Comments about ‘Kickers aren't nerds anymore’

For any who doubt the value of a good kicker, our high school central Illinois high school has been runner up to the state championship several times in the past decade and a half. Until last year, we've not had anyone that can kick a field goal. In the final minute of the state championship game, our sophmore kicker booted a field goal to win the game! Who ha!

Central Illinois High School...is that who BYU played on Saturday?

After Sakoda's final field goal sailed through on Saturday, many of the Ute faithful in the stands praised his name with chants of "Louie! Louie!" There, standing in the tradition of Michigan Stadium, in what became the Big Quiet House, possibly for the first time was a kicker's name chanted in praise. Heisman trophy winners, NC teams, and beloved kickers...that stadium has now seen it all.

BYU played Central Illinois High School on Saturday and the yoots will play Thistle Junction Middle School (Weber State). What's your point?

they are still kickers...who cares?

Don't Bowl Subdivision teams deserve a big payday as much as USU? Evidently the big shots in BCS conferences think it's fine to beat up on a lesser team to pad their records. So when BYU is forced into it by Nevada and Utah gave Weber a break, you people get all hot and bothered.

You left out (shocking) Pete Caldwell up at USU... 6'5" 240 One of the only bright spots saturday for the aggies 42 yard field goal, 55, 56 yard punts and 2 inside the 20. 46.5 yard average for the day... Not bad. I hear he's quite a hockey player as well.

Weber could be Utah's only loss this year. I love where the Utah program is now, but the way Ronnie was let go could come back to haunt Utah football for a long time. It could make last year's UNLV game look good in comparison.

I was looking on ESPN last night and found their first installment of Heisman Hopefuls. Louie made the list. Although he probably has about as good of a chance of winning the Heisman as BYU has of winning the national championship this year, it was nice to see him get some recongnition on a national level. I can't ever remember seeing a kicker in the running, even this early in the season.

Give me a break. weber state is still affectionately known as "Harrison High".

regardless how you slice it kickers are still the odd duck. You leave them alone during the game. They have to come in the game, cold, and get you points. I remember well our kicker in college. Nice guy off the field, but a nut during games. A real basket case.

How can you talk about the best kickers in Utah and not include Peter Calwell from USU. When the best player on the team is a kicker...don't you think he should at least get a mention.

Why are people making comments about BYU's game, yeah they play NIU, Utah plays Weber, NIU is a much better team then Weber. Although, Utah has been prone to lose to crapy teams, watchout the purple pride might have something to say in a couple of weeks.

Payne was not the typical kicker, with his kamakaze tackling and hitting style.I remember the hits former BYU kicker made on opposing returners. One made sportscenter. Until then I had never heard of a kicker give such bone-crushing tackles.

hey kicker is the freaking best position on the field!! i have see the kicker at my school and he is a stud he gets girls every weekend and everyone loves him!!! i loved this article, it gives the kickers the respect that they deserve.

hey we all know that louis is the best kicker in colledge, but who is the best in highschool for utah since soreson is gone?

K sakoda is good and all but i don't see how he got special teams player of week kicking 4 field goals isn't all that hard. Oneal chambers should of got it he ranks #9 in the nation in kick returns.

Who can forget the famous doink off the upright that cost the utes a win over the cougs a few years ago. Justin Sorenson will stomp Louie into the ground, he'll make U go Louie who?

Alot of you people dog on Weber, Big Sky Conference, and other FCS teams when they consistently beat lower-tier teams in the Mountain West- SDSU, New Mexico (in the past), UNLV, and other WAC opponents.

Who can forget Matt Payne's yip of a chip shot to lose to BSU in Idaho.. Justin may be able to hit the long one, but obviously he's just a Happy Gilmore..otherwise he'd be kicking the short ones too.

i'm betting this kid who keeps asking in every forum "who is the best high school kicker this year?" happens to be some high school kicker who just wants to see his name on here. its not the first time i've seen that same post by "anonymous"