Does anyone remember the first game?

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    • 12/07/2017 at 7:40 PM #51077
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      Tony (admin)
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      We started the 2017 football season with a different field goal kicker. He pulled his first kick from what should have been a very easy range. Coach Whitt yanked him and Gay was the kicker for the next attempt. Gay was long and solid, so to speak. The rest is history.

    • 12/07/2017 at 7:47 PM #51080
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      SalUteopia
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      Why don’t I remember this?! And I call myself an ardent fan… 

    • 12/07/2017 at 7:57 PM #51082
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      NarfUte
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      Chayden Johnston. Top 3 kicker coming out of HS. They were neck and neck coming out of camp and Johnston blew that first kick. He’ll be alright, but it’s good we get Gay back for another year. Crazy he went from walk-on backup to national award winner

      • 12/07/2017 at 8:19 PM #51084
        SalUteopia
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        Now I remember.. My number one concern going into the season was our place-kicker position. 😂 I was so naive.

        • 12/07/2017 at 9:21 PM #51085
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          SLC-UteFan
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          I had the same concern coming into the start of the season. I thought the kicking would be terrible. I attended several spring practices and the kicking wasn’t very good. 

          What an improvement. 
      • 12/08/2017 at 4:07 PM #51111
        pedro
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        I believe Chayden is redshirting this year.  He’ll be fine, he just has to wait a little longer than he was hoping for.  

        • 12/08/2017 at 5:20 PM #51118
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          NarfUte
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          Can’t redshirt this year because he played the first game. Will probably redshirt next season, though 

    • 12/07/2017 at 7:58 PM #51083
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      X723
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      Yep that was a very good change — from a non starter to Ray Guy winner that is cool !!

    • 12/07/2017 at 10:58 PM #51089
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      Sweetness
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      I actually don’t think it was easy range. I think it was a 45-48 yarder if I remember right and he hit very good. Just barely missed. I remember being impressed with the way he hit the ball, and thinking he looked like a legit kicker. Little did I know the freaking Lou Groza award winner was going to come in and take over after that kick.

      • 12/08/2017 at 6:12 AM #51090
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        SkinyUte
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        I actually don’t think it was easy range. I think it was a 45-48 yarder if I remember right and he hit very good. Just barely missed.

        Came in to say this. It was far from a chip shot, and he actually hit it pretty well but pulled it just a bit to the left.

        And the rest, as they say, is history. 🙂

        • 12/08/2017 at 8:35 AM #51092
          Tony (admin)
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          I don’t remember the exact yardage. I looked like it should have been makeable from where I was.

          • 12/08/2017 at 8:50 AM #51094
            Tony (admin)
            Keymaster

            Ok just looked it up.  45 yards.  35 26 yard line. Not a chip shot.

            • 12/08/2017 at 9:37 AM #51097
              SkinyUte
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              Ok just looked it up. 45 yards. 35 yard line. Not a chip shot.

              35 yard line would actually be a 52 yard kick. +10 for the end zone, +7 for the snap.

              Gay makes it look easy, but that’s a tough kick for anyone.

    • 12/08/2017 at 9:32 AM #51095
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      KiYi-Ute
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      Kickers are people, too!

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