Former Colorado State QB Pete Thomas Transfers To NC State

by Akula Wolf on Jan 26, 2012 1:00 PM EST

Pete Thomas started 21 games for Colorado State in two seasons, but he was not happy about the coaching change made by CSU after the 2011 season and decided to look elsewhere:

"I sat down with Coach McElwain a few times and had a good talk with him, but in the end, I decided this was the right thing for me to do," Thomas said. "I needed a new start, and I am looking for that opportunity. When I committed to CSU, I never thought of Fairchild or the staff being fired, but it's a business. You can't go 3-9 three years in a row and expect to keep your job. That's real tough, but it's on us players. It was definitely a hard situation."

According to Bruce Feldman, the 6-5, 225 pound quarterback has decided to transfer to NC State. Thomas was recruited by NC State out of high school and (in addition to the Pack) had offers from Maryland, Boston College, Arizona State, and Northwestern.

As a true freshman in 2010, Thomas completed 64.7% of his passes for 2,662 yards, 11 TDs and 13 INTs. Last year he completed 61.7% of his throws for 1,607 yards, 7 TDs and 8 INTs. The TD-INT ratio is probably not something worth worrying about; he was sacked 71 times at CSU, and his attempts-per-INT ratio is north of 30.0, which ain't bad at all.

I'm no football coach (surprise!), but I like the fact that he was able to step in as a true freshman and complete a high percentage of his throws. I'm also encouraged by the fact that this staff wanted Thomas out of high school, because I think they're better than most at vetting QBs.

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Those INT numbers look worrisome but something tells me there must have been a lot of miscommunication on these throws with the receivers. I mean how do you complete over 60 percent of your passes but throw more INTs than TDs? I call “shenanigans”.

Glad to have him running with the Pack….just dont throw that many INTs….EVER. AGAIN.

by Rvdbbw on Jan 26, 2012 1:23 PM EST reply actions

judging by the sack numbers, he was under duress a shit ton

I’m sure that had a lot to do with it.

Backing The Pack

by Akula Wolf on Jan 26, 2012 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

I mean those numbers seem to me like the guy just had a horrible surrounding cast. 60 percent completions but 8 ints? has to be a breakdown somewhere else. the QB spot is overrated – there are loads of guys out there who are perfectly competent at QB, but most teams cant have just a COMPETENT guy when they only have a COMPETENT team. a team like Bama could get away with a COMPETENT QB, a team like Colorado State cant. I see this being a great addition to our team, especially with the success developing QBs this staff has had over the years.

what is really most exciting about this is the trend its setting. in the past month we’ve had loads of recruiting commits, many of which were switched commits. that shows me that recruits are finally seeing our program as being on the right track, kind of like how basketball is going.

by TheStrengthoftheWolf on Jan 26, 2012 1:34 PM EST reply actions