that is for sure. But even last year I’m glad we did not have a game that came down to him kicking one home. And, I think Saban felt the same way. Notice that against Auburn at the end of the game rather than run it safely up the middle, use some clock, force them to take a TO, and then bring Tiffin on to seal the deal Saban opted for a pass play. Why? Because he had seen Tiffin in the clutch before as recent as LSU in 08.

And, I think it is somewhat fitting that his last attempt at scoring points was an extra point attempt against Texas after our last TD when HE MISSED!! Not that anyone cared, but it was pure Tiffin.

I was a Shula apologist until that day, but that broke the camel’s back. If I recall correctly, we were playing for both overtime and the field goal, despite his troubles that day.

will always be remembered as a very solid kicker but he just wasn’t very good under pressure. He would make a 50 yard kick early in the game and then miss a 15 yard field goal when the game was close at the end.

but didn’t he miss a pat in his last two games? Luckily, we didn’t need him to win those games.

everyone would agree but not everyone thinks he was great and there is a difference.

So, if some people, me included, have an OPINON, that Tiffin was good but not great do the people that think he was great need to get offended, mad etc.?

Because I’m not mad if someone thinks he was our best ever kicker. It is totally subjective.

…all 12 points in the 12-10 victory over Tennessee. No matter what he did before, you all need to get on your knees each and every night and thank God for him for that alone.

My biggest issue with Tiffin is the lack of touchbacks on kickoffs.Most of his KO’s were caught at the ten after a low line kick which allowed the runner to the 20 before our guys even got down there . If it is kicked thru the endzone they have no chance at starting at the 40 YL. Also several KO’s went out of bounds allowing them to start at the 35. I thinkthat with the talent we had on kicks that the kicks themselves were more of an issue than the coverage. I don’t think I’ll miss him on kicks but I hope I don’t miss him on FG attempts either.

But Wiffin Tiffin was the name for a reason. That Arkansas game will always be remembered, because it was such a heartbreak at the time. Nothing is really ever going to erase that memory.

The stats listed don’t really tell the entire story. And 91% on PAT is not good IMO. Those should be automatic. They don’t tell the entire story because the last 2 years he got attempts and such that he never got before then. It has alot to do with how he set those records. Only goes to show how much the team itself has to do with a persons stats.

Yet he did improve, and I’m glad he had a pretty decent year this year. He became a much more reliable kicker in general. Tennessee game wasn’t really anything impressive I must say though, yes he scored all 12 points, but the measuring stick is could have other kickers have done the same, and in most all cases the answer would be yes. Thus, I can’t give so much credit as others do.

But when you factor in everything, he was a “bargin” player overall and played atleast up to what should have been realistic expectations. He was a walk on, not someone who got recruited and so forth. When you leave up a spot to walk-ons, then what can you really expect? Did I miss the headlines of better kickers being thrown out for him?

So, all I can say is thanks to him in the end, and that he earned it all. But I’m not going to over-state his accomplishments or anything. I am personally very happy Saban recruited kickers rather than hoping to get lucky with walk-ons. As far as walk-ons go, then Kiffin was better than to be expected and if we were sticking to walk-ons Kiffin caliber would be lucky to get.

CNS (I think) would say, He’s had a great career but there is room for improvement. He did improve in " The Process" and for that most of us are thankful for. Let’s pray our next kicker will do a great job at kicking extra pts and long kickoffs and our offense does a much better job in the red zone. If this happens with CNS defense maybe field Goals won’t be as important.

Wow, in the end we’re all arguing about a solid kicker that did his job measurably well, who didn’t screw the pooch this year, and who improved from his nightmare of a freshman year. While not his father, the apple didn’t fall far from the tree…

1983 – 40/40 PAT (100%) 14/25 FG (56%) 82 PTS
1984 – 23/23 PAT (100%) 15/20 FG (75%) 68 PTS
1985 – 33/33 PAT (100%) 17/26 FG (65%) 84 PTS
1986 – 39/39 PAT (100%) 13/17 FG (76%) 78 PTS
Car – 135/135 PAT (100%) 59/88 FG (67%) 312 PTS

So, we have a clutch kicker in our minds due to “the kick” but in the course of a game he left many points on the table. Yet when his son was called upon, time after time, Leigh was able to make the kicks he was supposed to make, sans the awful game vs Arkansas where the points lost were so glaring.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and we all know they’re like assholes. But the statistics show Leigh, after maturing through the process, turned out to be a damned good kicker.