Taulia is now B1G’s all time passing leader
Didn’t realize this was a possibility but here we are.
https://x.com/umterps/status/1728557131396272155?s=46&t=XkWAKdcheS-H4uqZ-PnX5g
took the record from, of all people, Curtis Painter, which I also did not anticipate.
November 26th, 2023 at 11:38 AM ^
Not reallly tho for some reason Brees doesn’t get his bowl games counted (pre 2002) but Tagovailoa does.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:17 PM ^
This has big "98% of statistics are completely made up" vibes.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:28 PM ^
Which? Because they’re right about Brees. Bowl stats aren’t in his total, which would put Brees another 500ish yards in front of TaTa.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:36 PM ^
Seems like more of a Crash Davis vibe to me
November 26th, 2023 at 1:26 PM ^
and 97.3% of people are more likely to believe you with 3 sig figs
November 26th, 2023 at 11:40 AM ^
His play has always been fascinating. He looks unstoppable one minute, then does something insanely stupid on the next play.
November 26th, 2023 at 11:41 AM ^
It sure makes him fun to watch.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
Some nfl gm is probably thinking "if we play him only on the right 50% of plays, he'll be a steal".
November 26th, 2023 at 12:51 PM ^
You joke, but you just know there's an NFL coach or two convinced that he can "coach it out of him".
November 26th, 2023 at 1:37 PM ^
His greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. He is capable of making insanely good plays, but they are insane because of the difficulty and risk involved, and inevitably sometimes it goes insanely bad.
November 26th, 2023 at 2:00 PM ^
He definitely has some Bryce Young vibes and according to his bio, he is an inch taller so maybe his game translates to the NFL. But his oline is going to 6’5-6’6 across the board and he might be better suited to take on a Randle-El type role in the pros.
November 26th, 2023 at 11:40 AM ^
Drew Brees still has 500 yards on him if you include his bowl games.
The numbers work one way of counting but not the other way of counting.
That being said, Maryland better throw, throw, throw and then throw some more in their bowl game. Shoot the moon Terps. Might be a fun game watching a team try to get 500 yards in the air. Bowl committee should give them a suspect secondary.
November 26th, 2023 at 11:50 AM ^
Thank you Taulia, for providing further evidence why passing yards are a mostly hollow stat <3
November 26th, 2023 at 11:52 AM ^
See also; CJ Stround in The Game circa 2021 and 2022. Threw for something like 700 yards and lost both games by 20+.
November 26th, 2023 at 9:21 PM ^
but we had their signs!!1!
/s
November 26th, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
Curtis Painter
This was the best gif I could actually get to work. This Festivus I'm going to bitch about how impossible it is to embed 98% of the gifs out there.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:03 PM ^
Remember when Peyton Manning was hurt so the Colts started him 16 games so they could pick Andrew Luck?
November 26th, 2023 at 12:05 PM ^
I saw this when it came out in 1977. I think I saw it something like 12 weekends in a row with my friends, and then randomly thereafter whenever it was on TV. I still like the original, without all the additions of Jim Henson-like characters, but that said, I still love watching it. Never gets old. And I practically have the entire script memorized.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:16 PM ^
67 times in the summer of 77. Parents would just drop us off at the theater (or we'd bike) for the day.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:28 PM ^
without all the additions of Jim Henson-like characters
Hey! I resemble that remark.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:32 PM ^
Goodness I was happy my parents let me go twice
:)
November 26th, 2023 at 12:07 PM ^
The famous Tom Moore quote about not practicing for when 18 was out (though I believe that backup was Jim Sorgi) is operative for a reason.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:04 PM ^
I have not even heard the name "Curtis Painter" in ages. I remember that he didn't need to move all that far when he left Purdue, having been drafted by the Colts, as I recall.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
My first reaction was "This is probably due to the Covid rule," but actually, not really. He barely played in 2019, attempting just 12 passes.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:06 PM ^
And was at Alabama in 2019
November 26th, 2023 at 12:20 PM ^
The best Maryland could do was 8-5 with Taulia. Yikes.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:20 PM ^
Does he even have a .500 record in games he started?
November 26th, 2023 at 12:37 PM ^
Props to him. Pair that guy with a great team and his mistakes loom a lot less large.
November 26th, 2023 at 12:58 PM ^
That is a great thought experiment.
Put Tata at Michigan or OSU. Where does his career go? I have no clue.
Clemson? That could have been fun..
Texas?
Utah?
Oregon or Washington before Nix and Penix arrived..
November 26th, 2023 at 1:25 PM ^
I think he'd have been a disaster at Michigan. Our style is predicated on the offense controlling the game and the ball, and not making mistakes is a big part of that. Limiting mistakes on offense is FAR more important than getting explosives in Harbaugh's system. Taulia would have been a huge downgrade from someone like Cade, much less JJ (who has nearly Taulia's athletic ceiling without the routine disasters).
November 26th, 2023 at 1:56 PM ^
Put him at Alabama like his brother and his ability is likely talked about in a much different manner.
November 26th, 2023 at 3:41 PM ^
He was down in Alabama for high school when his brother was there - and was on the Crimson Tide for his 2019 freshman year. He was on the same team as his older brother and Mac Jones. He then transferred to Maryland in 2020.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:00 PM ^
Ten years in the league will do that for you.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:09 PM ^
One frustration of taking the game seriously is we don't get sample sizes large enough to answer meaningful questions.
TaTa has decent talent but hasn't meaningfully progressed his skill set at Maryland. Is that Mike Locksley's fault? Mike's skillset does seem to encompass skill appraisal (scouting), recruiting and definitely offensive gameplanning. After 4 years of experience with TaTa that skillset does not seem to include skill *development*.
Though is it really ML's fault? If you look at the breadth of Lloyd Carr's career here QB dev is something he could do. However if you looked only at the Chad Henne years the answer would be different.
Sometimes the athlete is responsible; as a frustrated dad-coach/developer I know this too well.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:22 PM ^
I assume Taulia was already the leader in picks and taking sacks >10 yards behind the LOS.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:34 PM ^
If you add in his intercepted pass yards he really blows away the record.
November 26th, 2023 at 1:38 PM ^
He threw it enough!
Grats to him and the Terps
November 26th, 2023 at 8:44 PM ^
Good for him. For the past few years, he's been on a short list of players that make me say "oh, he's still there"