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re: Why do people say Arch didn’t play at the highest level in Louisiana?

Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:24 am to
Posted by NickPapageorgio
Yuma, AZ
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:24 am to
All these trash Arch takes will age like milk.

Posted by JayAg
Member since Jun 2021
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:25 am to
When I saw 70’s pass rush, I thought, “umm Arch should have reversed field on him for a bigger gain.”
Posted by Imber
Member since Sep 2017
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:28 am to
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Like was he playing the equivalent of 2A, 4A or 6A football. I’d assume around 3A.


2A, which is one of the lowest classifications in LA. Just a bunch of slow white kids.
Posted by Gator Fever
Member since Sep 2021
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:31 am to
Looks like some 13 year olds recreation league defense.
Posted by JayAg
Member since Jun 2021
15408 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:34 am to
Imber, calling the kids “slow” in that clip is generous. Blind maybe?
Posted by Jest a game
Member since Aug 2024
1564 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:46 am to
He played in a very weak select bracket. Mainly church schools and smart schools.hes way overrated
Posted by Pariah_
Member since Jun 2024
467 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 11:51 am to
I heard he played in 3a something, but that looked like middle school.
Posted by Jest a game
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:20 pm to
No 2a select schools. Religious schools and smart schools very weak teams
Posted by MtVernon
Member since Jul 2024
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:23 pm to
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Another day, another Aggie fan posting more about Texas


Keep it coming!

I notice y'all do Horns Down now when they pan Kyle. Good work!
Posted by GentlemensAgreement
Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:30 pm to
Do any of the LA folks know/remember how Peyton/Eli looked in high school? Didn't they play at same high school/similar competition (or lack thereof)?

Just trying to figure out how Arch was such a big miss to this point. Is it just the insane media hype-cycle today vs. back in the day?
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
21450 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:38 pm to
2A is the second lowest classification in La. Arch was only second string All State playing in that classification. Take away his last name & he's a nobody re recruiting .
Posted by RD Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
28080 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:53 pm to
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Brock Vandergriff played in A-Private in Georgia. The highest level of high school football in GA when he played was AAAAAAA. He played at the "lowest level" of high school football in GA.



And?

Gunner played at the lowest level along with Herschel and Champ Bailey.Heck,Nick Chubb played at the 2nd lowest classification in one of the worst regions in the state.
This post was edited on 10/10/25 at 2:34 pm
Posted by JayAg
Member since Jun 2021
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 12:55 pm to
We got a lot of players on the team that played 3A, but they were athletic freaks living in small towns.
Posted by Reb32
Pea Ridge, Arkansas (formally from
Member since Nov 2020
114 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 2:02 pm to
I watched 3 games while Arch was in high school. Let me just say, I wasn't impressed.
Posted by MtVernon
Member since Jul 2024
10238 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 2:29 pm to
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I watched 3 games while Arch was in high school.


Ok honesty here.

I saw tapes of Arch playing at Newman. Let's put it this way - anybody going to Texas should be plowing the field at Newman. There is no excuse.

So yeah, from the perspective, I didn't get it. Texas went for marquee value, and we're paying.
Posted by BearCrocs
Member since Aug 2013
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Posted on 10/10/25 at 2:47 pm to
Another JayFAG post
Posted by New Money
Athens, GA
Member since Jun 2023
3290 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 8:24 pm to
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Gunner played at the lowest level


No, he didn't. Rabun was AA when he played; however, he could have been used as a similar example.
Posted by RD Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
28080 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 8:38 pm to
Close enough and are currently class A with about 650
students.
Posted by supersaints9
Colleyville,Tx
Member since Dec 2009
18328 posts
Posted on 10/10/25 at 9:20 pm to
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Do any of the LA folks know/remember how Peyton/Eli looked in high school? Didn't they play at same high school/similar competition (or lack thereof)? Just trying to figure out how Arch was such a big miss to this point. Is it just the insane media hype-cycle today vs. back in the day?


Yes they all went to the same high school. The competition wasn’t great. However the few teams that were against good teams that they played against offered varied results. Eli and Payton didn’t completely fall apart in those games. Your boy Arch on the other hand looked EXACTLY THE SAME in those games as he has looked against any team Texas has faced with a pulse. I’m not sure how much clearer I can make it.
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