Jake Roberts for Noah Rauschenberg--Good Trade?

[Mean Green 93-98]

I was just watching today's press conference, and there was a lot of praise for our new kicker Noah Rauschenberg (Brett must be working up an article on him, thus all the questions about him).  It just got me to thinking how we got him from Baylor and Jake Roberts went to Baylor, so it worked out almost like an NFL-style trade.  Normally kickers aren't that high priority, but Coach Morris was talking about how valuable it is to have a kicker you can have confidence in from 55 yards.  And I'm not sure how big of a role Jake Roberts would be playing in our new offense anyway.  So what say you--good trade?

Edited October 17, 2023 by Mean Green 93-98

[GMG_Dallas]

Excellent trade. An elite kicker can be a real game changer and we have one of the best.

[NT93]

 No brainer trade, in hindsight anyway.

[MeanGreenTexan]

NT's run of great kickers continues.    We don't seem to be utilizing TEs much in Morris' version of the Air Raid.   Not sure if that's because he is missing guys like Roberts & Gumms, or if that position is just not as important.

I'll take the trade so far.   We lose Rauschenberg after this season, and Roberts still has some time to improve at Baylor, so we'll see.

[Greenrex]

On the positive side for Rauschenberg, the scenery is vastly improved plus, he gets a better education.

[Mean Green 93-98]

18 hours ago, NT93 said:

 No brainer trade, in hindsight anyway.

Hindsight for sure.  If you would have asked me about this trade at the end of last season, I would have told you, "No way!"  Even now, I may be a little guilty of making lemonade out of a lemon.  But there is no doubt that Rauschenberg's arrival on campus has been a big boost.

In spring, the kicking game was a major concern before he arrived.  At the same time, Jake was the leading receiver at Baylor's spring game.

But without Rauschenberg, we probably lose the game to LaTech.