Casey Thompson

[Codaxx 6247]

7 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

How was he doing vs OU before the thumb injury? I’m glad we got Ewers. Mike Leach was once asked how to make your QB better and he said recruit a better QB. Of course the WR would want Ewers here. We should be recruiting over starters at every position. But this bullshit smearing of CT after his efforts here is ridiculous 

Bijan was running it 35 times vs TCU, because Sark was afraid to let Casey throw the ball. 

[Theo Aquacates 339]

Why are we still talking about him at all? He’s not a Longhorn anymore. Thanks for your service and good luck in the corn fields. Enough talk about him. 

[Gene Parmesan 4064]

Casey's thumb fell off and they had to attach his big toe as a replacement.  Normally that's a seamless transition, but the doctors used the big toe on his left foot, so naturally that takes a little getting used to.  2022 was always the timeline for him.

[OU Sucks 9385]

On 1/8/2022 at 6:42 PM, Codaxx said:

This.. Casey was 4-6 as a starter. 2 of those wins Sark was deathly afraid to throw the ball. In his 4 wins Texas averaged 311 yards rushing and 195 passing. Texas ran it 47.5 time and threw 21.5. The key to winning was not relying on Casey and the passing game 

How can you associate Casey with our W/L record when OU scored 55 points, Kansas 57, and there were a few other games where we win if WRs just catch balls thrown right to them or the defense just makes one stop?  He threw for 388 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs against OU, which goes against your "the key to winning was not relying on Casey and the passing game" argument.  What else was he supposed to do in that game...play defense?  How can he be blamed for the Kansas loss when Hudson somehow managed a 21 to 28 point swing in a matter of minutes?  We threw more than we ran the ball both games and still lost, mainly because our D couldn't stop anything.  Flip those results and his record is 6-4, mostly with a bad hand that could barely hold onto the ball, and no one can say Hudson or any other QB would have done any better.

[Codaxx 6247]

3 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

How can you associate Casey with our W/L record when OU scored 55 points, Kansas 57, and there were a few other games where we win if WRs just catch balls thrown right to them or the defense just makes one stop?  He threw for 388 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INTs against OU, which goes against your "the key to winning was not relying on Casey and the passing game" argument.  What else was he supposed to do in that game...play defense?  How can he be blamed for the Kansas loss when Hudson somehow managed a 21 to 28 point swing in a matter of minutes?  We threw more than we ran the ball both games and still lost, mainly because our D couldn't stop anything.  Flip those results and his record is 6-4, mostly with a bad hand that could barely hold onto the ball, and no one can say Hudson or any other QB would have done any better.

it is just a fact. Texas may have won Kansas if Card didnt play. They may have won WV if Casey didnt play. If you want 6-4, take it. It is not like that is a good result either. Casey was 7th in QBR in the Big 12 and that was with a bad collection of QBs in this year. He is threw more Ints per attempt than any other QB in the league, that had nothing to do with his thumb. QB play was a major reason Texas had a losing record. There is a reason why the players and coaches went looking for a QB in the portal. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 22294]

14 minutes ago, Theo Aquacates said:

Why are we still talking about him at all? He’s not a Longhorn anymore. Thanks for your service and good luck in the corn fields. Enough talk about him. 

JFC this.  He's gone.  Get over it.  Who cares.  Just wish him luck wherever life takes him and let this fucking thread die so we can get on with arguing about the important stuff like who was the worse coach Strong or Herman, whether or not a BLT can have avocado on it, and what kind of dumbfuck puts cheese on his apple pie.

[Sawbonz 28219]

27 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Bijan was running it 35 times vs TCU, because Sark was afraid to let Casey throw the ball. 

How was he doing vs OU before he hurt his thumb?

[Slacks 7057]

29 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

He is threw more Ints per attempt than any other QB in the league, that had nothing to do with his thumb.

[Huckleberry 34635]

1 hour ago, Sawbonz said:

How was he doing vs OU before he hurt his thumb?

I mean if you're not going to stop asking then someone has to answer. He was doing adequately. Plays against OU before he was maimed in a gruesome accident:

Completion to receiver 5 yards behind line of scrimmage with no defender within 7 yards. Worthy turns it into 75 yard touchdown.
Misses wide open Jared Wiley in end zone with no OU defender within 8 yards of him.
3 yard scramble on broken play action rollout.
Hits wide open Brewer on crossing route 1 yard beyond LOS. Wide open passing lane and throw is on Brewer's back hip.
3rd and 5 is pressured while making first read to Worthy, scrambles for a one yard gain. Had Worthy 1-on-1 after being flushed but didn't try a throw, play failure not on Thompson though.
After interception moves around pocket and hits Worthy 17 yards downfield. Good play but the throw was a wobbling duck Worthy had to stop accelerating for or he would have gained more. This is a good example of a competent play that a great throw would have made better but fans see 25 yard completion in the box score. Still Thompson's best play so far.
Touchdown throw to Moore. Good throw, good timing, good play by Thompson. New best play so far.
Pop pass to Moore for 9 yards.
Pressured, misses Whittington on short pass, not his fault.
48 yards TD to Moore. Play action after two successful runs had Moore 8 yards behind the defense. This is a great play, but it was not a great throw in large part because it didn't need to be (just like the Colorado one to Dixon). 
Sacked for 3 yard loss, and there was a clear lane to get away. Hard to blame a QB with our OL for sacks but this one was on Thompson. Open lane and Roschon Johnson in the flat to bail him out for a minimal gain if he wanted.
Pressured and throws incomplete to Robinson, not on Thompson.

That's the play where he hurt his thumb. So above we have a QB who, being generous, made one plus throw, one plus plus throw, one negative play, one awful throw, and three baseline competent plays two of which were long touchdowns (one thanks to YAC and one thanks to a blown coverage).

It was not nearly as awe-inspiring of a performance as his fanboys on this forum think it was, pretty much just like the Colorado game. He is a competent FBS quarterback and that's about it.

Edited January 12, 2022 by Huckleberry

[Disco Missile 456]

33 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

How was he doing vs OU before he hurt his thumb?

1st half stats:

10 of 16, 244 yards, 4 TD, -16 rushing.

That's a good half of football, helped out by some defensive lapses and 99 rushing yards by Bijan on 10 carries, but it's a flimsy peg to hang your hat on.

[Sawbonz 28219]

13 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

He is a competent FBS quarterback and that's about it

Where did I say different? 

[OU Sucks 9385]

56 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

it is just a fact. Texas may have won Kansas if Card didnt play. They may have won WV if Casey didnt play. If you want 6-4, take it. It is not like that is a good result either. Casey was 7th in QBR in the Big 12 and that was with a bad collection of QBs in this year. He is threw more Ints per attempt than any other QB in the league, that had nothing to do with his thumb. QB play was a major reason Texas had a losing record. There is a reason why the players and coaches went looking for a QB in the portal. 

Coaches are always looking for the best QBs possible, unless their current QB room is a sure thing.  Our QBs were obviously anything but a sure thing, so it's not shocking that they went after a potential Heisman QB who already had committed to Texas previously, after he portaled.  And the players didn't go looking for a QB...it was mainly X begging for Ewers to come after the staff already targeted him for the second time.  I didn't say Casey was an all-world QB...only that he was better than the other options and he played half the season in pain.  Also that there are other reasons for our record outside of QB play...namely giving up 50 points and not catching the ball in key moments.  48 and 55 points should be enough to win a football game.  Unless you're us.

[Sawbonz 28219]

1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:

Casey's thumb fell off and they had to attach his big toe as a replacement.  Normally that's a seamless transition, but the doctors used the big toe on his left foot, so naturally that takes a little getting used to.  2022 was always the timeline for him.

When I was a resident our hand guy had people come from all over for reconstructive work. Had a guy come in to clinic who several months earlier had had a great toe to thumb transfer. He said he wanted it removed. Attending asked him if it was painful or if it wasn’t working right. Guy said no it  works ok but it looks like a dick /csb

[GringoSalado 1653]

^ and that is the content I'm  here for

[boilerhorn 1622]

5 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

When I was a resident our hand guy had people come from all over for reconstructive work. Had a guy come in to clinic who several months earlier had had a great toe to thumb transfer. He said he wanted it removed. Attending asked him if it was painful or if it wasn’t working right. Guy said no it  works ok but it looks like a dick /csb

Poor guy's dick has a toenail.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22294]

5 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

When I was a resident our hand guy had people come from all over for reconstructive work. Had a guy come in to clinic who several months earlier had had a great toe to thumb transfer. He said he wanted it removed. Attending asked him if it was painful or if it wasn’t working right. Guy said no it  works ok but it looks like a dick /csb

If his dick looks like a big toe being used as a thumb maybe he should have considered cutting his dick off

[Napoleon 8831]

7 hours ago, Theo Aquacates said:

Why are we still talking about him at all? [Casey’s] not a Longhorn anymore. Thanks for your service and good luck in the corn fields. Enough talk about him. 

Casey already has at least one UT degree. He will ALWAYS BE A LONGHORN.

[Helobious 9818]

Fun fact: His 7 TDs against Kansas are a UT record for total TDs in a single game. He’s tied with Clyde Littlefield who somehow had 4 passing TDs & 3 receiving TDs against a school called Daniel Baker. In 1915. Would love to see that record broken soon, Sark make it be. 

[Theo Aquacates 339]

30 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

Casey already has at least one UT degree. He will ALWAYS BE A LONGHORN.

Is this a Ted Lasso quote?

[dec3169 556]

6 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

When I was a resident our hand guy had people come from all over for reconstructive work. Had a guy come in to clinic who several months earlier had had a great toe to thumb transfer. He said he wanted it removed. Attending asked him if it was painful or if it wasn’t working right. Guy said no it  works ok but it looks like a dick /csb

Did they shave down the toe so it could fit in his nose? 

Also if it is considered cheating if you use your left hand versus your right, where does a toe fit in.  Asking for a friend.

[6th Street 6689]

Is he guaranteed to start at Nebraska?

Edited January 13, 2022 by 6th Street

[perfectchaos007 6780]

2 hours ago, Helobious said:

Fun fact: His 7 TDs against Kansas are a UT record for total TDs in a single game. He’s tied with Clyde Littlefield who somehow had 4 passing TDs & 3 receiving TDs against a school called Daniel Baker. In 1915. Would love to see that record broken soon, Sark make it be. 

I sure hope so. I don't want there to be any records broken from a game that was also a loss to Kansas

[Helobious 9818]

2 hours ago, 6th Street said:

Is he guaranteed to start at Nebraska?

He’ll have to beat out players that couldn’t take the job from Adrian martinez. So yes.

[Had Enough 2111]

He’ll have to beat out players that couldn’t take the job from Adrian martinez. So yes.

The Adrian Martinez who presumably starts at K State over Will Howard.

[CurlyDumps 4655]

11 hours ago, 6th Street said:

Is he guaranteed to start at Nebraska?

If not, Nebraska media relations should start preparing to address a “Nebraska picks starters based on race” rumor.

[Tex Long 4662]

16 hours ago, GringoSalado said:

 [this] is the content I'm  here for

 

13 hours ago, boilerhorn said:

Poor guy's dick has a toenail.

And yours doesn't? 

[LTtxfan 49999]

HaHaHaHa  Josh & Caleb  😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 

 

[bullet 1630]

20 hours ago, Codaxx said:

it is just a fact. Texas may have won Kansas if Card didnt play. They may have won WV if Casey didnt play. If you want 6-4, take it. It is not like that is a good result either. Casey was 7th in QBR in the Big 12 and that was with a bad collection of QBs in this year. He is threw more Ints per attempt than any other QB in the league, that had nothing to do with his thumb. QB play was a major reason Texas had a losing record. There is a reason why the players and coaches went looking for a QB in the portal. 

Defense was the reason we were 5-7.  We had one of the worst defenses in the nation but were about 30th in ppg.

QB play was not good, but it was adequate for say 8-4 or 9-3.

[bullet 1630]

Casey's QB rating was 27th, just ahead of Sam Howell of UNC, who will be going pro.  Casey isn't as good as Howell, but he was adequate.

[Guest]

Casey Thompson: Adequate

[South Austin 53222]

All Big XII Adequate Team.

[Codaxx 6247]

20 minutes ago, bullet said:

Casey's QB rating was 27th, just ahead of Sam Howell of UNC, who will be going pro.  Casey isn't as good as Howell, but he was adequate.

I used QBR which now has him at 62 and seems much more accurate. 

[Tex Long 4662]

4 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I used QBR which now has him at 62 and seems much more accurate supportive of my opinions, good or bad.

FIFY

[bullet 1630]

9 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

I used QBR which now has him at 62 and seems much more accurate. 

https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/player-stat/qb-rating-ncaa

This rating has him 27th.  I was rather surprised Stetson Bennett was #4.  Caleb Williams #5.  Bryce Young was #7.

[Codaxx 6247]

13 minutes ago, bullet said:

https://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/player-stat/qb-rating-ncaa

This rating has him 27th.  I was rather surprised Stetson Bennett was #4.  Caleb Williams #5.  Bryce Young was #7.

That is the normal efficiency rating. QBR does things like adjust for quality of defense. QBR will give a lot less credit to screen pass that goes 80 yards compared to efficiency rating. Neither are perfect, but I prefer QBR. 

Edited January 13, 2022 by Codaxx

[John Coctostan 640]

15 hours ago, Helobious said:

Fun fact: His 7 TDs against Kansas are a UT record for total TDs in a single game. He’s tied with Clyde Littlefield who somehow had 4 passing TDs & 3 receiving TDs against a school called Daniel Baker. In 1915. Would love to see that record broken soon, Sark make it be. 

How on God's green earth is this not a record Vince holds?

[mvlonghorns 287]

4 minutes ago, John Coctostan said:

How on God's green earth is this not a record Vince holds?

Vince never had that many passing TDs in a game. His career high was 4. Most of our TDs in the Vince years were scored by Running Backs. 

[Helobious 9818]

5 minutes ago, John Coctostan said:

How on God's green earth is this not a record Vince holds?

Mack calling off the dogs in blowouts + Vince also having good RBs to hand off to. He could’ve broken it if he ever had to.

[Guest]

9 minutes ago, John Coctostan said:

How on God's green earth is this not a record Vince holds?

Because when we played teams like Kansas, VY would account for 5 quick TDs and let that idiot Nordgren mop up. We didn’t ever need VY to win a duel with a bad team. 

[OU Sucks 9385]

5 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

Because when we played teams like Kansas, VY would account for 5 quick TDs and let that idiot Nordgren mop up. We didn’t ever need VY to win a duel with a bad team. 

Yeah, because we actually had a defense back then.

Edit: although I didn't remember this game:

Vince went 22/40 with 1 TD and 2 INTs.  What a bum, we should've benched him.

Edited January 13, 2022 by OU Sucks

[Helobious 9818]

5 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

Because when we played teams like Kansas, VY would account for 5 quick TDs and let that idiot Nordgren mop up. We didn’t ever need VY to win a duel with a bad team. 

2004 KU game says hi. Vince scrambled on 4th & 18 to get a first down on the game winning drive. Unreal how many times he bailed out GD & Mack.

[Guest]

Kansas wasn’t Kansas then you idiot. They had Mangino Bear. 

[South Austin 53222]

13 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

Kansas wasn’t Kansas then you idiot. They had Mangino Bear. 

 

[Deej 77813]

[Deej 77813]

3 minutes ago, South Austin said:

 

Only a front end loader could push him around.

[South Austin 53222]

To add to this on-point discussion, against Magino's 2005 Kansas team, the score was 52-0 at halftime with Vince throwing for 4 TDs.

[Helobious 9818]

30 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

Kansas wasn’t Kansas then you idiot. They had Mangino Bear. 

They finished 4-7 that year. Mangino Bear didn’t get them rolling till a couple seasons later.

[OU Sucks 9385]

1 hour ago, South Austin said:

 

[mulletpelini 5225]

Fuck yeah we're going bowling. UT QB's always win in Lincoln, that's 7 wins baby!

[Cairn Horn88 8502]

4 hours ago, OU Sucks said:

The whole offensive line.