When Did Colt McCoy Run A 4.6 Forty?
by ccmachine on Mar 3, 2010 2:06 PM CST
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If you watched Oklahoma's basketball game against Texas on Monday night then you most likely saw the interview done with Colt McCoy. While McCoy has easily become a likable Longhorn, something he said caught my attention. In the typical Longhorn logic of over blowing things to make them appear better than they are, McCoy stated that he ran a 4.6 forty at the NFL combine last weekend. Um, no Colt, you didn't.
Fact is, according to the official combine stats, McCoy ran a 4.79 forty. That was good for 5th best among the quarterbacks at the combine but was slower than Florida's Tim Tebow (4.72) and Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson (4.71) and certainly slower than 4.6. Colt McCoy was a whole lot closer to 4.8 than he was a 4.6 and when you're timing the 40 that's a bigger gap than what it seems. All of the top 10 defensive linemen and linebackers ran better than 4.79.
Who knows what Colt's motive was for stretching the truth about his forty time. He's certainly isn't going to fool any scouts and while the casual fan may just accept it as fact, the fans who watched and kept up with the combine certainly won't. Maybe when the lights were out and the building empty Colt McCoy really did run a 4.6 forty. Perhaps we should just put an asterisk beside his time.
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I had on the closed captioning during that part of the game and when he said that it came across the screen as “It was good, I actually ran a 4.6* forty.” I guess the person operating the captioning didn’t get Mack’s check in the mail after all. That texass revisionist history sure is fun isn’t it?
"We call him The Hammer." - Bob Stoops
I didn't get to watch the game
(had a financial statement analysis test) but wow I am a little shocked he said that. Even if he knows he is faster than that, say something more along the lines of “I feel like I am faster than a 4.79, maybe closer to a 4.6” but I agree, sounds weird saying he ran a 4.6 at the combine when he did not.
Gelding McCoy is just like the rest of
University of Texassians. Exaggerated talk. He was taught that by Smack Clown. Remember the asterisk. The difference between 4.6 and 4.79 is huge in the 40. I bet that was going through Gelding’s mind when Suh was tossing him like a rag doll ;-). That little flight was probably 4.6.
Gelding?
Oh no, omg – you called Colt a gelding? Stop it, stop it -that is, without a doubt, the cleverest and wittiest thing I have ever heard – I bet you were the one that came up with “whorn” as well? You are the bomb!
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by littlelonghorngirl on Mar 10, 2010 12:07 PM CST up reply actions
I just noticed
“Texassians” – Holy cow, I can’t get my breath – it’s too much, please stop it!
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by littlelonghorngirl on Mar 10, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
he sure looked fast beating your gooner a$$e$
Well he looked fast beating the gooners three out of four years he was the starting QB. so why don’t the land thieves shut up and worry about your screw driver carrying players then what is happening in TEXAS!!!!
Not so sure how fast he looked
But he sure did a great impression of a soccer player with those dives he took every time he got near the sideline.
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Typical Longhorn Response
Ignore the facts of what is being presented and scream as loud as you can about how your team beat OU. Is there like a manual that you guys follow or something because its all the same.
If it seems like it is the same...
it’s because facts don’t change – they are what they are. :-)
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by littlelonghorngirl on Mar 10, 2010 12:04 PM CST up reply actions
Meh, typical disparity between hand-timed and electronic 40s
Colt, just like every other college footballer in recent history, ran his 40s in his program to a stopwatch instead of an electronic timing system. So this 4.79 or whatever with electronic probably felt about like a 4.6 in hand timing, which is par for the course. Anyone remember when Michael Vick was going into his RS-sophomore season at VT, and the reports from spring practice that the slowest of the several 40s he ran was something like a 4.28?
Moral of the story: don’t believe any time that you see, unless it’s flashed from an electronic system. All others are unreliable at best.
I have beat wholesale ass for a whole lot less.
by burntorangehorn on Mar 4, 2010 10:08 AM CST reply actions
Sorry, Not Buying It
If that’s the case then he should have said that he felt like he ran faster than his time showed instead of making a bogus claim.
You don't have to buy it
But it’s the truth. All those reported 4.4 40s you hear about such-and-such high school recruit running? All those 4.4 40s you hear about this or that draft prospect running? They’re all BS.
I have beat wholesale ass for a whole lot less.
by burntorangehorn on Mar 4, 2010 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
Same thing happened with Taylor Mays
It originally came out that he ran a 4.28 or something and then the official time was a 4.4 something
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This is a much to do about nothing article.
Big whup so he stated that he ran a 4.6 forty maybe he did maybe he didn’t…how does this make news? I’m assuming slow news day for OU. I think 5th best time is respectable. I’m pretty sure the NFL scouts will have all the correct facts when Colt is drafted. I guess we’ll have to wait till March 25 to see how slow Bradford is.
ATX
Yeah, you guys aren't bad in baseball
by ccmachine on Mar 4, 2010 5:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Good point
Our track team did just win the indoor Big 12 championship, the #1 ranked men’s gymnastics team, #2 women’s gymnastics team, top 15 women’s basketball team, top 15 softball team, top 20 baseball team, and top 25 men’s tennis team. But besides all that I guess you’re right, we really do suck.
"We call him The Hammer." - Bob Stoops
Yep
Right after we have a little fun with your former QB who fibbed on national television and is about to begin a mediocre at best NFL career.
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How is he a troll?
Just curious? He’s obviously a member that reads CCM and comments on things he feels he can speak on. Does that designate one a troll?
If so, I’m a troll on a s***load of boards…….
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Really?!
You watched your team play basketball and this is what you came away with? That Colt misreported his 40 time? Longhorn basketball may be performing at a very disappointing level, but I can assure you after a loss I’m not spending my time thinking about what some member of the opposing school’s football team said at half time.
I know I see the world through burnt orange glasses
Which is why I like to go to other teams blogs and see an opposing view point on the game. I’ll have to keep looking I guess.
What tha?
Are the land thieves groping for SOME kind of moral victory – a 40 yd. time for Colt McCoy?
omg – get a life!
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by littlelonghorngirl on Mar 4, 2010 9:25 PM CST reply actions
Oh come on guys....
Both sides embellish a little….its kind of like saying “brody eldridge is the best center at OU”…..people say crazy things all the time!
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