I will probably jinx him but he hasn't missed a kick yet this year.

That’s like saying “He’s throwing a perfect game!!!!”

It's very nice having a reliable kicker. I remember watching Ivanic, Azar, Nendick, and Salerno that were reliable.

Nendick kicked the game-winning 47-yarder at UCF as a frosh. I thought for sure the pressure would get to him. I was ecstatic!!!!!

(10-03-2021 01:09 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  It's very nice having a reliable kicker. I remember watching Ivanic, Azar, Nendick, and Salerno that were reliable.

Not a kicker but Jamie Dobay was one of the punters when I was there. After he was done with football, he became an egomaniacal umpire for the park district softball league.

Such a relief to have quality special teams. John has been fantastic his whole NIU career.

(EMU's missed FG killed their momentum.)

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(10-03-2021 12:47 PM)StevenNIU Wrote:  I will probably jinx him but he hasn't missed a kick yet this year.

We're already jinxed after today's College Football Bowl Projections Week 5:
Quick Lane Bowl
Monday, December 27
ESPN, 11:00 am
Ford Field, Detroit, MI
Bowl Tie-Ins: Big Ten vs. MAC
Bowl Projection: Purdue vs. Northern Illinois

Others:
Bahamas Bowl / Dec. 17 / Western Kentucky vs. Kent State
Lending Tree Bowl / Dec. 18 / Toledo vs. South Alabama
Myrtle Beach Bowl / Dec. 20 / East Carolina vs. Ball State
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl / Dec. 21 / Miami (OH) vs. Boise State
Camellia Bowl / Dec. 25 / Western Michigan vs. Appalachian State
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl / Dec. 31 / Buffalo vs. Fresno State

Are there any other G5 conferences that have a bowl tie-in with a P5? A chance for another boneyard win (if this holds up?) Also means someone's predicting NIU wins at least 6. Other than projections don't mean much, I'll take this as a positive at this point.

(10-03-2021 01:11 PM)badmoonrising13 Wrote:  Nendick kicked the game-winning 47-yarder at UCF as a frosh. I thought for sure the pressure would get to him. I was ecstatic!!!!!

Nendick was a fantastic kicker. I believe he scored a point in every game he played. To go from Azar to Nenboot is like going from Harnish to JL6….just amazing

Told you I would jinx him.

Dude is Mr. Clutch!

MAC West special teams player of the week for sure.

He deserves tons of kudos from the fans, his teammates, and coaches.

(10-09-2021 03:08 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Dude is Mr. Clutch!

MAC West special teams player of the week for sure.

He deserves tons of kudos from the fans, his teammates, and coaches.

Agreed - Kudos from the Huskies fan!

Sure does. Only one he missed had a high snap.

Kid has ice in his veins. Great job.

MAC West Special Teams Player of the WeeK!!!!! Book it!!!!!

(10-09-2021 03:11 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Sure does. Only one he missed had a high snap.

They should have taken a delay penalty to be improve the angle on that one.

(10-09-2021 04:53 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-09-2021 03:11 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Sure does. Only one he missed had a high snap.

They should have taken a delay penalty to be improve the angle on that one.

ok-- I won't comment on the intricacies of O-line play, or other positions. But.... I will on kicking. I hate that most coaches (Rod) don't respect the difficulty of kicking and don't have a clue how to coach (help) them. Those coaches should go find themselves a kicking coach to do it if they are incapable. ok--- rant aside-- what happened on the one that was missed?

As you guys said, that was not a great angle. I don't know that they could have fixed that -- we had to play for the TD. So that's fine. However, it was Ference on the hold. He is NOT the usual holder. And the ball placement (the hold) was not perfect. So, that miss is on the team, not on the kicker. But, why was Ference holding on that one? He WAS NOT holding later in the game. I would love to know why he was holding on that one. On a later kick the snapper was late getting onto the field. **** to fix.

(10-09-2021 05:28 PM)chihuskie Wrote:  

(10-09-2021 04:53 PM)sarasotahuskie Wrote:  

(10-09-2021 03:11 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  Sure does. Only one he missed had a high snap.

They should have taken a delay penalty to be improve the angle on that one.

ok-- I won't comment on the intricacies of O-line play, or other positions. But.... I will on kicking. I hate that most coaches (Rod) don't respect the difficulty of kicking and don't have a clue how to coach (help) them. Those coaches should go find themselves a kicking coach to do it if they are incapable. ok--- rant aside-- what happened on the one that was missed?

As you guys said, that was not a great angle. I don't know that they could have fixed that -- we had to play for the TD. So that's fine. However, it was Ference on the hold. He is NOT the usual holder. And the ball placement (the hold) was not perfect. So, that miss is on the team, not on the kicker. But, why was Ference holding on that one? He WAS NOT holding later in the game. I would love to know why he was holding on that one. On a later kick the snapper was late getting onto the field. **** to fix.

Who’s the regular holder? Abrell?

Ference is the regular holder. Abrell is the snapper. It was a bad snap