Merrick Glover, all time points leader

[WaveProf]

[krewe of ham and eggs]

The blind hog found an acorn

[QuarterbackU]

Such an honor to be able to see the all-time points leader (Glover) and #2 Head Coach in Wins (Scelfo) in my lifetime.

[WaveProf]

Such an honor to be able to see the all-time points leader (Glover) and #2 Head Coach in Wins (Scelfo) in my lifetime.

What a glorious time to be alive

[krewe of ham and eggs]

Such an honor to be able to see the all-time points leader (Glover) and #2 Head Coach in Wins (Scelfo) in my lifetime.

Go buy a powerball ticket

[FW]

He was 31-39 (80%) his first 3 years. He's 15-25 (60%) the last two years. Overall, a respectable 46-64 (72%), but everyone will remember the last 2 years.

[Johnny Mac]

He was 31-39 (80%) his first 3 years. He's 15-25 (60%) the last two years. Overall, a respectable 46-64 (72%), but everyone will remember the last 2 years.

when you think of how many times we went for it on 4th down over the past 5 years because the coach didn't have any confidence in him, it makes his achievement ridiculously dubious... I don't want to denigrate a student athlete, but his name does not belong among kickers who won games for Tulane like Cairo and Seth Marler... so I guess "congrats" but put a freaking asterisk in the books.

[Luvs da Wave]

Not to mention Eddie Murray.

[Luvs da Wave]

BTW, isn’t it Merek?

[Wavebacker]

...and a broken clock is right two times a day.
What's he had, 8 years of eligibility?
There was a time when we used to have great kickers. One after the other...then he came along...

[WaveProf]

One after the other...then he came along...

Actually, this is the first moment when I *will* jump in and defend him. About the only one.

The historiography is a bit more complex.

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Then, Merrick Glover, as an underclassman, offered a consistency we desperately needed, even though he didn't have the range we wanted. He wasn't the answer, but he fixed a gaping problem. It was a sigh of relief (allbeit not a deep one)

Over his (what feels like 20 years of) eligibility his range increased dramatically, but his accuracy and consistency and head all failed on him, and we regressed at kicking field goals........but we are STILL better than where we were the 2 years post Santos.

[long green]

No, we are not better off. We were, heading into this year, but this year's performance changed that status. Merek worked very hard but now he's a basket case.

[FW]

He never had a "big" leg. I think his career long is 44, but he nailed it in what was a close game in front of 80,000 people at Auburn. It's mental with now, but he doesn't deserve to be bashed.

[Baywave1]

We can disagree about his leg strength. I think we all agree his inconsistency has nothing to do with his leg strength.

I wish him well but I’m surprised that Fritz still plays him. WF constantly proclaims that how you play controls how much you play. The natural conclusion then must be Fritz thinks the cupboard is bare other than Merek. That is not encouraging for 2022.

[visualmagic]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

[Man in Green]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

[visualmagic]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

Eddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%

[Johnny Mac]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

Palazzo fits in the 25 plus year window.. we also had a decent kicker for a few years who came in as a 5 star recruit... struggled early and ended up being OK.. forget his name. I have said this in another thread... other D1 schools have successfully mined the transfer portal for 1AA guys who have a couple of years of experience and can make kicks... we should do the same.

[wavedom]

We can disagree about his leg strength. I think we all agree his inconsistency has nothing to do with his leg strength.

I wish him well but I’m surprised that Fritz still plays him. WF constantly proclaims that how you play controls how much you play. The natural conclusion then must be Fritz thinks the cupboard is bare other than Merek. That is not encouraging for 2022.

Bingo. The cupboard is that bare behind him. That is very worrisome.

[wavedom]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

Palazzo fits in the 25 plus year window.. we also had a decent kicker for a few years who came in as a 5 star recruit... struggled early and ended up being OK.. forget his name. I have said this in another thread... other D1 schools have successfully mined the transfer portal for 1AA guys who have a couple of years of experience and can make kicks... we should do the same.

Bingo. That is where we should be looking.

[Man in Green]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

Eddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%

Palazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.

[visualmagic]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

Eddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%

Palazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.

Nope. Palazzo was 9/17 in 1998

[Man in Green]

One after the other...then he came along...

We had great kickers "one after the other" until Santos graduated. Then we were a COMPLETE disaster at kicker the rest of Curtis Johnson's tenure. Scared to even try it. Not just misses, blocks.

Other than Marler and Santos, we haven’t really had any other good kickers in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching

Eddie Murray, Tony Wood, Brad Palazzo, Vince Minalla…I probably misspelled a couple of those, were all great, or at least reliable.
Kicking is 80% mental, the other half is physical. I used to be a kicker so i have a little first hand knowledge.

Eddie Murray and Tony Wood are not in the 25ish years that I’ve been watching.
Statistically, Palazzo wasn’t anything special. Hit (50/68) 73.5%

Palazzo was very good. Those misses must have come early in his career because Bowden wouldn’t have put up with a kicker missing that many kicks, unlike a certain coach. I recall him being a steady and reliable kicker his last 2 years.

Nope. Palazzo was 9/17 in 1998

Well, we went 12-0 so he wasn’t really needed.

[ml wave]

We can disagree about his leg strength. I think we all agree his inconsistency has nothing to do with his leg strength.

I wish him well but I’m surprised that Fritz still plays him. WF constantly proclaims that how you play controls how much you play. The natural conclusion then must be Fritz thinks the cupboard is bare other than Merek. That is not encouraging for 2022.

It doesn't take an expert here, anyone watching the Ks warmup would come to that conclusion. Hopefully they'll improve over the offseason and/or we bring in stiffer competition.

[waverider]

Good news! His brother Casey was awarded a scholarship today so our kicking will be Glovered the next few years