OT: We all love Korsak but.....has anyone seen clips of this SDSU punter?

[NickRU714]

I heard someone mention him on a podcast and did a little researching.

He is routinely punting it 50+ yards in the air?
Has multiple 80+ yard punts?

This was the clip I heard about. Hawaii has 2 returners back and the punt goes over both of them.

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/matt-araiza-90-yard-punt-college-football

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

wow... that was a bomb.. but the point is not to punt it as far as you can.. but to get the best field position advantage. still.. with the punt coverage rules in the nfl.. only 2 gunners can leave before foot kicks ball.. he could be preferable to Korsak's style... though there is some value to kicking it where they cannot catch it.

he can easily outkick the coverage thereby setting up a big return.

reminds me of the joke about the gorilla playing golf

 

[mildone]

Okay. That's impressive. In the case of the punt on the twitter video clip, while the distance is very impressive, and the resulting field position change is nice, I'd have preferred to pin down the other team inside their 10 which creates problems for offenses as they seek to avoid safeties.

 

[RU-Kidding]

Okay. That's impressive. In the case of the punt on the twitter video clip, while the distance is very impressive, and the resulting field position change is nice, I'd have preferred to pin down the other team inside their 10 which creates problems for offenses as they seek to avoid safeties.

Net Punting - NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats ...​

https://www.ncaa.com › stats › fbs › current › team

Rank	Team	G	Punt Yds	Opp Punt Ret Yds	Punts	TB	Net Yds
1	Rutgers	9	2201	37	47	0	46.04
2	Penn St.	9	2195	17	47	3	45.06
3	San Diego St.	9	2909	193	56	10	44.93

 

[mildone]

Net Punting - NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats ...​

https://www.ncaa.com › stats › fbs › current › team

Rank	Team	G	Punt Yds	Opp Punt Ret Yds	Punts	TB	Net Yds
1	Rutgers	9	2201	37	47	0	46.04
2	Penn St.	9	2195	17	47	3	45.06
3	San Diego St.	9	2909	193	56	10	44.93

Well I guess that explains the punting through the end-zone approach. 😃

 

[AreYouNUTS]

I'd take Korsak every day over that kid. He can win the Groza Award. Korsak gets the Ray Guy award.

 

[PSU_Nut]

Okay. That's impressive. In the case of the punt on the twitter video clip, while the distance is very impressive, and the resulting field position change is nice, I'd have preferred to pin down the other team inside their 10 which creates problems for offenses as they seek to avoid safeties.

He also has more punts inside the 20 than Korsak at 29 vs 26.

Net Punting - NCAA College Football FBS current team Stats ...​

https://www.ncaa.com › stats › fbs › current › team

Rank	Team	G	Punt Yds	Opp Punt Ret Yds	Punts	TB	Net Yds
1	Rutgers	9	2201	37	47	0	46.04
2	Penn St.	9	2195	17	47	3	45.06
3	San Diego St.	9	2909	193	56	10	44.93

Is this a product of the coverage team or the kicker? For example SDSU gave up an 80 yard return. I don't think you can contribute net punting just on the punter.

 

[mildone]

I don't think you can contribute net punting just on the punter.

Well... we can, if we're looking to make a case for our punter being better. We just have to hope nobody thinks about the coverage question. Might not work, but can always try.

It's not like facts and logic outweigh narratives anymore, right? 🙂

I'm sticking with Korsak. But I'd take the other guy as a backup.

 

[mdk01]

He also has more punts inside the 20 than Korsak at 29 vs 26.

He also had 9 MORE punts than Korsak.

Can you say OOPS?

 

[ClassOf02]

Prior to the Wisconsin game, Korsak had something like ~93 consecutive punts without a touchback. Gotta be close to 100. That is an absolutely insane stat that shows how good he really is. When he has an opportunity to pin the opponent inside the 20 (or 10, or 5), he NEVER misses on that. The ball literally NEVER goes into the end zone.

 

[bitnez]

NFL scouts have said that the SDS kid is the best punter to come out of college in 30 years. They expect him to be a high draft choice

 

[RUinPAC10land]

He is now on the front page of ESPN.com

How a computer science major made punting cool and turned into a viral sensation

Matt Araiza has become a college football cult hero thanks to his booming 60-, 70- and 80-yard punts. The secret to his success? Part math, part soccer and part golf.

www.espn.com

 

[MrsScrew]

He's a semi finalist for the Ray Guy award...but so is Korsak
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[LotusAggressor]

That's quite a weapon.