10/10/09 Special Teams POW

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Nominate and give stats.

[native]

Mike Snoy, Weber State punter and placekicker.

Weber State is the NCAA DIVISION I FCS team leader this week in NET PUNTING. ... As a team, the Wildcats have had 24 punts for 1,029 yards - all by MIKE SNOY (6-2, 180 Sr.) for an average of 42.87 yards per kick. ... WSU’s Punt Cover teams have allowed just eight punts returned for a total of 23 yards giving the Wildcats a Net Punting Average of 41.1 yards.

The senior from Layton, Utah is 3rd individually in the Big Sky with that 42.87 yards per punt and is ranked 10th nationally in NCAA Division I FCS. ... Eight, or one-third, of his punts this season have been downed inside the opponents’ 20-yd line and four of them have stopped, or been downed, inside the five-yard line including two last week at Eastern Washington. ... Snoy had a “small straight” in field goals vs. Eastern Washington with makes from 21,22 and 23 yards in the game. It marked the first time in his 42-game career in which he kicked THREE FIELD GOALS in one game.

Snoy also averaged 42.3 net yards per kickoff on 7 kickoffs versus EWU.

Parts of this post are from the Weber State press release.

[CatMom]

If you want us to be homers, ok

Mishak Rivas - TXST - WR (1st full game back from injury)
KOR 4/116 long 56 - avg 29

come on guys, there have to be some other good performances out there.

[danefan]

Justin Gannon, Albany
Sr., TB, 5-6, 175, Sussex, NJ/Vernon Township
Gannon returned two punts for a total 88 yards while accomplishing a feat that had eluded UAlbany during its 10 years of Division I competition. Becoming the first Great Dane to find the end zone on a punt return since Oct. 31, 1998, Gannon brought one back 78 yards for a second-quarter touchdown that staked Albany to a 13-0 advantage over Duquesne. The senior tailback totaled 119 all-purpose yards in a 55-10 victory over the Dukes, Albany’s record-tying 16th consecutive triumph over NEC opponents.

[danefan]

James Mallory, Central Connecticut State
Sr., RB, 5-10, 200, Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West
Known primarily for his great ability to run the football, Mallory is becoming a game-changing force on special teams. The senior running back, who stuffed a punt in CCSU’s win at Columbia in Week Three, blocked two punts in the Blue Devils’ 42-21 Northeast Conference win over Robert Morris. Mallory’s first punt block gave the Blue Devils the ball at Robert Morris’ 22-yard line with 4:31 remaining in the opening quarter. CCSU tied the game at 7-7 four plays later. Mallory struck again on the first play of the second quarter when he again harassed the punter. His deflection limited the RMU punt to a 19-yard net gain and gave CCSU good field position for its ensuing scoring drive.

[JALMOND]

Zach Brown, 6-1 180lb FR WR/K from Keizer, OR

Kicked three field goals and 2 PATs (total 11 points) in Portland State's win over Northern Colorado in cold and snowy conditions. The field goals were 33 yards, 40 yards, and 50 yards. Brown did earn the Big Sky conference special teams POW award earlier this week.

[ODUalum11]

Mike Snoy, Weber State punter and placekicker.

Weber State is the NCAA DIVISION I FCS team leader this week in NET PUNTING. ... As a team, the Wildcats have had 24 punts for 1,029 yards - all by MIKE SNOY (6-2, 180 Sr.) for an average of 42.87 yards per kick. ... WSU’s Punt Cover teams have allowed just eight punts returned for a total of 23 yards giving the Wildcats a Net Punting Average of 41.1 yards.

The senior from Layton, Utah is 3rd individually in the Big Sky with that 42.87 yards per punt and is ranked 10th nationally in NCAA Division I FCS. ... Eight, or one-third, of his punts this season have been downed inside the opponents’ 20-yd line and four of them have stopped, or been downed, inside the five-yard line including two last week at Eastern Washington. ... Snoy had a “small straight” in field goals vs. Eastern Washington with makes from 21,22 and 23 yards in the game. It marked the first time in his 42-game career in which he kicked THREE FIELD GOALS in one game.

Snoy also averaged 42.3 net yards per kickoff on 7 kickoffs versus EWU.

Parts of this post are from the Weber State press release.

There is also Jonathan Plisco from Old Dominion. He had 4 punts against Presbyterian for 162 yards, an average of 40.5 yards. While his average was somewhat impressive for a freshman its his hangtime on his punts that should be noticed and the way he kicks the ball. He's a left-footed punter which means when the ball hits off his foot instead of going end over end its spirals which means it makes it harder for returners to catch. Not sure what the exact number is but there's been numerous returners this year who have fumbled or muffed punts from Plisco and have lead to crucial scores for ODU.

Overall, he's 4th nationally with 34 punts for 1,530 which is a 45 yard average. ODU averages 5.67 punts/game.

...pretty impressive for a freshman. Now, if he can get stronger?

[CatMom]

Figures people would be posting all these punters. We've been invaded by them. If I recall, there's more than 1 guy on Special Teams.

[Willie]

Figures people would be posting all these punters. We've been invaded by them. If I recall, there's more than 1 guy on Special Teams.

Yeah because punting's soooo fucking easy.