Sam Ehlinger

[bigcigar 1,161]

Armybrat bringing the old man fact beatdown tonight.

[SEC 1,174]

Sams about to become legend

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

Jesus, I thought the juices were flowing in January. I don't remember a game with this much pent up energy since the last time we saw VY.

In the regular season, outside of OU, the last time I remember a game with buildup like this was that night game with top 5 Houston, way back in the dawn of time.

Whatta ya wanna bet Sam goes through pregame with that same "Aw, shucks" stroll he had before the beat-down in New Orleans?

[SEC 1,174]

16 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

Jesus, I thought the juices were flowing in January. I don't remember a game with this much pent up energy since the last time we saw VY.

In the regular season, outside of OU, the last time I remember a game with buildup like this was that night game with top 5 Houston, way back in the dawn of time.

Whatta ya wanna bet Sam goes through pregame with that same "Aw, shucks" stroll he had before the beat-down in New Orleans?

I have a feeling Texas is going to come out with more fire in its belly than I've ever seen in my lifetime. Ehlinger feeds off of hate, and Tom Herman's teams have a history of getting up for big games. Couple with all the doubt from the national media about this game, the disrespect Texas and Ehlinger specifically have gotten, the "jalen hurts is the best QB" talk all of the sudden, the home crowd for the biggest game since Ohio State in 2006 (which ehlinger himself was at). This is the perfect storm.

I hope even if we win the coin toss we don't defer. Start with Ehlinger coming right out of the gate. Score and get everyone amped out of their mind from the get go. Set the tone early.

[Walden Ponderer 12,639]

7 minutes ago, BigXII said:

I hope even if we win the coin toss we don't defer. Start with Ehlinger coming right out of the gate. Score and get everyone amped out of their mind from the get go. Set the tone early.

"Kick, receive, or defer?"

"It don't make a shit."

[Lerka Lerka 1,084]

Just as long as we don't kick both halves /ducks. 

[TriStone 1,724]

14 hours ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

In their defense, didn't our own fans figure out Simms number and call to heckle him?

In their defense, go fuck your own face.

[dingleberryswitzer 2,724]

4 hours ago, TriStone said:

In their defense, go fuck your own face.

That's impossible dude.  Don't ask how I know.

[Lhorn 4,885]

Sam's a baller.  Nice game.  Kept us in it.  A couple of his TD throws were into super tight windows. 

[WBT 20,411]

Meh.  Played well but was by far the 2nd best qb on the field.  Throws behind guys too much to take away yac.  Still misses too many open deep shots.

[Funk Doctor Spock 11,918]

He's far from Vince/Colt, but he's a fucking gamer. It's one game. We're going to win a shit ton of games this year. 

[Michael Knight 12,878]

5 minutes ago, WBT said:

Meh.  Played well but was by far the 2nd best qb on the field.  Throws behind guys too much to take away yac.  Still misses too many open deep shots.

Dude had 461 total yards 5 total TDs and no turnovers

[hookem48 4,631]

7 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

Dude had 461 total yards 5 total TDs and no turnovers

and left 100 yards and a couple tds on the field with bad throws.

[Valmy77 13,093]

Just now, hookem48 said:

and left 100 yards and a couple tds on the field with bad throws.

So he should have had 561 yards and 7 TDs? That seems a little unreasonable.

Granted we probably win then.

[hookem48 4,631]

Just now, Valmy77 said:

So he should have had 561 yards and 7 TDs? That seems a little unreasonable.

Granted we probably win then.

could have, should have is your word

 

[Valmy77 13,093]

1 minute ago, hookem48 said:

could have, should have is your word

 

But let's not bicker over semantics.

[formermav43 4,599]

17 minutes ago, Michael Knight said:

Dude had 461 total yards 5 total TDs and no turnovers

Like the man said, “‘meh.” 🙄

[Helobious 9,480]

Definitely missed some throws, and struggles with feeling the pressure at times. But once again, he didn’t do anything to cost the team the W. Takes care of the ball and can really pull off some outstanding throws. He’s not as good as Burrow but I don’t know that there’s more than 2 or 3 QBs better than Burrow in all of college football.

[Mason Ramsey 3,371]

Struggled a bit in the first half but looked fantastic in the second. He needs to get better at reading defenses mid-play, I can recall at least 4 plays where he had Duvernay wide open in the middle of the field and just simply didn't see him. Overall, Sam is better than Burrow. Tonight, Burrow was lights out and looked better hitting some very impressive throws. Granted, we were leaving some LSU WRs with nothing but green grass around them at times too. 

[Hook1997 5,270]

You people saying Sam may leave next year for the draft this off season are fucking retarded just like I said a few months ago, one skill required by all nfl qb’s  is to throw accurate down field...   one Sam doesn’t have, yalll we’re sucking him off and I was constant in he doesn’t have the passing skill.   To the retards saying he might leave early for the nfl. Yea no he was like 4/20 for passes over ten yards....  Sam is no where close to being better then Burrows, that’s facts.  He’s faster, has a way more accurate arm and faster better decision making.

Edited September 8, 2019 by Hook1997

[Jkwellborn 6,651]

There’s no doubt he’s passionate and a gamer. He’s gonna win a lot of games. Better throw to Ingram and it’s a different game. He stills misses some throws. Last night he seemed hesitant to take off when there was what looked like an opportunity.

Overall, he did pretty good last night. That’s probably the best defense he’s faced since he got to Texas.

[Bruh Man 3,160]

The disappointing thing about some of his deep throws was the fact that he wasn't even putting the ball in the general vicinity of his big WR's so they could go up and make a play or at the very least get a call. I think there was the potential to get a few more flags called on their DB's if the balls were just thrown better. 

[phdhorn 6,224]

8 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

So he should have had 561 yards and 7 TDs? That seems a little unreasonable.

Granted we probably win then.

 

8 hours ago, hookem48 said:

could have, should have is your word

 

 

8 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

But let's not bicker over semantics.

 

[BigVegasHorn26 630]

The miss to Eagles on the first drive won’t stop replaying in my mind.  Would have been 6. 

[Auto Driller 2,504]

8 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

So he should have had 561 yards and 7 TDs? That seems a little unreasonable.

Granted we probably win then.

He should have had 5 passing TD. But that one is on Ingram.

[Whatever 700]

and left 100 yards and a couple tds on the field with bad throws.

That's like shooting a 62 and complaining you could have shot 58.

[Texasrocks 2,124]

Ehlinger struggles with the deep ball. Everyone wants to be explosive, but that's just not his game. He's really good with the long, 12+ play drives where the team consistently picks up first downs and marches down field. Herman and Beck need to embrace that. 

[Vic Mackey 46,927]

1 hour ago, Jkwellborn said:

There’s no doubt he’s passionate and a gamer. He’s gonna win a lot of games. Better throw to Ingram and it’s a different game. He stills misses some throws. Last night he seemed hesitant to take off when there was what looked like an opportunity.

Overall, he did pretty good last night. That’s probably the best defense he’s faced since he got to Texas.

How much better did you want the pass to Ingram? I get it was not perfect but it was a very easy ball to catch. I'd expect a high school player to catch that ball. 

[Vic Mackey 46,927]

2 minutes ago, Texasrocks said:

Ehlinger struggles with the deep ball. Everyone wants to be explosive, but that's just not his game. He's really good with the long, 12+ play drives where the team consistently picks up first downs and marches down field. Herman and Beck need to embrace that. 

Yep. I don't get why we waste so many plays throwing deep when they aren't even close to being complete. It's maddening.

[Slade 263]

I thought Sam would have the deep ball throw down by now, it's year three. The OL is doing a really good job at giving him time in the pocket but he can't get on target. 

[HornsOverIthaca 2,333]

I'd expect your mom to catch that lob pass to Ingram and she would have caught it.

Sam threw into some very tight windows.  What was so annoying was LSU having wide open receivers, then Sam was having to thread needles while riding on a unicycle backwards across a tightrope over a pit of writhing lawyers.

[Jkwellborn 6,651]

How much better did you want the pass to Ingram? I get it was not perfect but it was a very easy ball to catch. I'd expect a high school player to catch that ball. 

Maybe one where he wasn’t backpeddling and jumping for it. He should have brought it down, but don’t act like it was a simple completion for a RB or a good pass.

[CooterBrown 17,901]

Yep. I don't get why we waste so many plays throwing deep when they aren't even close to being complete. It's maddening.

Our receivers also can’t even get separation on go routes. It has to be a jump ball or there’s no shot. It’s such a low probably play for us, it’s a wasted down.

[CooterBrown 17,901]

What was so annoying was LSU having wide open receivers, then Sam was having to thread needles while riding on a unicycle backwards across a tightrope over a pit of writhing lawyers.

This has been the case for two years. No one can get open.

[satyanash 14,280]

34 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Yep. I don't get why we waste so many plays throwing deep when they aren't even close to being complete. It's maddening.

When you have receivers like Johnson and Eagles, deep shots into 1-on-1 coverage are exactly what you should take. Ehlinger's placement on the jump balls wasn't good at all. At the very least, not as good as Burrow's. Burrow averaged 12.1 YPA last night, Ehlinger averaged just 8.5. That speaks volumes.

Also Ehlinger's a junior now. The "oh he's just not good at deep throws" excuse isn't going to fly. Defenses will cotton on and start denying the shorter throws. Ehlinger has to be able to make plays in all parts of the field.

[OU Sucks 8,745]

1 hour ago, Jkwellborn said:

Maybe one where he wasn’t backpeddling and jumping for it. He should have brought it down, but don’t act like it was a simple completion for a RB or a good pass.

It was a lob pass. He didn't even need to jump for it. Any pass that is about to hit you in the chest or head is a simple completion. Jena Ehlinger could have caught it. Ingram blew it because he thought he was about to get lit up by a defender and panicked.

Edited September 8, 2019 by OU Sucks

[TexasGolf 4,855]

3 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

It was a lob pass. He didn't even need to jump for it. Any pass that is about to hit you in the chest or head is a simple completion. Ingram blew it because he thought he was about to get lit up by a defender and panicked.

Yep

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

It was a lob pass. He didn't even need to jump for it. Any pass that is about to hit you in the chest or head is a simple completion. Jena Ehlinger could have caught it. Ingram blew it because he thought he was about to get lit up by a defender and panicked.

This.

And yeah, Sam has had better games as far as accuracy goes, but this loss falls on the shoulders of the coaches and defense. You don’t put up those numbers on offense and score that many points and lose a game. Just need two goddamn stops.

[MrBig 5,281]

13 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

It was a lob pass. He didn't even need to jump for it. Any pass that is about to hit you in the chest or head is a simple completion. Jena Ehlinger could have caught it. Ingram blew it because he thought he was about to get lit up by a defender and panicked.

Well shit, if Sam would have thrown it to the numbers on his jersey instead of above his head, the chances of catching it could have been higher.

[westexhorn 2,006]

we harp on Sam's deep throw but he was willing the whole fucking team on his back on the 2nd half.

[jimmyjazz 45,538]

8 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

And yeah, Sam has had better games as far as accuracy goes, but this loss falls on the shoulders of the coaches and defense. You don’t put up those numbers on offense and score that many points and lose a game. Just need two goddamn stops.

We left 10 points minimum off the scoreboard because of bone-headed mistakes -- Ingram's drop and Herman's failure to at least convert 2 trips inside the 5 into a field goal. 

This was a game between two excellent teams, one of which fucked up more than the other.  I'm not gonna criticize Sam for lacking touch on deep balls, he simply doesn't have it and probably never will.  It would be like criticizing me for not being able to run a 4.5 forty.  I'm not gonna criticize Green & Boyce for playing like dipshit young guys, because that's what they are.  But Ingram needs to catch that ball, and Herman needs to take the points in big games like this.  Both are virtually inexcusable.

Edited September 8, 2019 by jimmyjazz

[Jkwellborn 6,651]

we harp on Sam's deep throw but he was willing the whole fucking team on his back on the 2nd half.

I was afraid he would try to do that too much in the 1st half a piss the game away.

[Funk Doctor Spock 11,918]

Sam was off for most of the first half. That's fine if you are a frosh/sophomore. I'm wondering if something happened outside of football we don't know about. 

[OU Sucks 8,745]

27 minutes ago, MrBig said:

Well shit, if Sam would have thrown it to the numbers on his jersey instead of above his head, the chances of catching it could have been higher.

If he didn't have a defender bearing down on him from the right side, maybe Sam could have thrown the perfect pass you require for your starting RB to come up with the catch.

[Funk Doctor Spock 11,918]

1 minute ago, OU Sucks said:

If he didn't have a defender bearing down on him from the right side, maybe Sam could have thrown the perfect pass you require for your starting RB to come up with the catch.

Triggered 

[Spankytoes 1,735]

LSU has a pretty good D. That played a part in things

[Funk Doctor Spock 11,918]

4 minutes ago, Spankytoes said:

LSU has a pretty good D. That played a part in things

Their front line is really good, but Sam carved up those DB's. I'm sure they're really good outside of having to play a team like us, but our WR's worked them. 

[USNALonghorn 5,024]

59 minutes ago, OU Sucks said:

It was a lob pass. He didn't even need to jump for it. Any pass that is about to hit you in the chest or head is a simple completion. Jena Ehlinger could have caught it. Ingram blew it because he thought he was about to get lit up by a defender and panicked.

That’s certainly what it looked like.

[hookem48 4,631]

9 hours ago, Mason Ramsey said:

Struggled a bit in the first half but looked fantastic in the second. He needs to get better at reading defenses mid-play, I can recall at least 4 plays where he had Duvernay wide open in the middle of the field and just simply didn't see him. Overall, Sam is better than Burrow. Tonight, Burrow was lights out and looked better hitting some very impressive throws. Granted, we were leaving some LSU WRs with nothing but green grass around them at times too. 

Burrow had clean sightlines all  night because of our inability to get pressure in his face, between our stunts leaving no one in the middle and just getting our ass pushed to the ground we made it easy on him. Sam never had that luxury.

[Mason Ramsey 3,371]

Just now, hookem48 said:

Burrow had clean sightlines all  night because of our inability to get pressure in his face, between our stunts leaving no one in the middle and just getting our ass pushed to the ground we made it easy on him. Sam never had that luxury.

I do agree that Burrow had a clean pocket the majority of the game which makes it much easier to do pretty much everything as a quarter back, but I also think our OL had a good game. We allowed pressure at times, but the OL did their job from what I saw. I was at the game though so maybe I missed some things.