re: Josh Growden and Other Aussies

There are certainly a bunch of kids who do dream of playing college sports, however it's a lot more common with basketball players and some smaller sports rather than football players. The college football path is only something that has started to become popular over the last few years so we will certainly start seeing a spike in Aussie punters over the next 5+ years.

Usually these kids come through our TAC Cup system which is where all of our aspiring Aussie Rules players play while in school (Under 18 comp). Once they realize that the AFL isn't a realistic shot, then many of them try their hand at punting.

The good thing is that ten years ago, they wouldn't have even considered trying their hand at college football but now it seems to be the default option for kids with big boots (our game is all about kicking accuracy and length so it translates well).

While Josh, who HAS been an NFL/college football fan for a while, grew up wanting to play Aussie Rules, we asked him off air if he'd rather still be on the list of the team that de-listed him or at LSU...He didn't hesitate in saying LSU.