2018 Army All-American Bowl open thread

Submitted by Magnus on January 6th, 2018 at 11:29 AM

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is on NBC at 1:00 p.m. EST. Michigan has three players in the game, all on the West team:

#77 Jalen Mayfield
#97 Aidan Hutchinson
#22 Cameron McGrone

Here's a list of the rest of the players Michigan has offered who are playing in the game:

http://touch-the-banner.com/2018-u-s-army-american-bowl/

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Clarence Boddicker

January 6th, 2018 at 3:27 PM ^

This is a beautiful moment for this kid going to Oklahoma--very emotional. His mom is so proud.

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Red Dragon

January 6th, 2018 at 3:32 PM ^

Was too much fake drama with all the hand gestures, fake hair, and whole crew. Needs to be toned down.

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Clarence Boddicker

January 6th, 2018 at 3:38 PM ^

The kid had his moment on television and brought his family and friends with him. The theory being, "I wouldn't have made it here without them." Good for him.

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San Diego Mick

January 6th, 2018 at 3:28 PM ^

what a difference from Brown

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:33 PM ^

It’s Brendan Radley-Hiles.

Webb was the name of his brother.

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Ricky Spanish

January 6th, 2018 at 3:50 PM ^

Who is Brown?

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San Diego Mick

January 6th, 2018 at 3:52 PM ^

thanks, too many names to keep track of

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rob f

January 6th, 2018 at 3:32 PM ^

but even more impressive was his running through a broken field after the interception. Made a LOT of guys miss.

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:35 PM ^

Yeah, I think he’s going to be a good one. I was hoping Michigan could convince him to visit up north but he never came.

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Non-preferred …

January 6th, 2018 at 3:38 PM ^

...another example ---- Waddle

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Clarence Boddicker

January 6th, 2018 at 3:40 PM ^

Well, you can't get upset about the post-touchdown thing when the stadium announcer is calling it. They are tossing the balls to Army people as well. Everyone there is loving it!

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Bb011

January 6th, 2018 at 3:47 PM ^

I feel like a lot of our players didn't play in these all star games. For example, did Milton not get selected to any of the all star games? That surprises me.

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BlueWolverine02

January 6th, 2018 at 3:50 PM ^

it shouldn't surprise you. We don't have a lot of high rated kids in this class

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Bb011

January 6th, 2018 at 3:51 PM ^

Milton is highly rated though. He's the #174 player in the country.

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:55 PM ^

They weren’t picked.

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Maul

January 6th, 2018 at 3:47 PM ^

mentor some of these players?

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:54 PM ^

Some people have suggested the St. Browns are the Balls of college football.

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Clarence Boddicker

January 6th, 2018 at 3:58 PM ^

St. Brown did just plug some shady protein powder.

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WindyCityWolverine

January 6th, 2018 at 3:50 PM ^

Announcer just referenced both Hutch and Michael Thompson (DT from Missouri) as really dominating the line of scrimmage today.

Magnus - I know we were pushing pretty hard for Thompson at one point. Since he has not commited anywhere, do we still have a shot with him?

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:57 PM ^

Nope.

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randyfloyd

January 6th, 2018 at 4:43 PM ^

Missouri

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Mgoczar

January 6th, 2018 at 3:51 PM ^

Yea some of these kids are full of themselves. Also game looks sloppy. It's cool to see how they grow in college game. Looking forward to M molding whoever commuted to Michigan as studs Also why the hell cant we get mobile QBs like Trevor Lawrence ? He's killing it

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Bb011

January 6th, 2018 at 3:53 PM ^

Well for one, Lawrence is the #1 player in the country. Overall though I have been pretty disappointed with how Lawrence has played over the course of this whole game.

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Mgoczar

January 6th, 2018 at 3:56 PM ^

Really ? Cuz I just saw him run circle around the D and throw it in the corner to a receiver. Last time a QB ran and threw like that at M ... Denard

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:58 PM ^

This is probably literally the first time anyone has compared Trevor Lawrence to Denard Robinson.

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Mgoczar

January 6th, 2018 at 4:01 PM ^

Well that's not the gist of the post. What I'm saying is a QB rolling right then left and then throwing in the corner. I guess Patterson can do stuff like that. Didn't see rudock, speight JoK or peters do that...they stand there or take a sack.

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Mark

January 6th, 2018 at 4:01 PM ^

And last time.

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allintime23

January 6th, 2018 at 9:38 PM ^

91 touchdowns in 3.5 years...

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Bb011

January 6th, 2018 at 4:28 PM ^

That last drive by him was very nice from him, but my comment was about his play throughout the entire game.

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Craptain Crunch

January 7th, 2018 at 4:21 PM ^

You are only setting yourself up for disappointment if you watch the game wanting to be dazzled,

It's not easy to really showcase one's skills with a week of half-assed practices with guys you have never played with.

The guy has proven himself playing HS football at a level many never do. Hence, why he is the #1 player in the country.

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Magnus

January 6th, 2018 at 3:55 PM ^

Lawrence isn’t extremely mobile. He’s a pro-style guy.

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Yessir

January 6th, 2018 at 4:40 PM ^

Seemed pretty fast once he got going in one direction.

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Footdog

January 6th, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^

Not sure I like that lable, if a guy is really good in a pro style offense, does that mean he's not mobile too? The dude was a boss out of the pocket. Immaright

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rob f

January 6th, 2018 at 3:55 PM ^

on the two-point attempt. Why have anyone other than your highly-regarded QB Lawrence throwing the ball there??!

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Clarence Boddicker

January 6th, 2018 at 3:59 PM ^

Dude, it's a fucking all-star game. Relax!

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rob f

January 6th, 2018 at 6:42 PM ^

I was relaxed. But the East went for 2 to win the game, so obviously they cared. That's the reason I question the play call in that situation. Maybe Timmy "Let's hand off to the TE" Drevno called in a play suggestion and the East coaches rolled with it.

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San Diego Mick

January 6th, 2018 at 3:57 PM ^

is ready for his act, will need to tone it down

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Tom Burke

January 6th, 2018 at 3:59 PM ^

Did that kid just forfeit his eligibility? /s

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not TOM BRADY

January 6th, 2018 at 4:00 PM ^

I’ve never seen a sponsored commitment. That kid needs to “humble himself” as the Georgia player said.

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Night_King

January 6th, 2018 at 4:56 PM ^

Per Isaiah Hole - Hutchinson led the game in TFLs (2.5) and sacks (2).

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Skiptoomylou22

January 7th, 2018 at 4:14 PM ^

Linebackers don’t always get a chance to showcase much in all-star games, but this was a really impressive open field tackle from Indianapolis LB Cameron McGrone yesterday #ArmyBowl pic.twitter.com/t8DOE7O80W
— Josh Helmholdt (@JoshHelmholdt) January 7, 2018

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