Nope. On one of his earlier 'makes' he missed first in the same manner as at the end of the game. The miss was cancelled due to defensive penalty. You're right that on his short kicks he eases up and tries to punch it. I missed the warm up misses but you are exactly right. Us golfers know this type of short miss stroke. I don't expect Wilcox on the field during pregame kicking warmups. I'll have something to look for though instead of being agitated by the loud music above my head.Shocky1 said:pregame kicking warm ups 90 minutes prior to the nc state game:Shocky1 said:Derek Morris save us pic.twitter.com/4HC0taAdfu
— Don Grizzell, Ph.D. (@golDonbear) October 19, 2024
keeping an eye on **** (shocky standing on the far side 18 yard line pregame in his gold villebrequin trunks/white t-shirt/black balenciaga kicks/blue cal golf cap)#
this is how it works, the starting kicker derek morris takes direct snaps from longsnapper david bird which are held by holder/punter lachlan wilson while kicker2 ryan coe kicks on the opposite side of the field with a mechanical triangle kicking tee which he picks up & moves around to different kicking spots
in pittsburgh the roles wuz reversed with coe taking the kicker1 reps & then getting hugged over the acrisure stadium railing by multiple family members after the 90 minutes pregame kicking warm ups (ryan grew up in 30 minutes from downtown pitt which added pressure to his day)
while morris drilled his first 3 field goals with confidence against nc state shocky noticed that he failed to make solid contact on multiple short field goals during the early warm ups which is always concerning, derek's kicking stroke seemed more abbreviated & not releasing his leg thru the short kicks (which is also a problem in golf in tryna guide chip shots with a quick stabby stroke)
so that's shocky on the far side 18 yard line with his arms folded, that's ryan longwell on the 34 yard line in the white shirt/white cal golf cap & that's vic so'oto on the 35 yard line also in the white shirt/white cal golf cap...the brainstrust is all there
but wait where's coach wilcox??
you would think after 3 losses this season attributable to kicking woes (a direct function of running off mateen) that the #1 pregame priority for coach would be to watch the bears (and beavers) kickers during the 90 minute early warm ups, wut on planet earth could possibly be more important??
fully expect justin to be on the field at memorial stadium at 11:30 am this saturday morning prior to the 1:00 kickoff against oregon state to check out/keep a first hand pulse on wut has turned out to the difference maker between a 6-1/7-0 and the actual 3-4 record this seasonGAME UPDATE | 1:34 (4th QTR)
— Cal Rivals (@CalRivals) October 19, 2024
NC State - 24
Cal - 23
Derek Morris misses the 28-yard field goal try and the Bears still trail by 1. Brutal. pic.twitter.com/laOcVrQtNj
don't be a dumb azz (learn from ur mistakes & don't keep making the same ******* mistakes over & over in life while hoping for a different outcome)#