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by Mark Sandritter on Nov 3, 2011 6:01 AM PDT
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PrintWashington State has had a lot of problems on the football field in recent history, but none may have been worse than field goal kicking. From 2004-2010 WSU kickers combined to make 62.0 percent of their field goals. That is good for the 111th worst percentage out of 120 FBS schools.
Enter Andrew Furney. With Furney Furn handling the kicking duties, WSU has converted 85.7 percent of its field goals in 2011, good for 14th best among FBS teams. Furney's success hasn't gone unnoticed as he was announced as a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award.
Washington State sophomore kicker Andrew Furney has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2011 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl Committee, announced by The Palm Beach County Sports Commission today. These 20 place-kickers have all excelled throughout the season in earning their places as semifinalists.
If Furney finishes in the top three he gets to attend a banquet in Florida. I hope they have a backup buffet.
Furney Named Semifinalist For Lou Groza Award - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Washington State sophomore kicker Andrew Furney has been named one of 20 semifinalists for the 2011 Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award presented by the Orange Bowl Committee, announced by The Palm Beach County Sports Commission today. These 20 place-kickers have all excelled throughout the season in earning their places as semifinalists.
Wind-blown WSU puts together strong practice - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Nov. 2, 2011
In the years I've been doing this job, I don't remember many practice days colder than this one. The wind was blowing, not too hard but it was steady, and it was biting. Despite wearing a sweatshirt and two jackets, I felt it wasn't enough. So how did the Washington State players respond? Read on.
WSU Vs. Cal: Paul Wulff And Jeff Tedford Fighting For Their Jobs - SB Nation Seattle
The Washington St. Cougars and the California Golden Bears are teams headed in the wrong direction as the 2011 college football calendar turns to November. The loser of this game could be that much closer to seeing the exit.
Scout.com: Greatest WSU Walk Ons: The Specialists
KICKERS AND PUNTERS. If they're good, you sometimes hardly notice. If they're bad, whoa Nellie, watch the message boards light up. In the second of our two-part series picking the greatest walk ons in the modern era of Cougar football, we today focus on the specialists. The vast majority of Cougar legs over the years arrived as walk ons so the pool from which to choose our top five was large.
Bears' bowl eligibility may hinge on game vs. WSU
Cal heads into its most critical game of the season against Washington State on Nov. 5 at AT&T Park without knowing who its quarterback will be. That's never a good thing. It might be incumbent Zach Maynard, who has struggled mightily in two of his past three games, or it might be Allan Bridgford, who would be making his first career start.
Cougars look for the big win - Washington State University - The Olympian - Olympia, Washington news, weather and sports
PULLMAN – Since arriving in Pullman, Washington State’s seniors have never played a late-season game with anything more than pride on the line.
Cougars pushing hard to finish strong - Spokesman.com - Nov. 2, 2011
PULLMAN – With four games left in the 2010 season, Washington State hit its low point, a 42-0 thrashing at Arizona State.
Karstetter having standout year for WSU | KING5.com Seattle
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Wide receiver Jared Karstetter is having another standout season for Washington State.
Cal football: Zach Maynard will remain the starter for Saturday's game vs. Washington State - San Jose Mercury News
Zach Maynard might not feel much love from Cal fans right now, but his teammates and coach went to great lengths Wednesday to back the struggling quarterback.
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If he's a finalist, does that mean he,ll be Flyin' First Class up in the sky?
by BigWood! on Nov 3, 2011 7:57 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
In the fast lane
And I won’t change
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
by Coug999 on Nov 3, 2011 9:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm not sure if this is a Cougcenter high or low point
by Brian Floyd on Nov 3, 2011 9:57 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions 3 recs
Those aren't the words
"Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can!" | Herb Brooks
by Coug999 on Nov 3, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
If he's a finalist, and he ain't got no money, will they send his broke-ass home?
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by Craig Powers on Nov 3, 2011 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Hmm maybe. But if he wins he will probably get a trophy.
I’m sure it’s flossy flossy.
by Mark Sandritter on Nov 3, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
No more pressure than he puts on his belt.
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by Kenneth Arthur on Nov 3, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Is this a serious concern?
Or were you just being sarcastic? I honestly can’t tell and would like to know.
by Kyle Rancourt on Nov 3, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
As a kicker, I know that when you start to get mentioned it can hurt you
Not saying it always will but depending on the person it can affect them. Kicking is a lot more mental than many other positions. I am not trying to say that he will be affected but it really depends on how he looks at it.
But if he starts messing up because he's getting good press
should he even be playing organized sports at a D1 level? It’s kind of a ridiculous excuse
by Kyle Rancourt on Nov 3, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I am not saying its a good excuse
But I am saying that whenever a player of a very mental position starts to change his thinking, then things have the possibility of taking a turn for the worse. Look at the boise state kicker last year. He missed a fairly easy kick for a D1 kicker and right back and missed it the other way. Its not because he was a terrible kicker, it was because he started thinking way to much about it.
Was the comment that good?
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by Craig Powers on Nov 4, 2011 6:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Isn't that true of almost anything though?
If you think too much about it and let it affect your mentality, you’ll mess up. Plus, we have no way of measuring his mental state, so the argument is easily dismissible.
by Kyle Rancourt on Nov 4, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions
eh, I shouldn't have said "easily dismissible".
instead, I should have just said that the thought of him not being able to handle good press is a silly thing to worry about. by that logic, we should all hope every player sucks individually so we don’t have to worry about their mental state after people say good things about them. which then brings up the point, what if they mess up because people say they suck?
basically, the whole mental state of the players discussion is pointless since none of us are trained psychologist who spend hours with these players.
by Kyle Rancourt on Nov 4, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's fair, though, to observe that kickers seem to have a more fragile psyche
Since virtually their entire value is measured over a season on less than two dozen plays.
yeah that's why I restated what I meant.
I didn’t want to sound like their mental state should never be taken into account or doesn’t exist, rather, that it’s sort of a silly thing to worry about. The original comment was “I just hope this doesn’t put any extra pressure on him”, which to me, seems like a silly thing to worry about, because you could make the “added pressure” argument for almost every player on the team, including the coaching staff.
by Kyle Rancourt on Nov 4, 2011 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
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