Class of 2020 K/P Jackson Kennedy (VA) PWO TRANSFER TO SYRACUSE (4/29/24)

[orange126]

To show you how old I am. I voted for Jackson in the 1976 Dem primary. Tough on Russia.

I traveled to Berlin, New Hampshire to campaign for Birch Bayh in 1976. Voted for Scoop when the Bayh campaign folded.

 

[CdnGuy]

An Ivy League educated kicker named Jack Kennedy! Awesome!

 

[orangefog]

I traveled to Berlin, New Hampshire to campaign for Birch Bayh in 1976. Voted for Scoop when the Bayh campaign folded.

You’re just making up names, aren’t you?

 

[dasher]

You’re just making up names, aren’t you?

No Birch was the Indiana Senator later beat by...Dan Quayle for that Seanate seat.

 

[dasher]

I traveled to Berlin, New Hampshire to campaign for Birch Bayh in 1976. Voted for Scoop when the Bayh campaign folded.

I later interviewed Morris Udal during that campaign.

 

[TexanMark]

I later interviewed Morris Udal during that campaign.

I flew next to Janet Reno, she had bigger hands than I did.

 

[orangefog]

I flew next to Janet Reno, she had bigger hands than I did.

You know what they say, big hands, big feet, big…

 

[bevosu]

To show you how old I am. I voted for Jackson in the 1976 Dem primary. Tough on Russia.

Scoop never saw a defense authorization contract that he didn't like. Boeing.

 

[dasher]

I flew next to Janet Reno, she had bigger hands than I did.

the rumor was going around about your small...hands

 

[BillSU]

K/P JACKSON KENNEDY WALK ON GRAD TRANSFER FROM CORNELL TO SYRACUSE 4/ 29/24

Kennedy was the place-kicker and punter for the Big Red and earned All-Ivy second team honors last season. He was 21-30 on field goals during his career at Cornell, with a long of 46 yards. Kennedy also hit on 41 of 41 PAT attempts for the Big Red. As a punter, he averaged 39.4 yards per kick on 81 career punts.

With two seasons of eligibility left, he gives the Orange an experienced backup behind starters Brady Denaburg and Jack Stonehouse. Jadyn Oh is the other placekicker on the roster, but now Syracuse will have someone behind Denaburg and Stonehouse who has had to handle kicking under pressure.

https://www.nunesmagician.com/2024/4/30/24

 

[TexanMark]

You know what they say, big hands, big feet, big…

Glad I'm batting .667%

 

[orangefog]

Glad I'm batting .667%

 

[sutomcat]

I read somewhere not long ago that Brady Denaberg had the lowest FG made % in the ACC last season. I knew he didn’t have a great season but didn’t realize how bad it was. 10-16 is not good.

Kennedy was 14-19 but I think he got hurt around the end of October. Late in October, he was 13-15 and going great. But he only tried 4 FGs in his last 4 games and only made 1 of them.

So he might well be a lot better than the 14-19 he ended the season with.

His longest FG at Cornell was 46 yards. It looks like he never even tried a kick of 50 yards or longer.

This should be a good battle. I suspect Brady has the stronger leg and Jackson is more accurate. That is what the stats say right now.

NCAA Statistics

 

[Roger N]

Scoop never saw a defense authorization contract that he didn't like. Boeing.

He was known as the “Senator for Boeing”

 

[Roger N]

I flew next to Janet Reno, she had bigger hands than I did.

How did that come up?

 

[orangefog]

How did that come up?

They arm wrestled for control of the arm rest.

 

[clayman32]

I flew next to Janet Reno, she had bigger hands than I did.

 

[Qbobby]

I read somewhere not long ago that Brady Denaberg had the lowest FG made % in the ACC last season. I knew he didn’t have a great season but didn’t realize how bad it was. 10-16 is not good.

Kennedy was 14-19 but I think he got hurt around the end of October. Late in October, he was 13-15 and going great. But he only tried 4 FGs in his last 4 games and only made 1 of them.

So he might well be a lot better than the 14-19 he ended the season with.

His longest FG at Cornell was 46 yards. It looks like he never even tried a kick of 50 yards or longer.

This should be a good battle. I suspect Brady has the stronger leg and Jackson is more accurate. That is what the stats say right now.

NCAA Statistics

There is nothing wrong with keeping both and accurate shorter range kicker and an erratic one with a cannon for a leg for the bombs.

 

[SuFTW]

I read somewhere not long ago that Brady Denaberg had the lowest FG made % in the ACC last season. I knew he didn’t have a great season but didn’t realize how bad it was. 10-16 is not good.

Kennedy was 14-19 but I think he got hurt around the end of October. Late in October, he was 13-15 and going great. But he only tried 4 FGs in his last 4 games and only made 1 of them.

So he might well be a lot better than the 14-19 he ended the season with.

His longest FG at Cornell was 46 yards. It looks like he never even tried a kick of 50 yards or longer.

This should be a good battle. I suspect Brady has the stronger leg and Jackson is more accurate. That is what the stats say right now.

NCAA Statistics

According to the .com article on Kennedy’s transfer, 3 of Denaberg’s misses were from beyond 50 and 2 of those were at 57 yards. Still room for improvement though.

 

[baggerbob]

According to the .com article on Kennedy’s transfer, 3 of Denaberg’s misses were from beyond 50 and 2 of those were at 57 yards. Still room for improvement though.

He also had one blocked for a TD. Would prefer he isn't our field goal kicker in the future.

 

[tep624]

According to the .com article on Kennedy’s transfer, 3 of Denaberg’s misses were from beyond 50 and 2 of those were at 57 yards. Still room for improvement though.

Yeah Dino definitely had him kicking in some situations we should never have been kicking in.

 

[sutomcat]

According to the .com article on Kennedy’s transfer, 3 of Denaberg’s misses were from beyond 50 and 2 of those were at 57 yards. Still room for improvement though.

This is true but he had perfect conditions for most of his games and placekicking is at a different level than it was 20 or 30 years ago.

A good placekicker needs to be at or above 90%. 62.5% is not cutting it.

With the conditions our kickers enjoy, we should always be at or near the top of the ACC in placekicking. Last in FGs made and tied for last in kicking percentage is unacceptable.

Some of those misses played a major role in games we lost. We can and must do better.

Field Goals​

Field Goals

Index	Team	MADE-ATT	PCT
1	North Carolina	22-24	.917
2	Virginia Tech	22-24	.917
3	Florida State	19-21	.905
4	Virginia	18-21	.857
5	Miami	22-26	.846
6	Boston College	11-14	.786
7	NC State	18-23	.783
8	Duke	18-23	.783
9	Georgia Tech	17-22	.773
10	Louisville	18-25	.720
11	Pitt	11-16	.688
12	Wake Forest	15-22	.682
13	Syracuse	10-16	.625
14	Clemson	15-24	.625

 

[SuFTW]

This is true but he had perfect conditions for most of his games and placekicking is at a different level than it was 20 or 30 years ago.

A good placekicker needs to be at or above 90%. 62.5% is not cutting it.

With the conditions our kickers enjoy, we should always be at or near the top of the ACC in placekicking. Last in FGs made and tied for last in kicking percentage is unacceptable.

Some of those misses played a major role in games we lost. We can and must do better.

Field Goals​

Field Goals

Index	Team	MADE-ATT	PCT
1	North Carolina	22-24	.917
2	Virginia Tech	22-24	.917
3	Florida State	19-21	.905
4	Virginia	18-21	.857
5	Miami	22-26	.846
6	Boston College	11-14	.786
7	NC State	18-23	.783
8	Duke	18-23	.783
9	Georgia Tech	17-22	.773
10	Louisville	18-25	.720
11	Pitt	11-16	.688
12	Wake Forest	15-22	.682
13	Syracuse	10-16	.625
14	Clemson	15-24	.625

71.4% without the 2 57 yard attempts is probably a more realistic picture of where he was last season, still in the bottom tier.

 

[JRHEETER]

71.4% without the 2 57 yard attempts is probably a more realistic picture of where he was last season, still in the bottom tier.

Still, not great numbers for someone playing most of their games in ideal situations

 

[upperdeck]

My concern would always have been how many of the kicks he made were really kicked that well.

Sure he made kicks but so many were squeakers that once you added any distance the odds went down.

even XP looked to be an advanture