So who is going to punt for us next year?

[99topdawg]

Word on the street is Bruce bought a second five year chunk of eligibility for Colt 45 (that's Bruce's nickname for him).

It's obscure, but there is indeed an NCAA rule whereupon if a student-athlete’s uncle donates more than $5 million in a one-time sum, said nephew or niece will receive a second, non-transferable set of athletic eligibility.

Unfortunately there is a clause that says if the donation level exceeds $5 million, the student athlete is guaranteed a minimum of two years in a starting position. That's what burned us in '17 and '18.

That would explain Perry Ellis, except someone donated $50 million.

 

[99topdawg]

Last year Rastetter was 94th in the nation for gross punting average; Iowa was 89th in net punting at 36.93 yds/punt.

This year Sleep-Dalton is 56th in the nation for gross punting average; Iowa as a team is 61st in net punting at 38.51 yds/punt.

I didn't know the stats, but I know I've sworn a lot less about our punting this year.

 

[SmokeTownHawk]

Nick Phelps who punted at Woodbury Central has transferred in from NDSU. As a senior he averaged 44.4 yards per punt with a long of 81 yards, was All-Iowa Elite Team by the Des Moines Register, a Kohl's All-American, and the Shrine Bowl all-star punter. I think he'll have a decent shot at the job.

Seems to me the last time we had a punter named Nick we did ok. Gallery wasn't half bad.

 

[westender]

Sleep-Dalton 43 punts for 42.0 average this year (7th in B1G)
Rastetter 53 punts for 38.9 average last year (13 in B1G)

3 yards more doesn't excite. It is more about punt placement, etc. The Penn State punt fiasco. It was an improvement but not a huge improvement.