Senior Bowl today

[MCAT800]

I think it should be mandatory for ALL former blackshirts to after a big play until the day they retire....cause I LOVE IT and go freaking nuts every time I see it!!!

 

GO BIG RED! Hope Carriker ends up in Green Bay somehow, but doubt it!

 

Has much as I would like to see that, I think a TE in the first rd would be nice.

[huskerfaninbuckeyehell]

I am such an :asshat I was wondering what channel the game was on and i didn't think for one second it would be on the NFL network , well the replay is on at 10 pm so at least ill get to see the shirts in action even if it is a repeat....

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

Official final stats

 

Bradley tied for the North lead with 5 tackles and 1 forced fumble.

Moore had three tackles and all three were sacks for 21 yds. Two of the sacks forced fumbles!!

Carriker wasn't credited with any tackles but he did have a fumble recovery.

 

Considering the North led time of possession 37:36 to 22:24 the North D wasn't on the field much. Our guys did great with the limited opportunity.

 

[huskernumerouno]

Great job skers.

[Blackshirt316]

This is the official press release from the Senior Bowl website:

 

Jan 27, 2007 -

 

Not even the chilly rain that fell steadily over Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Saturday in Mobile, Alabama could cool off the North All-Stars in the 2007 Senior Bowl.

 

Led by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ coaching staff, the North took the field with a palpable energy and then quickly took control of the game en route to a 27-0 blanking of the South All-Stars.

 

The North wasted little time making a statement in the 58th annual Senior Bowl, going on a nine-play, 75-yard drive touchdown march on the game’s opening possession. By the time the first half was finished, the North was up 20-0 and was showing even less signs of letting up than the coastal Alabama downpour.

 

After the half the contest turned sloppy, mainly due to the wet weather conditions, which led to 12 total fumbles and a stunted passing game from both sides. Still, the North managed to increase its lead in the second half, ultimately claiming a lopsided victory over a South team led by the San Francisco 49ers’ staff.

 

The shutout was the result of an impressive performance by the North on both sides of the ball, as they out-gained the South in total yards, 264-93.

 

Penn State running back Tony Hunt was named the game’s most valuable player, rushing eight times for 39 yards and one touchdown. The North offensive MVP went to Michigan State quarterback Drew Stanton and the defensive MVP was awarded to Michigan cornerback Leon Hall. South players recognized were Auburn offensive lineman Ben Grubbs (South offensive MVP) and Ole Miss linebacker Patrick Willis (South defensive MVP).

 

Led by Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith, the Heisman Trophy winner who started the game, the North offense took to the air early, passing on five of the game’s first seven plays. After missing on his first two attempts, Smith connected on a nice out pattern by East Carolina wide receiver Aundrae Allison for 15 yards and a first down.

 

That drive-extending play seemed to settle Smith and the North down. Head Coach Jon Gruden then dialed up some early-game trickery, opting for a reverse to Washington State wide receiver Jason Hill, who ran down the field for a 34-yard gain. Later in the drive, Rutgers running back Brian Leonard converted a fourth-and-one, plunging into the middle of the line for five yards. On the very next play, Hunt ran off right tackle for six yards and a touchdown.

 

The South would find no answer to Hunt’s score for the remaining 56 minutes, thanks greatly to an aggressive and speedy North defense that relentlessly pressured South quarterbacks. In total, the North tallied eight sacks, led by three from Pittsburgh linebacker H.B. Blades. The South did not record a sack.

 

The North defense set the tone early, allowing only four first downs in the first half while limiting the South to 61 of their eventual 93 yards. For the game, the North defense surrendered a total of six first downs. Michigan linebacker David Harris was seemingly everywhere, and 19-year-old defensive tackle phenom Amobi Okoye looked impressive. The ultra-quick Louisville defensive tackle showed excellent burst as he exploded through the South’s offensive line for a sack of Florida quarterback Chris Leak on the South’s first offensive possession.

 

In his first two series, Smith completed four of 13 passes for 45 yards, and his best play may have come when he managed to buy time with his feet on a fourth-and-seven from the South’s 37-yard line. Avoiding the oncoming pressure, Smith bounced forward, then back and to his left before finding Leonard on the sideline. The Rutgers back hauled in the pass and rumbled for 13 yards and a first down. The North would ultimately settle for a Mason Crosby field goal on the drive.

 

Down 10-0, the South could never get things going thanks to stellar play by several North defenders. Michigan cornerback Leon Hall looked sharp, and made a good open-field tackle of Auburn running back Kenny Irons to force a punt. And Nebraska defensive end Jay Moore had a devastating hit on Leak from the quarterback’s blindside to force a fumble that Maryland defensive back Josh Wilson recovered for the North.

 

The North continued to fire on all cylinders, taking advantage of the Leak turnover, this time led by Michigan State passer Drew Stanton. Going three-for-three on the ensuing possession, Stanton capped off the drive by throwing a perfect seven-yard fade to Allison in the corner of the end zone for the North’s second touchdown of the game.

 

Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko also found success upon entering the game, making several nice plays to keep a North drive alive before the half. On a third-and-six, Palko completed a nice out to Notre Dame wide receiver Rhema McKnight for 13 yards and a first down. Two plays later, Palko again faced a third down, this time needing eight yards to move the chains. Seeing the middle of the field unmanned, the Pitt passer used his feet to make something happen, scrambling 16 yards down to the 15-yard line. Later in the drive, Palko would proceed to do his best impression of Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, shoveling the football backhanded and on the run to Kansas State running back Thomas Clayton, who caught the impromptu pass and ran to the four-yard line. The drive would eventually stall there, forcing another Crosby field goal.

 

The North would go on to score once more in the game when Smith re-entered the game and threw a seven-yard touchdown to Hill midway through the third quarter. The South never got any closer to paydirt. All in all, it was an impressive performance by an obviously inspired group of young NFL hopefuls.

 

During the all-important week of practice leading up to the Senior Bowl, many of the North’s players remarked on how much they were learning from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches. Saturday it showed, as they made good on Gruden’s final words to them before the game: “Make plays and win the game.”

 

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A brief mention of Jay Moore but he wasn't awarded even the North Defensive MVP, and apparently according to them "the North tallied eight sacks, led by three from Pittsburgh linebacker H.B. Blades."

 

- I watched the game.. I don't remember Blades recording a sack at all?

And I'm not even going to go into the ESPN writeup on the game as its nothing more than a Troy Smith lovefest with little mention made of anyone else even being at the game.

[NevadaHusker27]

Bradley, Moore, and Carriker were all over the field the entire game. I can't wait to see them play in the NFL hopefully one of them will be on the Oakland Raiders.

[rawhide]

recap from Huskerpedia with game stats and play by play

 

http://www.seniorbowl.com/2007/2007seniorb...ts.htm#GAME.DEF

[admo]

Huskers' represent! Good job Blackshirts!!!

[BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA]

 

 

The South would find no answer to Hunt’s score for the remaining 56 minutes, thanks greatly to an aggressive and speedy North defense that relentlessly pressured South quarterbacks. In total, the North tallied eight sacks, led by three from Pittsburgh linebacker H.B. Blades. The South did not record a sack.

 

 

During the all-important week of practice leading up to the Senior Bowl, many of the North’s players remarked on how much they were learning from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coaches. Saturday it showed, as they made good on Gruden’s final words to them before the game: “Make plays and win the game.”

 

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A brief mention of Jay Moore but he wasn't awarded even the North Defensive MVP, and apparently according to them "the North tallied eight sacks, led by three from Pittsburgh linebacker H.B. Blades."

 

- I watched the game.. I don't remember Blades recording a sack at all?

And I'm not even going to go into the ESPN writeup on the game as its nothing more than a Troy Smith lovefest with little mention made of anyone else even being at the game.

They updated the article which is also on Buccaneers.com which gives the credit back to Moore:

 

The South would find no answer to Hunt’s score for the remaining 56 minutes, thanks greatly to an aggressive and speedy North defense that relentlessly pressured South quarterbacks. In total, the North tallied eight sacks, led by three from Nebraska defensive end Jay Moore. The South did not record a sack.