2001: Derek Carr's first TV interview

he played his best game ever would you believe that coming into today's game of Bulldog Stadium between Fresno State and Utah State David Carr already had the school records for yards touchdown passes completions attempts total offense you name it but he wasn't done yet he saved the best for last let's take you to Bulldog Stadium and check it out his whole family on the field with him getting a huge round of applause from the crowd of Bulldog Stadium little did they know David did save the best for last he spread the wealth on his touchdown passes as he tends to do or at least he has done so far this year the first one was headed DeAndre Gilbert's way Gilbert takes it in for six later on David look for Bernard Berrian after Gilbert finally got into the end zone for the first six points of the day trust me there was plenty more scoring to come for Fresno State there's Bernard Berrian young man from Atwater taking it into the zone how many touchdown passes do you think David Carr through today how about a school record six five of them in the first half in short he played the best game of his college career in his last game at the stadium and yes he used to snake I used to sneak into the stadium to play catch with his brother you've heard that story before today he played catch with a lot of guys the Bulldogs 170 to 21 we'll have more on the significance for the team later but for now let's focus on the way car went out with a bang in his Valley finale 78 percent of his passes he completed today for a career-high 432 yards he tied bill Yancy's 23 year old school record with six touchdown passes the best season by any QB in Bulldog history still has a bowl game to go David tied an NCAA record with his 12th straight game of 200 yards passing or more he can break that in the bowl game his four thousand three hundred and eight yards the eighth best total in NCAA history 42 touchdowns the fifth best total ever and cars name is all over the school record book as for his career this is hard to believe but car is just three touchdown passes away from Kevin Sweeney's career record of 69 all but one of David's touchdown passes have come in the last two seasons while Sweeney had four years for his 69 David also has the best career completion percentage in Fresno State history and David and his son Austin and his brother Derek are here with us now you see the hats on the table the guys are wearing their hats backwards David I got to ask you could this day have gone any better for you right it was a it started off with the you know getting it introduced to the whole fans and everything my last time down down Bulldog Stadium and uh it was sweet and it just ended like the way I wanted to I don't think you have any pockets in your uniform pass but if you did you probably would had Kleenex in there huh maybe not me but for my wife and my mom I mean they they cried enough for the whole stand but uh it was it was sweet it was uh it was a lot of fun I got to enjoy with my family my son and everybody they're all here seeing those numbers that we just put up on the screen is it hard for even you to believe yeah I just think you're talking about someone else maybe go for someone but uh no it's it's interesting because to me I always see guys putting up the numbers like that I never thought I'd do it I know that I work hard and my team works hard to accomplish some of the things we set out to do this year but I really think it's going to happen until it does all right let's move on another member of the Carr family he's the one who's actually wearing number eight right now David tell your brother Derek Derek I understand that you are the president of the David Carr for Heisman campaign is that true yeah it's been fun for brother to be up for the Heisman and when the Johnny Unitas award announ all this great stuff happening for him now when you hear people saying other guys ahead of your brother for the Heisman how does that make you feel it's jut you know that it's not true and you know that they can't make the throws your brother can and you know that well he's just the best quarterback in the nation and that's just a great thing to know I'm going to show you something right now let's take a look at this video this is from Oregon's game with Oregon State today ABC's broadcast of this game and here are the four guys they show Derek you know who that guy is right Eric Crouch is he better than David how about Ken Dorsey why not how about rex grossman he's do flying against it see but his statistics rex grossman statistics this year are pretty good huh they're pretty good but I don't think it's sophomore should win the Heisman Trophy it's more like a senior award that last guy we saw there Joey Harrington here you see the statistics on the screen doesn't look to me like any of these guys can compare to your brother no the closest guy is Rex Grossman but he's still sophomore and he shouldn't win the Heisman because so it's a senior award and it'd be something to have in David's upon a house and be nice to look at be nice to look at maybe you might have a chance of that sometime too let's look at another list today a list that your brother joined only six quarterbacks in NCAA history have passed for more than 4,000 yards and 40 touchdowns two of those guys andre wearing tight Detmer won the Heisman Trophy if it was good enough for them why not for your brother oh it's probably all about the school they're at and just how people just vote and probably their stats and stuff and it's just because we lost the two games and we're in the WAC in that just makes a big difference so yes Fresno State did lose two games this year they finished the season 11 and two and I guess what what you're running up against when you argue with people about the Heisman is they think those two losses should take Dave out of the running do you think that's the case no it should go to the best quarterback or the best player that one and one player went to or an eighth or something and still won the Heisman at Notre Dame and in heat in the Fresno State Bulldogs are 10 and 2 and in my brother's not up even in the top two for the Heisman right Paul Hornung that was a 50 years ago before you even born with 2 and 8 with Notre Dame he's still won the Heisman we have another list of people that have won the Heisman Trophy but didn't finish as well as Fresno State did this year at 11 and 2 it doesn't make any sense does it no it should be that David wins the Heisman because this is but he's the best quarterback in the nation and there's nothing else to well let me ask the other guys sitting here now David you think your brother has some valid points here hello I just I'm sitting here laughing yeah I can't believe he's saying some of this stuff he's a not politically correct I guess you'd say but uh he's my biggest fan so I mean imma stick with it now monday players will be invited to New York that's when we'll find out who the players invited to New York for the Heisman presentation will be if you give that invitation or if you don't it sounds like that your family's still going to make you feel like you won the Heisman Trophy I think that yeah they believe in their heart I should win and I think that's all the matters to them so I mean just to have him say stuff like that and to know my family support me like this it's a it's a sweet feeling all right well we thank the Carr family for coming in to join us today maybe we'll see Derek wearing that eight for the Bulldogs they might retire it for David but I understand he's going to let Derek wear it anyway many thanks the cars for coming in today congratulations on a great year

Channel: Paul Loeffler

Views: 170,848

Rating: 4.9048991 out of 5

Keywords: Derek Carr (Person), David Carr (American Football Player)

Id: LG8ZG8weg8c

Length: 6min 55sec (415 seconds)

Published: Wed Aug 21 2013

Reddit Comments

[u/Electric_Pegasus]

David is a cool guy and he deserves A LOT of credit for where Derek is right now.

Plus the guy was a stud QB in college and looks like a movie star, I mean holy shit everything about him screamed franchise QB. It's a damn shame he was never given a real chance to be a good NFL QB.

[u/JB1549]

Man, I'm so jealous. Seems like Carr had a great mentor and family. I'm glad I get to root for the guy! Hope he kicks the Chief's ass on Sunday!

[u/Brobeens]

"Rex Grossman shouldn't win the heisman because it's a senior award" lol

[u/BeardedGirl]

He's so adorable ^__^ if you get rid of his facial hair right now, he'd look exactly the same.

[u/franknature]

I love how humble both of them are, and man was little Detek full of knowldege or what ?

[u/Seeders]

Lol derek already has those eyeliner eyes.

But damn that kid has football in his blood.

[u/facetiously]

That's my quarterback. Alpha Male before he even got his first short hairs.

My favorite anecdote is from when he was at the NFL Draft when David was drafted first overall. Derek met Commissioner Tagliabue, shook his hand, looked up at him and said "I'll be back".

[u/[deleted]]

Man that's just adorable, it's incredible that he followed in his brother's footsteps like that, those two must be legends at Fresno.

[u/hateitorleaveit]

Good family, good work ethic, and a brother that did it first and will teach him everything. Destiny for greatness