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The first meeting pitted the most accurate kicker in CFL history against the most accurate in NFL history.
And the CFL star came out with the better night, going 4-for-4 on field goals along with three extra points, as the Calgary Stampeders won 34-4.
But it was a special night for Sandro DeAngelis to look across and Mike Vanderjagt on the other sidelines playing for the Toronto Argonauts, who host the Stamps in the rematch tomorrow night (5 p.m., TSN).
'It was a lot of fun for me,' said DeAngelis, who has made 130 of 156 field-goal attempts in his four-year CFL career.
'I idolized Mike just a few years ago when he was on top of his game in the NFL.'
With kickers coach Mitch Rippy standing at the ready to dole out critiques and exchange ideas, Wilcox pours extreme concentration into a tidy daily regimen of 25 field-goal kicks ranging between 30 and 47 yards in distance. 'Every now and then, I'll back it up and hit one farther,' Wilcox said, 'but I'm working more on muscle memory, just trying to keep that same little rhythm. 'Before I would kick too many balls or I wouldn't have the focus that I needed. This year we're not kicking as much, but the reps that I get we're making sure that they're all good. It's more detailed. It doesn't give me a chance to have bad kicks or over-kick or goof around.' As the time ticked lower and Elon's offense applied the finishing touches to last week's 15-play, 63-yard drive that set up the winning boot, Wilcox escaped the stream of teammates who approached to offer encouragement. He slowed everything down - his racing thoughts, his sometimes-happy feet - and located the calm place he need while the enormity of the situation swirled around Georgia Southern's Paulson Stadium. 'It could have been the worst thing or it could have been the best thing,' Wilcox said
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