Thursday, September 27, 2007

Worst kicker in Tampa Bay

As a promotion put on by the USF Athletic Department and Allstate, a few media members were invited to Raymond James Stadium to particpate in a field goal kicking contest.

And I quickly established myself as the worst kicker out of the seven participants.

I went 0-4 in the only four legitimate field goal attempts of my life. I'm the first to admit that, but I can also proudly admit I didn't have the worst of the day

But I'm calling garbage on this whole contest because Mike Pepper of 1010 AM easily won the contest. Not surprising since he was a punter/kicker invited to several NFL training camps and was a kicker for the Tampa Bay Storm.

How was this a real competition?

The important part was the event raised $3,000 for the USF general scholarship fund.

Against West Virginia, one student will have a chance to win $1,000 if they hit a 25-yard field goal at halftime. Allstate will donate another $1,000 to USF if the attempt is good.

Whoever is selected can't do any worse than I did.

-Brendan Galella

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