We need a crappy FG Kicker

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I say this as I watch the 1997 Gators vs Clowns. It seems every time we have a crappy FG Kicker we have a good offense. Thoughts?
 

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We had one a few years ago. Didn’t matter; though he did beat Vandy with a squirrelly kick while fending off enlisted walk-ons for the job.
 

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Didn't SOS have good kickers most of the time
 

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I feel if Spurrier had given Fred Taylor the ball more against LSU and the Dwags, UF would've played Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl and the Vols would've played in their usual place they called home at our expense, the Citrus Bowl.
But we ended up playing Pedo State.
 

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Yes he did, Collins Cooper was probably the worst he had. Couldn’t make a chip shot FG in OT to the Vols. For the most part, his kickers were pretty accurate that I remember.

Just off the top of my head - was it after that miss that Judd Davis took over? (One of the all time great Gator kickers.)
 

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Just off the top of my head - was it after that miss that Judd Davis took over? (One of the all time great Gator kickers.)
I think Judd Davis left after the 94 season. It never gets old how he called out the FSU kicker saying if he was missing field goals the way Scott Bentley did, he would've been on the cover of Sports Illustrated instead of Bentley.
 

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The 97 offense was not very good
Lulz.

They werent very good by SOS standards, but they averaged 276 yards passing, 3 passing TDs, 145 yards rushing and 2 rushing TDs a game. We were used to seeing more like 350 yards passing, 200-250 rushing and two more TDs.

1997 Florida Gators Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

By comparison, our QB Whisperer Cowbell had 160 yards passing, 1 passing TD and 251 yards rushing and 2 rushing TDs.

2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

Yeah 97 was a letdown by our champion era standards. However it is pretty funny to call it that TODAY given what we have in the Mushchimp/McElstain/Mullinz era in which, just hoping to score at all and not be 100th maybe.
 
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Lulz.

They werent very good by SOS standards, but they averaged 276 yards passing, 3 passing TDs, 145 yards rushing and 2 rushing TDs a game. We were used to seeing more like 350 yards passing, 200-250 rushing and two more TDs.

1997 Florida Gators Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

By comparison, our QB Whisperer Cowbell had 160 yards passing, 1 passing TD and 251 yards rushing and 2 rushing TDs.

2017 Mississippi State Bulldogs Stats | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

Yeah 97 was a letdown by our champion era standards. However it is pretty funny to call it that given what we have in the Mushchimp/McElstain/Mullinz era in which we are just hoping to score at all and not be 100th maybe.

This.
 

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Just off the top of my head - was it after that miss that Judd Davis took over? (One of the all time great Gator kickers.)
Jeff Chandler took over following that. And ftr, Collins Cooper was a walk-on and not a very good one. Never should have been in that position.
 

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No, no,no. Crete says they were just snorting creatine and people misunderstood.
 

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Related: Who remembers Matt Piotrowicz? He was handled kickoffs from about 2002-2004. Used to knock the snot out of returners on a regular basis. I would like to see someone like him on the field again.
 

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