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Alabama hasn't had bad kickers. Jeremy Shelley just doesn't have the leg beyond 40 yards. He's 16-20 with a long of 37 this year. He was a Lou Groza Award semi-finalist. He was 12-16 in 2010, with a long of 42. The problem is that Cade Foster seems to have regressed after a decent freshman season in 2010. He was 7-9 with a long of 49 in 2010. He is 2-9 this year.

so, bama does not have a complete kicker nor a pair of kickers that really compliment one another. is this recruiting or coaching?
either way the ST advantage belongs to LSU (probably in both recruiting and coaching)

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LSU fans like to throw it in our face, but then don't want us to blame the loss on special teams. Which is it?

This does not make any sense. LSU has better special teams and that played a factor in an otherwise evenly matched game. The game did not come down to just missing some long field goals however.

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Posted by CapstoneGrad06

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Posted on 12/23/11 at 5:48 pm to jcole4lsu

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so, bama does not have a complete kicker nor a pair of kickers that really compliment one another. is this recruiting or coaching?
either way the ST advantage belongs to LSU (probably in both recruiting and coaching)

We had a complete kicker from 2006-2009. The bad evaluation of Corey Smith in the 2008 class, and his subsequent transfer to WVU, led Alabama to sign Cade Foster in the 2010 class. If Adam Griffith doesn't work out, maybe we just have to expect an inconsistent kicking game under Nick Saban.

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This does not make any sense. LSU has better special teams and that played a factor in an otherwise evenly matched game. The game did not come down to just missing some long field goals however.

That's my point. LSU fans that continue to mock Alabama's kicking woes in that game are taking away from what the entire LSU team accomplished.

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