BCS Postgame w/ Colt McCoy

Submitted by formerlyanonymous on

That interview was like watching someone kill kittens. So sad to see him not even find the words when they asked him how he felt about his career at Texas being over. Add that he can't even feel his arm, it just being dead. I feel so bad for him.

Magnus

January 8th, 2010 at 12:18 AM ^

I hate championship games like this where one team's star player basically misses the entire game. I seriously considered turning it off as soon as I knew he wasn't going to return, because I knew how the story would end.

david from wyoming

January 8th, 2010 at 12:52 AM ^

And yet the one play he was in the game for, he returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Without any threat of a deep pass, Florida was able to load up and stop the run, either from the qb or the rb. Just my epinion.

03 Blue 07

January 8th, 2010 at 9:52 AM ^

The game doesn't get that out-of-hand if TG is in there, for sure. For one, OSU's offense was predicated on the idea that he would keep secondaries honest because of his speed. Their other two top receivers, Hartline and Robiskie were effective during the year because teams couldn't just sit on their underneath routes due to the fact that Ginn could/would stretch them deep. I honestly believe that when Ginn went out, it changed the whole complexion of OSU's offense, and therefore, the entire game. Would they have won? Probably not, but who knows? To say that he would've "made up 27 points" doesn't fairly take into account his effect on the game from that point on. Say OSU moves the ball better because their offense can function properly- this cuts down on possessions for Florida, and, conceivably, Florida's points. It also makes it more likely that OSU scores more, etc, and it just changes the complexion of the game. Also, his impact on the return game could've made a big difference too.

formerlyanonymous

January 8th, 2010 at 11:26 AM ^

Co-sign you and David.

Ginn not only stretched the field, opening up underneath routes and the running game, but he also was explosive on punt returns. He could have shortened the field and opened up the offense quite a bit more. Would it have changed the outcome drastically? Maybe not, but it did definitely affect the overall gameplan.

mattbern

January 8th, 2010 at 1:24 AM ^

I was desperately hoping for him to pull a Willis Reed and come back out onto the field at halftime. This game would have been completely different had he played...not to say the result would be different, but Colt will always look back at this game and wonder what if. Such a shame. I hope his arm heals well and he goes on to have a great NFL career.

david from wyoming

January 8th, 2010 at 12:31 AM ^

Umm, says who? That seems to me like a silly idea. Let the kid have some personal space during what is clearly a tough and emotional time for him. Talk to the winning team, talk to the winning coach, talk to the losing coach...but leave the losing players alone.

Magnus

January 8th, 2010 at 12:47 AM ^

He doesn't owe reports or us anything.

You know, people used to play football before there were beat reporters and video cameras. They could play football and lose games and not be bothered by a camera that funnels to millions of people.

If this kid isn't getting paid for getting his shoulder blown to smithereens, then he doesn't owe us anything.

HelloHeisman91

January 8th, 2010 at 1:03 AM ^

Well, time have changed Magnus. I have a pretty good idea that when Colt signed to play QB at The University of Texas he understood that it was high profile. If he wanted to play for the fun of the game and not be a famous college QB he would have went to Sam Houston State. My personal belief is that if you smile for cameras when things go well you can't be upset when those same cameras find you when they don't. Colt did that and I respect him for it and I certainly don't fault the reporters for seeking him out.

david from wyoming

January 8th, 2010 at 1:17 AM ^

If mama McCoy died in a awful car crash, would it be fair to jab a camera in Colt's face right then? Colt is still an amateur athlete as well as a young kid and still deserves and little bit of privacy and respect by the media.

Once he gets paid to play football, things change. But it was an awful situation for the guy and the reporter didn't need to get his reaction on the sideline. It could have easily waited for the post game press conference.

HelloHeisman91

January 8th, 2010 at 1:30 AM ^

Mama McCoy in a car crash and the second biggest football game in American sports are two completely different things and everyone knows that. All I am saying is that if I am a sideline reporter and I have a kid who has done countless interviews and is the biggest story of the game I ask him for an interview. I would have been fine with Colt saying,"I am not sure what to say or how I feel right now. Congrats to Bama." and taking off. He is not a high school kid. He is a 22 or 23 yr old man. We have men younger than that handling much tougher situations overseas right now so guys like Colt can be faced with a couple of questions after a sporting event.

david from wyoming

January 8th, 2010 at 1:36 AM ^

My entire point is timing. Does a camera need to be in his face directly after the game? Can it wait maybe an hour for him to make to the post game press conference?

And if I can't compare a hypothetical tragedy in COlt's life to the game tonight, you can't compare him to soldiers fighting overseas.

03 Blue 07

January 8th, 2010 at 9:55 AM ^

Colt AGREED to talk. No one forced him. He was standing there with Lisa Salters. What happened, I am almost certain, was that Salters sought him out and said, "Colt, can we talk to you a little on camera?" and he, being a class act, said yes. Obviously HE didn't think it was "too early." This wasn't a situation where he went to the locker room and then the school's S.I.D. told him he had to talk- he'd been on the field since the game ended, I'm fairly certain. It was his call, and he decided to talk about it.

Sgt. Wolverine

January 8th, 2010 at 1:22 AM ^

Why did the network have to interview him right then? What was he going to say then that he couldn't say 30-60 minutes later? Why does he have to surrender his ability to take some time to process some very difficult emotions just so the network and some demanding viewers can get a few quotes they'll end up forgetting in a few days? I don't think anybody is disputing that interacting with the media is a part of the life of a high-profile college football player; rather, we're saying the timing of the interview was unnecessarily obtrusive. He didn't NEED to talk to the media at that moment.

Sgt. Wolverine

January 8th, 2010 at 1:58 AM ^

Those questions needn't even be asked in the first place at that time. He shouldn't have to dismiss the media at that time. Why is it okay to intrude on difficult personal moments just because somebody is famous? He could have said no comment -- though whether or not that would have worked is debatable -- but they could have left him alone in the first place.

HelloHeisman91

January 8th, 2010 at 2:08 AM ^

It was obviously a tough situation and an emotional one for Colt but it wasn't life and death. It was a football game. I can't blame a reporter for asking the man a few questions. He was the biggest story of the game and the reporter was doing their job. Colt is a big boy who answered some tough questions like the man he is and he will be fine tomorrow.

HelloHeisman91

January 8th, 2010 at 2:41 AM ^

My point is Colt collected himself and answered the questions with grace like the man and didn't look like he couldn't believe he was being interviewed or had a problem with the questions being asked. If he isn't upset with the reporter, how can any of us be? He stood their like he knew he was the story.

MCalibur

January 8th, 2010 at 8:38 AM ^

Yes, McCoy showed more class than the reporter showed. If he says 'no comment' he gets ripped for, as you say, not being man enough to step up to the mic when things go wrong. He didn't do anything wrong (Vick, Arenas, Burress, etc.). He was playing a game and took a 1-in-a-million hit that knocked him out of probably the biggest game he'll ever play in; top two assuming he plays in a Super Bowl. Asking him immediately after the game was bush league journalism, which is status quo.

BlockM

January 8th, 2010 at 12:19 AM ^

Classy kid. I can't even imagine having to try to come up with something to say in that situation, but he handled it perfectly. Hopefully his arm is alright for the future.

gpsimms not to…

January 8th, 2010 at 12:21 AM ^

He handled it like a man though. I can't imagine someone sticking a microphone in my face in one of the lowest moments of my life, and he was still able to say almost all the right things.

AMazinBlue

January 8th, 2010 at 12:23 AM ^

composed. Colt McCoy may not be the best QB in the country, but he is definitely a class act.

After watching that game, the last 2 minutes not witchstanding, if McCoy plays and plays up to his usual form, Texas wins that game.

plaidflannel

January 8th, 2010 at 12:31 AM ^

I agree (granted, I am a bias Texas fan). That was a three point game with four minutes left. Texas had an 18 year old quarterback playing the entire game (imagine Tate, who played an entire season, in that situation), and still was in a position to win. I believe whole-heartedly Texas would have won had Colt stayed healthy.