Open Thread: Under Armour Game
Under Armour All-American Game
Tonight, 8 pm, ESPN
Full Rosters
Michigan commits and targets (with jersey numbers):
Black ("Highlight") Team:
#1 CB Terry Richardson
#27 LB Joe Bolden
White ("Blur") Team:
#78 OL Josh Garnett
Info from an Ace post
January 5th, 2012 at 7:55 PM ^
Noah Spence is going to be pretty goood.... Hope we get to see him go against Garnett.
P.S. PrimeTime Jr. just got burned on a go route.
January 5th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
Noah Spence is going to be pretty goood.... Hope we get to see him go against Garnett.
P.S. PrimeTime Jr. just got burned on a go route.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:01 PM ^
We're doing a liveblog at Tremendous: http://thisismichiganfootball.blogspot.com/2012/01/under-armour-game-liveblog.html
January 5th, 2012 at 8:03 PM ^
That ricardo lewis guy playing receiver for black has the goofiest stride I've seen in skill player. I'm really surprised he's this highly rated and going to auburn. It looked like he was trying to climb some stairs and kept missing the step up.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:04 PM ^
Bolden & Ryan are gona look like the bash brothers out there
January 5th, 2012 at 8:05 PM ^
Between Bolden and Ryan we will definitely have the best haired linebacking corps in the country.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:05 PM ^
Bolden also diagnosed a reverse and forced the reciever out of bounds a few plays ago for like a 2 yard gain.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:07 PM ^
Really wish we had pressed Ifeadi Odenigbo harder. Kid is going to be a stud at the next level.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
Yeah, nice play there. He sure is lanky.
January 5th, 2012 at 9:21 PM ^
Here's the roster so you can actually find anyone you want to watch on the field:
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/7373213/2012-armour-game-rosters
January 5th, 2012 at 8:07 PM ^
Josh Garnett is in for White. Just got in a small facemask shove on Bolden following a play. He is a big fella.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
Just started watching.. is he playing RT??
January 5th, 2012 at 8:25 PM ^
I saw him at LG actually. Had a nice aggressive run block and pushed his man upfield. Showed some spark I thought. I think he had been moving around a little though.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:07 PM ^
His stock is going to rise big time after this game.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
In stark contrast to the kicker for the White team... ziiiiing.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^
He's the #1 ranked kicker according to ESPN. Doesn't look like he can kick off the ground a lick maybe he needs a tee.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:08 PM ^
Did anyone catch the trench battle with Garnett and Bolden? Both fighting till the whistle. Go Blue, PLEASE GOD, Go Blue Garnett!
January 5th, 2012 at 8:09 PM ^
He started at LG
January 5th, 2012 at 8:09 PM ^
January 5th, 2012 at 8:09 PM ^
Solely watching Bolden on these last two series. Impressive. He has good footwork and keep his head on a swivel. I really like his awareness and I've noticed that twice he directed the other backer on what route to cover. This kids knows football and I am damned excited about seeing him in the winged helmet.
Ironically I gave up tickets to this game to one of my junior troops this afternoon. Maybe I should have went......nah.....south St. Pete sucks.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:11 PM ^
Wes Brown is a terp. Looks like home is where his heart is.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
Cant say Im sad we didnt get Wes Brown... the sentence he just mumbled sounded like he drank a fifth of Jim Beem
January 5th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
Can someone give me a link for the Army American Bowl NUMERICAL roster? Or at least give me the jersey numbers of the Michigan commits?
I would like to know so I know which players to watch.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:16 PM ^
Was it not listed in the OP?
January 5th, 2012 at 8:22 PM ^
The Army All-American Bowl is the game on saturday that features Kalis, Royce, Ross etc.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
Here's the roster for the Army game: http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?SID=880&CID=1307668
January 5th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
Wes Brown is a terp. Looks like home is where his heart is.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:12 PM ^
I've been watching Bolden pretty much exclusively, and I have to say I'm quite impressed with his ability to recognize. On the pass plays where he has a man to cover out of the backfield, he's all over them as well.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
I always feel LBs are always hard to scout during HS games, because O and D lines are such a mess, and I feel good LBs can get lost in the chaos. With top talent on the field here, I think Bolden is showing his skills very well. His instincts are excellent, and he looks VERY comfortable in coverage. Often you'll see backers simply go to their zone because that's where they're supposed to be. Bolden gets depth, finds his man, and passes the receiver off to the next defender (again, good instincts and good communication).
The only minus I've seen is that, since he "plays with his head on fire," he gets a tad overzealous and, like we saw a couple times, he missed a tackle. I think that's a trait often seen in high school players because sometimes you gotta make the play yourself due to lack of talent. With our coaches...kid's gonna be good.
But we knew that already.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:22 PM ^
Bolden will be a stud. I hope we can redshirt him!
January 5th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^
I feel a perverse pleasure when a kid turns down LSU/Bama for his hometown team
January 5th, 2012 at 8:24 PM ^
3 shocking commitments so far.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:25 PM ^
Is there a translating filter that can be use while watching the game? Having a hard time understanding the school choices.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
HA! Bolden not in this series, and the fist play is a run right up the gut for 27 yards; LB played the run terrible.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
That was racist as shit. Just called him a knuckledragger basically. wtf. lol.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:30 PM ^
what a catch!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 5th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^
Dari Nowkah's face when the kid committed to ECU was awesome. Almost like "Seriously?!? ECU?! Are you drunk?" great stuff
January 5th, 2012 at 9:01 PM ^
For all I know Dari is a great guy off-camera. On-camera, though, he's a classic ESPN tool.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:31 PM ^
Did you just hear the announcer say that one of the players isn't going to have to worry about cutting his fingernails since his arms will drag on the ground as he walks to class? I know he's talking about wingspan but c'mon. That's cutting it close.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:34 PM ^
I'm pretty sure only you went there. He was obviously praising the kid.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:43 PM ^
Somebody shoulda hit the dump button. lol
January 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
Because he has long arms?
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<br>You're racist.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:34 PM ^
How are Florida State & Texas ever out of the top 5.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
Just goes to show you, it's more than just getting top tier talent, it's about getting them ready to play at the college level.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:35 PM ^
Haven't seen much of Terry Richardson. Does anyone know the story there? I know he's battled through injuries during the season...
January 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
There he is on the return.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:38 PM ^
#1 Black Uniform: Saw him out there on right side and white team didn't throw it how way
January 5th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
I wish the NFL had college pass interference rules.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:51 PM ^
Gotta that ESPN lists height as needs work for Poole...yeah start putting yourself in some sort of medieval torture device and get on that.