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Under Armour All-America Game Open Thread

It's finally here. The event you've waited your whole weekend for. An interesting chance to see Garrett Gilbert, Russell Shepard and Matt Barkley all on the same field (not likely at the same time though). 

ESPN, 7 PM central. Rosters here. Cool story on the Horn commits is here. Future Longhorns are:

Garrett Gilbert -- QB

Thomas Ashcraft --  OL

Paden Kelly -- OL

Barrett Matthews -- TE

Mason Walters -- OL

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I’m ready for some Garret Gilbert!!!!!

And we've had our first under armour plug
Matt Barkley and Russell Shepard are your impact players for the night

Still no mention of Gilbert

this guy cant even talk, perfect fit for usc!

Welllll….I’m sure by the end of the night they will know who the heck Garret Gilbert is… that’s just my opinion though!

i dont really think the end of the night is really the goal. Texas fans know that there is a storm coming in the likes of which likely havent been seen before.

if tonight were the apex of gilbert’s career, it would be a sad solstice upon us. Gilbert will encompass so much more than what the other athletes will show tonight. under the lights of DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium there is about to be a knew era upon us and none will be able to deny the sovereignty that is approaching.

Alright, texfan23, you get to play the trumpet fanfare. nt

I wonder whether the coaches or the selection committees are the ones deciding which QBs start.

Drew out of a hat

I believe that’s what the announcers said

Is there blitzing?

Ashcraft, Walters starting... #'s 75 and 72 I believe
Shepard missed the RB in the flat

Wide open

Has anyone noticed...

That all of our commits in this game are offensive players??

wow..
Looks like the play that USC was running in the Rose Bowl.

Did anyone else think that how sweet our offense will be for years to come?

I like

that all 4 of the OL commits were involved in one of the all star games – that’s where great offenses begin

yikes

nice run after the catch

Good throw by Barkley
holy embaressing kick

Lol…not the brightest receiver…

It's important to note that it's 17 year old kids on national television

After having just run 72 yards. A little leeway is needed.

is anyone else having crappy reception right now?

or is it just Time Warner in Dallas??

I’m an hour north to you and it’s perfect

lovely. what i thought

Should Gilbert be in for the next serious?

Usually someone calls out MINE when that happens!

Barkley got nailed
It will be interesting

to see when Gilbert plays if they go under center like they are with Barkley.. I can’t imagine that Gilbert was ever under center at LT.

don't think they will

I watched a little of the practices on ESPNU and everything I saw on the black team they were in shotgun…

Barkley not super accurate so far
SSSHHHHH!!!!!!!

Someone from ESPN might hear you and come kill you and your family.

ESPN360 keeps showing Rose Bowl Previews…

Jesus

They’ve managed to make the hat selection process even more annoying

Ray Ray belongs at Miami
That was awful

Wow…Why are they doing this for these kids?

A cross between game show psychology and a tent revival. nt
Gilbert time!

Nice first throw

GG

Needs to cur his chin straps

going from under center
Missed an open man there

Rebounded with a nice dump off pass

hard to hit an open man

when the man doesn’t turn his head to find the football.

I'm sorry

GG gives me a chubby.

Lol...wow
He's actually going to be playing at the 40 acres. I feel lke the girl on the site that loves Colt.
you, sir, have won an internet!! congratulations.
Did you get to over charge some idiot Sooner for your hotel room in Miami yet?

run Bevo run =

GG has such good instincts

He is going to be a great one…

walters

looks big and athletic. also based on some interviews I saw of him he seems like a pretty smart kid as well.

I saw that too, Walters really handled it well

You expect it from Gilbert with all the attention he has had

White #77

Seems to be getting beat alot tonight

Not watching....

glad to hear GG looks good. :D

That was close....
Is there a way to tell which squad the UT recruits are on?
All on Black
All of you...

Racists

and GG gives you chubbies!
6 or 7 so far.
just keep you hands above the table.
The Whataburger Thick & Hearty Burger gives me Semis too
GG has been the Best QB yet for black
I thought RS was impressive too
I thought it was impressive when Loston nailed him out of bounds
has he commited anywhere?
Hopefully GG will get next series
Sorry, just tuned in....

Are they freely rotating the quarterbacks throughout the game?

Black squad yes, White squad no
Black has...White has stayed with barkley
on black, they shift by drive, on white, all weve sen ius barkely
Damn.. Very nice by Barkley
mvp of the game

just about on lockdown now.

Barkley"s been in the whole game for the white
looks like the white team wants to build Barkleys stats
Another nice throw

I’m impressed with Barkley, not consistent, but great talent

The white team is playing wide open on offense, black team not so much.
Damnit...black is killin me!
Who coaches these teams?
Jimmy Johnson on one side, Barry Switzer on the other
Now that would be interesting.
If I didn't know better...

I’d guess Greg Davis is the Black team OC.

marv levy

is coaching white team im pretty sure, can’t remember who the black one was but I want to say he had something to do with the raiders organization

Jelani Jenkins

Are We recruiting him? I read somewhere he’s only 16 years old!

idk but...

16? that doesnt seem right. i dont think were we recruting him tho

It does say 16. wow

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=895570

LB Jelani Jenkins
Wheaton (Md.) Good Counsel
At only 16, Jenkins has one of the best linebacker builds on either squad. He is already developed but stil sleek and athletic. He is not as quick on his reads as some of the White linebackers but once he finds the ball he is downhill and physical. At the point of contact, Jenkins is explosive and he has the athleticism and size to make plays on every level of the defense.

Wow

92 yard td pass for RS, defender played it horribly

wow

no explanation needed…

Great play RS!
Yea

That was a hell of a throw too

wuts with the kicking team

blocks all over

shepard looks small
Shep still recruiting like mad
Hester with great advice
RS just said that kid better committ to LSU

after he threw him that TD pass.

paden kelly with the hooke em REP
he looks kinda thin

for an O-lineman

wait till mad dog get's a hold of him...BEAST
or TE bound
He'd be a tall ass TE though... Irby wasn't that tall was he?
Todd Heap 6'5'', Antonio Gates 6'4''
hmm...interesting
your prototype TE's

nowadays are at least 6’5. however, mack brown has a history of TE’s being successful dating back to alge crumpler… he, scaife, david thomas were all in that 6’3 range. j-mike was more of the prototypical pro prospect at TE

I'm an Irby fan...hopefully he recovers fully
Zone Blocking Scheme

Relies on undersized lineman who are more athletic and mobile than big and powerful

Kinda puny. Listed 6-6, 280. nt
Are OL Normally 6'6?
Apparently the GMAC bowl will be on ESPN...

Good to know…..

Russell Shepard = Failure.
another John Chiles?
RS holds the ball way too long

and trusts his legs WAY too much

OU D-Line commits are dominating.
Please dear God

Put GG back in the game…

I like

what the white team did letting Barkley actually develop some rhythm and play a few series in a row rather than this rotating every series strategy that black is going with

Nunes gets in before GG.
Is GG starting school for spring semester?
He should be...i know he's redshirting under Colt
ashcraft has tree trunks for legs
Christ....Chaisson and Ronnel Lewis already have like 2-3 sacks, a blocked kick, and a forced fumble.
Berret mathews hasn't been called up either...Atleast I haven't seen him do anything
From what I briefly saw of GG...

He just seems much more poised than the other Black squad QB’s

MUCH more mpoised...plus better pocket presence
I've been reading a lot about his on field prowess....

But what kind of person is he off the field? What I like most about Colt is that he is the penultimate college role model, a guy you hope your kids look up to.

If you had a daughter, you'd hope she'd bring GG home

Heck, a son too

Ha ha ha.....

good to know.

From what I've seen he's rather withheld and quiet

But then again, all I have to go by is the same interviews everyone else can see. Anyones guess at this point

GG is alot like Colt...That I can tell
Plus he has that Colt-esque accent.

Well, a southern draw at least.

What better name and accent for a Texas Quarterback then Colt McCoy..

.Garret has a great Coach to mentor under

I dunno...

He could be named Augustus (Gus) McCray and speak like Boo Weekley – that’d make for high comedy

haha...Very true...Altough I'm thinkin that we should keep the hilarity down when It comes to UT football...The media already doesn't like us
if were lucky

GG will finish this half AND start the next one.

In College Basketball news, UNC lost to BC 85-78.

There goes the unbeatable tag.

In Dick Vitale speak:

This kid is the best b-ball player ever, baby! I would have his child if it was physically possible! There is no way this kid won’t be picked number one overall and I guarantee he will lead them to a championship!! I love this kid, he does everything baby!!!

What? oh, the lost?….nevermind…baby.

good for brewster

good to see he’s buildinga pretty strong class up at Minnesota. I wish him all the best

Wow...Very impressed with Jenkins...Smart kid
1 series?

did i fall asleep or did gilbert only get 1 series in the first half?

only one. What the hell?
That would be correct...it's shit is what it is...
Why is Gilbert not in?
Rotation.

All 3 Black team QBs got one series. Then they started the rotation again, giving each QB 2 series in a row. GG is 3rd in the rotation and this last series of the half is Nunes’ second series in his second set. I may have said that confusing, but GG will start the 2nd half.

GG

Maybe i have a bias… shouldn’t Gilbert play a little more? Seems to be the only one who sparked the offense

It seem like UT and UT recruits always get screwed...
Who deferred to the second half?
Black team started the game with the ball.
RS

I dont think he will be a QB… hes too small, very Pat White (which is all legs no arm) actually Pat White was like 3 or 4 inches taller i think. i ahte to say it but Barkley looked like the next “golden boy” now we will have to hear about him and his missionary work like tebow for 3 years

I am kind of glad he didn't

commit to Texas. Seem’s very immature

the sooner boys look good, hopefully they can keep their grades up, learn their plays, and still find time to have a part time job at the car wash

Don't forget learning the trade of jacket theft.

When you need that new jacket, just call Granger.

That guys been hit in the head too many times...
He did seem a little slow didn't he?
Ha....

“Well…..I was wearing gym shorts…and she was snowed in….M-O-O-N, that spells snowed in.”

Too much binge drinking
Boy, strange kid there
nice throw

and play extensoin

Nice play!

He felt that rush

Can we watch the game please?
i dont think that was underthornw

barett should have come back, it wouldhhave been borken up

mouth piece

does it serve a function when wedged in the face mask?

Mack would love an earlier signing date...

much like the one bball has

lotta horns on the field
I don't think there is any rotation on the O-Line...so it stays at 3/5 Texas players.

But Barrett Matthews was finally on the field!

Recievers are giving him nothing.
he just fit that one it tho
Gilbert looking fantastic!
running game not so much
Plus

he’s throwing on obvious passing downs

A couple of nice 3rd down throws.

They better not stick with the damn rotation, or this will be his last drive.

So these guy are not paying attention to the game at all...
they are soaking up tubbers words of wisdom
they'll have a write up on him tomorrow I'm sure.

sucks that they ignored gilbert driving them down the field but eventually it will be noted

RS

hey lets no be to negative on the kid
hey is and amazing dual threat QB

agreed, and I love his attitude
type slower.
He'll develop much like Pat White.

So he’ll be a 75% run, 25% pass kind of guy.

Agreed

I’ve got nothing against RS, but from watching Gilbert it’s clear to see Mack made a good choice (not that there was a bad one

Ugh. GG interception.
Well shit.
That wasn't the fault of GG.

In these types of games, receivers run simplistic routes making it very easy on the defenders and they can jump routes. It’s been happening this whole game.

Darn! He was about to run...
good thing Colt is coming back
GG still is the best QB for black tonight...PERIOD...
Pick is..

not all his fault. No room to run and no open reciever. Should havce done something else though

I'd put him up against Barkley...easy

he’s the only player who has lead an offensive series, just struggled a bit in the redzone.

He gotta step into his throws

I think GG trusts his arm too much

big XII crew calling the game?

holy aggregious missed holding call, batman

More like a tackle
that was bad...

trying to move this game along?

Is the left tackle on white going to Tech?

That was a hell of a hold right there

HOLY COW

did that O-lineman sign with Texas Tech…that was an awesome hold

Tyrik Rollison

how come mack didn’t offer

big block big guy
they mnissed a false start
They caught it (Illegal motion by WR).
That's an official's way to clean up a screw up
Wish mack went for REID....He's a beast
This is awful officiating

at least this series.

How are you going to let a false start play continue on? A player gets hurt on that play that should have never happened and that official will have questions to answer.

gilbert getting shorted on PT
Did he get 2 series in this 3rd quarter or just 1?
1 long one
Again...UT and UT recruits getting SCREWED...
Hmmm, it seems like they're trying to bulk up RS stats so they can compare Barkley and RS at the end of the game.

Just a thought now…

That was impressive

Great run for RS

lmao

nice way to call the game 10 seconds late

wait what the fuck? i thought GG was going to get 2 offensive series? i mean i’m ok with a 1 play series for RS… as long as GG gets a real series.

I agree, it was a good play called though
I'm so friggin tred of tubby...
And for the record...There will NEVER be another Vince Young...

RS is immature or at least thats what he is showing

is RS acting like a little kid or is it just me?

looks like he has a “me” mentality.

I love it how they have a former SEC coach as the guy they talk too...Forget Big 12...
to busy in bowl games
Oh right! I forgot...We are better then them...My bad
He's acting like it's some kind of reality show. Can we interview the Gatorade player of the year please?
To think all he wanted was a chance at QB at UT

GG would have made him transfer just like Colt did Jevan.

Is this a better game than the Army AA Bowl?
Well, there's more overall talent in this game but the Army AA Bowl seemed more organized.
i would say

it’s either been better offense all around or worse defense. can’t really tell which. calibar of players equal

To me, yes. But i think its the Espn HD that sways my decision. For some reason, NBC is the only local I dont get in HD. I love HD.

If you count participation in both games

Does any school have more players than Texas?

Tell me if GG gets back in...
more shepard

at the moment it’s disappointing but really – all this means is gilbert probably won’t get injured

I hate how the game is doing its commitments

fuck this, and russell shephard is back out there. did i miss a series by GG?

Nope. It's just not our year.
Speaking of commitments..

what do yall think about the chances of Kennard and Kirkpatrick coming to the 40 acres?
wonder how much that Bama loss will affect Dre’s decision.

i dunno

I find it hard to believe that a player would invest too heavily in the results of one game. That being said, and this isn’t based on anything I like our chances with kennard better than kirkpatrick

What RS again!?!
Damnit...RS...

and gilbert is back in

aaaand berry fumbles the ball and loses it, great.

HOLD ON TO THE FOOTBALL!!!
That's his second fumble!
I am contemplating changing the channel
I would say that would wrap it up for Gilbert....Those coaches are stupid,
I'm confused...Aren't they trying to rotate the game between 3 QBs evenly?

Matt Barkley and RS have both played half (maybe more) of the snaps their offenses have taken. That’s not fair to the players to give certain players more time because ESPN demanded it by making them their players to watch…

Barkley probably wont run again!

Take a guess which QB comes out for the black squad.

I say GG.

Nunes is my guess, I haven't seen him much, if at all, this half.
nunes

as much as it feels like gg has been shorted i bet he’s gotten even fewer

true, but nunes hasn’t done shit at all. RS has some TDs he didnt do much for. GG has been the only QB to drive down the field.

nunes, even though GG deserves it.

Where can i get "The Truth" t shirt?
Has he pronounced one S yet??
ESPN's USC/SEC hard-on has never been clearly than in this game.

They never even watched the game unless there was Barkley or RS in at QB.

nice grab

after almost blowing it

Oh snap! They mentioned GG's name!
Did you notice

Ashcraft, Walters, Kelley and GG together in the huddle with the coaching staff?

GG running the hurry up.
that was the least amount of water ever thrown on a winning coach
gatorade shower...

what if PSU had beaten USC, does a player sneak up to the booth and dump gatorade all over JoPa and potentially give him a heart attack? what is the proper course of action there?

Cris Carter's son can't get his hands on the ball...
whoever is managing the clock is dong an awful job! the clock has been running on incomplete passes!?!
Can Cris Carter's son please catch a ball?
Great throw by GG at the end.
That was a sick throw
Beautiful throw on the run
How many yards in the air was that throw? on the move no less, DAMN

i don’t know but it was a fantastic throw to end the game.

remind you of somone quite close to us??
You're so coy. nt
He happens to go by the name of Colt McCoy?
Mc Coy cannot make that throw
Maybe not that kind of yardage, but he's done it all season
I'll give you that.
I think Mccoy is more accurate on the run as well...
Final throughts:

ESPN’s USC/SEC chubby kept me from enjoying GG, the Under Armour game isn’t managed like a real game, and RS is like 6 years old.

Our future on the line and QB looks pretty damn good

i didn’t think it was so bad, the usc talk. barkley was great and i completly missed the usc commitment. as far as the SEC.. fuckin every commitment was comign from guys going to SEC schools, you gotta takl about ’em.

The ESPN USC chubby continues

Matt Barkley love fest

Nary a mention of Mister Gilbert.

And more....

Serious man-crush on Barkley and nothing but a bash on one of our TE recruits:

Matthews was a player we were very excited to see coming into the week. We knew he lacked ideal height for the tight end position and he was about what we thought he would be when he arrived size wise. He did show good speed during the week and did a nice job of blocking when called upon. He did display some rawness though in his route running ability and despite some good speed had some trouble creating separation. The Texas commit also had some drops and the week did not feature any of the big plays we had hoped to see from him. The No. 2 ranked tight end tended to blend in this week while the No. 1 rated tight end Morrell Presley had an excellent week. We still believe Matthews is a fine tight end, but the gap between him and Presley is apparently wider.

Stock Report

I am definatly glad WE recruited Gilbert...
Now on to an Ohio State Ass wooping!

See yin’s tomorrow night!

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