Yesterday, the top four in the first CFB Playoff Rankings were announced and they were…
Call me crazy, but I would be willing to bet that since each one of these schools has at least one Rubio Long Snapper is the main reason they are where they are….you’re welcome fans of those teams:)
Winston Chapman, Miss. St.
Joel Baldwin, Miss. St.
Danny Adams, FSU
Forrest Hill, Auburn
Zach Wade, Auburn
Ike Powell, Auburn
Will Denny, Ole Miss
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As I am sure everybody knows (well, everybody involved with Long Snapping), a Alan D’Appollonio of Arkansas scored a touchdown! If you haven’t seen this VERY creative play, it is a must watch.
Alan attended several Rubio Long Snapping Vegas Events and ended up being a 5 Star Long Snapper that was ranked 11th in the country in 2011. Alan has always had tremendous athleticism and it looks as though the Arkansas staff has taken note. Congratulations to Alan and the Arkansas football team.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2017 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping fall Camp in CA.
Next ranking opportunity will be in IL on November 9th and at VEGAS XXV.
#1 Long Snapper in the class of 2017, Thomas Fletcher
This class of Long Snappers is really staring to shine with three sophomores standing out.
Notables: Koltin Anderson and Karson Thomas
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
Be sure to check out the amazing recap video below from the Rubio Long Snapping fall camp in CA. You will love the drone footage.
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“Rubio, I’m nervous my son is not ready for your camp since he is just starting out”
“Rubio, all your camps have a ton of great Long Snappers and I don’t know if my son will be able to handle it”
“Rubio, how do I know if my son is ready for your camps?”
“Rubio, what skill level is required for your camps?
There are all very common questions that I get continuously throughout the year. The answer is simple: your child is ready. Now. Yup, now.
Here is the thing…Yes, there are many great Long Snappers at my camps, but do you know how they became great, by going when they weren’t great.
For every amazing Long Snapper you see, I can EASILY show you film of them being absolutely terrible. Everyone starts from somewhere. Like I always say, no one comes out of their mother snapping a .75. It takes time, it takes good form, it takes effort, it takes working hard AND smart. It happens. It always does.
Great example is Rubio Long Snapper Taybor Pepper of Michigan St. The first video is from 8th grade where he is, let’s just say, not really great. The second is from this past summer where he is, lets just say, phenomenal. (P.S. I could show you HUNDREDS of examples like Taybor)
Bottom line, there is no time like the present to get your kid to a Rubio Long Snapping camp. The sooner I see him and get him going with the proper form, the better he will be in the long run. If he goes to someone who doesn’t know what they are doing first, I have to correct all of the mistakes then start building the form to greatness.
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Teams that have a Long Snapper that has participated in a Rubio Long Snapping camp will be in bold and CAPITALIZED.
Will you be on this list in the future, prove yourself this fall and at VEGAS XXV to make it happen
As always, this list is VERY big and with so many Rubio Long Snappers playing (Rubio problem) I can miss someone. If I have missed a team, please just let me know. Please note: this is only a list of D1 teams. If I continue with D1AA-NAIA, you’d be reading until the following weekend.
GAME ON!
Thursday, September 11th
LA TECH vs NORTH TEXAS
BYU vs HOUSTON
Friday, September 12th
BAYLOR vs Buffalo
Saturday, September 13th
EAST CAROLINA vs VIRGINIA TECH
UCF vs MISSOURI
Kent State vs OHIO STATE
INDIANA vs BOWLING GREEN
OHIO vs MARSHALL
BOISE STATE vs CONNECTICUT
GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs GEORGIA TECH
PITTSBURGH vs FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
SYRACUSE vs CENTRAL MICHIGAN
WEST VIRGINIA vs MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS vs VANDERBILT
LOUISVILLE vs VIRGINIA
WYOMING vs OREGON
AIR FORCE vs GEORGIA STATE
UC DAVIS vs COLORADO STATE
INDIANA STATE vs BALL STATE
GEORGIA vs SOUTH CAROLINA
Alabama A&M vs UAB
KANSAS vs DUKE
MIAMI (OH) vs MICHIGAN
ARKANSAS STATE vs MIAMI (FL)
NORTH CAROLINA STATE vs SOUTH FLORIDA
ARKANSAS vs Texas Tech
LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE vs OLE MISS
MISSISSIPPI STATE vs SOUTH ALABAMA
Minnesota vs TCU
Illinois vs WASHINGTON
ARMY vs STANFORD
WESTERN MICHIGAN vs IDAHO
SOUTHERN MISS vs ALABAMA
EASTERN MICHIGAN vs OLD DOMINION
LOUISIANA-MONROE vs LSU
WESTERN KENTUCKY vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE
UTSA vs OKLAHOMA STATE
WAKE FOREST vs UTAH STATE
TULSA vs FLORIDA ATLANTIC
ABILENE CHRISTIAN vs Troy
PURDUE vs NOTRE DAME
KENTUCKY vs FLORIDA
TENNESSEE vs Oklahoma
USC vs BOSTON COLLEGE
PENN STATE vs RUTGERS
NEW MEXICO STATE vs UTEP
Southeastern Louisiana vs TULANE
NAVY vs Texas State
PORTLAND STATE vs WASHINGTON STATE
UCLA vs TEXAS
RICE vs TEXAS A&M
ARIZONA STATE vs COLORADO
NEBRASKA vs Fresno State
Nevada vs ARIZONA
Sunday, September 14th
Northern Iowa vs HAWAII
NFL
JAGUARS vs REDSKINS
SAINTS vs BROWNS
TEXANS vs Raiders
Chiefs vs BRONCOS
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2015 and JC Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in CA.
Next ranking opportunity in CA will be on October 19 and at VEGAS XXV.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2016 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in CA.
Next ranking opportunity in CA will be on October 19 and at VEGAS XXV.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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Teams that have a Long Snapper that has participated in a Rubio Long Snapping camp will be in bold and CAPITALIZED.
Will you be on this list in the future, prove yourself this fall and at VEGAS XXV to make it happen
As always, this list is VERY big and with so many Rubio Long Snappers playing (Rubio problem) I can miss someone. If I have missed a team, please just let me know. Please note: this is only a list of D1 teams. If I continue with D1AA-NAIA, you’d be reading until the following weekend.
GAME ON!
Thursday, September 4th
ARIZONA vs UTSA
Friday, September 5th
PITTSBURGH vs BOSTON COLLEGE
WASHINGTON STATE vs Nevada
Saturday, September 6th
FLORIDA ATLANTIC vs ALABAMA
Oklahoma vs TULSA
McNeese State vs NEBRASKA
KANSAS STATE vs Iowa State
MISSOURI vs TOLEDO
ARKANSAS STATE vs TENNESSEE
Buffalo vs ARMY
Stony Brook vs CONNECTICUT
SMU vs NORTH TEXAS
WESTERN KENTUCKY vs Illinois
AKRON vs PENN STATE
CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs PURDUE
HOWARD vs RUTGERS
South Carolina State vs CLEMSON
NAVY vs TEMPLE
SOUTH ALABAMA vs Kent State
UAB vs MISSISSIPPI STATE
NEW MEXICO STATE vs GEORGIA STATE
Fresno State vs UTAH
SACRAMENTO STATE vs CALIFORNIA
COLORADO vs MASSACHUSETTS
EASTERN WASHINGTON vs WASHINGTON
USC vs STANFORD
EASTERN KENTUCKY vs MIAMI (OH)
Virginia Military Institute vs BOWLING GREEN
OHIO vs KENTUCKY
Northern Illinois vs NORTHWESTERN
MARYLAND vs SOUTH FLORIDA
BALL STATE vs Iowa
MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs Minnesota
Missouri State vs OKLAHOMA STATE
GEORGIA TECH vs TULANE
EASTERN MICHIGAN vs FLORIDA
Nicholls State vs ARKANSAS
OLE MISS vs VANDERBILT
CAMPBELL vs APPALACHIAN STATE
OLD DOMINION vs NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Wagner vs FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
Savannah State vs GEORGIA SOUTHERN
MICHIGAN STATE vs OREGON
Gardner-Webb vs WAKE FOREST
SAN JOSE STATE vs AUBURN
ARIZONA STATE vs NEW MEXICO
EAST CAROLINA vs SOUTH CAROLINA
MURRAY STATE vs LOUISVILLE
Southeast Missouri State vs KANSAS
DUKE vs Troy
LOUISIANA TECH vs LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
Rhode Island vs MARSHALL
IDAHO vs LOUISIANA-MONROE
Citadel vs FLORIDA STATE
LAMAR vs TEXAS A&M
NORTHWESTERN STATE vs BAYLOR
Sam Houston State vs LSU
MICHIGAN vs NOTRE DAME
BYU vs TEXAS
Towson vs WEST VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA TECH vs OHIO STATE
SAN DIEGO STATE vs NORTH CAROLINA
Grambling State vs HOUSTON
IDAHO STATE vs UTAH STATE
MEMPHIS vs UCLA
AIR FORCE vs WYOMING
COLORADO STATE vs BOISE STATE
OREGON STATE vs HAWAII
Texas Tech vs UTEP
Sunday, September 7th
NFL
SAINTS vs Falcons
JAGUARS vs Eagles
REDSKINS vs TEXANS
BROWNS vs Steelers
Colts vs BRONCOS
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2017 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in CA.
Next ranking opportunity in CA will be on October 19 and at VEGAS XXV.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2015 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in GA. ALL rankings are now complete for the GA Camp!
Next ranking opportunity in GA will be on November 23 and at VEGAS XXV.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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Here is an article that I wrote for my local newspaper, The Lewiston Tribune, that I thought you would enjoy….
If you’re reading this, thank someone. I don’t care if it is a higher power, your parents, your kids, your neighbor or even the person you got the paper from, thank someone.
They deserve to hear it and you need to say it. Think about it: Without others, you are nothing. I don’t care how great an athlete, businessperson or student you think you are, you did not get there on your own.
You had help along the way. Everyone does.
A world-class Olympian sprinter doesn’t come out sprinting. They fall, they crawl, they walk, they jog and then they run. There are steps and there are always people assisting along the way.
A top-tier business owner didn’t get to the top on their own. I don’t care if you invented the perfect “widget,” you had help along the way. From someone teaching you to read, to someone showing you how to write, to the manufacturing of the “widget,” you had help. No one does anything completely on their own.
Those people who are assisting you have been there and they have done that. Usually, of course not always, people don’t just talk to talk. They talk for a purpose. They talk to be heard. They want to help.
You have been helped. You need to thank someone.
Then, after you thank that person or persons, you need to ask for more advice and really listen. The next step is key: Make a plan and don’t stop until you get there.
It doesn’t matter how tough the first part of your plan will be – never stop. Champions don’t stop until they get to the championship. That is why they are champions.
The great ones have taken advice from many along the way, they have implemented the advice, they made their plan and they did not stop until they reached their goal.
Everything is hard when you first start. Suck it up. Get over it. Learn from it. Move on and then dominate it.
If being a champion, in anything, was easy … everyone would do it.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2016 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in GA.
Next ranking opportunity in GA will be on November 23 and at VEGAS XXV.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2017 Long Snappers and Future Stars that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in GA.
Next ranking opportunity in GA will be on November 23 and at VEGAS XXV.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2015 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in NC.
Next ranking opportunity in NC will be on November 22 at William A Hough HS.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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The rankings are completed for ALL 2016 Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in NC.
Next ranking opportunity in NC will be on November 22 at William A Hough HS.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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Team that have a Long Snapper that has participated in a Rubio Long Snapping camp will be in bold and CAPITALIZED.
Will you be on this list in the future, prove yourself this fall and at VEGAS XXV to make it happen
As always, this list is VERY big and with so many Rubio Long Snappers playing (Rubio problem) I can miss someone. If I have missed a team, please just let me know.
GAME ON!
Wednesday, August 27th
Abilene Christian vs GEORGIA ST.
Thursday, August 28th
TEXAS A&M vs SOUTH CAROLINA
WAKE FOREST vs LOUSIANA MONROE
EASTERN ILLINOIS vs Minnesota
HOWARD vs AKRON
IDAHO ST vs UTAH
Chattanooga vs CENTRAL MICHIGAN
BOISE ST vs OLE MISS
TULANE vs TULSA
TEMPLE vs VANDERBILT
RUTGERS vs WASHINGTON ST.
North Dakota vs SAN JOSE ST.
Weber St vs ARIZONA ST.
NFL
Falcons vs JAGUARS
REDSKINS vs Buccaneers
BROWNS vs BEARS
BRONCOS vs Cowboys
49ers vs TEXANS
Friday, August 29th
BYU vs CONNECTICUT
JACKSONVILLE ST vs MICHIGAN ST.
Villanova vs SYRACUSE
BOWLING GREEN vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY
COLORADO ST vs COLORADO
UTSA vs HOUSTON
Unlv vs ARIZONA
Saturday, August 30th
PENN ST vs ucf
OHIO ST vs NAVY
UCLA vs Virginia
APPALACHIAN ST vs MICHIGAN
INDIANA ST vs INDIANA
WESTERN MICHIGAN vs PURDUE
Troy vs UAB
Tennessee Martin vs KENTUCKY
YOUNGSTOWN ST vs Illinois
Wofford vs GEORGIA TECH
GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs NORTH CAROLINA ST
Colgate vs BALL ST.
Nichols St vs AIR FORCE
SOUTHERN UTAH vs Nevada
BOSTON COLLEGE vs MASSACHUSETTS
WEST VIRGINIA vs ALABAMA
Rice vs NOTRE DAME
FLORIDA ATLANTIC vs NEBRASKA
SOUTH DAKOTA ST vs MISSOURI
James Madison vs MARYLAND
CALIFORNIA vs NORTHWESTERN
Hampton vs OLD DOMINION
MARSHALL vs MIAMI (OH)
ARKANSAS vs AUBURN
UC DAVIS vs STANFORD
MONTANA vs WYOMING
PORTLAND ST vs OREGON ST
William and Mary vs VIRGINIA TECH
CLEMSON vs GEORGIA
LIBERTY vs NORTH CAROLINA
ELON vs DUKE
OHIO vs Kent St.
Morgan St vs EASTERN MICHIGAN
LOUSIANA TECH vs Oklahoma
Savanah St vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL vs Bethune Cookman
NORTHERN ARIZONA vs SAN DIEGO ST
IDAHO vs FLORIDA
AUSTIN PEAY vs MEMPHIS
SAMFORD vs TCU
MONTANA ST vs ARKANSAS ST
LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE vs Southern
STEPHEN F AUSTIN vs KANSAS ST
USC vs Fresno
Southern Miss vs MISSISSIPPI STATE
FLORIDA ST vs OKLAHOMA ST
UTEP vs NEW MEXICO
NORTH TEXAS vs TEXAS
NC Central vs EAST CAROLINA
LSU vs Wisconsin
OREGON vs South Dakota
WASHINGTON vs HAWAII
Sunday, August 31
UTAH ST vs TENNESSEE
SMU vs BAYLOR
Monday, September 1
Miami vs LOUISVILLE
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The rankings are completed for ALL Long Snappers that participated in the Rubio Long Snapping Summer Camp in TX. Next ranking opportunity in TX will be on December 7 at Duncanville HS.
KEY POINTS:
A Long Snapper has the ability to adjust their ranking anytime I see them LIVE, not on video.
For the rankings section, simply go to RubioLongSnapping.com rollover PLAYER RANKINGS, rollover which CLASS you are looking for, click that CLASS, click LONG SNAPPERS and find your name.
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Rubio Long Snapper Jake Guidry of Louisiana-Lafayette has been put on full scholarship!
Fun fact: along with being the punt snapper, Guidry is also the starting HOLDER! That is definitely a first for Rubio Long Snapping.
Congratulations to Guidry and his family.
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Rubio Long Snapper Kevin Keane has been put on scholarship at Boise St.
He is taking over for Rubio Long Snapper Chris Roberson who graduated. Keane started all games last year for the Broncos and has beat out Rubio Long Snapper Matt Cota for the starting job this year.
Congratulations to Keane and his family!
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According to this article, it looks as though the Michigan Wolverines have a battle for the starting Long Snapper position between, yup, you guessed it, two Rubio Long Snappers.
The two Rubio Long Snappers: Scott Sypniewski and Andrew Robinson. Both are obviously great Long Snappers and the competition should be tight. I wish them both the best of luck and I know that the Wolverines will have a great one no matter who they go with.
One must wonder, is this simply the wave of the future? A college coach simply choosing which Rubio Long Snapper to go with as the starter….
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