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Weis’s Schematic Advantage Strikes Again: Ben Turk, Punter, Has Incredibly Strong Arms

Aug 24, 2009, 9:15 PM UTC

Lou Holtz created quite a stir recently when he predicted Notre Dameâ†µwould be in the national championship game,â†µthanks in large part to their terrible schedule. Given Notre Dame’s 1-14â†µrecord against teams with a winning record over the past two years, thisâ†µcould be an argument for all of Notre Dame’s opponents as well, butâ†µwhatever.â†µâ†µThe widespread chuckling at Crazy Uncle Lou was based on secretâ†µinformation only Holtz was privy to:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥“The USC kicker benched 225, I think 25 (times),” said Irishâ†µâ‡¥freshman punter Ben Turk, “andâ†µâ‡¥I got 26.”â†µâ‡¥
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â†µâ‡¥Yes, you heard that right. Ben Turk, the 5-foot-11, 193-poundâ†µâ‡¥newcomer - the punter, of all people - did twenty-six reps with 225â†µâ‡¥pounds on the bench.â†µâ‡¥Twenty-six. That’s not a typo.â†µâ†µWow! Notre Dame’s punter has really strong arms. Really, really strongâ†µarms. He can do twenty-five more 225s than Notre Dame’s offensive lineâ†µcan do!â†µâ†µHe will use his newfound power to throw punts 80 yards, and this willâ†µwork brilliantly when Michigan’s Martavious Odoms actually catches them. (He’s been threatened with castration if he doesn’t hold onto every ball he gets his fingers on this year after fumbling six times in the lastâ†µfour games of the year, you see.)â†µ

â†µâ†µAfter that ... eh ... has Notre Dame shown you its shiny wide receivers?â†µAnd its win over Hawaii?â†µ

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