tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post6662589387039670606..comments2023-11-03T04:38:20.417-04:00Comments on BULLDOGS BLOG: Dawgs of the Decade: The KickersGeorgia Athleticshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00516202366071408182noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-7119382595702664122009-12-10T22:30:23.205-05:002009-12-10T22:30:23.205-05:00Hmm well at this point and time, I would have to s...Hmm well at this point and time, I would have to say Billie Bennett. The kid was absolutly amazing<br /><br />However, I think the best of the three is going to be Blair Walsh. I mean 10-11 from 50+? Incredible! and he had plenty of distance on all of them!Hunter Ciubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03660348253619013722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-55809610511401620572009-12-10T17:55:54.671-05:002009-12-10T17:55:54.671-05:00Brian, I am not going by "award winners"...Brian, I am not going by "award winners" I have been turned off to that by the Heisman. Awards have become political. I am using higher criteria, my opinion. I am not knocking these guys, heck I have been wrong also. I have a decent record of picking players that will make it, and kickers are usually easier, especially since they banned the tee on FGs. <br /><br />I really thought Coutu would be a hot commodity....along the lines of Butler and Kasey. Cannot believe some team hasn't snatched him up by now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-65848812550688132042009-12-10T13:30:45.852-05:002009-12-10T13:30:45.852-05:00Anon @ 12:06pm....Find me the last 10 Lou Groza aw...Anon @ 12:06pm....Find me the last 10 Lou Groza award winners and tell me what team they play for. For whatever reason, college success doesn't translate to NFL success in the kicking game. The only recent exceptions I can think of are Mason Crosby and Nate Kaeding. The rest of the "best" CFB produced are in line with Brandon and Billy for the next open try-out for the Dirty Birds.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260356382769600459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-35760534131583284892009-12-10T12:06:03.267-05:002009-12-10T12:06:03.267-05:00Seemingly, UGA has always been blessed with "...Seemingly, UGA has always been blessed with "great" kickers for decades, this one has been no exception. But in looking at the three most recent for this decade, are we blinded by the inflated need for we have for kickers? Sure they are among the national leaders in points scored, but we rely on FGs more than any of us would like to admit. This may make them heroes to us, but if they are so talented, why has Bennett and Coutu yet to secure a job in the NFL? <br /><br />With BB I wasn't sure he would succeed in the NFL but I did think Coutu was a lock. Perhaps we have a distorted view of our kickers because we rely on them so much in big games due to our Red Zone failures with TDs. I realize Walsh hasn't had his chance yet but I felt Coutu was every bit as talented. This isn't a knock on any of them, we certainly needed their contributions, but we haven't been "kicker U" as of late.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-30769567839449301332009-12-10T11:13:29.249-05:002009-12-10T11:13:29.249-05:00Definitely Billy Bennett. There were many games wh...Definitely Billy Bennett. There were many games where he saved the day.<br />I'm proud we've had all these guys though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-36003729713011549222009-12-10T11:05:45.626-05:002009-12-10T11:05:45.626-05:00My vote is for whoooooa billybillybilly.
I still ...My vote is for whoooooa billybillybilly.<br /><br />I still listen to The Whigs' "Give 'Em All A Big Fat Lip" CD, which Billy produced in 2005.<br /><br />Still some kickin' rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-29152772056927361102009-12-10T10:42:26.258-05:002009-12-10T10:42:26.258-05:00Bennett was very good but Coutu was money!Bennett was very good but Coutu was money!Ozamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-69651952578924152912009-12-10T10:31:30.967-05:002009-12-10T10:31:30.967-05:00My vote is for anyone who doesn't do direction...My vote is for anyone who doesn't do directional kickoffs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-38905810038583081522009-12-10T10:17:46.445-05:002009-12-10T10:17:46.445-05:00It's Billy Bennett, no questions asked. Dude ...It's Billy Bennett, no questions asked. Dude was the man. Although it wasn't a particularly long kick, his game-winner at Alabama, followed by his patented airplane celebration, remains one of my favorite Dawg moments from college. Just a clutch kick from a clutch kicker.Frank Franklinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-42492084040146161142009-12-10T09:57:37.945-05:002009-12-10T09:57:37.945-05:00What, no Andy Bailey?What, no Andy Bailey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-75282107150007091822009-12-10T09:55:45.440-05:002009-12-10T09:55:45.440-05:00Billy is big time with Chase Park Transduction in ...Billy is big time with Chase Park Transduction in Athens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162716793249150680.post-15337841589861966362009-12-10T09:50:48.432-05:002009-12-10T09:50:48.432-05:00Here's some Billy Bennett news, though it is a...Here's some Billy Bennett news, though it is a couple of years old. My husband and daughter talked to him at an MGMT concert in San Diego. He was doing some work for the band. My husband had his School Kids Records shirt on and Bennett signed it. At the end of the MGMT set, Billy kicked a football into the crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com