I'm starting to warm up to T. Sieman. When he has been healthy he has played with a moxie I like.
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (I'm not talking about quarterbacks... just kidding)
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Yeah - Mike Mccoy offense suits him much better than the previous regime.
Shane he throws a very accurate catchable ball with touch on the deep throws.
With one hand tied behind your back because of the offensive line quality and the play calling
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The Heard play package is garbage!
It was a 24-7 game. I don't call that a brutal assault. This is why I hate pre season rankings. The best teams I have seen thus far threw 3 games has been Clemson and OU. Bama just gets the benefit of the doubt because SEC and being Bama.
Great point - Herman's bubbles cost us!! USC could tell our coach and by proxy our team is not made up of tough men. I guess when the D firmly planted USC on its ass time and time again they forgot about the bubbles?
For me I don't care what or who he blows i just want the Team to play fast, hard and win. We had 2 of 3 of those characteristics Saturday night. Looking for all 3 in Ames.
This is normal when you have a guy with very high potential playing in his second game, no less on the road against a very good team, you get moments of brilliance and you get moments of WTF.
Some of you, @Ketchum, need to be reminded of that from time to time. Shane has an injured shoulder and Sam is just a pup. Which makes some of the personnel decisions by the offensive staff all the more mind bottling.
No, I read well enough to comprehend your meaning. You say Shane is better then write hundreds of words contradicting yourself. Your hedging and equivocation game is on point.
We most always have played traditional passing only quarterbacks well. Where we seem to come apart is the Dual threat that Maryland and Kansas St have. Can't we learn to defend that?The nightmare of Byu and Manny Diaz reoccurs to frequently
I'm asking when was the last time a player in a Texas uniform at quarterback did what he did.
That's kind of the same boat I'm in. Sam obviously has potential to be really good, but he was not even close to being really good or even average in that game.
I mean did Case McCoy play at an All American level against aggy in 2011 because he made a couple big time plays late in the 4th Quarter?
What a stupid thing to bitch about. Lots of coaches chew gum. This board would be hilarious if harbaugh was here with some of the nutty things he does
One of is a fan and the other is an objective observer, excect the fan is the one trying to convince himself that he's the objective observer.
Case did not to do the same thing against A&M that Sam did the other night.
It's been so long since it actually happened that you're using a half-example as your full example.
The point is that Shane isn't yet all that good, at least not to very high standards.
Look, Sam obviously did some good things on that last drive in regulation. The TD pass to Foreman was a big league throw, but even on that drive on the final 4th down series, he missed 2 receivers badly and on the 4th down throw to Foreman(?) he had to make a leaping grab, otherwise game would have been over.
You couldn't have watched the game and not remembered. It was quite a brutal scene watching them choke out a top five team and leave them with no season to play for in their wake.
what is that you think I need reminding of?
I have a feeling you're another that didn't actually read the article.
I don't think you did, though.
Who did I say was better RIGHT NOW? Di I or did I not even use a metric to display the difference?
At this point you're boring me. I'm just going to let you argue with yourself. Have at it.
need more than 5 minutes of QB play to rate as a 9....need the previous 55. Not since Colt have we seen a defense like that show up. Makes a huge difference on the offense as a whole.
I find it very interesting that a few of you think I have this all wrong, yet can't find a single example from the article to dispute directly.
It becomes very revealing.
It becomes very revealing.
You don't need more than five minutes if you're specifically discussing those five minutes.
I properly defined the first 55 minutes, which you seem to be ignoring for the sake of making a faulty point.
I did. And I also saw Clemson beat Auburn. They look even better than last year. I don't think I can say that about Alabama.
I don't think Texas has ever had a true freshman lead a 4th quarter drive to take the lead in his second start on the road against a top 5 team. I don't know that it's ever been done in College football history. That doesn't mean it was an All-American performance.
You are the one that is claiming that Sam Ehlinger played at an All-American level on the final drive, that it was all him and no credit should go to Collin Johnson, and yet you claim that I am the one not being objective.
I'm absolutely a fan of Ehlinger. I'm a fan of Buechelle. I'm a fan of the Texas Longhorns. I just think it's hyperbolic to clam All-American. If you had said that he played great or outstanding, or unbelievable for a true freshman, I would have completely agreed with you. But to me All-American means better than any other qb in the country, yet on the very next drive Sam Darnold performed at a higher level.
I couldn't have said it better myself. We may have two great QB's, and we may have fool's gold. It's just too soon to tell, and I hope we don't ruin these guys by forcing them into situations they aren't ready for. Of cours, with Connor out they may not survive anyway.
Great pic - I have fond memories of watching you guys do your thing at Scholz's before games. I always enjoyed Sean's contributions here, and his relentless positivity. I can't imagine how tough it is for you all to go about your daily business with this hanging over you. Thanks.
Holton Hill had a great game that nobody is really talking about. Him and Johnson have been our best players this year by far
What planet are you from???? That drive was epic and all-American! Did he hit every throw - no! Did he and the receivers make the plays when it counted YES!! Did he have the best protection for the whole time - no! But he demonstrated poise, grit and some huge f'n testies. I will ride that type of performance all the way.
Oh boy. Doesn't bother me or make me think any less of him. I respect that it bothers you though.
