AlaskanFAN 1,598 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112017aao.html DANIEL CARLSON NAMED A FINALIST FOR THE LOU GROZA AWARD Nov. 20, 2017 By Greg Ostendorf AuburnTigers.com AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson was named one of three finalists for the Lou Groza Award on Monday. This will be the third time the senior has been selected as a finalist for the award, which is given annually to the nation's top place-kicker. This season, Carlson has made 19 of his 25 field-goal attempts, including four from 50 yards or more. He's also a perfect 51 of 51 on PATs, and his current streak of 192 consecutive PATs made is both an Auburn and an SEC record. With 108 points and counting, he's just the ninth Auburn player to ever score 100-plus points in a season. In last month's Ole Miss game, Carlson made three field goals and five PATs to become the SEC's all-time leading scorer. He currently has 462 career points, which puts him at No. 7 all-time nationally. He also recently set another SEC record with 88 field goals made in his career. The three finalists will be honored at the 26th annual Lou Groza Awards Banquet on Dec. 4 in Palm Beach County, and then the winner will be announced live on ESPN at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfangs 263 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Didn't he lose the first one to a kicker with a better overall career? If that's how they look at it, he gets it. Can't imagine his stats are good enough if not. I still think he is the best college kicker, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linayus 676 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 If they consider his whole career, he'll win. If they focus on this season alone he'll lose. And I'd say it'd be because of the two blocked kicks against A&M which just pisses me off since they weren't even his fault but it killed his percentage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 hours ago, tigerfangs said: Didn't he lose the first one to a kicker with a better overall career? If that's how they look at it, he gets it. Can't imagine his stats are good enough if not. I still think he is the best college kicker, ever. Though Mr. Carlson has scored points by other than kicking, he has long eclipsed the 1st (Mr. Fairbairn, 2015) in total scoring (currently #22). Alas, Mr. Carlson still needs 32 points to pass Mr. Gonzalez (2016, and at #4). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/leaders/points-player-career.html As an aside, I'm sure that Mr. Carlson would humbly appreciate any support you could offer in his campaign for the CLASS award (fan-vote deadline = 4 Dec.). http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/football_2017/ WDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linayus 676 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 54 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said: As an aside, I'm sure that Mr. Carlson would humbly appreciate any support you could offer in his campaign for the CLASS award (fan-vote deadline = 4 Dec.). http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/football_2017/ Ugh - that UCF kid has quite a lead on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKEEL75 2,558 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 58 minutes ago, AUld fAUx@ said: Though Mr. Carlson has scored points by other than kicking, he has long eclipsed the 1st (Mr. Fairbairn, 2015) in total scoring (currently #22). Alas, Mr. Carlson still needs 32 points to pass Mr. Gonzalez (2016, and at #4). https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/leaders/points-player-career.html As an aside, I'm sure that Mr. Carlson would humbly appreciate any support you could offer in his campaign for the CLASS award (fan-vote deadline = 4 Dec.). http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/football_2017/ WDE Fan vote is only part of this right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUld fAUx@ 2,584 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, lkeel75 said: Fan vote is only part of this right? Counts 1/3 of the final selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jAUSon 2,708 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 4 hours ago, AUld fAUx@ said: Counts 1/3 of the final selection. I voted just now. At the end I was prompted solve a simple arithmetic problem to prove I'm not a robot. This will probably eliminate most votes for JK Scott (uat) ? Legatron: it's been an honor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 18,909 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 4 hours ago, Linayus said: Ugh - that UCF kid has quite a lead on him. That UCF kid has one hand and plays linebacker. Fantastic player https://deadspin.com/shaquem-griffin-ucfs-one-handed-linebacker-is-the-man-1788411613 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linayus 676 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 46 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: That UCF kid has one hand and plays linebacker. Fantastic player https://deadspin.com/shaquem-griffin-ucfs-one-handed-linebacker-is-the-man-1788411613 Totally forgot about him. Yeah, he's had an outstanding season so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 18,909 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 31 minutes ago, Linayus said: Totally forgot about him. Yeah, he's had an outstanding season so far! He's a good kid hard not to root for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KolchakAU85 430 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 He missed some easy field goals early in the season. And I remember seeing him BARELY make a few other easy ones. He's had a very good season overall, but not up to the standards he set for himself in previous years. I don't see why he's a finalist for the award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kd4au 1,145 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Hope third time is the charm for DC. I just voted and he is at only 6.7 % come AUFAMILY we can do better than that, get to voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jAUSon 2,708 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 If the thread topic is re-worded, might direct more traffic to the voting. op? mod? admin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linayus 676 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 15 hours ago, KolchakAU85 said: He missed some easy field goals early in the season. And I remember seeing him BARELY make a few other easy ones. He's had a very good season overall, but not up to the standards he set for himself in previous years. I don't see why he's a finalist for the award. He had a weird thing going early this season but was able to correct it. Since those first few he's been nearly flawless minus the two blocks against A&M. He's a finalist because of the # of kicks he's made, plus the # of kicks over 50, and his continued PAT record. Probably because of his entire body of work as well, though that's not supposed to be a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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