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An explanation that only goes to show that the coaching staff is not thinking ahead. When Texas was down 39 points with a minute to go in the third quarter, the coaching staff had no valid reason not to already have decided to get McCoy ready to go in on command. They could have rationally withheld the command, but there is no reason not to have the player ready.

Before Texas started its first scoring drive, Gilbert was 4-11 for 20 yards with 2 INT in the third quarter. Mack also said he didn't want to send a bad message by benching Gilbert. The guy was 4-11 for 20 yards with 2 INT and the coach is worried about sending a bad message?

OK, so you let Gilbert have his scoring drive for confidence. Such drive was completed with 13 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Texas gets the ball back with ten minutes to go and down by 32. That was already 6 minutes of game time plus the period break for McCoy to get ready. Texas gets one first down and punts. Texas forces a three and out and gets the ball with 7 minutes to go.

Nine minutes of game time and a period break and McCoy wasn't loose?

I call bullcrap. The coaching staff simply didn't consider it until too late, so they missed a perfect opportunity to get some game time for the back up QB. These after the game justifications make little sense and only point to the lack of any foresight.

The often forgotten aspect of that game. If we just punt call a punt return, we win that game; no doubt in my mind.

I, for one, don't buy the "Case wasn't loose" stance. I think that is coach speak. I think they are scared to death of putting Case in a game because he will stink it up. They were just crossing their fingers and hoping Gilbert wouldn't throw INTs 6 & 7. They got what they wanted there and had to say something about not putting in Case. "Case wasn't loose" popped out of Mack's mouth, and that's what they're rolling with from there.

So put him out there to hand off in the running game or run it himself or have him throw the ubiquitous flanker screen or whatever. Just get him snaps.

What happens if Gilbert goes out with an injury? McCoy has to play. There is no sense in having him never see the field before he has to be thrown into a one score game because Gilbert got concussed or suffered a broken arm or something. Is there a college coach anywhere that doesn't look for opportunities to get back up qbs SOME playing time in zero pressure situations? Other than Austin (or Norman when Stoops feels BCS points are at stake), I mean.

1000% correct.

perhaps the lamest excuse i've ever heard.

if gilbert had been injured, what would mack and greg have done? getting loose consists of mccoy throwing 5 passes on the sideline to a walkon and running onto the field.

this is just as lame as "we really want to play player x" - it is feckless excuse making. just sack up and say "yes, garrett was playing terribly but he's our quarterback and case isnt ready" or "we arent going to play darius white because we cant count on him to run the right routes" instead of the transparent excuses.

You'd think with the salaries paid by the University, we could hire people who would come up with a more credible storyline than that.

They don't even realize their cover story is an indictment of their coaching and lack of preparation and foresight this year.

I think now I'm in the "let's try a new regime" camp. The game has passed them by.

I don't think he was remotely worried about having success.

Agree, the fact is I think Case was a legacy guy and it is clear to me they redshirted the guy who had the bigger upside (as I would have). We should have had Sherrod back and this is why him quitting was both dumb on his part and bad for us as a team. I am not one of those that admired his move, as he was "focusing on school and his family". It was clear to me he was quitting.

That's his right to do, but I did not and do not admire his move to do so. he may be starting at this point in the season. And while I doubt he would have been great, he may have been solid for us. Got us to a bowl game.

No, becasue they would lose access with too many of those type of questions.

Case McCoy was a bad offer, especially considering the Connor Wood was in the same class as him. Maybe if Mack and Greg would actually play their backup QBs in real game action, the decent ones wouldn't transfer 1 year into their tenures on campus.

I still can't believe Matt Nordgren never transferred.

Personally, if I was coaching I would use the Rice, Wyoming, and FAUs to split the qb play 75-25 throughout the entire game. Every 4th series the backup would come in with the 1st team offense. Then later, the starter would be playing with the 2nd team offense at the same 75-25 split. During conference play if I got 5 TDs, the backup QB would come into play until the lead was back under 4 TDs.

If you are really worried about qb controversies, then stop listening to talk radio.

I like McCoy as the second QB to go with Wood in the class.

There's a reason Oklahoma, Notre Dame and LSU among others wanted Wood as their first guy.

Also, on McCoy, Florida and Florida State both showed a lot of interest. That means something to me.

That is pathetic. Its true, but still pathetic. He is paid $5MM a year to make tough decisions and hurt peoples feelings. His aversion to controversy cost us the 2006 conference title too.