Caleb Shudak

[Cyclone90]

Went to the Dowling game Friday Night and saw Caleb Shudak kick a 52 yd FG for CB-Lewis Central. Anybody know if he consistently has this range and if we're in on him? He was returning kicks too. Too undersized for anything but kicker, but a nice little athlete. And yes he's Jeff Shudak's son, great ISU kicker from the 80s.

 

[ruxCYtable]

Went to the Dowling game Friday Night and saw Caleb Shudak kick a 52 yd FG for CB-Lewis Central. Anybody know if he consistently has this range and if we're in on him? He was returning kicks too. Too undersized for anything but kicker, but a nice little athlete. And yes he's Jeff Shudak's son, great ISU kicker from the 80s.

His dad, for anyone not around at that time, was unquestionably the greatest kicker in ISU history. How he didn't land in the NFL, I will never know.

 

[theshadow]

His dad, for anyone not around at that time, was unquestionably the greatest kicker in ISU history.

For his first two years, the NCAA still allowed kickers to use blocks for PAT/FG (like high school does). The uprights were also nearly 5 feet farther apart for his entire career (23'4", compared to 18'6" starting the year after he graduated).

 

[BBHMagic]

Went to the Dowling game Friday Night and saw Caleb Shudak kick a 52 yd FG for CB-Lewis Central. Anybody know if he consistently has this range and if we're in on him? He was returning kicks too. Too undersized for anything but kicker, but a nice little athlete. And yes he's Jeff Shudak's son, great ISU kicker from the 80s.

There was a great ISU kicker? And he had a kid? Has he been offered a scholarship yet?

 

[DesMoinesCy]

His dad, for anyone not around at that time, was unquestionably the greatest kicker in ISU history. How he didn't land in the NFL, I will never know.

You could also argue Alex Giffords from the early 1980s.

 

[Jambalaya]

You could also argue Alex Giffords from the early 1980s.

Agree with Giffords. And yes he is the brother of the Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot by that wacko 3-4 years ago

 

[ruxCYtable]

For his first two years, the NCAA still allowed kickers to use blocks for PAT/FG (like high school does). The uprights were also nearly 5 feet farther apart for his entire career (23'4", compared to 18'6" starting the year after he graduated).

Not his fault.

 

[ruxCYtable]

You could also argue Alex Giffords from the early 1980s.

Agree with Giffords. And yes he is the brother of the Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot by that wacko 3-4 years ago

Giffords was good. He was not Shudak good.

 

[Jambalaya]

Giffords was good. He was not Shudak good.

Some of you old-timers might remember Hayden Fry getting snake-bit by Gifford's Fg's back in the day, with Fry at his press conference lamenting about 'that Mexican kid" or "the little Mexican guy".....

not sure those comments would fly today

 

[theshadow]

Not his fault.

Certainly not his fault, but he had two significant advantages that no kicker has gotten since.

Going back to the '01 Indy Bowl -- how many FG have ISU PK missed by 2 feet or less on either side (including hitting the upright)? Because under the Shudak-era rules, all of those would have been good.

 

[theshadow]

PAT
Shudak: 92/95 (.968)
Giffords: 85/89 (.955)

FG <30 yds
Shudak: 17/19 (.895)
Giffords: 14/18 (.778)

FG 30-39 yds
Shudak: 21/26 (.808)
Giffords: 14/21 (.667)

FG 40-49 yds
Shudak: 14/20 (.700)
Giffords: 12/20 (.600)

FG 50+ yds
Shudak: 6/14 (.429)
Giffords: 3/9 (.333)

Games with 3+ FG made
Shudak: 6
Giffords: 4

 

[theshadow]

Some of you old-timers might remember Hayden Fry getting snake-bit by Gifford's Fg's back in the day, with Fry at his press conference lamenting about 'that Mexican kid" or "the little Mexican guy"....

It's no wonder Fry was sick of him. During the 3-year ISU win streak (1980-82), the scoring breakdown was:

Giffords: 28 (8 FG, 4 PAT)
Iowa: 26
[Other ISU guys: 24]

 

[abe2010]

Certainly not his fault, but he had two significant advantages that no kicker has gotten since.

Going back to the '01 Indy Bowl -- how many FG have ISU PK missed by 2 feet or less on either side (including hitting the upright)? Because under the Shudak-era rules, all of those would have been good.

you're forgetting that we are Iowa State. We still would have missed them.

 

[Steve]

Shudak would practice his accuracy by kicking from the end zone pylons. After achieving considerable success attempting the end zone angle kicks, any extra point or hash mark FG try seemed like a chip shot.

 

[MrNelson]

Shudak has started to get attention from Mizzou and Iowa. Nothing from Ames yet though

 

[danielyp29]

How good was Jamie Kohl when he kicked? I know he was in some NFL camps and has arguably the most prominent Kicking/Punting/LS/Holder camp in the country

 

[danielyp29]

Also, wasn't Cole Netten kicking 50+ yarders in high school? I know they kick off a small tee/block for FGs so many kickers struggle from the transition to the college game.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

So he's a Junior? He would be able to come in and RS during Nettens senior year if he is that good.

 

[LindenCy]

How good was Jamie Kohl when he kicked? I know he was in some NFL camps and has arguably the most prominent Kicking/Punting/LS/Holder camp in the country

Kohl and Ty Stewart were both very good. The 90s was a good decade for ISU kickers.

 

[cyatheart]

Hold on....is my memory right? Was Shudak the kicker that got suspended or hurt during the Walden era before an Oklahoma game so we had to go for it on 4th down and go for 2 every time and ended up losing by a couple points?