No real shock here. Connor Lee took Big East Special Teams Player of the Week for his 14 point performance against Syracuse. That’s the most points accounted for by a kicker in the Big east this year.
Mike Holmes of Syracuse who returned the 90-yard kickoff for a TD and 207 total return yards made honor roll.
Oh, and Matt Grothe the USF QB took offensive player of the week honors for the second time this season.
Lee has turned into a solid kicker. Thats one thing we have had consistently is kickers the last 5 years.
Comment by Lou 09.30.08 @ 11:33 am
Lou–you are right. The swinging gate with JB Gibboney and David Abdul lost us the Texas A and M game in 2002. I remember when Nick Lotz had trouble kicking extra points and his game winning field goal attempt was blocked by State Penn’s Lavarr Arrington. Special teams might help us win a couple this year that we couldn’t in the past.
I have a good feeling about the USF game. This is what they have been saving Cross for. We will throw the playbook at USF and they will be expecting Shady up the middle.
Comment by AJ 09.30.08 @ 12:45 pm
AJ-
You’re funny…I applaud the sense of humor. If you really think, after so much proof to the contrary, that Wannstedt and Cavanaugh will suddenly change coaching strategies they have both employed for years and years, you have mental problems. Then again, we ARE all thinking we could still win a Big East title somehow…but I can’t see them opening up at all.
You’re funny…I applaud the sense of humor. If you really think, after so much proof to the contrary, that Wannstedt and Cavanaugh will suddenly change coaching strategies they have both employed for years and years, you have mental problems. Then again, we ARE all thinking we could still win a Big East title somehow…but I can’t see them opening up at all.
Comment by merlin 09.30.08 @ 1:33 pm
I thought the Walt Harris article in the Pg was interesting. It would be great if the administration would take Walt back as a well paid QB coach, asst coach. At one time he had Palko, Getsy and Flacco on the depth chart. The guy knows QB’s.
Comment by Rex 09.30.08 @ 1:52 pm
