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Was losing Michael Palardy (K) to Tennessee a big loss for us now?
Posted on 9/16/11 at 9:36 am
Posted on 9/16/11 at 9:36 am
I know we have Hairston, but I'm just curious here.
This post was edited on 9/16/11 at 10:03 am
Posted on 9/16/11 at 10:16 am to c on z
I'm not gonna get hung up on kickers/punters we could or could not have.
Posted on 9/16/11 at 10:22 am to c on z
Wait, a year ago, the consensus on this board was that scholarships to kickers and punters were a waste of time and useless.
WTF happened?
WTF happened?
Posted on 9/16/11 at 10:23 am to Prominentwon
I wasn't one of those guys.
Posted on 9/16/11 at 10:24 am to c on z
I find it funny that people are bitching about the kickoff's now after the uproar about wasting scholarships on kickers and punters. Good stuff.
This post was edited on 9/16/11 at 10:25 am
Posted on 9/16/11 at 10:45 am to Prominentwon
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I find it funny that people are bitching about the kickoff's now after the uproar about wasting scholarships on kickers and punters.
Because it's all about stars with recruiting...only when they see problems on the field is when they complain
Posted on 9/16/11 at 12:24 pm to c on z
we should get a kicker every other year... last year was hairston, pass this year
Posted on 9/16/11 at 1:37 pm to c on z
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I wasn't one of those guys.
Me neither. I think after last year, when ST were so important to our success, no one else should be either.
Posted on 9/16/11 at 2:31 pm to TigersOfGeauxld
Who cares that we lost him, we have capable kickers on the team now, coaches just need to use them and allow them to kick it deep. Btw, states kickers weren't exactly bombing it on us either.
Posted on 9/16/11 at 7:17 pm to 0
NO you actually are better off than having Palardy, anything outside of 35 yards is 50/50 and he never gets it into the end zone on kickoffs. I think the guy was overated
Posted on 9/16/11 at 8:07 pm to VolFan4Life
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NO you actually are better off than having Palardy, anything outside of 35 yards is 50/50 and he never gets it into the endzone on kickoffs. I think the guy was overated.
He put 3 into the endzone against Cincinnati..Two were caught inside the 5, and one on the ten. He's been injured and is just getting over it. His high school coach at St.Thomas Aquinas said he was the best kicker he ever coached. And there have been some good ones come out of that school.
Posted on 9/16/11 at 8:51 pm to StevieRayVol
I'll give them Palardy. We got Freak Johnson.
Posted on 9/16/11 at 10:49 pm to tiger perry
Justin Hunter for Freak Johnson, I will make that trade.
Posted on 9/17/11 at 11:34 am to c on z
Considering Tennessee hired a former assistant coach/recruiter from his high school to help recruit him, I still say no. LINK
Don't know what became of Rubio or this situation. It looked dirty then and it still looks dirty to me.
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KNOXVILLE — Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said Saturday he does not believe UT’s football program committed a secondary violation after a report surfaced into the actions of a recruiting intern.
First-year UT coach Lane Kiffin didn’t seem so sure.
Hamilton said UT has provided the SEC with its internal review of intern Steve Rubio’s trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Rubio was accompanying Kiffin recently while he was recruiting at football powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas High School.
The story implicating Rubio, who played football and spent a year there as a volunteer assistant coach after graduating in 2003, was reported by The New York Times late Friday on its Web site. It’s the second time this week the newspaper uncovered possible recruiting violations by the Vols.
By NCAA rules, only UT’s nine assistant coaches and Kiffin are allowed to visit prospects off campus.
Hamilton said he does not believe Rubio met with prospects. If he did, the violation would likely be ruled a secondary violation by the NCAA.
“In college athletics from time to time, institutions will have secondary violations,” Hamilton said. “The rule book is thick in its intricacies.”
Under Kiffin, UT self reported six secondary violations earlier this year. UT is also under a highly publicized review by the NCAA for alleged misuse of its recruiting hostesses.
The Vols are recruiting several prospects from St. Thomas Aquinas, including defensive back Cody Riggs and kicker Michael Palardy, who committed to UT in September.
After practice on Saturday, Kiffin declined to rule out contact between Rubio and prospects during the trip.
“You never want to say never but I’ll pretty much say that he did not (have contact with prospects),” said Kiffin, who added that Rubio visited with friends at the high school.
Rubio joined UT this summer. He had been director of player personnel at the University of Central Florida. Rubio spent three years as an equipment manager for the Golden Knights and was moved to graduate assistant for recruiting and operations in 2007.
Kiffin said he doesn’t believe it would have been possible for Rubio, who acts as a personal assistant and often guides him on the road in South Florida since he is familiar with the area, to meet with prospects since the team was practicing during their visit.
Kiffin said Rubio hasn’t visited with coaches or school employees at other recruiting stops.
“He doesn’t do that at any other schools that we go to when he goes with me,” Kiffin said.
Don't know what became of Rubio or this situation. It looked dirty then and it still looks dirty to me.
This post was edited on 9/17/11 at 11:37 am
Posted on 9/17/11 at 12:17 pm to chinese58
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Don't know what became of Rubio or this situation. It looked dirty then and it still looks dirty to me.
Rubio is still on staff at Tennessee, the NCAA ruled it was not a violation.
Posted on 9/17/11 at 3:03 pm to bwallcubfan
i knew that was coming, like i stated in earlier post OverRated
Posted on 9/17/11 at 3:05 pm to smash williams
Feeling good about it, actually.
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