I think the ironic thing is while Oklahoma fans have accused Texas fans of being sore losers, Oklahoma has shown themselves to be sore winner. There's a such thing as being a gracious winner without rubbing it into somebody's face.
There were more ISO's, and less toss's and that ridiculous stretch play didn't exist, I believe. And, Ricky's success has caused us to run every RB like they were Ricky Williams, rather than design plays to our players strengths(see : Ike, Victor - fast as hell, used as a tough runner up the gut, its almost like we didn't know he was fast). We run plays as if Ricky Williams was still back there - he ain't. Ricky could turn the corner, and knock a linebacker unconscious(well, two vs MSU actually) and get 6 or more yards. Benson is a different runner, but we run him as if he's exactly the same as Williams.
Warner and Marino can at least throw more consistent deep balls. And their releases are much quicker than Simms. Benson is nowhere close to Ricky Williams.[/QUOTE] This coming from a guy who actually thinks Mitchell in 99 had a better season than Benson this year. Whatever. Simms is one of the most accurate quarterbacks I've seen this year, [/QUOTE] The braille is located at the bottom of the elevator signs, sir. And the one that means the most to me, wins, belongs to Simms. When Major wins 10 games in a season, let me know[/QUOTE] Just because Simms won a game that meant the most to you, doesn't mean he is "the best thing UT's had ever had. I mean underachieved statistically. I don't look at a quarterbacks numbers and decide how good he is. I consider how he gets those numbers and compare them to other quarterbacks. [/QUOTE] These statements contradict themselves.
Warner and Marino can at least throw more consistent deep balls. And their releases are much quicker than Simms. Simms has one of the best deep balls in the country. This coming from a guy who actually thinks Mitchell in 99 had a better season than Benson this year. Whatever. Check the numbers. These statements contradict themselves. No they don't. What I mean is that if a quarterback throws for 200 yards (while hamstrung by a poor offensive system) while showing good decision-making, good touch on the deep ball, and basically finding a way to win, I'd take that over throwing for 350 yards in a pass-happy offense. For example, Ken Dorsey has fantastic numbers, but there's a lot of quarterbacks who could do that if they were never touched and had receivers making plays downfield. But Major's meltdowns didn't seem as extreme as Simms'. Only because the Texas fans gave him chance after chance after chance, while most of the fans were ready to boo Simms the second he made his first mistake. Major made his mistakes too... they just aren't as remembered because of the lovefest the fans had with him.
Does every single thread have to have the Simms- Applewhite debate? Or state every other post(at least) that Greg Davis is the stupidest human being ever?
Actually, I think it's a requirement that Texas fans bash Chris Simms once a day. Most of us would like to leave the subject alone, but when there are daily threads dedicated to bashing someone who isn't the root of the problem, there's going to be a response. We've just beaten two very good teams, and have another tough game upcoming. It would be nice to talk about the positives of winning back to back against two good teams, but that seems to be impossible.
The kind of Chris Simms excuses I keep reading in this thread are exactly the reason why shirts like this one are made.
I think he was saying that your statistics like EIA and ETD:INT, etc. are ridiculous. Just like many other excuses in this thread by you and countless others.
In the words of Booker T., "Tell me you did not just say that!" So that 10 mph wind was a factor against UT, but not OU?
Oh ok, well do you mind telling me why we should hold an interception where the ball hits off the hands of a receiver and into a cornerback's lap in the same regard as one where the quarterback throws it straight to a defender? If earned interceptions and TD's are ridiculous, then so is ERA in baseball. Same principle. I guess we should all start judging pitchers by win-loss record. Also, kidrock, would you please show me where I said anything about the wind in this thread?
And even if you believe the assinine ETD:INT vs Oregon? 4 straight TDs dropped, on the second to last drive. (someone told me) That should count as 1 and not 4 (if you refer to those). It's nothing like ERA in baseball. It's a whacked way to try and bring up a QB that hasn't done diddly poo (-Jim Mora) in games that could have made a season MUCH more successful.
I'm counting that as one in the ratio It's completely like ERA in baseball. It's a logical way to show true responsibility for interceptions, instead of blindly blaming them on the QB when in actuality it may have been a perfect pass.
