Porter out !
- Thread starter EyesOnTexas
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Here's one for you guys. How is your quarterback, Ehlinger? There is a big discussion/argument on our board as to whether or not he suffered a concussion when he got hurt on the sideline. Many are saying that he was knocked out and was most likely concussed and should not have been allowed to go back in. Others are saying that just being knocked out does not necessarily mean there is a concussion. Was wondering what your take was on the injury.
Dudes that get ktfo usually you see a stiffness in their body. Arms will lock out straight, legs will lock out straight, body will stiffen, and we didn't see this with sam. Now, is that always the case? No.
But I have to go with the odds. When a dude gets ktfo, you can usually see it from a mile away. Back in the day, they would take you over to the bench and the doc would ask you questions like:
What's your name?
Do you know your jersey number?
Where are we playing right Now?
Who are we playing?
If you answer the simple sh!t then they ask you some harder stuff like-
What was the team meal that we ate before the game?
What's your ssn#?
Questions that test your short term vs long term memory and if it's working properly.
If you're still a bit hazey, then the doc throws a cold towel over your head and hands you an ammonium capsule-- more commonly called "smelling salts". You pop that sucker open and ram them into your nostrils and inhale and holy sh!t your head feels like someone jammed an ice pick in it. But you wake up. It's like an insta-brain wake up, and it's not very good for you. Hence the towel over your head to hide it.
Now they have these folding tents that they take you into so nobody can see what's going on. Obviously sometimes guys have to pull their pants down for certain injuries like a groin or hip and this saves time by not having to take you to the locker room, but it also provides cover for remedies like smelling salts or toradol (sp) shots to be administered.
Looking at him on the ground, he doesn't go stiff like you mention but he sure as hell looked like he wasn't sure what planet he was on. I was worried about him, but then he goes back in and seems fine. Just hope nothing comes of it this week or later.
Like I said in another thread thread the hitting was vicious, and it was over 100 degrees on the playing field. I haven't seen a TX/OK game this physical in over 30 years. As the game grew longer there were a lot of limp offs on both teams.
It did look like our players were in better conditioning, the ou players were dropping like flies due to the heat. Was it cause they were in the sun the whole time? Who knows, but it will be interesting to see how both sides take the field next game with many players going down.
Looked like Sam was out for the count but like Clob said he didn't go "dead body" KO on us but you can tell his head slammed into the ground. Hope he's ok but I was very surprised he went right back out there to play.
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