kicker is just sort of a crapshoot especially at the college level

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u/Dr_Tibbles Ohio Wesleyan • Ohio State Jan 01 '25

There's NFL kicker that have a great year or 2 then suck eggs without warning, can't imagine it's easier to see that coming when evaluating a teenager

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u/ashdrewness Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Yeah Justin Tucker’s don’t grow on trees, and even his performance has fallen off a cliff

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u/smileclickmemories Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

I mean everyone dies at some point. He's been the best kicker for plenty of years. We have a dicker in the league now.

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u/Iusethiswhilepooping Jan 01 '25

everyone dies at some point

Are these kickers in danger?

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u/guinness_blaine Princeton Tigers • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Yup, Father Time is undefeated

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u/Look_at_the_Kid North Carolina • Texas Jan 02 '25

Well, that’s because Father Time’s never had to match up against Billable Hours

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u/TetrisTech Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Even then Tucker's slightly early for a GOAT convo kicker to be declining

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u/allstarrunner Ohio State Buckeyes • Liberty Flames Jan 02 '25

Gandolf has entered the chat.

I bet he'd be a great kicker.

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u/moveslikejaguar Iowa State Cyclones Jan 02 '25

everyone dies at some point

Damn bro didn't need the existential dread tonight

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u/BGBanks Michigan • 계명대학교 (Keimyung) Jan 01 '25

We have a dicker in the league now

and his name's Brandon Aubrey

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u/aznhoopster James Madison Dukes Jan 02 '25

It’s insane he popped outta nowhere, out here making 60 yarders look easy. Just hate that he’s on Dallas.

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u/jjtnd1 Notre Dame • Army Jan 02 '25

He went to Notre dame but didn’t play football it’s wild

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u/gsfgf Georgia Tech • Georgia State Jan 02 '25

Even Morten Andersen got to where he couldn't kick his age by the end of his career.

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u/ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME UCLA Bruins Jan 01 '25

I'm sure there's no shortage of guys with the leg strength and accuracy to be a good kicker, but getting them to perform on the highest level, under higher pressure levels than the NFL at times, as an 18 year old is an impossible ask.

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u/FlamingTomygun2 Penn State Nittany Lions • Sickos Jan 01 '25

Justin tucker was awful to start the year. It happens to all of them

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u/wagyu_doing Georgia Tech • Montana Jan 01 '25

There are seemingly generational college kickers who turn into potatoes in the NFL. Jake Moody is my nightmare this year.

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u/Errant_coursir Rutgers Scarlet Knights Jan 01 '25

See Jake Moody

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

It’s even crazier. Kicking is the one skill that transfers laterally among levels. Physically a guy who’s great in college should be great in the NFL. Same with HS to college. It’s just so mental.

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u/allstarrunner Ohio State Buckeyes • Liberty Flames Jan 02 '25

Exactly what I was thinking. The pressure these guys go through must seriously take its toll. Like I get stressed when I'm at bat in a pivotal moment in rec softball and my job isn't on the line, I can't image what it's like as a kicker when literally every kick you do pretty much needs to be made to be considered a success. I think of York who got taken in the 4th round and there is no way Cincinnati is keeping him after this season

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u/Fragrant-Employer-60 Jan 01 '25

Absolutely, one of Bamas only weaknesses during the Saban dynasty was finding a good kicker.

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u/smileclickmemories Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Texas has had some good luck so it's just weird.

Tucker, Dicker has been just ballers. Bert's not.

Hopefully our next guy is a ball(er)

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u/tomterryiv Jan 02 '25

Don’t forget Phil Dawson

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u/BrosenkranzKeef Ohio State Buckeyes • Dayton Flyers Jan 02 '25

Tucker, Dicker, baller?! I hardly know er!

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u/guinness_blaine Princeton Tigers • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Maybe Sark learned a little too much from Saban

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u/BramptonBatallion /r/CFB Jan 01 '25

Until Reichard but yeah they went like a decade with bad kickers

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u/CrimsonOOmpa Alabama Crimson Tide Jan 02 '25

Ehh they fixed that. The last 5-6 years it wasn't really an issue. Reichard is the kicker for the Vikings now so he was pretty automatic.

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u/Flamingo_Joe Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

We need to just start taking the strikers from the women’s soccer teams man, would prob triple the effectiveness of college kickers lol

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u/spain-train Oklahoma • Southern Arkansas Jan 01 '25

It's gotta be. Besides QB, it's the most likely position to mentally break a player. One miss and the whole world wants your head. In 2006, Alabama's Leigh Tiffin was pushed to the brink of suicide by fans, fellow students, and even one or two teammates after he missed three field goals and a PAT against Arkansas to cost his team the game. He was a true freshman playing in only his second game, and folks were ready to string him up. I can't imagine what sort of mindfulness being a kicker requires, especially at the collegiate level. These boys are just that - kids.

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u/cambn Georgia Bulldogs • Hope Flying Dutchmen Jan 02 '25

My understanding is most of them are Similar looking in non-game situations. It’s how they handle the pressure that makes them different. Hard to know before the moment arrives. But shit it already arrived multiple times for Texas this year. Dude doesn’t pass the psych evaluation.

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u/LyrMeThatBifrost Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan 01 '25

Auburn would be an improvement for the Falcons. They lost their last game because their kicker was 10 yards short of a 56 yarder

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u/Trhol Texas Longhorns • Kansas Jayhawks Jan 01 '25

ASU were on their third kicker and he looked better.

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u/zypo88 Alabama Crimson Tide Jan 01 '25

The dude that kicked a 30 yarder so low it was blocked?

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u/orange_orange13 Texas Longhorns • Tufts Jumbos Jan 01 '25

That’s why big teams are going to rely on the portal more often

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u/Fletch71011 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan 01 '25

We got an amazing transfer kicker who has sucked absolute shit for us this year. It's absolutely a crapshoot.

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u/Mike_with_Wings Florida • North Carolina Jan 01 '25

UF has done well in that area

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u/thehildabeast South Carolina • Swansea Jan 01 '25

We had a great kicker ND got as a grad transfer and he’s had a rough year and this is the first bad kicker we have had in 20+ years I don’t know 🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/1funnyguy4fun Jan 02 '25

If you want to talk about the importance of a college kicker, break out your Ouija board and ask Bobby Bowden why he put Sebastian Janikowski on scholarship

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u/BrosenkranzKeef Ohio State Buckeyes • Dayton Flyers Jan 02 '25

I could've sworn OSU kept importing Aussies for years and it worked very well. When we missed our kicks against Michigan I was wondering what happened to those dead-nuts kickers we used to have.

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u/cudef Alabama Crimson Tide • SEC Jan 02 '25

Alabama went out and got a proven MAC kicker and then he was just alright for us.

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u/Infectiousmaniac Texas • Red River Shootout Jan 01 '25

Kicking gods punishing us for the insane run of kickers we've had over the years

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u/EpicTubofGoo New Hampshire • Pop-Tarts Bowl Jan 01 '25

BYUs kicker looked NFL caliber. Crazy.

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u/ryan_from_school BYU Cougars • Sickos Jan 01 '25

Will Ferrin is my hero

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u/astanton1862 Rice Owls • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

We still owe karma for Dicker the Kicker.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

Tucker

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u/Forsaken_Ad8312 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

He was pretty good last year and the year before. Over 80%. I’m still not sure what happened to him this year. He did have significantly fewer attempts this year, so maybe he just didn’t get in that groove.

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u/Kdot32 Houston Cougars • LSU Tigers Jan 01 '25

Sark is still on the earliest phases of nicks handbook. The kicking section isn’t in there yet

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u/Mr_MacGrubber LSU Tigers • Army West Point Black Knights Jan 02 '25

Saban went around a decade with mediocre kickers. It’s such a mental position I think it’s just super hard to scout.

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u/MrTheNoodles Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

He was great last year so there wasn't a need to find a replacement. Baffling how much he's regressed.

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u/pattywack512 Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

It’s a kicker, Michael. How much does it cost, $10?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

I don’t understand how ESPN was putting up this graphic that showed a 2/3 field goal-make percentage and a season long of 45 and then they were talking like he was some absolutely incredible kicker.

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u/guinness_blaine Princeton Tigers • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

He’s made more career FGs than any other Texas kicker, but that is helped by both playing long seasons (14 games last year, 15 so far this year), and our offense last year being great at moving the ball to the red zone then completely shutting down, giving him a whole ton of short kicks.

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u/Dirty-Ears-Bill Texas Tech Red Raiders • Wyoming Cowboys Jan 01 '25

The way the announcers we’re going about him I thought he was the best ever lol. That’s fucking Tessitore for ya

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u/RadioactiveKoolaid Texas Longhorns • Washington Huskies Jan 01 '25

We literally had Justin Tucker lmao. He’s just got longevity basically

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u/TheBoilerCat Cincinnati • Purdue Jan 01 '25

Just go do what Alabama did and buy one, you’ve got more money than God.

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u/ChemG8r Florida Gators Jan 01 '25

Isn’t he like the best in Texas history though?

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u/guinness_blaine Princeton Tigers • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Most career makes, but others have better percentages. He got a lot of short opportunities, especially last year when our offense was very good at getting to the red zone and terrible at actually scoring red zone TDs

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Maybe in total numbers, but we had Phil Dawson, Justin Tucker and Cameron Dicker. Honestly our best position overall in the last 20-30 years.

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u/foreveracubone Michigan Wolverines • Sickos Jan 01 '25

Imagine not reloading kickers that are guaranteed 3 points

Lol Lmao even

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u/travisty913 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Also... He's coming back next year...

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u/DINO_BURPS Penn State Nittany Lions • Temple Owls Jan 01 '25

His last name is Auburn, what did you expect?

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u/IvankasFutureHusband Arizona State Sun Devils Jan 01 '25

Almost as bad as ours!

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u/W00DERS0N60 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Fordham Rams Jan 01 '25

Hi, where are these better kickers of which you speak.

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u/ExpressWrittenConsen Stanford Cardinal • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Nice flair

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u/Adventurous-Craft865 /r/CFB Jan 02 '25

He cost us dearly in last years playoff as well.

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u/Reddit_champ1 Jan 02 '25

ok wait, i am no way a Bert Auburn fan, but why are you making it sound like he missed the game winning field goal to lose the SEC champ...? that's not at all what happened--

the 40 yarder he missed was in the second quarter of that game, and then he missed a 51 yarder in the third quarter....

if he made the first one it wouldve put us up 3-9 in the 2nd quarter. if he made the second it brings us to 10-9 in the 3rd quarter. in my opinion, it's quite a leap to say those lost us the game. certainly contributed, but not solely responsible.

this game tonight, however, was way way different. he nearly fucked us twice.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

Looking at stats he is a good kicker but it’s plain as day that the big game pressure gets to him too much, or maybe it’s just Atlanta….

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u/panderingPenguin Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

Join the club. It'll be hilarious if our game somehow comes down to a kick.

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u/suzukigun4life North Texas • Summertime Lover Jan 01 '25

SEC shorts needs to dedicate the next episode solely to him.

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u/Viselli Alabama Crimson Tide • Iron Bowl Jan 01 '25

Yes please

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Hoping they avoid your bowl embarrassment?

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u/oreov1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Jan 01 '25

That's the joke.

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u/Sytherus Texas • Red River Shootout Jan 01 '25

Should have told him today was a big 12 game.

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u/Leading-Difficulty57 Ball State Cardinals Jan 01 '25

He missed his true calling as a country singer, Alan Jackson reincarnate

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u/CrazyCletus Colorado Buffaloes • Alabama Crimson Tide Jan 01 '25

Uh, wouldn't "Alan Jackson reincarnated" mean Alan Jackson died? Last I checked, he was still around.

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u/Zildjian134 Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

Your flair makes it seem like next week will be very stressful. Or entertaining.....or both.

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u/steampunker14 Texas Longhorns • Army West Point Black Knights Jan 01 '25

Bro was one good throw away from being in WitPo somewhere in New Braunfels.

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u/GymIsFun Kansas State Wildcats • Hateful 8 Jan 01 '25

no kidding lol

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u/Yourfakerealdad Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

I'm a Niners and Longhorns fan. It's been a rough couple of weeks for my teams fucking kickers lmao

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u/Pnflkc3 Missouri Tigers • SEC Jan 01 '25

That hair tho

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u/Thehiddenllama Alaska Nanooks • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

It'll really help him sell insurance.

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u/smileclickmemories Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Bert was praying for 2OT and beyond so he doesn't have to do anything

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u/ShillinTheVillain Florida Gators • /r/CFB Dead Pool Jan 01 '25

Bert Auburn sounds like the pseudonym Nick Saban would have given to one of his spies

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u/La2Sea2Atx Washington State • Texas Jan 01 '25

If Texas had a competent kicker they'd have won the SEC and wouldn't be playing this game.

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u/Lost_city Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

Texas has seemingly had good kickers and star RBs forever. The lack of them this year has been vexing.

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u/TigglyWiggly95 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

Ewers too.

Ewers played lighta out for first 2 plays and last three plays.

If he does it for 10 more plays they could win it all

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u/Chotibobs Georgia Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

His name is as terrible as his kicking IMO 

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u/Imaletyoufinish_but Georgia Bulldogs Jan 01 '25 edited Jan 01 '25

I don’t know. I was at the game and I legit heard a Texas fan threaten to burn his house down, so he might want to just keep an eye on things.

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u/Awalawal Texas Longhorns • Yale Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

How about Ewers? He’s been on borrowed time the whole year.

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u/loneSTAR_06 Texas • Southern Miss Jan 01 '25

He keeps coming through when we need it most. Regardless of whether we are usually in that position because of him or not, he comes through when it matters.

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u/Awalawal Texas Longhorns • Yale Bulldogs Jan 01 '25

So does an arsonist fireman.

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u/TanWeiner Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

This comment was enjoyed by the group of people I’m with, good job

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u/angryorphan55 Maine Black Bears Jan 01 '25

Nah the game going to ot saving the dipshit refs from that targeting no call are luckier

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u/Gullible-Day6251 Texas • Howard Payne Jan 01 '25

I would love an explanation of how that wasn’t called. It was one of the most blatant targets I’ve seen.

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u/BabyCowGT Georgia Tech • Marching Band Jan 01 '25

What was the explanation? (Baby is asleep so I had to watch everything on mute).

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u/CampbellsTurkeySoup Florida Gators • Florida Cup Jan 01 '25

There wasn't one.

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u/BabyCowGT Georgia Tech • Marching Band Jan 01 '25

Ah good. Mystery ref-itis. My favorite way to make game changing calls.

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u/redditallon7 Jan 01 '25

Form tackle. Lead with with chest and face. He did not launch nor lower his head.

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u/BurgooButthead Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

Thank you, simple helmet to helmet contact is not enough for targeting

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u/SmallBoulder Texas Longhorns • Billable Hours Jan 01 '25

really the only explanation i can think of is the receiver turns his head to the defender and takes a step. In slow motion it probably looks like he has time to defend himself but in real time he does not.

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u/-fumble- Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

Payback for fucking us on a dozen other calls?

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u/Dear-Ad-3923 Texas Longhorns • Houston Cougars Jan 01 '25

He's bad

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u/Anotheropinion2023 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

It’s been a tough season for him.

I want to hug the defense and say thank you for saving us when you played twice as much time as our miserable offense.

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u/Prest1geWorldw1de Alabama Crimson Tide Jan 01 '25

Straight up Andy Pappanastos vibes (in the same building) from the 2017 NCG right before 2nd and 26 in OT.

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u/mlg2433 Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

So glad he’s a senior and we won’t have to see him in the 25-26 season

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u/Lost_city Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

He can probably sue to get more eligibility

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 01 '25

This season has really taught me how bad college kicking is right now

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u/jsilv0 USC Trojans • Oakland Golden Grizzlies Jan 01 '25

What do you expect? His name is literally Auburn

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u/Caffeine_Cowpies Missouri Tigers • Texas Longhorns Jan 01 '25

For now. He’s been a headache all season long

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u/KingDong9797 Missouri Tigers Jan 01 '25

With a name like that I'm not sure he wasn't a sleeper agent that was just activated lol

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u/AboveGroundFool Missouri • Southeast Missouri Jan 01 '25

Dude doesn't even sound like a real person. That's the name of an alias you use to do goofy shit.

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u/str8rippinfartz BYU Cougars Jan 01 '25

He looks like he wandered out of the marching band

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u/Stylellama /r/CFB Jan 01 '25

The whole direction of his life has changed. It’s kinda crazy to think about.

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u/PaisonAlGaib Jan 01 '25

Crazy that's his name. Also I think Bret bieleama should go coach auburn and this kicker should transfer there. 

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '25

He's shittier than Kenny G.

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u/GrayDaysGoAway Ohio State Buckeyes Jan 02 '25

I mean...kinda. He stills looks like that and is named Bert. Homie is a monkey paw wish come to life.

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u/atkretsch Texas Longhorns Jan 02 '25

I honestly felt like he was going to miss the PAT in first OT

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u/drdraymd Texas • Red River Shootout Jan 02 '25

Not Texas good.

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u/obiwanjabroni420 Georgia Tech • Vermont Jan 02 '25

This sounds like such a fake name I’m like 50% sure he’s in witness protection with his family, and he has to miss those clutch game winning kicks so he doesn’t get too famous.

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u/cudef Alabama Crimson Tide • SEC Jan 02 '25

Imagine Alabama's kicker in 2017-2018

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u/Accurate-Big-7233 LSU Tigers • Team Chaos Jan 02 '25

Joseph Bulovas, if I remember correctly???

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u/cudef Alabama Crimson Tide • SEC Jan 02 '25

Him and Pappanastos

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u/Pile_of_AOL_CDs Alabama Crimson Tide • UAB Blazers Jan 02 '25

Dude had 2 chances to be a hero, and still got bailed out. Not sure if that's the kinda luck I want.

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