All-Star Game Snubs

jdennis82 · January 10, 2015

As I continue to be frustrated by our NFL draft drought, I can't help but wonder how and why we so rarely have players competing in the various post-season all-star games. Here's what I could find for recent history...

2012 - Dunbar & Akpunku (Casino Del Sol All-Star Game)

2006 - Cobbs & Bazaldua (Hula Bowl)

2005 - Awasome (Hula Bowl)

Seems there's a lot of opportunity to improve the program's ability to promote our players to NFL scouts, no?

Marty · January 10, 2015

seems like I remember Andrew Power playing in some kind of all star game in North Carolina a couple of years ago.

Can't understand why we had no one play in one last year though.

NT03 · January 10, 2015

Marcus Trice played in the College All Star Bowl last season

FirefightnRick · January 11, 2015

Spencer and/or Kassel played in the Blue Grey I believe?

Matt Turney and Jonah Benzie played in one as well, can't think of the name of it?

Rick

BillySee58 · January 14, 2015

Congrats to @easttxmade71 and Cyril Lemon. Both will play in College Gridiron Showcase on January 31. #GMG pic.twitter.com/ShsY6o1toR
— MeanGreenFootball (@MeanGreenFB)
January 14, 2015

Marty · January 17, 2015

College Gridiron Showcase game will be played at UTA's Maverick Stadium.

jdennis82 · January 18, 2015

Well deserved exposure for these guys.

There website suggests this game is not currently scheduled to be broadcast in any way but I doubt the game will lack for a degree of post-game conversation since the uniforms are, um, progressive?

Never heard of Phyxius Performance before but it seems these unis are fairly tame compared with what they developed for the controversial start up National Spring Football League ( http://www.phyxiusperformance.com/pages/team-concepts ).

Marty · January 18, 2015

Interesting head coaching selections: Doug Cosbie and Marcus Dupree. Haven't heard either of those name is quite a while.

jdennis82 · January 27, 2015

Update...

Looks like CBSsports NFL Draft guru Dane Brugler is covering the College Gridiron Showcase...

At the office this morning scouting potential NFL prospects. A few possible draft picks here #CGS pic.twitter.com/I2YMkLiDKN
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler)
January 27, 2015

Also found several articles on prospects playing in the game over at Rantsports.com

The CGS Y outube channe l is posting prospect interviews. Have yet to see one for either of our guys but I'm sure they'll be there at some point.