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Just throwing this out as another measure for comparing how we're recruiting against our competition. Following is a quick count of Texas All-Stars chosen to participate in this game by a board of Texas High School Coaches. I disregarded all the kids going to Jr. Colleges, lower Div. schools, etc.

SMU: 5
TTech: 3
UNT:3
A&M: 2
TCU: 2
Rice: 2
Houston: 1
OK St.: 1
UT: 1

Who were the 5? I only counted 4.

Jesse Montgomery (CB, Dallas Madison)
William Barnes (OL, Highland Park)
JaBryce Taylor (WR, Lufkin)
J'Marcus Rhodes (WR, West Orange–Stark)
Zelt Minor (DE, Houston Lamar)

For those who missed it, the game is archived on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=e ... nomobile=1

Guess I know what I'll be doing this evening!

Thanks, I did not notice Barnes.

PerunaPunch wrote:For those who missed it, the game is archived on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=e ... nomobile=1

Guess I know what I'll be doing this evening!

That's the 2012 game

sbsmith wrote:

PerunaPunch wrote:For those who missed it, the game is archived on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=e ... nomobile=1

Guess I know what I'll be doing this evening!

That's the 2012 game

CRAP!!!

WR Keith Ratley and RB Luis Lopez were impressive as well. And both those guys are uncommitted.

It doesn't have a thing to do with relative recruiting prowess. It has everything to do with schools refusing to allow their key recruits to participate especially if they have a shot to get on the field in 2013. Its been trending that way for the last few years. I think the Big 12 teams now just allow 1-2 recruits not likely to play in 2013 so they can still say theyu are supportijng the THSCA

Stallion wrote:It doesn't have a thing to do with relative recruiting prowess. It has everything to do with schools refusing to allow their key recruits to participate especially if they have a shot to get on the field in 2013. Its been trending that way for the last few years. I think the Big 12 teams now just allow 1-2 recruits not likely to play in 2013 so they can still say theyu are supportijng the THSCA

This.

For example both Aggies are walk-ons, 1 Tech player was a walkon and 1 TCU player was a walkon-probably more

Stallion wrote:It doesn't have a thing to do with relative recruiting prowess. It has everything to do with schools refusing to allow their key recruits to participate especially if they have a shot to get on the field in 2013. Its been trending that way for the last few years. I think the Big 12 teams now just allow 1-2 recruits not likely to play in 2013 so they can still say theyu are supportijng the THSCA

True, I spoke with a coach when a couple of our recruits were in that game a few years back and he said that June doesn't mind. But I am like you on this in that an injury could mess up a very good player.

By the way, here is the report in the FW Star Telegram.

http://www.star-telegram.com/varsity/m/ ... -sets.html

Stallion wrote:For example both Aggies are walk-ons, 1 Tech player was a walkon and 1 TCU player was a walkon-probably more

And the Aggie player got hurt in the game. I believe it was an ankle injury.

Let's see, those coaches are saying they don't want the kids to play in this game because they may get hurt. I would say those odds are so very small compared to pre-season practice getting hit by much bigger Juniors and Senior in college, and then of course there's the whole football season. SMU has lost many more players in pre-season than in All-Star games, I would venture to bet. Just look at last year with our defensive backs. It doesn't make for good logic to deny them the thrill of playing in an All-Star game.

Plus the team won't be doing any hitting until the Tech game......