Aldridge barely playing in US Army Bowl

[jjsccer2]

I was excited to see James Aldridge play for the first time, but was dissapointed that he got the ball maybe once the whole game. I hear so many stories about him and people say that he is a real horse. It was dissapointing to see him to be shadowed by Chris Wells, and CJ Spiller.

Even Demetrius Jones saw little playing time, in fact I don't think he got in at all.

If the coaches want to make The US Army Bowl better in the future they might want to try playing everyone. Ted Ginn Sr., the coach of the East squad was probably benching Aldridge for the fact that his son goes to Ohio State. Maybe not but I was very dissapointed with this game.

 

[jiggafini19]

Jones never intended on playing. He is resting his throwing shoulder but suited up and was around all week to hang out with his future teammates.

 

[BGIF]

There's a lengthy thread on this topic over in the IRISH RECRUITING Forum

[Go Irish] US Army All-American Game Thread

Let's try and keep recruiting with recruiting and post further comments over there.

 

[Guest]

GERALD McCOY, DT, OKLAHOMA CITY SOUTHEAST, OKLAHOMA:

JH: You were fantastic in this All-American game today. How does it feel to play in this game and play so well?

GM: “It is great to go against the best and still dominate. It gives you a powerful confidence about yourself. It is great to go against the best players in the nation and do well. I had fun, but we didn’t come out on top. I still had fun in my last high school football game.”

JH: You have talked often about how proud you are to be ranked among the best players, and how you were looking forward to testing what you learned from your coaches at Southeast and from Coach Shipp at camp against other great players to see how you match-up.”

GM: “Yeah, it is the greatest feeling to know that you can match-up with these guys. I want to thank God for giving me the ability that he has given me to do what I can do. I couldn’t do anything that I can do without God. Yesterday, I had a real bad groin injury and when I woke up this morning I didn’t feel anything. That is all God’s will to let me do what I have to do.”

JH: You went against some of the best offensive linemen in the country, so give us your impression how it went for you?

GM: “I just played my game and it seems things went pretty well for me. We had certain calls and they let me play my style of play. They gave me the freedom to do that, and I guess all the talents that God gave me and all that I have learned from my coaches worked.”

JH: You came to this game with six schools on you list, but I understand you now have it down to three.

GM: “Yes, my choices are down to LSU, OU and USC.”

JH: Are you still going to take the rest of the month to decide?

GM: “Yes sir.”

 

[Guest]

its from the OU scout site so hopefully they just misquoted him. I find it hard to believe he'd eliminate us, but who knows.

 

[Guest]

wrong thread, my bad

 

[BGIF]

I posted it in the McCoy thread.

 

[Rip Rap]

I was excited to see James Aldridge play for the first time, but was dissapointed that he got the ball maybe once the whole game. I hear so many stories about him and people say that he is a real horse.

Two of my friends still living in South Bend went to watch Merrillville play Penn during the Indiana playoffs (to see Aldridge). Merrillville won 21-20, but even then Aldridge couldn't do much. Apparently they sent the entire defense against him on about every play. Of more interest was the reports on Penn's highschool cheerleader tanning budget.

 

[OSU_Fan14]

Ted Ginn Sr., the coach of the East squad was probably benching Aldridge for the fact that his son goes to Ohio State. Maybe not but I was very dissapointed with this game.

i dont know if you are serious or not, but this is the farthest thing from the truth. not trying to de mean or anything but ted ginn sr is such a class act. i know that wasnt the reason if he was benching him.

 

[Irish Legend]

i dont know if you are serious or not, but this is the farthest thing from the truth. not trying to de mean or anything but ted ginn sr is such a class act. i know that wasnt the reason if he was benching him.

Why did Ginn Sr. play an OSU verbal for 3 1/2 qtrs. of an "All-Star" game and Aldridge only 2 carries? He wanted the MVP to go to an OSU guy, it's great press for OSU. Why else would he continually give him the ball. After 1 TD, he should have let other RB's showcase their talent. Ginn Sr. should not have been allowed to coach this game..period!

 

[BGIF]

Some high school coaches that may be candidates for this game might have a conflict of interest with a player at a Div 1 school or going there. But when your son's highlight film is part of the broadcast that's way over the line no matter how ethical the coach is. Let him be the coach after the conflict no longer exists.

Bad selection by the game sponsors. Poor decision by Ginn to give his
#2 back only 2 rushes in the game.

 

[jjsccer2]

Did you notice how I said Maybe not...

 

[jiggafini19]

Experience Outweighs Carries For Aldridge
Pete Sampson

More than 80 players suited up in last weekend's U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. That meant most of the high school seniors there didn't make much of an impact in the exhibition, and unfortunately for running back James Aldridge, the Irish verbal commitment fell into that category.

Aldridge carried the ball just twice in the East squad's 27-16 win. Most of the running work went to Ohio State verbal commitment Chris Wells, who had the good fortune of playing under East head coach Ted Ginn Sr., whose son Ted Ginn Jr. lit Notre Dame up for 240 all-purpose yards in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2.

Aldridge figured Wells would grab the majority of carries in the game, so when the future Buckeye rushed 13 times for 67 yards and three touchdowns, the future Irish tailback didn't get bent out of shape.

"I don't want to say I expected it, but I saw it happening before it did," Aldridge said. "I had the sense that it was an Ohio thing. If it was an Indiana coach, I would have expected more carries than I did. I'm not putting that on Coach Ginn, he's a good guy."

Aldridge, who will enroll at Notre Dame next week along with offensive lineman Chris Stewart and wide receiver George West, said he was happy with the opportunity to get a jump start on practicing and playing with other Division I athletes. Aldridge said he'll get his first shot to line up against the Notre Dame roster on Jan. 17 when the Irish begin winter conditioning.

Aldridge said he's still not sure when he'll sign his letter of intent with Notre Dame, although he had expected to autograph that piece of paper this week. No matter when Aldridge signs, he'll be in a Notre Dame classroom on Jan. 16 starting his other college career. Among the classes on Aldridge's schedule will be biology and social psychology.

On the field, Aldridge hopes his U.S. Army experience in San Antonio will help him adjust to the speed of college football. Aldridge said most of his better runs in practice came on cutbacks, meaning he could use the moves in high school that helped him rush for nearly 4,000 yards the past two seasons at Merrillville. The bigger adjustment was the speed Aldridge needed in making those decisions.

"I know at least a little bit of what to expect at the next level," Aldridge said. "Every player has his own little style about him. You've got to be able to adjust to the different types of offenses and defenses that you're running."

Aldridge said all the running backs in San Antonio impressed him in their own way but two specific linebackers stood out: Kentucky verbal commitment Micah Johnson and Florida verbal commitment Brandon Spikes.

"Micah Johnson was really good," Aldridge said. "Spikes, he just snuck up on me. He's really good too."