Pete Thomas Coming to Wyo

[Wyodawg12]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


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[fromolwyoming]

So, he really hasn't changed from when he was at CSEwe.

 

[POKE FAN]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


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If this is true, I will pay good money for a picture of Thomas and Stanard standing together holding The Boot above their heads at Hughes next year after the Pokes victory.

 

[BJC]

If this is true, I will pay good money for a picture of Thomas and Stanard standing together holding The Boot above their heads at Hughes next year after the Pokes victory.[/quote]

:thumb:

 

[BeaverPoke]

This is AWESOME!

I've said this before, but he is the only QB on the team that REALLY knows D1 football.

Aaron Young might be a legit QB in a couple years, not arguing that. I just think that Pete Thomas should be the front runner. He will have a chip on his shoulder in every game. Why? Because he knows every win for Wyo hurts CSU, ESPECIALLY since he was the sheep QB.

Him getting Wyo to a bowl game and beating the Sheep would probably make his college football career a success, or worth all the struggle and journey he has been on.

Pete Thomas on Wyo could be very good for Wyo.

 

[BackHarlowRoad]

Will be way better than seeing Marty holding it up, that's for sure.

 

[fromolwyoming]

This is AWESOME!

I've said this before, but he is the only QB on the team that REALLY knows D1 football.

Aaron Young might be a legit QB in a couple years, not arguing that. I just think that Pete Thomas should be the front runner. He will have a chip on his shoulder in every game. Why? Because he knows every win for Wyo hurts CSU, ESPECIALLY since he was the sheep QB.

Him getting Wyo to a bowl game and beating the Sheep would probably make his college football career a success, or worth all the struggle and journey he has been on.

Pete Thomas on Wyo could be very good for Wyo.

Beav, Thomas may have 4 years of Div 1 experience, but that doesn't make him an automatic starter. I don't have anything against the kid personally, but unless he improves majorly, like reading the defense for starters, I don't see him starting. Maybe as a backup, but not any further.

 

[J-Rod]

I'll wait to see him play before anointing him anything. All he does is get beat down.

44-0.

 

[BackHarlowRoad]

Could be a dud for sure but the guy earned a starting spot on a team that has seen much more success than we have recently. Can't rule him out.

 

[PotatoCreekPete]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


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It is funny that you are handing the QB job for the Pokes next season to a guy that has never stepped on the field at Wyoming during a game much less any FBS game anywhere. From what Coach Bohl has said the guy getting the job will have to earn it, and Young hasn't even been through even one Spring Practice at Wyoming much less a game.

I will wait and see and frankly speaking Pete Thomas is a Pro Style QB (6-6, 236) and he knows what it is like to step on the field at Wyoming and many other places and play FBS football. Despite NC St.'s record he won the starting job at an ACC school (and lost it later to Mitchell but then played after Mitchell got hurt...neither NC St.'s QB's were too successful in the win column) and Young has never done even this. I think that it will be a good battle.

If Pete Thomas was such a lousy QB as you are arguing how would he have won the starting QB job at an ACC school like NC State and why would Coach Bohl welcome him onto the team? If Coach Bohl had already given the starting QB position to Young why would he accept Pete Thomas when he already has Colby Kirkegaard and Tommy Thornton as depth at the position? I doubt seriously if Pete Thomas would be coming to Wyoming if the decision have already been made and I have no doubt that Coach Bohl gave him assurances that he would have a legitimate shot at the starting QB job. This might just be a great thing and that is to let the freshmen QB's behind Thomas get their feet wet and be ready to take over the starting reigns of the QB position at Wyoming after their redshirt freshmen seasons???? Aaron Young might be the back-up and take the place of Colby Kirkegaard???? I have read that Aaron Young has already rubbed some of his teammates the wrong way with his attitude and a successful QB has to have the respect of the players around him or there is no way they will be successful, and I dare say that Pete Thomas has more experience in the huddle than Aaron Young. If Aaron Young wins the QB position, so be it, and more power to him. But if Pete Thomas wins it, then so be it, and more power to him as well.

No one has the job now, but this certainly throws in a very interesting scenario, another QB battling for the starting job at Wyoming and this one has a lot of FBS experience. I will leave it up Coach Bohl and his staff to make the right decision.

 

[Bryoming]

Where was it confirmed? I kept hearing that Thomas wasn't making his decision until he graduated. Tom Lacock on the other board has been in contact with him, and he hasn't said anything about his decision other than Wyoming was in the running.

 

[PotatoCreekPete]

Where was it confirmed? I kept hearing that Thomas wasn't making his decision until he graduated. Tom Lacock on the other board has been in contact with him, and he hasn't said anything about his decision other than Wyoming was in the running.

I don't where it was confirmed except in this thread. But I think you might be a little confused on Tom Lacock's message on the other board. If you look at it is an older message that was the lead of that thread, so Tom's message is not recent and things could have changed since then and he wouldn't be aware of it. But I also wonder where it was confirmed, the poster who started this thread sounded pretty sure of it.

 

[Bryoming]

Where was it confirmed? I kept hearing that Thomas wasn't making his decision until he graduated. Tom Lacock on the other board has been in contact with him, and he hasn't said anything about his decision other than Wyoming was in the running.

I don't where it was confirmed except in this thread. But I think you might be a little confused on Tom Lacock's message on the other board. If you look at it is an older message that was the lead of that thread, so Tom's message is not recent and things could have changed since then and he wouldn't be aware of it. But I also wonder where it was confirmed, the poster who started this thread sounded pretty sure of it.

It wasn't that old of a text. It was from March 4, so I'm leaning on that as the last piece of credible evidence we've got.

Received a text from Pete today who tells me he is still a long ways away from making a decision, but Wyoming is still in the mix. He will be graduating from NC State in May, so no matter where he goes, he wouldn't be available for spring football.

 

[mwc fan]

Getting Pete Thomas is huge. I went from being worried about the Qb position to fairly confident. Anytime you get an experienced D1 Qb take him. The guy was in a spread offense and didn't fare well. He is a prototype pocket passer and thats exactly what we need

 

[fromolwyoming]

Getting Pete Thomas is huge. I went from being worried about the Qb position to fairly confident. Anytime you get an experienced D1 Qb take him. The guy was in a spread offense and didn't fare well. He is a prototype pocket passer and thats exactly what we need

Huh? Fairchild ran a pro style offense. Not very effective, but that's what it was. They would occassionally go from the shotgun, but most teams do that too.

And experience does not automatically equal good, or what we need. If he proves me wrong, fine. But I don't think he's done very well anywhere he's been.

 

[J-Rod]

I have no idea who will start. Al I can guarantee is this: none of these guys will be even remotely close to being as good as Brett Smith.

 

[Wyodawg12]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


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It is funny that you are handing the QB job for the Pokes next season to a guy that has never stepped on the field at Wyoming during a game much less any FBS game anywhere. From what Coach Bohl has said the guy getting the job will have to earn it, and Young hasn't even been through even one Spring Practice at Wyoming much less a game.

I will wait and see and frankly speaking Pete Thomas is a Pro Style QB (6-6, 236) and he knows what it is like to step on the field at Wyoming and many other places and play FBS football. Despite NC St.'s record he won the starting job at an ACC school (and lost it later to Mitchell but then played after Mitchell got hurt...neither NC St.'s QB's were too successful in the win column) and Young has never done even this. I think that it will be a good battle.

If Pete Thomas was such a lousy QB as you are arguing how would he have won the starting QB job at an ACC school like NC State and why would Coach Bohl welcome him onto the team? If Coach Bohl had already given the starting QB position to Young why would he accept Pete Thomas when he already has Colby Kirkegaard and Tommy Thornton as depth at the position? I doubt seriously if Pete Thomas would be coming to Wyoming if the decision have already been made and I have no doubt that Coach Bohl gave him assurances that he would have a legitimate shot at the starting QB job. This might just be a great thing and that is to let the freshmen QB's behind Thomas get their feet wet and be ready to take over the starting reigns of the QB position at Wyoming after their redshirt freshmen seasons???? Aaron Young might be the back-up and take the place of Colby Kirkegaard???? I have read that Aaron Young has already rubbed some of his teammates the wrong way with his attitude and a successful QB has to have the respect of the players around him or there is no way they will be successful, and I dare say that Pete Thomas has more experience in the huddle than Aaron Young. If Aaron Young wins the QB position, so be it, and more power to him. But if Pete Thomas wins it, then so be it, and more power to him as well.

No one has the job now, but this certainly throws in a very interesting scenario, another QB battling for the starting job at Wyoming and this one has a lot of FBS experience. I will leave it up Coach Bohl and his staff to make the right decision.

You read that someone overheard something being said in some restaurant a couple of days after Young got on campus. No one, including the players talking in the restaurant had even a moment's time to even talk to him, let alone form an opinion. That crap is all hearsay. There's no foundation for it, but if that's what you choose to form your opinions from then be my guest.

Pete Thomas Success?:

CSU 2010 - 3-9
CSU 2011 - 3-9 Lost last 8 games
NC State 2013 - 3-9 Didn't even win the job out of camp, Brandon Mitchell did. Mitchell hurt his finger early in the first game. Mitchell came back week 7 against FSU and started the rest of the way.

You want experience of stepping onto a D1 field, you got it, but you didn't get success when he did.

You'll get to see Young's act in spring ball. When spring ball is done, no one will care what Thomas is going to do.

 

[PotatoCreekPete]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


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It is funny that you are handing the QB job for the Pokes next season to a guy that has never stepped on the field at Wyoming during a game much less any FBS game anywhere. From what Coach Bohl has said the guy getting the job will have to earn it, and Young hasn't even been through even one Spring Practice at Wyoming much less a game.

I will wait and see and frankly speaking Pete Thomas is a Pro Style QB (6-6, 236) and he knows what it is like to step on the field at Wyoming and many other places and play FBS football. Despite NC St.'s record he won the starting job at an ACC school (and lost it later to Mitchell but then played after Mitchell got hurt...neither NC St.'s QB's were too successful in the win column) and Young has never done even this. I think that it will be a good battle.

If Pete Thomas was such a lousy QB as you are arguing how would he have won the starting QB job at an ACC school like NC State and why would Coach Bohl welcome him onto the team? If Coach Bohl had already given the starting QB position to Young why would he accept Pete Thomas when he already has Colby Kirkegaard and Tommy Thornton as depth at the position? I doubt seriously if Pete Thomas would be coming to Wyoming if the decision have already been made and I have no doubt that Coach Bohl gave him assurances that he would have a legitimate shot at the starting QB job. This might just be a great thing and that is to let the freshmen QB's behind Thomas get their feet wet and be ready to take over the starting reigns of the QB position at Wyoming after their redshirt freshmen seasons???? Aaron Young might be the back-up and take the place of Colby Kirkegaard???? I have read that Aaron Young has already rubbed some of his teammates the wrong way with his attitude and a successful QB has to have the respect of the players around him or there is no way they will be successful, and I dare say that Pete Thomas has more experience in the huddle than Aaron Young. If Aaron Young wins the QB position, so be it, and more power to him. But if Pete Thomas wins it, then so be it, and more power to him as well.

No one has the job now, but this certainly throws in a very interesting scenario, another QB battling for the starting job at Wyoming and this one has a lot of FBS experience. I will leave it up Coach Bohl and his staff to make the right decision.

You read that someone overheard something being said in some restaurant a couple of days after Young got on campus. No one, including the players talking in the restaurant had even a moment's time to even talk to him, let alone form an opinion. That crap is all hearsay. There's no foundation for it, but if that's what you choose to form your opinions from then be my guest.

Pete Thomas Success?:

CSU 2010 - 3-9
CSU 2011 - 3-9 Lost last 8 games
NC State 2013 - 3-9 Didn't even win the job out of camp, Brandon Mitchell did. Mitchell hurt his finger early in the first game. Mitchell came back week 7 against FSU and started the rest of the way.

You want experience of stepping onto a D1 field, you got it, but you didn't get success when he did.

You'll get to see Young's act in spring ball. When spring ball is done, no one will care what Thomas is going to do.

My gosh man it was YOU that said it had been confirmed that Pete Thomas was coming to Wyoming. You sound like you are either Aaron Young or a family member of his and will protect him and push him at all cost. Even though you are ready to hand the job to him Coach Bohl is NOT! Aaron Young has to win the job or do you not think that that is fair...just give him the job now, right! Frankly your bias crap isn't cutting it here, so you can save all the stuff about how great Aaron Young is, I am like Coach Bohl, he has to earn it first and all of your screaming or whatever about how great he is holds about as much water as my 94 father does! Coming out of high school, Pete Thomas had much better stats than Aaron Young when he came out and frankly speaking Pete Thomas was seen as a much higher recruit than Aaron Young as well. All Aaron Young has done is play in a JC league for one year....and there is HUGE difference between JC ball and FBS ball. So I am waiting and seeing no matter how much you want to yell and plead about how great Aaron Young is.

 

[PotatoCreekPete]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


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By the way Wyodawg12, no one but you says that it is 'confirmed' that Pete Thomas is coming to Wyoming. Tom Laycock hasn't heard as yet, so what is your confirmation?

 

[Wyodawg12]

I hear it's been confirmed that Pete Thomas is coming in after graduation.

I realize from the stats below that he was sacked a bunch of times, but it's obvious from his film that he's not reading defenders. He's just trying to execute the play and looks for his receivers instead of reading the safeties and linebackers after the snap. The results are late decisions, batted balls, and interceptions.

Reading defenders after the snap on your drops is where you get the great TD to INT ratio, and of course, knowing your playbook and your personnel so you can make the correct decision on most every play.

He may be able to get the backup spot, but Aaron Young knows football and his position, and is a far better passer. Thomas will never win the job. Not a bad idea by the coaches though to have a backup with at least the experience factor going for him.


http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/501565/pete-thomas" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is funny that you are handing the QB job for the Pokes next season to a guy that has never stepped on the field at Wyoming during a game much less any FBS game anywhere. From what Coach Bohl has said the guy getting the job will have to earn it, and Young hasn't even been through even one Spring Practice at Wyoming much less a game.

I will wait and see and frankly speaking Pete Thomas is a Pro Style QB (6-6, 236) and he knows what it is like to step on the field at Wyoming and many other places and play FBS football. Despite NC St.'s record he won the starting job at an ACC school (and lost it later to Mitchell but then played after Mitchell got hurt...neither NC St.'s QB's were too successful in the win column) and Young has never done even this. I think that it will be a good battle.

If Pete Thomas was such a lousy QB as you are arguing how would he have won the starting QB job at an ACC school like NC State and why would Coach Bohl welcome him onto the team? If Coach Bohl had already given the starting QB position to Young why would he accept Pete Thomas when he already has Colby Kirkegaard and Tommy Thornton as depth at the position? I doubt seriously if Pete Thomas would be coming to Wyoming if the decision have already been made and I have no doubt that Coach Bohl gave him assurances that he would have a legitimate shot at the starting QB job. This might just be a great thing and that is to let the freshmen QB's behind Thomas get their feet wet and be ready to take over the starting reigns of the QB position at Wyoming after their redshirt freshmen seasons???? Aaron Young might be the back-up and take the place of Colby Kirkegaard???? I have read that Aaron Young has already rubbed some of his teammates the wrong way with his attitude and a successful QB has to have the respect of the players around him or there is no way they will be successful, and I dare say that Pete Thomas has more experience in the huddle than Aaron Young. If Aaron Young wins the QB position, so be it, and more power to him. But if Pete Thomas wins it, then so be it, and more power to him as well.

No one has the job now, but this certainly throws in a very interesting scenario, another QB battling for the starting job at Wyoming and this one has a lot of FBS experience. I will leave it up Coach Bohl and his staff to make the right decision.

You read that someone overheard something being said in some restaurant a couple of days after Young got on campus. No one, including the players talking in the restaurant had even a moment's time to even talk to him, let alone form an opinion. That crap is all hearsay. There's no foundation for it, but if that's what you choose to form your opinions from then be my guest.

Pete Thomas Success?:

CSU 2010 - 3-9
CSU 2011 - 3-9 Lost last 8 games
NC State 2013 - 3-9 Didn't even win the job out of camp, Brandon Mitchell did. Mitchell hurt his finger early in the first game. Mitchell came back week 7 against FSU and started the rest of the way.

You want experience of stepping onto a D1 field, you got it, but you didn't get success when he did.

You'll get to see Young's act in spring ball. When spring ball is done, no one will care what Thomas is going to do.

My gosh man it was YOU that said it had been confirmed that Pete Thomas was coming to Wyoming. You sound like you are either Aaron Young or a family member of his and will protect him and push him at all cost. Even though you are ready to hand the job to him Coach Bohl is NOT! Aaron Young has to win the job or do you not think that that is fair...just give him the job now, right! Frankly your bias crap isn't cutting it here, so you can save all the stuff about how great Aaron Young is, I am like Coach Bohl, he has to earn it first and all of your screaming or whatever about how great he is holds about as much water as my 94 father does! Coming out of high school, Pete Thomas had much better stats than Aaron Young when he came out and frankly speaking Pete Thomas was seen as a much higher recruit than Aaron Young as well. All Aaron Young has done is play in a JC league for one year....and there is HUGE difference between JC ball and FBS ball. So I am waiting and seeing no matter how much you want to yell and plead about how great Aaron Young is.

Everyone on here voices their opinions about what they think based on what they feel they know. I'm no different. Other people's "biased crap" seem to "cut it here" so what's your problem? Do you jump on everyone like this? You sound like a family member of one of the other QB's who may not get to play.

If I'm a family member and I want to voice an opinion then what's that to you? I never said the staff was handing the job to Young or that he didn't have to earn it, I only gave my opinion as to who I thought would win the job and why.

You obviously don't know a thing about JC football. Young had BCS recruits on half his team, so the caliber of play on this team or in this conference will not be a shock at all. The only difference is that the conference is full of scholarship athletes as opposed to his JC conference being simply littered with them.