(01-21-2009 06:21 PM)jwilber40 Wrote: (01-12-2009 09:47 PM)NIU010 Wrote: The internet is such a strange place (check our new punter's late night stream-of-thought while contemplating which school to choose last week)
http://my.nba.com/thread.jspa?threadID=5...5800260689
Hello Wilberrrrr... Interesting read. He claims some big time schools have looked into his services. This kid also seems like quite the character, and it's interesting to note what our player's/coach's sales pitches may have been to him ( Did you guys know that our long snapper's going to be in the NFL in two years? More power to Nolan Owen, but he better start downing some serious protein shakes if that's going to be the case). From the looks of him, he looks like a graduate of the Todd Sauebrun school of macho punters. (5'10", 205 in HS w/ a 4.8 40 and a 340lb bench. I take it he won't be settling for pushing guys out of bounds)
This photo is much more Sauerbrun-like...looks like he put on a few lb's since HS
http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/data/GlobalFi...%20Pic.jpg
His punting resume tape on youtube is longer than Reggie Bush's hs clip reel, but at least he seems to have quite the leg. I figure we'll be talking about the kid a bit more on this site in the next couple years; usually don't presume that out of punters. I hope it's mostly positive stuff and nothing to do with the police blotter.
Welcome aboard, kid. Enjoy the beer nuggets.
I HOPE THATS A COMPLIMENT................ CAUSE FOR WHAT I KNOW I AM A GOOD PICKUP FOR NIU..... the truth behind me choosing NIU is its a team with lots of potential. I didnt want to wait to see if I had to walk on to a bigger division I school because the scholarship wasnt on paper!!!! I also have family in Chicago and my uncle teaches at NIU. The weight gain is going down as well and that gain actually increased my hang time to as high as 5.3 seconds!!!! Hit me up if you want to ask questions or talk crap its whatever...
Wilberrrr!!!!!!
Indeed, welcome to the NIU family and to the board. Hopefully we only get to see most of your handiwork (or footwork, to be more precise) during pregame or halftime, but I'm sure the rest of the gang on the board joins me in wishing you the best of luck for the upcoming season. Are you in fact in DeKalb right now? Hopefully you've visited your family in Chicago a few times before or your that your uncle has been straight up with you about the weather...I know plenty of folks who've gone from IL to AZ, but you're one of the first I can recall heading west to east. (oh, and congrats if you're a Cards fan...my cousin in Scottsdale has been going apesh*t the last couple of weeks)
A few Q's if you don't mind...
1) If you didn't select NIU or CSU, which school do you think you would had the best chance at heading to in the fall?
2) Has Coach Kill talked to you about rugby punting? what are your thoughts about that technique instead of say, coffin corners or hangers to limit returns? (Have you ever tried rugby-style kicks?)
3) If you're on campus...have you tried the damn beer nuggets yet? I graduated in 2000, but I do recall enjoying those little gems while hanging out, pre-gaming, drinkin...sodas, etc.
Again, welcome, and enjoy the many friendly (and some moronic) Huskie fanatics on the site!