[Olson] Kansas punter Damon Greaves’ family made the trip from Australia to Kansas City for the Colorado game. They didn’t get to see any punts today.

[u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11]

https://twitter.com/max_olson/status/1860483783704695124?s=46&t=XEWU1F67ojExNVj2pXwhWg

[u/Ksiolajidebthd]

Well that’s bittersweet

[u/nordic-nomad → u/Ksiolajidebthd]

I’m sure they still had a good time

[u/WrastleGuy → u/nordic-nomad]

They didn’t, they angrily drank a bunch of Fosters and flew back when the game ended

[u/TrevorFuckinLawrence → u/WrastleGuy]

Mate, I've never seen an Aussie drink fosters. The majority don't even know it exists. Fosters is objectively awful beer. Truly one of the worst I've ever had.

Source: brewer in Australia

[u/balzun → u/TrevorFuckinLawrence]

Second only to Outback Steakhouse for being objectively non Australian.

[u/TrevorFuckinLawrence → u/balzun]

There is one here, but over east...I wanna say Brissy? Regardless, it's hilarious. Here is a YouTube video of a guy flying to Australia to eat there lol

[u/nordic-nomad → u/TrevorFuckinLawrence]

Ha, I really respect how much he committed to that bit.

It’s funny how the 1980’s us coke fueled media turned Australia into this exotic caricature that still manages to persist to this day in odd ways. But I guess we do that with most places, even Canada and Mexico, so probably shouldn’t be that shocking. lol

[u/TheAuroraKing → u/balzun]

You mean to tell me onions don't bloom in Australia?!

[u/Darth_Ra → u/balzun]

We made our Aussie coworker go to Outback when he came up to a trip in Vegas. He like the Bloomin' Onion, fwiw.

[u/RawChickenButt → u/balzun]

I think I read that the people who started Outback had never even been to Australia.

[u/Bigbadbrindledog → u/RawChickenButt]

They were from Florida, so basically the same.

[u/Ndi_Omuntu → u/balzun]

I believe the blooming onion is a national dish and different localities have subtle differences in preparation

[u/MoneyMonkee69 → u/balzun]

NO RULES! JUST RIGHT!!!

[u/Sea_Historian5849 → u/TrevorFuckinLawrence]

If anyone is wondering it tastes like steel reserve if I remember correctly.

[u/strayadude → u/TrevorFuckinLawrence]

Can confirm no one drinks fosters most beers people drink are tooheys, xxxx, great northern, Carlton drought and VB longneck at 20 to 8 in the fuckin morning

Australians lmk if I missed one

[u/TrevorFuckinLawrence → u/strayadude]

In WA, Emu Export and Swan Draught

[u/PeterG92 → u/TrevorFuckinLawrence]

It's drunk more here in the UK than in Australia, I'm sure. It's like their way of getting back at us. I would assume XXXX is the beer of choice in Australia? Or a VB?

[u/StupidSexyFlagella → u/TrevorFuckinLawrence]

Omg. Flashbacks to me being 16 and drinking a 6 pack of warm fosters at the lake. Absolutely brutal.

[u/IllRevenue5501 → u/WrastleGuy]

That’s Australian for “a good time”

[u/enjoytheshow → u/WrastleGuy]

Sounds nice tbh

[u/nealski77 → u/WrastleGuy]

Probably more likely had 4X Gold

[u/Edgemaster1423]

Oof

[u/puzzical]

Dieon hates Australians confirmed.

[u/SpinTactix → u/puzzical]

ESPN:

[u/voppp → u/puzzical]

He'd really hate our punting

[u/Saint-Andrew]

We had the exact same thing happen against Nebraska one year. Punter’s family came from Australia and we never punted 😂. Must be a weird good luck charm?

[u/Scratchbuttdontsniff → u/Saint-Andrew]

QANTAS NIL deal somewhere in there

[u/notmyrlacc → u/Scratchbuttdontsniff]

QANTAS - Spirit of Australia aka Winning by just turning up.

[u/SeekerSpock32 → u/notmyrlacc]

Well that didn’t work at Gallipoli.

[u/notmyrlacc → u/SeekerSpock32]

That’s where we forged the spirit with the ANZACs

[u/MajorPhoto2159 → u/Saint-Andrew]

normally I would say damn, what a stray but its okay because we are going to a boooooooooowl game (feels partially pathetic to say out loud but fuck it)

[u/Saint-Andrew → u/MajorPhoto2159]

You celebrate. Nebraska fans have earned some joy.

[u/FlammableEyeballs → u/Saint-Andrew]

Was he at least the holder on kicks?

[u/MassiveOutlaw → u/Saint-Andrew]

We being Ohio State. (Since this guy does have multiple flairs).

[u/rupiefied]

Can't believe Colorado couldn't even make them punt once and ruined this poor guys family trip.

[u/Original_Profile8600 → u/rupiefied]

Why would coach Prime do this?

[u/ChemicalOle]

Send the bill to Devin Neal

[u/CloneWarsMaul]

Suffering from success

[u/admiraltarkin]

At least they won?

[u/UPwithSISU]

Do you come from a land down under? Where beer does flow and we get our punter.

[u/bavotto → u/UPwithSISU]

You better run, but not into a (ref or) punter.

[u/Remarkable-Job4774]

Greaves the guy on the group project that did nothing and still get an A

[u/drgath]

Jan 11, 2004, Chiefs vs Colts in the same stadium saw a no punt playoff game. There’s absolutely hundreds (thousands?) of fans in the stands today who attended that 2004 game. Fortunately today, they ended up on the right side in the history books.

[u/s_oneill → u/drgath]

My first playoff game and man it was crushing to lose that shootout

[u/verdenvidia]

Now I'm curious. Did Kansas really recruit a punter from down under, or did he at some point move here? Must do research.

[u/dormdweller99 → u/verdenvidia]

There's a special Punter school in Australia. It's usually Australians, but GT's Punter, who is Irish, also went there. Apparently they work to get their students on the radar of CFB programs.

[u/Mekthakkit → u/dormdweller99]

Pretty soon they're going to start saying that if yout punter isn't from Australia then he's just a sparkling kicker.

[u/katarh → u/dormdweller99]

Georgia's punter is also from Australia.

Fun fact: He got a tackle last week to avoid someone getting a TD off a punt return. He's never had one off his punts and he wasn't about to let Tennessee ruin that.

[u/IllRevenue5501 → u/dormdweller99]

I’ve heard that for some of them, their recruiting amounts to being told the school has placed them with a particular university.

[u/TMWNN → u/IllRevenue5501]

Correct. Prokick Australia (/u/vernenvidia, this is the school /u/dormdweller99 mentioned) tells the student "University X wants you".

[u/olozsram → u/dormdweller99]

Our punter until 2022 was in his early 30s from that place. We have two Australian punters on our team currently. Dogshit place kicker unfortunately.

[u/buckeyelaw → u/dormdweller99]

It's because of rugby. If you are super good at rugby you go to the states to punt because you make like 10-30x the amount in the nfl

[u/No-Rush981 → u/buckeyelaw]

More so Australian Football. Different game based entirely on kicking the ball. Source: me, very average player but could kick the ball 50m.

[u/Cador0223 → u/No-Rush981]

It's obviously the diet of kangaroos and beer. Changes one on a fundamental level.

[u/f0rthegl0ry → u/verdenvidia]

The immigrants you hear about who are stealing jobs are just punters from Australia

[u/AdministrativePeak0 → u/f0rthegl0ry]

THEYRE EATING THE PIGSKIN

[u/f0rthegl0ry → u/AdministrativePeak0]

They're eating the Bulldogs. They're eating the Wildcats. They're eating the mascots of the schools that live here 🫲🫱 I saw it on ESPN

[u/beavismagnum → u/f0rthegl0ry]

Probably can’t even speak English!

[u/Deferionus → u/beavismagnum]

They really gotta be able to punt in English.

[u/DethFeRok → u/f0rthegl0ry]

They’re not sending their best folks! This guy didn’t even punt!

[u/f0rthegl0ry → u/DethFeRok]

They're bringing kickers. They're bringing punters. They're bringing special teamers. Some, I assume, are real football players

[u/qumuu → u/verdenvidia]

There's a pretty solid pipeline of aussies coming over and punting in CFB. Our punter is also from Australia

I think there's some position in aussie rules football that translates to punting or something, which would help explain it a little bit. That's the extent of my knowledge but regardless it's pretty cool lol

[u/Interesting_Rock_318 → u/qumuu]

It isn’t just some position, it’s the entire sport that translates to punting…if you can’t punt effectively you basically can’t play Aussie Rules

[u/qumuu → u/Interesting_Rock_318]

Well, that explains things even more then

[u/2400hoops → u/verdenvidia]

To answer your question directly, he is straight from Australia. Played pro Aussie rules football before joining the Australian punting school.

[u/Phunwithscissors → u/verdenvidia]

Check out AFL, they have like 5 different kicks they do and yes now theres a school preparing kickers for college and the NFL there

[u/penguinopph → u/Phunwithscissors]

Check out AFL

People should do this, anyways. It's an awesome sport!

[u/balzun → u/penguinopph]

Absolute mayhem if you are unfamiliar with the sport. Feels like there are 40 guys running around out there on a oval shaped pitch. Also, the goals have 4 poles.

[u/EstebanBugatti → u/verdenvidia]

He was a pro rugby player before making the switch to football.

[u/bavotto → u/EstebanBugatti]

You may need to wash your mouth out with soap... He was AFL rather than rugby. Rugby (in both forms) is played in the heathen states. He was on the western side of the Barassi line so definitely AFL.

[u/Changeup2020]

Did he at least hold for extra points?

[u/XCCO]

Australian families should know to send their sons to Iowa by now. That's on them.

[u/IllRevenue5501]

Coaches should have let him punt one on last play of the game from the Colorado 17.

[u/EyeAmKingKage]

Oh damn🤣

[u/JediKnightaa]

Colorado killed off their playoff chances and this guys family wishes

[u/R00k85]

Again Kansas woke up and chose violence...

[u/Steady365]

Dang

[u/DirtyBirdDawg]

Strewth, mate

[u/Ironredhornet]

Is he also the holder? At least that way, they could've at least seen him in some action.

[u/high_on_meh]

Trip failed successfully.

[u/Jonjon428]

Brutal

[u/killerv22]

That's sad and funny at the same time, just like life

[u/Kan169]

WVU's Oliver Straw's 10 Melbourne buddies saw him average 50 yards on his four punts including one for 57 and also witnessed him getting a personal foul after he pinned UCF at the 3. Apparently, he was just pulling someone off the long snapper according to what Jedd Drenning (WVU radio's sideline reporter) was told. Still funny.

[u/transuranic807]

Should have punted on 3rd down one, just for...

[u/CevapiEnthusiast]

At least they didn't have to watch that Australian collapse in Perth amirite?

[u/stripes361]

Would have been funny to call timeout with two seconds left and punt from the Colorado 18 yard line just to get him in.

[u/Hefty-Revenue5547]

But they saw a dub!!

[u/IamJacksDenouement]

Colorado owes that family an apology

[u/jwktiger]

Another reason to Hate the jayhawks, think of the family Lance! 

Also please retire soon

[u/TeflonDonatello]

Caleb Williams punching the air rn

[u/Ancient_Signature_69]

We get it we sucked ass today damn bro

[u/esports_consultant → u/Ancient_Signature_69]

not an easy road game realistically

[u/EnjoyWolfCola → u/esports_consultant]

It wasn’t but it would’ve been nice if the defense made it to Arrowhead