How are the players chosen for the Kentucky vs. Tennessee All-Star Game?

Are they the players that made one of the All-state teams? Either the Courier Journal or AP? Or is it a totally different list of players? If it is one of the ALL-state teams how many of the players or invited? Is it all 3 teams or just 2?

Also, when is the game to be played?

The players are nominated by football coaches. From there I don't know how they are selected cause they may be a bunch nominated.

There is a selection committee formed of coaches. Mr. Football is on it automatically.

The coaches of the all-star team pick the players based on film research. They watch a lot of film on the kids that coaches nominate and pick the team.

I believe it goes like this:

Mr. Football is automatically on team

Allstate Team selections mean very little

The coaches from each Region nominate 4 players

The top 4 vote getters from each region are automatically on team

Head Coach picks the rest, and Allstar game advisory committee can make recommendations, but final say so is up to Head Coach

Politics can weigh heavy at this point.

 

Hopefully we can pick a O-Line this year that won't be gassed after the 1st quarter

We would of won by 50 last year if we had blocked anyone.

Mr. Football is automatically on the team.

 

The coaches vote for the 2 QB's that will be on the team, in a statewide vote.

 

2 players from each region, all 4 classes combined, are voted on by the coaches from the region.

 

When the selection committee meets in early February, there will be 11 players on the team already- Mr. Football, the 2 qb's, and the 8 players elected by the coaches from that region( 2 from each of the 4 regions).

 

The remaining players are chosen by the committee on that Sunday. Coaches may recommend their players to the committee and all star staff, send video for evaluation, etc.

 

The all star head coach does have alot of influence, but does not have the freedom to name the team, or remaining players, completely as he would without the committee. In the two times I have been a part of it, we came to a consensus somewhat.

 

The process has worked well, and the results have been pretty good with this selection process.

 

There are alot of good players that are not selected to the team, including some from my own school, because we have so many good players in the state now. It is tougher to get on the team now because football has improved so much in our state.

 

 

If you have questions, PM me please. I would rather not get into a debate over this, but I did want to share how the process worked.

 

 

Good luck to Kentucky in Knoxville. :thumb:

Who will be coaching this year?

Ha.

 

 

Coming from several of the skill players last season...the offensive line was nothing short of cripple.

There are alot of good players that are not selected to the team, including some from my own school, because we have so many good players in the state now. It is tougher to get on the team now because football has improved so much in our state.

 

 

Naive to dance around the subject that there aren't politics involved. :lol:

Alot of time and effort was put into the selection of the offensive line. The staff graded many hours of tape, and then made recommendations to the committee. Everyone would admit that our oline struggled in the first half. But, the second half they played very well.

 

Kentucky and Tennessee both had very strong defensive fronts. Tennessee's oline struggled much more than the KY oline.

 

The goal of the committee is to put the best team on the field. Based on the results recently, they have done a good job.

 

It's pretty simple- winning the all star game is very important to the committee and they pick the team they think has the best shot.

Who will be coaching this year?

 

 

Perry Thomas, Paducah Tilghman.

I would think the o-line would be one of the toughest parts of the game to put in in 5-6 days.

How do they choose the coach for the all-star team?

Alot of time and effort was put into the selection of the offensive line. The staff graded many hours of tape, and then made recommendations to the committee. Everyone would admit that our oline struggled in the first half. But, the second half they played very well.

 

Kentucky and Tennessee both had very strong defensive fronts. Tennessee's oline struggled much more than the KY oline.

 

The goal of the committee is to put the best team on the field. Based on the results recently, they have done a good job.

 

It's pretty simple- winning the all star game is very important to the committee and they pick the team they think has the best shot.

I could not see trying to coach a team of this sort and not choosing the absolute best players at any position. Not all players are available to play this game for varying reasons. I saw the game last year and the OL for Tennessee was by far the weaker of O-lines. That may have been because Earl Heyman made most of them look that way. Big and SLOOOOOW! Anyway, I have been involved in all-star games at various levels and let me tell you, the linemen in general are the ones that suffer most when playing games of this nature. Many of these guys may be lifting but I bet that few have been conditioning at that point in the summer. (At least to the extent of playing a game in the middle of summer after being off the field since the previous fall) Combine that with playing in a new scheme for most and you have an obvious problem. I also noticed that linemen tend to be the ones that have the most need for fundamental work as well. Not bashing the big guys, I also played some O-line, just saying that you probably have a few of the OL that still take false steps, hit with the wrong shoulder, duck their heads, leave their feet, stop moving their feet, etc, etc. I do agree that the OL played better in the second half of that game.