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LSU giving a 2* Long Snapper a Full Scholarship
Posted on 10/2/18 at 11:51 am
Posted on 10/2/18 at 11:51 am
...why?
With numbers tight as they are, this just doesn't make sense to me. Before I get the "long snappers are really important to special teams" response, yes, I know they are. But full scholarship worthy?
Forget what his 2* does to our recruiting rankings, he's not even Top 3 at the position. The long snappers ranked ahead of Quentin Skinner are committed to NC State, Indiana, Minnesota and Washington State.
For discussion purposes, do we see Skinner as a full scholarship guy come NSD?
With numbers tight as they are, this just doesn't make sense to me. Before I get the "long snappers are really important to special teams" response, yes, I know they are. But full scholarship worthy?
Forget what his 2* does to our recruiting rankings, he's not even Top 3 at the position. The long snappers ranked ahead of Quentin Skinner are committed to NC State, Indiana, Minnesota and Washington State.
For discussion purposes, do we see Skinner as a full scholarship guy come NSD?
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Posted on 10/2/18 at 11:53 am to NFLSU
Honestly if we could have our kickoff specialist be a walk on and know we’re going to start him, it would kind of make sense to have the long snapper do the same thing.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:02 pm to NFLSU
When is the last time a LSU deep snapper sent one over the punters head or dribbled one back on the ground?
Punting starts with the snap.
Quit crying about stars and let the coaches craft their team. They have more to lose than any fan. They have been recruiting Georgia deep snappers for years.
Good deep snappers don’t get lots of stars. But the earn their scholarships
Punting starts with the snap.
Quit crying about stars and let the coaches craft their team. They have more to lose than any fan. They have been recruiting Georgia deep snappers for years.
Good deep snappers don’t get lots of stars. But the earn their scholarships
This post was edited on 10/2/18 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:05 pm to NFLSU
I could think of 5 other commits we could drop for bigger fish instead of skinner
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:10 pm to NFLSU
Deep snapping is so fricking simple (for anyone who practices)
In my wildest dreams I never envisioned a full ride being offered only for that. My God what a joke
In my wildest dreams I never envisioned a full ride being offered only for that. My God what a joke
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:14 pm to NFLSU
we have a long snapper pipeline out of Buford, ga. started with the ferguson bros. every one has been solid. not sexy on paper, but its a specialty.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:15 pm to NFLSU
Paging Barrister...
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:19 pm to NFLSU
What makes you think the "numbers are tight"? The numbers are only tight from the perspective of trying to finish higher in the recruiting rankings. In reality, having an extra spot to pickup an extra high 3/low 4 star probably isn't going to change the future win total at all. Having a quality long snapper or using 2 scholarships for one 5 star defensive tackle is much more likely to have an impact on future wins.
This post was edited on 10/2/18 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:23 pm to NFLSU
Were you on here complaining about us wasting a spot on a kicker last year too? I think that we should be recruiting kickers, punters, and long snappers as hard as any position on the field and I’m happy that they’re going out and getting great ones. They’re well worth their spots and they contribute as much as any other player in key spots, the momentum swing from a bad snap and blocked punt is huge and you’re spoiled by our great long snappers if you’re forgetting that
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:33 pm to NFLSU
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LSU giving a 2* Long Snapper a Full Scholarship
I would think this debate would be over with the performance of our s.t. specialist this year. They are important. Look at last year.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:43 pm to NFLSU
Snapping is not the only thing a long snapper does.
The reason we give a scholarship here is like the Ferguson brothers, Skinner can cover punts. Your typical long snapping walk on cant cover for sh*t. It just makes your special teams that much better overall.
I have zero issue using 1 out of 85 scholarships on a long snapper, there's a ton to go around.
The reason we give a scholarship here is like the Ferguson brothers, Skinner can cover punts. Your typical long snapping walk on cant cover for sh*t. It just makes your special teams that much better overall.
I have zero issue using 1 out of 85 scholarships on a long snapper, there's a ton to go around.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 12:51 pm to NFLSU
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Forget what his 2* does to our recruiting rankings, he's not even Top 3 at the position. The long snappers ranked ahead of Quentin Skinner are committed to NC State, Indiana, Minnesota and Washington State.
You know not every school is offering long snappers every year right? And as subjective as recruiting is, I wouldn't get worked up over long snapper rankings.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 1:12 pm to NFLSU
I have no issues with this AT ALL.
We have been solid at snapper for more than a decade for this reason.
We have been solid at snapper for more than a decade for this reason.
This post was edited on 10/2/18 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 10/2/18 at 1:19 pm to NFLSU
Heres the deal you really only have to allocate one of these scholarships once per 3-4 yrs. This just happens to be one of those years.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 1:34 pm to NFLSU
35 DOWNVOTES This prolly did not go as well as you thought
Posted on 10/2/18 at 1:47 pm to NFLSU
I legit can't ever remember being mad at the long snapper over the past 10 years. I'll let the coaches do their job.
Posted on 10/2/18 at 2:03 pm to NFLSU
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2* does to our recruiting rankings
and there it is, the whole reason for your post...star gazing
This post was edited on 10/2/18 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 10/2/18 at 2:07 pm to NFLSU
Do you expect a deep snapper to be a 5*?
Posted on 10/2/18 at 4:06 pm to NFLSU
This board is amazing......Last year it was "why are we wasting a scholarship on a transfer kicker"....Well I guess the answer was obvious then but cannot be denied now, so I guess I will trust our the guys who get paid millions of dollars to evaluate the team needs ahead of keyboard warriors!
Posted on 10/2/18 at 4:09 pm to NFLSU
I get what you're saying, but a long snapper is pretty freaking important. Look at how this season we have an excellent placekicker, KO specialist and punter along with a long snapper who's been perfect so far. I can't remember the last time our special teams were this good. Can you? Let this kid have his scholly! 
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