2012 Sundry: Under Armour, Holgo vs Diaz, Jerry Jones, Kirk Bohls Drinking Game, and More!

You forgot that Vampire Diaries starts up again tonight.

“All the Texas kids, except for future commit Mario Edwards, are playing on the Black team”

You make racism! I love to racism!

Michigan ran 8 plays for a total of 29 yards in the first quarter.

Denard Robinson had 13 carries for 13 yards.

When the Michigan deep snapper fielded the blocked pass on the fake field goal, a relative (& Michigan alum) texted “even I don’t believe this is happening.”

When Robinson threw his second interception/touchdown pass, the text was

"Michigan is back Baybeee!!

Well, at least until Urban Meyer has a bowl eligible team.

Johnson and Gray are this drive.

Not that it’s surprisin, given the game format, situation, etc, but Kennedy Estelle and Andrus Peat are getting smoked.

Also, Brewer is not looking all that hot.

Harsin needs to get on the phone to Bo Wallace now! Brewer, Riser, Estelle, Jones, not looking so good. Brown and Gray look ready!

Good thing Brewer gets to ‘shirt. He needs some development time…pretty obvious tonight. Sucks he got a concussion. Gray is going to be special and that’s all there is to say about that.

TJ will be good…I really hope he stays committed. I won’t worry until signing day.

Estelle is raw and it’s easy to see. Peat doesn’t look so hot…maybe it’s a good thing me cooled on him and him on us.

MB is going to be a beast…holy cow. Echols looks solid and has great potential.

I think the Channing Ward/Kennedy Estelle matchup just got both QBs knocked out of the game.

Still waiting to see Echols here though…have I missed him or has he not come in yet?

Don’t see any reason how the big 12 would be surprised with Holgorsen. We are very familiar with him.

Gray is everthing they said he is and more - best receiver on his team. Where is Jones?

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7429490/oklahoma-sooners-qb-landry-jones-return-senior-season

Landry Jones coming back for his senior year. Figured I’d drop it on the sundry thread. Know thy enemy, and what not.

Snide-

Jones should be in soon…TJ did NOT impress either

FUCK! JG injured

TJ should be good if he commits…hoping rumors are just rumors. Still haven’t seen Jones…just missed him/not paying attention?

What happened to Gray? ACL? This is bad, bad news

Estelle and Riser getting beat repeatedly. Gray hurt knee, Jones not to be seen, Johnson the invisible man and Brewer with a concussion and looked ineffective before the injury..

Who’s left?

Malcom Brown showing well - looking beastly.

Gray did not hurt his knee. His Dad text messaged and said it was his ankle and he was fine.

texmex-

I love you…no homo. Was not happy at all.

Snide-

Cayleb came in later…did ok but was battling injury supposedly.

How about that kid Landon Collins announcing he was going to Bama, and his momma sitting next to him shaking her head no. When the interviewer asked her opinion, she said she’s not happy and wanted him to go to LSU.

That was pretty funny.

In the time I spent viewing the game:

All star games aren’t the best for offensive linemen in general. Black team’s OL was poor in pass blocking, particularly on the ends. Wasn’t all that impressed with the coaches on that side making adjustments to help their QBs either. There were also multiple plays in which the QBs and WRs of the Black team were confused about the routes involved in a call.

Brewer wasn’t keen on having defenders in his face within milliseconds of the snap and eventually went out with concussion symptoms. Jim Kelly’s nephew, Chad, did the best he could to cope with these issues and the line held up on some plays. However, he still had to play the second half with a high ankle sprain.

The opposition’s DE Channing Ward is quite talented, but chose to commit to Ole Miss. You’ll probably see him surface in three or four years in the NFL Draft anyway. I hope Hugh Freeze hired a good position coach for him.

Top performers amongst the Texas commits were Malcom Brown and Jonathan Gray. I think the White team held Brown much of the time after his highlights in the first quarter. Gray had some good runs and a couple of receptions prior to going out with the leg injury. One guy was tackling him and another came from behind and dove at his legs to bring him down. I fear it’ll be a knee or achilles injury, but hope for the best. It looked like Gray got up and hopped on one foot cross field and to the bench without assistance. Maybe I missed it, but I don’t remember seeing any medical staff rushing to help him out. That bothered me.

texmex,

Ankle sprain then? In any case, it wouldn’t hurt to say a prayer for Jonathan and Connor’s health.

Snide,

I think Johnson had an end around and reception in the first quarter but don’t recall him being targeted much outside of those plays. I saw Jones make a play in the third quarter where he caught a ball on a curl? route, saw defenders coming at him, stepped away from them, and them gained another 4-5 yards.

texmex - yeah, Gray tweeted this:

JGray32 Johnathan w. Gray
Yes high ankle sprang. Well could be worse. $itiswhatitis$

Very scary and a good reason not to play in these damned games!

Edwards is a MUST get for us. The kid is a beast and was scaring the shit out of those HS kids!

Re: Landon Collins

One of the commentators had a good remark about needing to know who the decision maker is for each recruit. Les Miles obviously has done a great job recruiting the mom, or whoever that lady was sitting next to Landon, but it looks like Nick Saban figured out that she isn’t the one calling the shots. The lady in red sitting next to “the mom” seemed to be happy with Landon’s choice and she may have more influence on him, or it may be a situation like Adrian Peterson where the absent father (for whatever reason) has the kid’s ear.

“Congrats to the Cowboys for displacing OU as the premier program in the sad state of Oklahoma. Let’s hope it lasts.”

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves now.

Recall that Tevin Jackson was destroying in the ’10 All-American Bowl before an injury to his wrist requiring surgical pins. Maddening.

Landon Collins was bribed the ole fashioned way.
Pu~~~ yeah, I know what you’re thinking…
I was implying purty girl…. Victoria Lowery. Basketball player @ same school as Landon. Decked out in Bama gear with Landon @ Bama/LSU game.

His GF was def calling the shots. The black man’s kryptonite.

Must.Read.Screenplay.

Until proven wrong I believe the “Connor Brewer as Savior” message is wishful thinking and / or hopeful projections by smitten lovers. I’ve now seen him perform 5 times of which 3 were his hs team, the other 2 allstar competition. In his hs games his team was vastly superior in 2 of those games so his receivers were open by 2 or 3 steps or more. One of his receivers, Devonte Neal, is a top 50 national recruit that eats the competition alive so he’s always open. Brewer consistently benefitted from his receivers having time & space to adjust to less than accurate throws in these games. In the other 3 contests Brewer was competing against similar or better competition and he looked servicable. He may become a good or great college QB but in my opinion he’s nowhere near ready.

I watched the Under Armor game. What I say confirmed the same thing I was lambasted for on this site months ago. Conner Brewer is not the 2012 answer as some people keep trumpeting. Who knows what happens with a redshirt year but it was telling that every single game this year against teams where his receivers weren’t running criminally wide open he looked much less than average. Which brings me to one question.

Why does Mack refuse to go back to a dual threat quarterback? It just seems much easier to generate offense with someone behind center that can make plays with their feet.

Even if Mack Brown wants go to with a pro style offense it makes sense to have a dual threat quarterback. In fact, I think it makes the more sense than having a pocket passer simply because the passing game is based off of play action and requires less of a passers mentality because, presumably, people will be running wide open. What helps buy time for these routes to open up? A mobile quarterback.

What I say confirmed the same thing I was lambasted for on this site months ago. Conner Brewer is not the 2012 answer as some people keep trumpeting.

There isn’t a sane person on this blog who thought any such thing.

srr50 “There isn’t a sane person on this blog who thought any such thing”

Therefore this blog has numerous insane followers?

I’m a Conner Brewer fan. He seems like a good kid, and he bleeds burnt orange. But many of you have it right - he’s no where near ready to take the reigns in 2012. In my opinion, he was probably the least impressive quarterback to take the field last night. I do understand his pass protection was pretty weak, but it looked like he was showing some happy-footed tendencies on the first few drives, and we don’t need another one of those. The only success he seemed to have was dumping the ball of to Grey and Johnathan would do the rest. The most encouraging thing is that he is “hand-picked” by Harsin. He may not have looked that great last night, but our coaches must believe that he is the perfect fit for our system. In time, he might be exactly what we need. But I think for now it’s pretty clear he needs to sit and adjust to the speed of the college game.

But I think for now it’s pretty clear he needs to sit and adjust to the speed of the college game.

Which has been our coaching staffs intention all along — and is why we are looking at Bo Wallace.

Brewer did not look remotely ready to enter the D1 wars. Backup and/or starting QB need is flamingly obvious. McCoy Minor is not that.

Do not allow Wallace to leave Austin unsigned.

Peyton Manning would have looked terrible behind that black offensive line. Conner Brewer will be fine - I’m just glad he wasn’t killed last night!

The concern for me are Estelle and Riser - they blocked air all night!

No reason to worry about Riser / Estelle. They will be fine. Both acquitted themselves well during the workouts and will benefit from a college weight training program.

Brewer needs what David Ash didn’t get. A minimum of one year holding a clipboard and learning the pace of the game and getting accustomed to college life prior to being thrown to the wolves.

Is Connor Brewer the white kid in the photo?

He’s #72 in front.

Looks like the Black team started its Austin transition quite well. UT guys 16. Not UT guys 49. The earlier they learn to lose, the better.

Texas, Bitches. Slake the comma next time.

The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful Executives

1) They see themselves and their companies as dominating their environment
2) They identify so completely with the company that there is no clear boundary between their personal interests and their corporation’s interests
3) They think they have all the answers
4) They ruthlessly eliminate anyone who isn’t completely behind them
5) They are consummate spokespersons, obsessed with the company image
6) They underestimate obstacles
7) They stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past

The Seven Habits of Spectacularly Successful Executives are only slightly worse.

1) They see themselves and their companies as dominating their environment
2) They identify so completely with the company that there is no clear boundary between their personal interests and their corporation’s interests
3) They think they have all the answers
4) They ruthlessly eliminate anyone who isn’t completely behind them
5) They are consummate spokespersons, obsessed with the company image
6) They underestimate obstacles
7) They stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past

Sounds about right. Who else fits that bill?

Jesus Christ?

They see themselves and their companies as dominating their environment
2) They identify so completely with the company that there is no clear boundary between their personal interests and their corporation’s interests
3) They think they have all the answers
4) They ruthlessly eliminate anyone who isn’t completely behind them
5) They are consummate spokespersons, obsessed with the company image
6) They underestimate obstacles
7) They stubbornly rely on what worked for them in the past

Sounds about right. Who else fits that bill?

Jerruh!

If your mom was the type of person that would act like that when you made a decision (not even pretend to be supportive or happy for you) and especially on national television, you’d want to be at least a state away as well, if not two or three states.

Vash - Nice recap of current events. Please do more often.

With TJ de-committing, that pic will be a collector’s item! Well, not really…

Yep. We fucking sucked dick and Deloss and duvall and the cronies can go on painting the muini portrait!

You realize therefore significantly with regards to this subject, made me for my part imagine it from a lot of various angles. Its like men and women aren’t fascinated unless it’s one thing to accomplish with Lady gaga! Your personal stuffs great. All the time deal with it up!