From our friend Panhandle Slim
Chance handled 131 snaps without an error in 2002. For his career, Chance approached Lednicky standards, making 490 snaps with just one error. He was also strong in punt coverage with 3 tackles.
Indeed, given the above stats, I don't think there can be much of a debate on who the 2002 TexAgs Lednicky Award winner should be!
Gig 'em,
FTA
"Will incoming Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione be worth the money? Take it to the bank, Aggies fans. And be very afraid, Orangebloods and members of the Sooner Nation." — Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
quote:I don't think there's any doubt that Chance Pearce should be the winner of the 2002 Led.
The Led
Kyle Lednicky finished out his Texas Aggie football career as a deep snapper without committing a single error.
He finished his Aggie football career several steps away from the bright lights of flashing cameras and the stretch of eager microphones.
He labored in the shadow of the stars of Dat Nguyen, Branndon Stewart, Tiki Hardeman, Steve McKinney, Sirr Parker, Rich Coady, Warrick Holdman, Shane Lechler and many others, toiling for four years in the deep snapper position, a position which thrives and prospers most successfully in the offstage darkness of obscurity.
Like most line positions, a deep snapper doesn't seek the bright lights of recognition, for should that light swing his way, it seldom carries with it the roar of applause or the warmth of adulation. Instead, should a deep snapper's name appear in the newspaper or gain mention on the airwaves, it means one thing: he made a mistake.....a costly mistake. He launched the ball over the punters head. He missed the open hands of the spotter waiting to tee up the ball for the game winning field goal.
No one knows the name of a wildly successful deep snapper. That honor is typically reserved for the galloping hoofer or the rifle armed count caller.
Unbeknownst to many of the most ardent fans of Texas Aggie football, Kyle Lednicky fit the bill. He was wildly successful. He layed out a perfect career. He deep snapped over 500 balls over four seasons without a single error. Kyle Lednicky pitched a perfect game, a game that lasted four years.
As Lednicky entered his fourth and final season, I was among the few who followed his impressive sideshow. Would he bounce a snap? Would he shoot the ball over the punters head? Would he cost us points in a close match?
Lednicky didn't fail. Not once. He was perfect. But did the press seek him out? Was his story tossed from a truck at the foot of the newstands? No. Lednicky operated in the shadows and finished in the shadows. He did his job to the sound of one hand clapping.
Kyle Lednicky was the Common Ag. He represented gridiron perfection and hardly anyone noticed. He hit a hole in one, over the fence, centered in the bullseye of his position.
As a tribute to an unsung Aggie hero, the TexAgs.com Kyle Lednicky Common Ag Award (The Led) was born. This annual award goes to the unheralded overachiever on the team who toils in relative obscurity. Camera flashes rarely blind him. The only time he sees a microphone is as he dodges it on its breathless way to capture a quote from a star player.
Yet he finished his senior year and left it all on the field. He accomplished much, but was recognized little.
The Led should be awarded to a senior player who fits the mold of it's namesake. He doesn't have to be perfect, but he should be the guy who everyone sees when they squint past the marquee players and the lock future draft picks.
Chance handled 131 snaps without an error in 2002. For his career, Chance approached Lednicky standards, making 490 snaps with just one error. He was also strong in punt coverage with 3 tackles.
Indeed, given the above stats, I don't think there can be much of a debate on who the 2002 TexAgs Lednicky Award winner should be!
Gig 'em,
FTA
"Will incoming Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione be worth the money? Take it to the bank, Aggies fans. And be very afraid, Orangebloods and members of the Sooner Nation." — Jimmy Burch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
