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hawaiianbuckeye;1445515; said:
Your post is a bit confusing. Are you suggesting that I came across as saying that Thoma is just a "pooch punter" and if he gets the job that's what he's going to do? Are you talking about the "aussie style" of pooch punts or pooch punts in general? Not getting what you're asking.

Thoma will use the "aussie style" like AJ did when it's time to pooch the ball inside the 20 otherwise it's punt away (hang and distance).
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My apologies, you answered in the second part. I didn't know if the team would use the aussie style more in general or in short field situations. I've never really been a fan of that style, and would rather see them punt away as you said, but I do understand the tactical importance of that style kick. I wouldn't be looking forward to watching aussie punts from our own 30 like I've seen around other teams in CFB.
 
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Canton

Aquinas' Thoma has foot in door as OSU punter


The Columbus Dispatch

St. Thomas Aquinas graduate Jon Thoma is competing with redshirt freshman Ben Buchanan for the starting punter job for the Buckeyes. Thoma is listed as the starting punter on the most-recent depth chart.

By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff report
Posted Aug 20, 2009 @ 12:44 AM

COLUMBUS ? If, as Jim Tressel likes to say, the punt is the most important play in football, then Jon Thoma is sitting pretty.

Most important player?

Let?s not get carried away, and Thoma doesn?t take himself seriously enough to entertain the thought. But the fifth-year senior at Ohio State has waited his turn to walk on the field with the Buckeyes in a starting role.

Thoma is competing with redshirt freshman Ben Buchanan for the starting punter job for the Buckeyes. Thoma is listed as the starting punter on the most-recent depth chart, but Wednesday afternoon?s kicking scrimmage will go a long way toward solidifying who?s on the field for the most important play in football against Navy come Sept. 5.

Not bad for a kid from St. Thomas Aquinas High School who walked on at Ohio State after one year of high school football.

There is a possibility that Thoma could find himself making a living of kicking a football. If he starts at Ohio State this fall, in all likelihood he will find himself in an NFL camp next year.

?I only think about that when people ask about it,? Thoma said. ?Obviously, it?s a dream, but I need to get better in order to do that. It?s a day-by-day process, and once the season comes, it?s a game-by-game process. Hopefully, I can improve to the point where that becomes an option.?

It?s only an option because Thoma had a large circle of friends in high school and those friends included football, soccer, baseball players and swimmers. When Thoma was a senior, Aquinas didn?t have a punter. It wasn?t long before then Aquinas head coach Tim Tyrell came looking.

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BuckeyeMac;1540329; said:
Excellent performance from the Punter last night...we had field position almost all night because of him and our defense. Couldn't have asked for anything more.
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Yep, terrific job in his first huge game! Not that I doubted it...you want to punt or kick at The Ohio State University...you must be a stud! Way to go Jon!
 
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4 of 6 inside the 20 and the other 2 right on the 20. Would have liked the last one maybe 8 yards deeper, but other than that minor complaint, fantastic game for Jon. :bow:
 
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I told you guys he'd win the job and be fine!

I'm also telling you we don't need to bring in a punter in the '10 class if Hagerup signs elsewhere (Florida). There's a kid in the '11 class that will be just as good and he's not even the starter on his team (St. Thomas Aquinas in FL) b/c the starter (Palardy) is a SR dual K/P who is committed to TN. So if Hagerup doesn't commit we'll be fine.
 
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OSU notebook: Punter placed on scholarship
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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SHARI LEWIS | DISPATCH
"It was relief and joy when (coach Jim Tressel) said I was one of the guys." ? Jon Thoma, senior punter

Ohio State lost on Saturday night, but otherwise it was a pretty good weekend for senior punter Jon Thoma.

The day after having a good punting game against Southern California, Thoma was told by coach Jim Tressel that he was one of three walk-ons who will be on scholarship when fall quarter starts.

"It was relief and joy when he said I was one of the guys," Thoma said. "I went into his office yesterday and thanked him."

Thoma, a fifth-year senior, has paid the price, literally, to be a Buckeyes player. He said he has a student loan debt in the tens of thousands of dollars.

"I don't have to worry about taking out another loan, so that's good," he said. "But I do have to start worrying about paying off those loans, so I guess there is not too much spending money."

Even without the money, being named a scholarship player is a reward all its own.

"It's a good feeling knowing that all the hard work has paid off," Thoma said. "But it's not something that has been a real focus of mine. For a while I'd think about, 'Man, I've got to worry about money for the next 100 years because of having to pay for my own college.'

"Then it reached a point where I realized I needed to get better on the field to earn that scholarship. It was not worrying about off-the-field things that was going to help me get it. Once I buckled down and started working harder and harder every day, you forget about the money and good things happen."
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : OSU notebook: Punter placed on scholarship
 
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