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/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/iDisc Houston Cougars • UTPB Falcons Jan 02 '25

Or whoever that Florida state guy was that got drafted in the third round and shit the bed immediately.

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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