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Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-05T13:43:30-06:00

I worked with YM who were in school and on the team with this kid in Salem -- Gustin was never coming to BYU, no matter what he says, and it was not because of football reasons.

Statistics: Posted by snoscythe — Thu Oct 05, 2017 1:43 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T21:18:21-06:00

The real reason Bronco didn't offer is because of Gustin's involvement in the hazing that went down at Salem Hills. He is alleged to have been involved in some pretty heinous hazing and Bronco steered clear. Was this interview after he committed to USC, so it could be some sugar coating on Gustin's side. The rumors I heard is that Gustin wanted the BYU hat to be on the table when he chose USC over the local schools.

He wasn't ever coming.

The only ones that know what happened is Bronco, Gustin, and his dad. I read the article and take them at their word. Choose to believe the family or not. From the article, the family seemed sincere about wanting to come to BYU. Bottom line, the kid is an awesome athlete. He's an elite LB. He would have made a huge contribution at BYU. Instead, he's at USC.

Statistics: Posted by Ddawg — Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:18 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T21:07:07-06:00

The real reason Bronco didn't offer is because of Gustin's involvement in the hazing that went down at Salem Hills. He is alleged to have been involved in some pretty heinous hazing and Bronco steered clear. Was this interview after he committed to USC, so it could be some sugar coating on Gustin's side. The rumors I heard is that Gustin wanted the BYU hat to be on the table when he chose USC over the local schools.

He wasn't ever coming.

Statistics: Posted by SpiffCoug — Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:07 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T20:23:34-06:00

BYU has done this before to other athletes and it will happen again. Look at linebacker Porter Gustin. Huge miss for BYU. There good athletes gave BYU the 1st shot. Just like Matt Gay and his family. Bad calls by BYU coaching staff.

"USC Football: Porter Gustin makes SI’s Top 10 Freaks of 2017"
https://reignoftroy.com/2017/07/07/usc- ... eaks-2017/
Porter Gustin was never coming to BYU.

Really? Read this .....

Vanquish the Foe
"BYU Football Recruiting: Catching up with Porter Gustin"

Terrell Williams caught up with highly recruited linebacker prospect, Porter Gustin, to get his thoughts on his recruitment by BYU

Linebacker Porter Gustin is a talented player out of Salem, UT and is a 4-star recruit. He is rated 97 out of 100 on 247 sports but hasn't received a scholarship offer from BYU, which has some fans scratching their heads wondering why. Not only is he LDS but he is maintaining a 3.5 GPA, grew up a huge BYU fan and has attended every BYU camp since he was a kid. He visited BYU in December, but did not receive an offer.

Porter Gustin's recruitment by BYU:
"You know I honestly don't understand. I thought they really liked me from the beginning. They haven't said a thing about it so I'm just more confused actually," Gustin said. "The same day they came and worked me out Ohio State and Notre Dame came in and they both offered me on the spot, but I never heard back from BYU. I can speculate that Kaufusi was offered in my position, but it has been the worst experience I have had in the (recruiting) process."

Porter Gustin is a 6-5, 240 pound OLB, DE, TE, & even QB prospect who has received offers, from Florida State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oregon, Stanford, Wisconsin, USC, Oklahoma State, UCLA, Miami (FL), Boise State, Louisville, Arizona State, Utah, and Utah State just to name a few.

"I grew up loving BYU. I have attended their camps and we are big supporters, but this process has taken a toll on myself, my parents, and even my friends that are very close to BYU," Gustin said.

So why wouldn't BYU offer an active LDS kid in BYU's backyard (Salem, UT), who is freakishly talented and has offers to go anywhere in the country?

Gustin's father, John Gustin had this to say about Gustin's visit to BYU in an article on utahvalley360.com back in in April

"We made a visit to BYU in December and talked to the coaching staff with the intention of committing to BYU if they had offered, but they said they were over their scholarship allotment for linebackers."
Clearing the Air:

https://www.vanquishthefoe.com/2014/6/5 ... ter-gustin

Both Porter Gustin and his father said they wanted to come to BYU if they had been offered a scholarship. That offer never came. Only Bronco knows why. I was simply a missed opportunity to get a highly talented athlete.

Statistics: Posted by Ddawg — Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:23 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T19:57:14-06:00

Oh gee thanks, Hawk! We really needed a little more salt in that wound!

Statistics: Posted by mtnradio — Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:57 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T19:21:10-06:00

I saw those tweets early, and I have to admit, I was shocked that Almond was as good as 78% on FGs. He seems much worse, but then I realized the Cougars almost never go for it when it's beyond 30-35 yards with Almond as the kicker. (Now I should look up the stats and actually see if my thoughts are correct, or if I'm being unfair and wrong).
Rhett is 0/2 in FG 40+ yards in his career.

I figured since I was looking up Rhett's it was only fair to look up Matt's too, since this thread is about him. Here's Matt Gay's numbers.

FG:
20-29: 5/5
30-39: 5-5
40-49: 2-2
50+: 2-2
Long: 56

PAT: 14/14

Statistics: Posted by hawkwing — Wed Oct 04, 2017 7:21 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T18:59:41-06:00

It was announced today that the NCAA has granted Matt Gay another year of eligibility so he will be back kicking for the Utes next year.

Excellent! So that coaching failure will haunt us a second year!

Statistics: Posted by SpiffCoug — Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:59 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T18:47:26-06:00

It was announced today that the NCAA has granted Matt Gay another year of eligibility so he will be back kicking for the Utes next year.

Statistics: Posted by hawkwing — Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:47 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T18:44:06-06:00

BYU has done this before to other athletes and it will happen again. Look at linebacker Porter Gustin. Huge miss for BYU. There good athletes gave BYU the 1st shot. Just like Matt Gay and his family. Bad calls by BYU coaching staff.

"USC Football: Porter Gustin makes SI’s Top 10 Freaks of 2017"
https://reignoftroy.com/2017/07/07/usc- ... eaks-2017/

Porter Gustin was never coming to BYU.

Statistics: Posted by SpiffCoug — Wed Oct 04, 2017 6:44 pm

Re: Matt Gay and his journey to starting FG kicker at Utah

2017-10-04T16:07:06-06:00

I saw those tweets early, and I have to admit, I was shocked that Almond was as good as 78% on FGs. He seems much worse, but then I realized the Cougars almost never go for it when it's beyond 30-35 yards with Almond as the kicker. (Now I should look up the stats and actually see if my thoughts are correct, or if I'm being unfair and wrong).

Rhett is 0/2 in FG 40+ yards in his career.

Statistics: Posted by hawkwing — Wed Oct 04, 2017 4:07 pm