StrandedTexan Bowl...coming Feb. 2nd

StrandedTexan · Post by **StrandedTexan** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 4:58 pm

This has GOT to be the coolest thing I have ever seen!

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2620788

indyfrisco · Post by **indyfrisco** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:00 pm

Vito Corleone · Post by **Vito Corleone** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:06 pm

could be interesting but to be honest the Texas squad is going to get bitch slapped. The key here is that it is only seniors, thus no Adrian Peterson, or Drew Tate, the only QB from Texas I can think of is Thompson. The oline will be pretty good and the DEs will be killer but they are lacking in a lot of positions.

I think the game will be a lot more fun if it was Texas v Florida or California.

Killian · Post by **Killian** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:56 pm

Tate is a senior.

Vito Corleone · Post by **Vito Corleone** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:08 pm

My bad, I thought he came out the same year that Bomar did?

I was really bored so I did a search and these are the Players that will probably be in that game for Texas from the Big 12

Texas
RB Selvin Young
OC Lyle Sendline
OT Justin Blalock
OG Kasey Studdard
DE Tim Crowder
DE Brian Robison
FS Mike Griffin
CB Tarrell Brown
CB Aaron Ross

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LB Justin Warren
RB Courtney Lewis

Tech
WR Jarrett Hicks
WR Robert Johnson
OC Brandon Jones
OT Glenn January
OT Gabe Hall
OG Manny Ramirez
DE Keyunta Dawson
LB Fletcher Sessions
CB Antonio Huffman

OU
QB/WR Paul Thompson
DE Calvin Thibodeaux

Okie state
DT Ryan McBean
DE Victor DeGrate
DE Darnell Smith

Neb
OG Greg Austin

Colorado
OT Edwin Harrison

Mizzou
DE Brian Smith
LB Marcus Bacon
FS David Overstreet
OG Mike Cook
WR Brad Ekwerekwu

Other schools players

Ark
OT Tony Ugoh

TCU
RB Lonta Hobbs
QB James Battle

Oregon State
DB Edorian McCullough

Southern Cal
OT Kyle Williams
DT Sedric Ellis

Florida
DE Jarvis Moss

Iowa
QB Drew Tate
DE Kenny Iwebema

Virgina
OG Ian-Yates Cunningham

This list came mostly from looking at the Rivals 100 for 2002 and 2003.

Vito Corleone · Post by **Vito Corleone** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:43 pm

You have no idea how many top Texas players OU had from 2k3 that didn't pan out. Wait, yes you do know. Didn't that whole class fizzle out?

that list also points to the fact that the Texas defensive backfield is going to be a huge liability next year. Even though we are losing two DE Texas is stacked with about 4 others that are damn good. Brian Orakpo, Lamarr Houston, Eddie Jones, and Aaron Lewis.

Our oline will finally have a dropoff but it won't be as big as some might seem Texas is right now running 8 deep on the online and will have some good/great starters but depth will need to be redeveloped. Next years starters will be Tony Hills and Adam Ultaowski at OT, Dallas Griffin at Ce and JaMarcus Webb and Ced Dockery at OG.

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:08 am

what a stupid ideal.

tejas vs the usa?? buwahaha talk about getting dirty sanchez'd

ps id take the kids from florida over tejas kids anyday. possibly cali kids also

Harvdog · Post by **Harvdog** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:57 am

Adelpiero wrote:what a stupid ideal.

tejas vs the usa?? buwahaha talk about getting dirty sanchez'd

ps id take the kids from florida over tejas kids anyday. possibly cali kids also

Then send your starting QB back home.

WolverineSteve · Post by **WolverineSteve** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:12 am

I seem to remember Florida doing something like this. Maybe it was high school kids...don't remember.

King Crimson · Post by **King Crimson** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:53 am

i can't see top players playing in this game. JMO. i don't see the motivation outweighing potential risk of injury.

Terry in Crapchester · Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:41 am

King Crimson wrote:i can't see top players playing in this game. JMO. i don't see the motivation outweighing potential risk of injury.

The problem in that regard, imho, is competition from other games. You already have the Hula Bowl and the Senior Bowl, no? There used to be the Blue-Gray game as well, but I think that one bit the dust. In any event, given the timing of the Blue-Gray game, you could only play in that one if your team wasn't playing in a bowl game.

Terry in Crapchester · Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:56 pm

88 wrote:If this were legit, Tejas would get slapped 99-0. Just sayin. Texas has some good talent, but if you could truly form a team from the other 49 combined, it would be like a Pop Warner team taking on the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In a vacuum, that's absolutely correct.

However, there are a variety of other all-star games available for college seniors. The Hula Bowl, Senior Bowl, and East-West Shrine Game, just to name a few off the top of my head.

My guess is that this game will cajole/entice/whatever it takes to get as many of the top Texas kids as possible to play here, but won't make the same pitch as to the others. Given the inherent mismatch in the scenario on a perfectly level playing field, they can get away with it.

Adelpiero · Post by **Adelpiero** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:30 pm

they already have the fla vs cali and tex vs ? highschool allstar games, why the fuck have another????

congratulations, your 5 star recruit blew out his acl and mcl, playing for buddy ryan in the texas vs usa game.

Vito Corleone · Post by **Vito Corleone** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:43 pm

The point is that it is a chance for Seniors to show off what they can do and move up in the draft. Like KC said, do you really think those 1st round guys are going to play in this game? I doubt the 2nd round guys do.

From what I understand about these type of games it is the practices that the NFL scouts go to, the game is just fluff for the fans.