Big Ten Shrine Game 2023 - East vs. West All Stars
There is no reason not to organize and schedule something similar, raise a crap ton of money for charity in the process (cancer, MS, MD, HIV, etc.)
Yes, we'd witness all star college football players donning Wolverine, Spartan and Buckeye helmets all on the same team. But that happens on Sundays anyway, and it would all be for a good cause.
October 25th, 2022 at 7:58 PM ^
You do realize this still happens, right? Brad Hawkins was supposed to play in 2022
https://shrinebowl.com/about-us/
October 25th, 2022 at 8:07 PM ^
Idk, I don't know if any players with high NFL talent would want to risk their careers for charity
October 25th, 2022 at 8:51 PM ^
May just end up like Pro Bowl where defense is theoretical
October 26th, 2022 at 8:06 AM ^
The cautionary tale on this is Robert Edwards. Finished a fantastic rookie campaign with New England after leaving Georgia, blew out his knee in the rookie flag football game, almost had his leg amputated, eventually came back for a cup of coffee after 3 years of rehab (but cut and ended up in the CFL for a few years)
The top players don't even play in the bowl games. They won't be in the shrine game or any other showcases. It's the guys who want to improve their draft stock you'll be seeing.
October 26th, 2022 at 9:25 AM ^
Believe it was a beach football game, but cautionary tale still stands.
October 26th, 2022 at 10:04 AM ^
Rookie beach flag football game, including Peyton Manning, Charles Woodson, Charlie Batch. Crazy story. Apparently, he tore his ACL, MCL, PCL, and severed an artery after landing awkwardly. He was on track to be a star before the injury.
October 25th, 2022 at 8:43 PM ^
Sparty players would probably still take cheap shots at UM players.
October 25th, 2022 at 9:23 PM ^
Brad Hawkins played in it last year. It's for seniors who have NFL attention but not sure how much. Many (all?) teams have coaches that serve as coaches for the week for scouting purposes.
October 25th, 2022 at 10:09 PM ^
Can't we have the guys in the shriner caps line up and duke it out? Maybe show up in little cars and rumble.
October 26th, 2022 at 5:52 AM ^
good players dont even play in their team's bowl games to avoid injury, these all star games are toast. the only players who go are borderline picks who want to show more to scouts
October 26th, 2022 at 9:30 AM ^
The NFL already axed the Pro Bowl this year and that is partially why. People are starting to realize football is dangerous. The players will still play on Sundays because that's how they get paid and provide for their families. Also I'm sure they enjoy it to some degree. Playing a possibly life-altering game for charity is not something they'd want to do.
October 26th, 2022 at 9:28 AM ^
i mean, id love to see what JJ would do with Smith Njigba and Harrison Jr.
I don't know what you mean by osu, msu, and Michigan though. Unless the portal plays LT, there's nobody on msu (outside of Reed) worth a damn.
October 26th, 2022 at 10:00 AM ^
I don't understand. You want to compete with the existing East-West Shrine game?
October 26th, 2022 at 12:42 PM ^
It hasn't yet been said, but those are some weird highlights.
I feel like markusr2007 is actually a conspiracy nut and is using mgoblog to send coded messages to his like-minded conspiracy nut comrades.
October 26th, 2022 at 1:08 PM ^
1976 The College All Stars played the NFL winner. It ended and maybe one of the best pre-season games. Surprised that the collage team did fairly well.