Colt McCoy Has Time Management Issues

Via ESPN

Heisman finalist and Texas quarterback Colt McCoy’s argument that he was confident that there was one second remaining in his team’s Big 12 Championship win against Nebraska doesn’t seem too convincing. In this interview he did with ESPN he says he looked up at the clock and there was 11 seconds remaining, so he knew he had time to get off a play that he claims his team normally runs in 12 seconds during practice.

Sounds good except for the fact that when McCoy snapped the ball there was only a shade under 7 seconds remaining, before he scrambled towards the sideline and floated the pass out of bounds as time expired. Even if there was 11 seconds remaining like McCoy claims to have seen, running a play that normally takes a second longer in practice still would have left him a second short. Not that it matters at this point, but McCoy might as well just admit that he got luckier than Seal did when he knocked Heidi Klum.

Ghettooh: Instant Replay Makes Texas Big 12 Champs

Since everyone already knows the BCS is f*cked up like a junky on pay day, it’s a pretty sure bet that Texas will get the courtesy invite to the Natty game after their nasty 13-12 win against Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship game. Texas got the win due to an extra second added to the clock after quarterback Colt McCoy decided to actually try and get a play off with about 6 seconds remaining in the game.

I do believe in the use of instant replay in helping to come to what is deemed the “right” conclusion. But in this case the ruling on the field should have stood, giving Nebraska the huge upset. McCoy’s decision to throw a floater out of bounds that took a few extra seconds to hit the ground was beyond idiotic and should not have been rewarded with an extra second to kick the game-winner. After the game McCoy claimed that he was aware of how much time was on the clock when deciding to snap the ball, but we call bullshit on that one. Generally that type of boneheadery is punishable by a loss, but the Longhorns will now have the chance to hoist the trophy in Pasadena.

But it is what it is, so for all you ‘Huskers fans out there, tis tough. Video of the controversial play after the jump…

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