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Our Australian Punter
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:00 am
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:00 am
I didn't know our new punter was from Australia. This article talks mostly about his culture shock.
Australian punter lives American dream
ETA: Brad Wing punter highlight video on YouTube.
Australian punter lives American dream
quote:
“A few of my friends at Parkview (in the 2009 season) said, ‘You want to go to a LSU game?’ And I was like, ‘Not really. Who cares?’ And then I got here at LSU, and it felt like there were a million people here. My friends back home still don’t really understand what’s going on, so I just tell them to google Tiger Stadium. And then they sort of understand that it’s a pretty big deal.”
quote:IMO, Special Teams play is going to be our weakness this year; hopefully Wing will be able to contribute.
“I called mom and said, ‘I’m not coming home for another couple of years,’” he said.
“There aren’t structured sports in school in Australia like there is in the United States,” the elder Wing said. “Brad has really enjoyed that structure. It’s totally different in Australia. There are no school sports. It’s all club sports.”
ETA: Brad Wing punter highlight video on YouTube.
This post was edited on 4/5/11 at 12:28 pm
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Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:06 am to LSU Tigerhead
quote:
IMO, Special Teams play is going to be our weakness this year; hopefully Wing will be able to contribute.
Hes gonna be a good one, get ready....
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:07 am to LSU Tigerhead
For some reason I can't get the second and thrid pages to show up.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:28 am to LSUDad
Heard he has been very inconsistent this spring. Hope that's not the case, but I definitely think special teams with be a concern this fall.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:44 am to LSU Tigerhead
quote:
I just wanted one year of American high school to see if it was really like what it is on TV (Glee) and all those movies. All that high school drama — there’s nothing like that in Australia. And it was pretty close at Parkview.”
glee > summer heights high
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:45 am to Duckie
not working for me either
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:52 am to patnuh
and i would love to hear JJ's brad wing impersonation.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:53 am to S
quote:
. And it was pretty close at Parkview
I remember those days at PBS, he couldn't have been more correct haha
Posted on 4/4/11 at 9:53 am to sportsfan
quote:
Heard he has been very inconsistent this spring.
Spring Game Sat., we'll see..........
Posted on 4/4/11 at 10:07 am to LSU Tigerhead
quote:
“I said it at the dinner table, and my mom just about fell off her chair. I just wanted one year of American high school to see if it was really like what it is on TV (Glee) and all those movies.
Jesus
Posted on 4/4/11 at 11:18 am to S
quote:
glee > summer heights high
**** you, miss.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 11:31 am to LSU Tigerhead
Pretty good article. Hope he does well here at LSU.
This post was edited on 4/4/11 at 11:31 am
Posted on 4/4/11 at 11:47 am to LSU Tigerhead
Good on ya mate.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 12:21 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
Dude's got enough leg to make Harry Rabenhorst's record setter look like a shank coming off his foot.
I'm only half kidding.
Dude can boot it.
I'm only half kidding.
Dude can boot it.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 12:25 pm to LSU Tigerhead
Hopefully he doesn't end up punting balls in the wrong endzone seeing how confused he is.
Posted on 4/4/11 at 12:28 pm to GFunk
quote:
Dude's got enough leg to make Harry Rabenhorst's record setter look like a shank coming off his foot.
I'm only half kidding.
Dude can boot it.
Nice. Does he have the accuracy too?
Posted on 4/4/11 at 12:45 pm to Hulkklogan
Read the article. Miles said he can pooch punt it to the five yard line like he was using a nine iron
Posted on 4/4/11 at 1:11 pm to lighter345
If memory serves me correct during second half warm ups at the Ole Miss game last season I was watching all three of our #38 punters. Wing by far seemed to be the best. He kicked the ball out of the endzone from around the 35 no roll 75 yards in the air. Granted he was kicking with the wind but damn. 
Posted on 4/4/11 at 1:13 pm to tigerfan in bamaland
quote:
Good on ya mate.
Let's get "some shrimps on the barbie, some Sheilas and some Fosters and we'll be all set mate."
Posted on 4/4/11 at 1:40 pm to Missile
All I can say is that you fellas better thank your lucky stars that Joe Rob didn't COMPLETELY BOTCH the Wing recruitment up.
He really almost d!cked the poor kid around. Flew halfway around the world to get a Visa after he found out he needed a different type of one to get into LSU that he used to get into PBS.
Flew non-stop, got the paperwork, and then flew back, same way. Kid wanted LSU. This was after we "weren't much help" with getting his transcripts in order. His parents found someone with some experience.
Meanwhile, JoeRobbingUsOfMoolah was busy taking a commitment from Dylan Effing Botts to fill his spot.
Wing & Fam got the feeling LSU had left 'em out to dry. Everything worked out, but it proved to be another brick in a Special Teams Coaching Award Winner's Wall.
That's the last recruiting situation Miles allowed JoeRob to eff up.
He really almost d!cked the poor kid around. Flew halfway around the world to get a Visa after he found out he needed a different type of one to get into LSU that he used to get into PBS.
Flew non-stop, got the paperwork, and then flew back, same way. Kid wanted LSU. This was after we "weren't much help" with getting his transcripts in order. His parents found someone with some experience.
Meanwhile, JoeRobbingUsOfMoolah was busy taking a commitment from Dylan Effing Botts to fill his spot.
Wing & Fam got the feeling LSU had left 'em out to dry. Everything worked out, but it proved to be another brick in a Special Teams Coaching Award Winner's Wall.
That's the last recruiting situation Miles allowed JoeRob to eff up.
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