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Game Day Hero [4290]
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We dodged a bullet with the decommit to FSU
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Mar 31, 2025, 7:01 AM
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A 205 lb long snapper?! No wonder our special teams line routinely gets blown up.
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CU Medallion [20381]
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Mar 31, 2025, 7:05 AM
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Most of our long snappers have been small. Which is the norm. They are protected and can’t be hit until one full second after the snap.
https://longsnap.com/2010/08/28/nfl-and-ncaa-rules-regarding-snappers/
Losing him wasn’t dodging a bullet. The long snapper is one of the most integral parts of special teams. Like Dabo always says “when you never hear the long snappers name, that’s a good thing! It means he’s doing his job well!” This kid was rated as a five star and #12 overall
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Mar 31, 2025, 7:09 AM
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A 5-star and #12 long snapper. Not overall, and not a 5-star by typical measures.
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Yeah no sh--....
Mar 31, 2025, 9:25 PM
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It's difficult to find a long snapper who is NOT rated a 5 star by some obscure service-
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Re: We dodged a bullet with the decommit to FSU
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Mar 31, 2025, 7:26 AM
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User Logo JohnstoneD626® 110%er [4051] TigerPulse: 99% 35 Posts: 2385 Joined: 2021 We dodged a bullet with the decommit to FSU Mar 31, 2025, 7:01 AM Reply
A 205 lb long snapper?! No wonder our special teams line routinely gets blown up.
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Mar 31, 2025, 8:50 AM
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This story getting ANY coverage at all is just DUMB!!! A 5 * long snapper?? LMAO!!!! Congrats Noles! I honestly don't know how we'll compete now!!
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Mar 31, 2025, 8:59 AM
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Doesn’t really concern me, but this situation seems strange to me. I saw where he was going to be a preferred walk on at FSU that’s means no scholarship while he was going to be on scholarship at Clemson. So, I am not sure why you would want to pay your own way to school when another team is willing to give you a scholarship. Just weird. By the way I am not in favor of using a scholarship on a long snapper.
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Orange Elite [5547]
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Read between the lines
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Mar 31, 2025, 9:02 AM
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If he left an announced scholarship offer for a walk on spot, could it be that he no longer had a scholarship offer?
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Re: We dodged a bullet with the decommit to FSU
Mar 31, 2025, 9:36 AM
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He is getting in-state scholarship money to cover in-state tuition (similar to our SC lottery scholarships).
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Hall of Famer [8430]
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Mar 31, 2025, 1:27 PM
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None of that will matter if the court settlement is approved. The roster will be max size 105 regardless of how many athletic scholarships are offered.
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Game Day Hero [4432]
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Mar 31, 2025, 9:56 AM
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Doesn’t really concern me, but this situation seems strange to me. I saw where he was going to be a preferred walk on at FSU that’s means no scholarship while he was going to be on scholarship at Clemson. So, I am not sure why you would want to pay your own way to school when another team is willing to give you a scholarship. Just weird. By the way I am not in favor of using a scholarship on a long snapper.
Clemson offered him an opportunity to join the roster in January. He would have had to pay his tuition for fall semester and no access to practice with the team until January. In Florida he’s eligible for an in-state academic scholarship due to HS grades. FSU provided less financial stress and a path to begin training in August. It was a no brainer. Swinney could have provided a scholarship and roster spot if he was willing to cut loose one more current walkon (which he has to do for about 15 walkons in August anyhow). I think you take a topped ranked long snapper when the opportunity exists. He’d put on 25lbs easy and be our future quality long snapper. Unfortunate set of circumstances with this roster limit business forcing out walkons. Swinney chose to not prioritize the kid, so that’s how things worked out.
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Mar 31, 2025, 9:10 AM
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Goodness
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Orange Phenom [14581]
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We've officially run out of things to talk about***
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Mar 31, 2025, 9:45 AM
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Mar 31, 2025, 10:31 AM
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Seems like the phrase "5-star long snapper" should be an oxymoron?
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Re: We dodged a bullet with the decommit to FSU
Mar 31, 2025, 1:46 PM
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If we don’t have to punt, we will not need a long snapper!
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Hall of Famer [8430]
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Re: We dodged a bullet with the decommit to FSU
Mar 31, 2025, 1:49 PM
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How do we kick FGs and XPs?
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