11/11/2007: After 10 Games Sam Bradford No. 1 in QB Efficiency

[SoonerShark]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/statistics

1. S. Bradford Oklahoma 180.36
2. T. Tebow Florida 177.09
3. G. Harrell Texas Tech 165.85
4. D. Dixon Oregon 163.10
5. C. Brennan Hawaii 161.18

[85sooners]

sam is good

[Blues1]

Should be in New York.....Will anyone see the whole picture..??

[soonermeteor]

Nice Sammy. Also should beat Mccoy's record this week at Tech. Keep in mind that record Mccoy had was THREW the bowl game, so Sam has 4 games to rack up TD's.

[Boomer.....]

Continues to amaze.

[adoniijahsooner]

Has any noticed Sams name doesnt get mentioned anymore amongst the talking heads? I like that, because it keeps us in the shadows and out of the light that seems to destroy a teams chemistry and level headedness.

[rubyspirit]

^^ Its mentioned all the time in post-game interviews. The good team knows how to deal with it.

Yeah, Sammy has the goods.

[EnidHighSooner]

I can't even imagine next year.

With Allen Patrick gone Demarco should get a lot more carries and then Sam and Demarco should be mentioned for the Heisman.

We should have a GOOD shot at making the National Championship next year, and maybe this year.

[MiccoMacey]

Not that we need to compare him to a Texas player, but for those Longhorns who were claiming Colt McCoy had the greatest year ever for a freshman QB last year:


.............Att........Comp......Comp %......Yards.....TDs.....Ints....
Colt.......318........217...........68.2.......... .2570.....29.......7
Sam.......264........185...........70.1..........2 509......28......6

Not sure what Colt's Pass Efficiciency Rating was, but if it was higher than 180.4, I'd be extremely impressed.

Especially since Yards Per Attempt is a big part of the equation, and apparently Sam's is better since he's thrown for about the same yardage as Colt last year with 50 less attempts.

[MiccoMacey]

Double post.

Nothing to see.

Move along.

[josh09]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/statistics

1. S. Bradford Oklahoma 180.36
2. T. Tebow Florida 177.09
3. G. Harrell Texas Tech 165.85
4. D. Dixon Oregon 163.10
5. C. Brennan Hawaii 161.18

OH SNAP!!!

Lookin good Sam.

[SoonerShark]

Colt and Sam both seem to be pretty level headed guys. I hope that Sam does not have the sophomore slump that Colt faced.

[MiccoMacey]

The question on Colt (and by extension, Sam) is how good are they really?

Colt's struggled because his all-world OLine left him for the NFL.

How much of Sam's success is Sam being a great QB, and how much is it that you could put basically anyone behind that line and have some success because those guys can pass block like a mother. Of children (sorry...needless and non-humorous jab at OSU).

[StoopTroup]

We have a very good Team.

I think most folks have to agree that Sam is getting the time he needs to build confidence and improve on his game.

It's fantastic that he's logging the Stats he is too.

I'm pumped to see him win 2 Heisman's and become the 2nd Player ever to do it.

Hey if he wins this year or even gets to go on the trip...I'm all for it.

I just care more about the Team Trophies than the Heisman, Obrien, Maxwell....

[Dan Thompson]

Offensive Lineman should get some credit for allowing sam the time to be accurate.

[okiewaker]

Way to go Sammy. #3 on that list is next week!

[The Maestro]

Too bad Sam is no Matt Ryan. I mean, 3 picks at home vs. FSU, two last night in a loss to almighty Maryland and two more before showing up for final two minutes at Va Tech is much better than Sam!

[Crimson Kid]

Colt and Sam both seem to be pretty level headed guys. I hope that Sam does not have the sophomore slump that Colt faced.


Read my mind.

[StanberryWasIn]

It's really too bad HornFans locked the "I think Bradford kind of sucks" thread. It was great to have that roll back up each week.

[PLaw]

If 20 for 24 and 357 yds with 3 TD's doen't rate a helmut sticker from the ESPN boys, then they can kiss my grits. AHHH yes, the Sooners played on FSN and I'm reminded that they don't stump for the rival network regardless how great the day.

The BIG EASY for the HEISMAN!!!!

BOOMER
PLaw

[PLaw]

Colt and Sam both seem to be pretty level headed guys. I hope that Sam does not have the sophomore slump that Colt faced.

With the O-line returning and most of the skill players, I don't see a big drop off next year. It's Sam's junior that worries me when he will have a totally rebuilt O-line. Much like Colt went through this season. It's amazing how a "QB slump" is equated to O-Line issues.

BOOMER
PLaw

[MiccoMacey]

They're on ABC this week. And he should roll on that Tech defense.

[stoopified]

Nice Sammy. Also should beat Mccoy's record this week at Tech. Keep in mind that record Mccoy had was THREW the bowl game, so Sam has 4 games to rack up TD's.
All NCAA records run through the completion of bowl season.The NCAA did not make this retroactive to be fair to players in the past.OU however did change the school recordbooks to be retroactive.That is why Billy Sims moved ahead of Little Joe for#1 long after both were gone fron OU.

[The Maestro]

http://cfn.scout.com/2/700785.html

Now cfn has the Clemson QB in their top ten and they still love Darren McFadden who is obviously not a difference maker. Sam stands at about number 11 since they reserve number ten for a sideshow...this week being the North Texas QB. Oh, and Sam is listed behind Eric Freaking Ainge!!

[BermudaSooner]

Not that we need to compare him to a Texas player, but for those Longhorns who were claiming Colt McCoy had the greatest year ever for a freshman QB last year:


.............Att........Comp......Comp %......Yards.....TDs.....Ints....
Colt.......318........217...........68.2.......... .2570.....29.......7
Sam.......264........185...........70.1..........2 509......28......6

Not sure what Colt's Pass Efficiciency Rating was, but if it was higher than 180.4, I'd be extremely impressed.

Especially since Yards Per Attempt is a big part of the equation, and apparently Sam's is better since he's thrown for about the same yardage as Colt last year with 50 less attempts.


I calculate Colt's rating for last year at 161.82 using the stats you have above.

(tot yards*8.4 + completions*100 + TDs*330 - Int*200) / Attempts

For Sam to finish with an identical rating, assuming he continues to pass 26 times a game and average 9.5 per attempt and 4 more games he would need:

1 TD pass per game,
1 Int per game,
30% completion rate, or 7.8 passes a game of his 26 attempts,

Then he finishes the season with a 161.83 rating.

[The Maestro]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gene_menez/11/12/heisman.watch.1112/index.html

SI.com's Gene Menez's Heisman Top 10. No Bradford listed. But he has Mike Hart at 5, Jonathan Stewart at 7 and Matt Ryan at 8th. Amazing.

[madillsoonerfan5353]

If 20 for 24 and 357 yds with 3 TD's doen't rate a helmut sticker from the ESPN boys, then they can kiss my grits. AHHH yes, the Sooners played on FSN and I'm reminded that they don't stump for the rival network regardless how great the day.

The BIG EASY for the HEISMAN!!!!

BOOMER
PLaw

ESPN ****es me off, not only Bradford but what about Murry's kick return!!! I hate ESPN!!!!!:mad: :mad:

[MichiganSooner]

I was thinking about Sam and his rookie year versus that of the previous car detailer. Remember the terrible game against UCLA and then in the Tulsa game, Rhett was not allowed to throw at all, at least in the second half.

Sam has been a world of difference.

And remember spring ball and the preseason when we were told daily, all 3 are doing a great job; they are about equal;...

[sooneron]

ESPN ****es me off, not only Bradford but what about Murry's kick return!!! I hate ESPN!!!!!:mad: :mad:
I hope you're being sarcastic. Murray had two plays in the top plays on sportscenter. Yeah, they hate us. Kiper has a column about Gresham fyi.