What is the difference between the Under Armour All-America Game and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl? Why would a player choose one over the other?
-- Terence, St. Louis
The biggest difference is that one is a three-hour ad for Under Armour, and the other is a three-hour ad for the Army. But basically, the folks at ESPN, clearly miffed that someone else in the sports universe thought of something before they did, started the Under Armour game last year as part of their greater emphasis on recruiting. Now, from what I can tell, organizers for the two (with heavy involvement by their associated recruiting analysts) basically just fight over the various, elite recruits to get them to play in one over the other, much like the shoe companies have long done in basketball with their various camps.It's sick, it's dirty and I can't even bring myself to watch them.
Stewart Mandel, enunciating thoughts I've had for a while. And sadly, if Mizzou is going to be as good as I hope they can be, they have to compete for these kids and take part in the show.
6 months ago
The Boy
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And you know, you have to wonder if what kinds of
shady stuff is happening. I mean, if Quin Snyder gets smacked for giving some warmups and flip flops to a player, what kind of crap is happening in these ‘games’? Under Armour is un-Godly expensive and, if you haven’t worn it, tighter than your skin. Are they giving this stuff to the players? Where were these made for TV type games 5, 10, 15 years ago? Too, we lost Tony Van Zant’s best football to a local HS all-star game injury. Imagine how playing on the field with the best HS players from the nation could increase the chances for a player to get hurt. Bigger, faster, better can equal trouble.
I just don’t see how the NCAA isn’t howling about this stuff. Like my momma always said, “if it feels wrong, it is”.
Steve
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Jan 8, 2009 4:25 AM CST
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