I stand corrected on the XPs...CNNSI.com didn't have Nuge's stats page updates right after the game.
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I stand corrected on the XPs...CNNSI.com didn't have Nuge's stats page updates right after the game.
Nuge went 3-4 on FGs (49, 25, 34 yards, missed from 43 wide right) and 3-3 on XPs. For the season that should make him 22-28 (78.6%) on FGs and 24-24 on XPs.
Man, it just seems that every kick he misses is to the right....
Man, it just seems that every kick he misses is to the right....
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could be he's misjudging the wind .. altho I've seen two misses due to his plant foot slipping on poor turf
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No to mention that his first miss of the year (IIRC) was to bad snap. Man, if he was kicking in a dome...
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
Before that game he was 20th in the AFC in scoring among all players.
Those FGs and extra points should put him up close with Oakland's Janikowski.
That's far from shabby for a rookie.
As for his position in the NFL as a kicker, overall pretty good. If the Jets were doing better overall on offense his numbers could have been better yet. For a rookie kicker Nuuge has had a very creditable campaign. I think his position with the Jets is secure.
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this is still a very tuff market... unless Nuge is 27 for 26 they will still have naysayers out here... will probably take another year for Nuge to feel the love.. but after that.. wouldn't surprise me if he's here for 15 years ... issued sainthood in five.. icon status @ 10..
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2/15
No night life for Nugent
By Doug Harris
Dayton Daily News
COLUMBUS | —Mike Nugent knows a common perception is that NFL players have access to VIP parties and bountiful female companionship, but being a rookie kicker for the New York Jets did nothing to enhance his social life.
The ex-Ohio State and Centerville High School star lived by himself in an apartment on Long Island, far from the bright lights of the city. And he was so intent on meeting the franchise's expectations for him that he had little interest in becoming another Broadway Joe.
"I was in bed at 10 o'clock every night because I wanted to get ready for the game the next week," he said. "And with games on Sunday, it doesn't let you do much on Saturday night, anyway.
"You want to make sure you work hard and do your job. Just like any job, you want to be at your best every day."
Nugent, who is taking three classes at OSU this quarter, didn't maintain the standards he set for himself while becoming the football program's all-time leading scorer. But he had acceptable results for a rookie.
The second-round draftee connected on 22 of 28 field goals for a 78.6-percent clip — the 20th-best figure in the 32-team league — and he hit all 24 of his extra points.
But the straight-from-the-box NFL football doesn't travel as far as the worn ones used in college. And Nugent, who displayed great range as a Buckeye, never made a field goal longer than 49 yards and failed to consistently reach ideal distances on kickoffs.
"In the cold weather and with that new ball, it's tough," he said. "It just doesn't like to fly as much as you want it to. You've got to hit it solid."
Nugent became only the third kicker since 1989 to be taken in the first two rounds of the draft, and he signed a reported four-year contract for more than $3 million, including $1.625 million in guaranteed bonuses. But those hefty paychecks come with a cost.
The New York media are notoriously adversarial — one newspaper chastised team management for picking what it considered a run-of-the-mill kicker ahead of impact players like the Bengals' Odell Thurman — and Jets fans could be hostile, too.
But Nugent is too busy counting his blessings to worry about any naysayers.
"I felt the same way at Ohio State," he said. "I never took anything for granted. I'd look around and say, 'I'm getting a great education and getting to play at, in my opinion, the best place to play in college football.' "
Nugent is working toward finishing his business degree. But he just bought a condo in Westbury, N.Y., near the team's practice facilities at Hofstra University, and he plans to have a George Blanda-like career.
"I've always said I want to be the oldest guy who ever plays in the NFL," he chirped. "I want people to say, 'Oh, that guy should retire.'
"In my opinion, as long as you're kicking the ball straight, you can play as long as you want. That's my biggest goal — to retire when I want to."
Contact Doug Harris at 225-2125.
2/15
No night life for Nugent
By Doug Harris
Dayton Daily News
COLUMBUS | —Mike Nugent knows a common perception is that NFL players have access to VIP parties and bountiful female companionship, but being a rookie kicker for the New York Jets did nothing to enhance his social life.
The ex-Ohio State and Centerville High School star lived by himself in an apartment on Long Island, far from the bright lights of the city. And he was so intent on meeting the franchise's expectations for him that he had little interest in becoming another Broadway Joe.
"I was in bed at 10 o'clock every night because I wanted to get ready for the game the next week," he said. "And with games on Sunday, it doesn't let you do much on Saturday night, anyway.
"You want to make sure you work hard and do your job. Just like any job, you want to be at your best every day."
Nugent, who is taking three classes at OSU this quarter, didn't maintain the standards he set for himself while becoming the football program's all-time leading scorer. But he had acceptable results for a rookie.
The second-round draftee connected on 22 of 28 field goals for a 78.6-percent clip — the 20th-best figure in the 32-team league — and he hit all 24 of his extra points.
But the straight-from-the-box NFL football doesn't travel as far as the worn ones used in college. And Nugent, who displayed great range as a Buckeye, never made a field goal longer than 49 yards and failed to consistently reach ideal distances on kickoffs.
"In the cold weather and with that new ball, it's tough," he said. "It just doesn't like to fly as much as you want it to. You've got to hit it solid."
Nugent became only the third kicker since 1989 to be taken in the first two rounds of the draft, and he signed a reported four-year contract for more than $3 million, including $1.625 million in guaranteed bonuses. But those hefty paychecks come with a cost.
The New York media are notoriously adversarial — one newspaper chastised team management for picking what it considered a run-of-the-mill kicker ahead of impact players like the Bengals' Odell Thurman — and Jets fans could be hostile, too.
But Nugent is too busy counting his blessings to worry about any naysayers.
"I felt the same way at Ohio State," he said. "I never took anything for granted. I'd look around and say, 'I'm getting a great education and getting to play at, in my opinion, the best place to play in college football.' "
Nugent is working toward finishing his business degree. But he just bought a condo in Westbury, N.Y., near the team's practice facilities at Hofstra University, and he plans to have a George Blanda-like career.
"I've always said I want to be the oldest guy who ever plays in the NFL," he chirped. "I want people to say, 'Oh, that guy should retire.'
"In my opinion, as long as you're kicking the ball straight, you can play as long as you want. That's my biggest goal — to retire when I want to."
Contact Doug Harris at 225-2125.
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
What a class act. That was a great article and I think Nugent is going to have major success in his NFL career.
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Saw31
High Seas Rogue
Being a football fan for many many years now, I have never really given a **** about the FG kicker. How strange it is having a FG kicker as one of your favorite Buckeyes!!! There is something special about this kid and everyone knows/sees it...I feel privileged to have watched him kick in person, especially the Marshall game...Incredible...
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NUUUUUUUUUGGGGEEEEEE!!!!
Mike has gone down as one of the most popular athletes in tOSU history, proof what a little hard work will do for you. I even dropped $80 on a #1 Jets jersey. I look forward of many years of watching and cheering Nuge on in the NFL; no matter where he plays, he'll be one of my favorites.
Mike has gone down as one of the most popular athletes in tOSU history, proof what a little hard work will do for you. I even dropped $80 on a #1 Jets jersey. I look forward of many years of watching and cheering Nuge on in the NFL; no matter where he plays, he'll be one of my favorites.
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tedginn05
Legend
Didn't see this posted yet. But I found this site. Its Mike Nugent's official site, ran by him.
http://www.mikenugent1.com/
http://www.mikenugent1.com/
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crazybuckfan40
Head Coach
I believe it is posted somewhere in the 36 pages, but anyways it is always nice to check it out.
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