Tim Couch… That’s what I wanted to play when I was young.”And he played it very well. Tim Couch is a 1995 graduate of Bullitt East High School in Mt. While he is careful not to criticize his teammates, he concedes a level of frustration, which demonstrates a universal lesson about the game. “He wanted to go down with the ship. Recruiters marveled at his level of offensive sophistication, often comparing him to John Elway. View the profiles of people named Tim Coucou. But that’s just immaturity. “If they don’t blitz, I’ll probably hit him way up field. or. And he loves to do certain things to make the defense react one way and then do something else that they aren’t going to expect.”Back in the film room, Couch watches himself handle a third-and-eight situation against South Carolina.
“But he wanted to finish the game,” Mumme recalls. The town sends a busload of fans to every Kentucky home game.Couch starred in both football and basketball at Leslie County High School—he averaged a state-best 36 points per game on the hardwood as a senior—but football was always his first love. As a junior he led the state with a 36.0 average and was first-team all-state. Couch also starred on the Leslie County High School basketball varsity team. Not every formula is perfect, of course. Join Facebook to connect with Tim Coucou and others you may know. “I’m kind of obsessed with the game. Among the 10 Southeastern Conference records he shattered or tied, he attempted a record 66 passes against LSU—nearly as many as in the entire 1996 season.“When Coach Mumme came in, he made football fun again for Tim,” says Elbert Couch.Although the much-maligned Kentucky offensive line played way over its head last season, Couch was battered at times but displayed a remarkable durability. So in overtime, with the game riding in the balance, Couch hit Yeast on the curl and he ran 26 yards for the game-winning touchdown. The high point of Couch's career came in 2002, when he threw for 2,842 yards and 18 touchdowns in leading the upstart Browns to a 9–7 record and a playoff appearance.Couch had several notable moments for the Browns, including two "Hail Mary" passes. ESPN ranked Couch as the sixth-best high school athlete ever. To me, that’s the mark of a courageous player.”But even as he emerged as the rarest of beings in the commonwealth—a football hero—Couch was disappointed by his inability to translate all that offense into a winning season. Sometimes it was so cold his fingers started bleeding.“They really fought like crazy on that basketball court,” recalls their father, Elbert Couch, an administrator with the Leslie County school system. “I just felt like I wasn’t in the right place.”But Mumme, who brought a spread-the-field passing scheme and an aggressive philosophy from Division 1-AA Valdosta State, convinced the quarterback to stay by putting the offense in his hands. “You can feel that determination in the huddle.”Couch is the first to admit that the process of picking a defense part is a collaborative effort between himself, his receivers and the coaches. Bama Central caught up with Ramsay High School coach Reuben Nelson to dive into the 6-foot-2, 340 pound prospect's game and how he will make the Crimson Tide better.
After leading Leslie County to the state semi-finals his senior year, Couch finished with national high school records for career passing yards (12,901) and touchdowns (133) and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year. “He’s going to give it everything he has. Couch starred in both football and basketball at Leslie County High School—he averaged a state-best 36 points per game on the hardwood as a senior—but football was always his first love.
Find your friends on Facebook. Adjustments were also made for the size of the coach's school and the size of the state where the school was located. Sign Up. He wants to win so bad.”The roots of Couch’s intense competitiveness can be traced to his own backyard. As a 6-foot-5, 215-pound senior, he averaged 25.5 points despite being slowed by ankle injuries and again earned first-team all-state honors.He played his last high school game 20 years ago tonight – March 4, 1996 – when Leslie County lost to Breathitt County in the first round of the 14Looking back, Couch fondly recalled a string of games his junior year when Leslie County was short-handed because of injuries and he was called upon to produce more. “Even then, Tim couldn’t stand to get beat. Then Hal Mumme replaced the fired Curry, tossed Couch the keys to an explosive passing offense, and watched the sophomore become one of the top college quarterbacks in America.“You can talk about all his tools but Tim’s number one asset is his passion for the game,” Mumme says.
Sacks. According to the 1990 census, 35 percent of the people in Leslie County live below the poverty line and only 40 percent of the adult population have a high school diploma. Coaches with a national championship but less than 10 years coaching high school football were not considered.
He watches it over and over again, breaking it down frame-by-frame.