No Carolina Curtain Call
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on November 10, 2008
The last time Casey Dick came to Williams-Brice Stadium, he walked off the field as one of the stars of the game, having relieved Mitch Mustain and thrown for more than 200 yards and a touchdown while helping Arkansas beat South Carolina.
Dick was replaced by his younger brother, Nathan Dick, and did not attend the postgame news conference.
But Arkansas Coach Bobby Petrino and offensive coordinator Paul Petrino expressed frustration over Casey Dick’s uneven outing.
“Any time you throw three interceptions like that, you’re going to have a heck of a time winning the game,” Bobby Petrino said.
Bobby Petrino said his biggest concern about the offense’s performance as a whole in Saturday’s loss were “two early third downs, when we had the plays there and we didn’t pull the string and throw the ball out there.” Paul Petrino echoed that sentiment.
“It’s a shame because early in the game there were a couple of third downs that were plays we worked against the exact looks that they brought, and we just didn’t execute them,” Paul Petrino said. “That really makes you mad.
Dick’s third interception proved to be his most pivotal throw of the game. Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs called the play “a dagger,” and tight end D. J. Williams said it was “a big momentum shifter.” South Carolina Coach Steve Spurrier agreed on the play’s magnitude.
“Lindsey made the play that turned it all around,” Spurrier said. “Not many guys can jump up and make that catch. They can knock it down, but that thing stuck in there.
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