He did a 35-minute interview with Sean Callahan this afternoon. He's an impressive young man, who gives very thorough answers covering a wide range of topics.
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Get to Know Casey Thompson
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It is worth the listen.
I did not know his dad was friends with Mickey Mickey Joseph. Also was interesting how he talked about his younger days of running the wishbone option and he sees himself as a dual threat QB, not just a passer. He also spoke to Adrian about Nebraska and Adrian had good things to say. Also coach Beck consulted him about Nebraska and gave a thumbs up. Sounds like he did his homework about coaches and Nebraska as a whole and got lots of good feedback. Good to hear.
As for his demeanor, you can tell he is confident and rightly so. He has the bloodline and the experience. I think he’ll be a leader in the locker room and hold guys accountable.
He’s impressed with the receivers and TEs on the roster and said they are the strength of the offense. I can see him really holding the offensive players accountable. I also liked what he had to say about B1G defenses and he gave a glimpse of his football IQ. We need that.
I’m excited to see the new guys in the spring game. Frost and company are in the process of building a roster that can win the West.
Here’s the YouTube video if others want to watch there.
I did not know his dad was friends with Mickey Mickey Joseph. Also was interesting how he talked about his younger days of running the wishbone option and he sees himself as a dual threat QB, not just a passer. He also spoke to Adrian about Nebraska and Adrian had good things to say. Also coach Beck consulted him about Nebraska and gave a thumbs up. Sounds like he did his homework about coaches and Nebraska as a whole and got lots of good feedback. Good to hear.
As for his demeanor, you can tell he is confident and rightly so. He has the bloodline and the experience. I think he’ll be a leader in the locker room and hold guys accountable.
He’s impressed with the receivers and TEs on the roster and said they are the strength of the offense. I can see him really holding the offensive players accountable. I also liked what he had to say about B1G defenses and he gave a glimpse of his football IQ. We need that.
I’m excited to see the new guys in the spring game. Frost and company are in the process of building a roster that can win the West.
Here’s the YouTube video if others want to watch there.
He does have quite the network of people he knows and communicates with. Also including Barry Switzer.
You can tell he's big on researching to learn more. I shared a link a couple weeks ago in which he expressed he does film study on upcoming opponents for multiple hours each day.
Very mature person.
Liked the interview. Really well spoken and down to earth kind of dude. Let's hope that thumb heals fast and he's ready to rock come spring ball time.
That was an excellent interview. Very thoughtful responses to the questions, and the kid clearly knows what he's doing and why. He seems like he'll be a fantastic addition to the team. I actually liked that he wouldn't denigrate Texas when given the chance. Classy.
Thanks for the summary
Dad was also friends with Kenny Wilhite. He reached out to Mickey and Kenny as soon as the situation in Nebraska revealed itself. According to Charles, he and Kenny became friends when Kenny was coaching at a smaller school in Oklahoma - they saw each other a lot on the camp circuit.
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Another worthy note from the interview was Casey Thompson said he came to Nebraska with the plan to be with the team for two years. Callahan prodded him a bit to see if that may only be one, but while CT didn't rule that out, he seems to think two years is the more likely scenario.
My memory of that convesation was that Casey said "I always take one year at a time, so we'll see what happens."
But either way - if his NFL stock blows up next fall, it'll be because he put NE on the national map. I think we'd take that trade even if it meant he was leaving...
Yep, you're right. He did say that after Callahan prodded him a bit, IIRC.
I agree, but only if the big uglies transform themselves into a legit B1G unit. Otherwise, he may struggle to stay healthy.
Keeping my fingers crossed this Raiola hire is a good one. Because we need development badly.
Can't help but be impressed with CT after watching that lengthy interview. Very confident but not in a braggadocio way imo. Obviously high football IQ but believe he's high IQ period. No slow blinker with this young man and he brings a mature presence to the team imo. Be exciting to watch him in the Spring scrimmage and going forward into the 2022 schedule.
A statement that caught my attention is that he said Omar Manning and Zavier Betts stood out to him when watching film. I hope whatever kept them off the field at critical times will be addressed.
