Signing day updates

[tony]

Just thought it might be easier to have one place for signing day updates (the pre-signing day thread is HUGE).

A very complete list from yesterday's Bison Media Blog: http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/

Only possible new Baby Bison I've found since then is from Florida, Nakeem Pittman as reported by the Orlando Sentinel here:
http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/

Of course, they could mean NDSCS for all I know.

Edit: Nakeem Pittman, WR, 5'9, 170, and ran a 4.53 40 at the Orlando Combine (36" vertical too).

[90BISON]

Just thought it might be easier to have one place for signing day updates (the pre-signing day thread is HUGE).

A very complete list from yesterday's Bison Media Blog: http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/

Only possible new Baby Bison I've found since then is from Florida, Nakeem Pittman as reported by the Orlando Sentinel here:
http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/

Of course, they could mean NDSCS for all I know.

Tony, a little confused by your second link, it's the Bison Media Blog again? Am I missing something?:confused:

[lakesbison]

should be a press conference today at NDSU.

[stevdock]

I think he was going for this website for Pittman.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/custom/data/orl-recruting-db,0,184533,results.formprofile?Lib=turbine_cdb_li b%3Aresult_doc_id+result_doc_rank+document_id+cdb_ num+cdb_01_txt+cdb_02_txt+cdb_03_txt+cdb_04_txt+cd b_05_txt+cdb_06_txt+cdb_07_txt+cdb_08_txt+cdb_09_t xt+cdb_10_txt+cdb_11_txt+cdb_12_txt+cdb_13_txt+cdb _14_txt+cdb_15_txt+cdb_16_txt+cdb_17_txt+cdb_18_tx t+cdb_19_txt+cdb_20_txt&SortBy=COMPOSITE_RANK+asc%2Ccdb_17_txt&PageSize=50&Page=1&MinCoarseRank=500&QueryType=CONCEPT&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_02_txt=Pittman&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_03_txt=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_10_txt=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_11_txt=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_06_txt=&turbine_cdb_lib__cdb_08_txt=

[TAILG8R]

Here is a link that states he signed with North Dakota State

Orlando Sentinel (http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_highschool_varsity/2008/02/edgewater-playe.html)

[lakesbison]

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/school?page=considering&season=2008&schoolId=2449&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf %2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fschool%3fpage%3dconsider ing%26season%3d2008%26schoolId%3d2449

Check this out.

might be that "LAST SECOND" guy I was told about.

click on his name .. considering "colorado, Washington, BYU, UTAH, NDSU"

with our name under him....!!!!

[MN_BISON]

Wide receiver Nakeem Pittman (5-9, 170-pounds) ran a 4.53-40 yard dash at the Jacksonville combine.
Coach Gierke says of Pittman, "He caught about nine touchdown passes last year. He had knee surgery right before the season started. He had a little piece of cartilage taken out of his knee. He missed the first two or three games of the season. He played much better the second half of the season, probably because he was in much better shape. He is on the track team and will probably be in the state track meet. He will be used strictly as a wide receiver and a kick returner."

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/41/412592.jpg

[lakesbison]

http://recruiting.scout.com/2/610153.html

MORE VIDEO/INFO on Luckas Scott... OH CMON!!!!! COMMIT!!!

Oakland Nike Combine: Scott repeats as top SPARQ athlete


February 18, 2007

Luckas Scott walked away from the Feb. 10 Nike Combine in Phoenix with the highest SPARQ Rating of all the participants. But for the running back out of Mesquite H.S. in Gilbert, Ariz., being the best in the desert wasn't good enough. So what did Scott do? He showed up at Chabot Community College seven days later, recorded the exact same SPARQ Rating (91.11) and took top honors among all the participants at the Oakland Nike Combine.

Though Scott's scores in the four testing categories on Saturday differed from those he scored in Phoenix, his identical rating proved his performance in the desert was no fluke. As a sign of Scott's determination to succeed and compete against the best, consider how Scott got to Oakland.

"It was about a 12-hour drive. We left at 5:30 p.m. last night and pulled into the Bay Area early this morning," Scott said before he performed his vertical jump test. "I'm a little bit tired, but I think I'm doing O.K. so far."

"O.K." proved to be the best. Again.

[Civil06]

Wide receiver Nakeem Pittman (5-9, 170-pounds) ran a 4.53-40 yard dash at the Jacksonville combine.
Coach Gierke says of Pittman, "He caught about nine touchdown passes last year. He had knee surgery right before the season started. He had a little piece of cartilage taken out of his knee. He missed the first two or three games of the season. He played much better the second half of the season, probably because he was in much better shape. He is on the track team and will probably be in the state track meet. He will be used strictly as a wide receiver and a kick returner."

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/41/412592.jpg

Shamen Jr?

[heckler]

should be a press conference today at NDSU.

Heard that the und class will be at 1 and the NDSU class will be at 2 on 740am

[HerdBot]

Here is a link that states he signed with North Dakota State

Orlando Sentinel (http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_highschool_varsity/2008/02/edgewater-playe.html)

I hope it's true because he seems to be a really solid playear who plays in a tough league. He sounds like Shamen Washington. Google his name and school and you get 10 worth of info. Here are th most interesting articles I found...


This link here says he's 2nd team - All Central Florida. I don't know what that means but considering Florida is HUGE I would imagine getting a player on the All Central Florida list is a big deal. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-allcffoot2007,0,1054241.htmlstory

Here is a snippet on Scout (dated March before the season started)
http://scoutcombines.scout.com/2/628635.html
Wide receiver Nakeem Pittman (5-9, 170-pounds) ran a 4.53-40 yard dash at the Jacksonville combine.

Coach Gierke says of Pittman, "He caught about nine touchdown passes last year. He had knee surgery right before the season started. He had a little piece of cartilage taken out of his knee. He missed the first two or three games of the season. He played much better the second half of the season, probably because he was in much better shape. He is on the track team and will probably be in the state track meet. He will be used strictly as a wide receiver and a kick returner."

Here is the rivals profile. He's listed as a 1 star player and is ranked the
http://scoutcombines.scout.com/a.z?s=450&p=8&c=1&nid=3049109

Location: Jacksonville
Height: 5-8.5
Weight: 170
40-Yard Dash: 4.53
Short Shuttle: 4.22
Vertical Jump: 36.0"
3-Cone: 7.25
Broad Jump: 8-8

[bison_05]

http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/school?page=considering&season=2008&schoolId=2449&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fncf %2frecruiting%2ftracker%2fschool%3fpage%3dconsider ing%26season%3d2008%26schoolId%3d2449

Check this out.

might be that "LAST SECOND" guy I was told about.

click on his name .. considering "colorado, Washington, BYU, UTAH, NDSU"

with our name under him....!!!!

this kid committed to a d2 school.
http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=2948521

[bisonhusker]

Classic....Lakes and his connection going to a D2 school. Now that is funny.

[lakesbison]

my freakin god. he must have bad grades. DAMMIT!!!!

there I go TRUSTING ESPN.com what crap

[tony]

my freakin god. he must have bad grades. DAMMIT!!!!

there I go TRUSTING ESPN.com what crap

Hehe, do you even know what a 90+ SPARQ score indicates?

[Bison Dan]

my freakin god. he must have bad grades. DAMMIT!!!!

there I go TRUSTING ESPN.com what crap

Maybe it was the fact that he only rushed for 900 yds.

[wilson]

my freakin god. he must have bad grades. DAMMIT!!!!

there I go TRUSTING ESPN.com what crap

I remember posting the same guy a few months back, I don't think there was ever really anything to it. In fact, his profile on rivals, or one of those sites, lists SDSU, not NDSU.

[bisonhusker]

PEOPLE.....When a kid has schools listed next to his name....that is from the KID...not the SCHOOL.

Our Michigan lineman has like Texas, Michigan and Michigan State next to his name. Relax. Deep breath.

[WRSDBison]

PEOPLE.....When a kid has schools listed next to his name....that is from the KID...not the SCHOOL.

Our Michigan lineman has like Texas, Michigan and Michigan State next to his name. Relax. Deep breath.

Finally, somebody with his head square on his shoulders and not in another part of the body. This is not a knock on anybody. I've had some pretty crazy thoughts as well.

[TAILG8R]

Now for something totally different:

I looked through You Tube and did a quck google search for videos on each of the 'know commits' listed on the Bisonmedia blog.

This is all I could come up with

Preston evans
You Tube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=alKmS1Tzn5c)

Kevin Jackson
You Tube 1 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uUVnLZfXbPA)
You Tube 2 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dkBr8lvAOZ0)

Austin Vetter
Local News (http://video.aol.com/video-detail/vetter-verbally-commits-to-ndsu/651637785)

Not much there and I am sure most of you have seen these before, but I figured it might be just enough to tide you over 'til 2:00.

[WarBison]

Will the press conference be posted on the internet anywhere after its done?

[aces1180]

Will the press conference be posted on the internet anywhere after its done?

It will be on Gobison.com All-Access later today.

[UTH]

The doomsday clock just hit 30 minutes...

[roadwarrior]

My only question is: Is bisonhusker taking calls from his customers today, or is he "out of the office"? lol

[UTH]

My only question is: Is bisonhusker taking calls from his customers today, or is he "out of the office"? lol

And I'm sure he isn't the only one... :innocent:

[Bison Dan]

My only question is: Is bisonhusker taking calls from his customers today, or is he "out of the office"? lol

I'm sure the Boss (wife) is taking all the calls.

[Da Bison]

I'm on I94 coming back from Bismarck. Had to leave the meeting so I could hear the press con.
I'm still taking calls (getting paid)

[UTH]

Game on in T Minus...

740TheFan (http://www.740thefan.com/page1.php)

[tcbison]

17 players signed...

[BisManBison]

And I'm sure he isn't the only one... :innocent:

The "Do Not Disturb" button on my phone is coming in rrrreeeeaaaallllly hand right now. Go ahead and try it, call 701-555-1212 and ask for BisManBison, see what you get.

[aces1180]

17 players signed...

There will be some late additions as well...Some players don't get the faxes into the coaches on time, so we should expect a few more to be added after the press conference.

[Hammersmith]

Did Bohl mention Greg Reid?

[tcbison]

Did Bohl mention Greg Reid?

Yes, he said he could eventually end up on the defensive line.

[bisonmike2]

Is the press conference still going on?

[spelunker64]

Yes, on 740

[mn_bison_]

Is the press conference still going on?

Yes, just finishing up all of the names of High Schoolers.

[tcbison]

Is the press conference still going on?

Yes he is talking about each player individually. Just got done talking about the QB from California.

[spelunker64]

Big DT from Samoa...

[tcbison]

4 preferred walk ons.
1 QB Zach Wentz Bismarck Century.

[aces1180]

4 preferred walk ons.
1 QB Zach Wentz Bismarck Century.

Another walk-on from Rugby too.

[mn_bison_]

Jose was their #1 QB recruit...

[Hammersmith]

Four preferred walkons, right? One from Rugby, Breckenridge, Wentz from Bismarck Century, and one more that I missed.

[mn_bison_]

Four preferred walkons, right? One from Rugby, Breckenridge, Wentz from Bismarck Century, and one more that I missed.

1 from Mahnomen, MN

[tony]

Who did Coach Bohl say he couldn't comment on because he hasn't signed yet?

[spelunker64]

Mahnomen kid

[BisonCountry]

From GoBison.com
Recruiting Class (http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=11850&SPID=695&DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=1383765)

[bisonmike2]

Glad to hear the QB from Bismark will walk on. Seems like a solid player.

[mn_bison_]

From GoBison.com
Recruiting Class (http://www.gobison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=11850&SPID=695&DB_OEM_ID=2400&ATCLID=1383765)

Thanks for the link...

[spelunker64]

http://teachers.sduhsd.net/dbrown/gallery%20varsity/2007/player%20pages/Mohler.htm

Jose Mohler

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3222487

[Civil06]

Craig really like Mohler.

[Hammersmith]

Only expected name not on the list is Xerxes Griffin out of California. Now I feel bad about the jokes on his name.

[BisonNeil]

4 preferred walk ons.
1 QB Zach Wentz Bismarck Century.

Hallejulah! Finally some competition. I'm impressed, two QBs in one class.

Too bad they couldn't score the kid of guy W Illinois got though. Wow...

[BisonCountry]

Nothing on the kid out of Florida either, but like others said it might have been a misprint and he's going to NDSCS.

[BisonNeil]

1 from Mahnomen, MN

Was the Mahnomen guy an OL? I asked a few months ago if anyone knew something about an OL from this town, I heard he was very good, a great drive blocker, nasty. But no one replied. If he is an OL, I have heard he could be a dandy.

[spelunker64]

Was the Mahnomen guy an OL? I asked a few months ago if anyone knew something about an OL from this town, I heard he was very good, a great drive blocker, nasty. But no one replied. If he is an OL, I have heard he could be a dandy.

TY BECKIUS, OFFENSIVE LINE, 6-3, 310, Mahnomen, Minn. (Mahnomen H.S.)--All-conference player for head coach John Clark Jr. at Mahnomen High School ... Son of Peter and Kathy Beckius

[BisManBison]

Glad to hear the QB from Bismark will walk on. Seems like a solid player.

I'm surprised he's walking on. I thought he would be more highly recruited, but maybe my perspective on that was biased by the local news coverage on him.

[aces1180]

Was the Mahnomen guy an OL? I asked a few months ago if anyone knew something about an OL from this town, I heard he was very good, a great drive blocker, nasty. But no one replied. If he is an OL, I have heard he could be a dandy.

He's listed at 6-3, 310, so I would assume he is a CB ;)...Yeah, he is an OL.

[Bisonguy]

Was the Mahnomen guy an OL? I asked a few months ago if anyone knew something about an OL from this town, I heard he was very good, a great drive blocker, nasty. But no one replied. If he is an OL, I have heard he could be a dandy.

Yes, it was 6-something, 310lbs.

[aces1180]

I'm surprised he's walking on. I thought he would be more highly recruited, but maybe my perspective on that was biased by the local news coverage on him.

He wanted to play baseball too, so I assume he is getting some money from that program.

[spelunker64]

HAKEEM BOURNE-McFARLANE WR 6-1 205 Bloomington, Minn. Kennedy H.S.
PRESTON EVANS LB 5-11 220 Sioux Falls, S.D. Roosevelt H.S.
RICKY HAGEN DE 6-3 230 Colfax, Wis. Colfax H.S.
JOSH HORNER RB 5-9 185 Fargo, N.D. South H.S.
KEVIN JACKSON SS 6-0 185 Grand Rapids, Mich. East Kentwood H.S.
ISAAC KOLSTAD SS 6-1 215 Mankato, Minn. East H.S.
CARLIN LANDINGHAM OL 6-3 295 Muskegon, Mich. Muskegon H.S.
JOE LUND OL 6-2 295 Bloomington, Minn. Kennedy H.S.
J.J. MANOWSKE OL 6-3 290 Fond du Lac, Wis. St. Mary’s Springs H.S.
BOBBY MILLER CB 5-10 180 Muskegon, Mich. Muskegon H.S.
JOSE MOHLER QB 6-0 175 Cardiff, Calif. La Costa Canyon H.S.
JASON OBARSKI P/K 5-11 215 Burnsville, Minn. Apple Valley H.S.
DANNY OFFERMAN DT 6-3 270 Arden Hills, Minn. Roseville H.S.
JORDAN OSBORNE FS 6-0 185 Spring, Texas The Woodlands H.S.
GREG REID JR. LB 6-2 240 Milwaukee, Wis. Rufus King H.S.
AUSTIN VETTER TE 6-3 215 Minot, N.D. Bishop Ryan H.S.

JUNIOR COLLEGE
YUEN TAUFETEE Jr. DT 6-0 280 Pago Pago, American Somoa Butte-Glenn C.C./Na'uuli Poly Tech H.S.

PREFERRED WALK-ONS
TY BECKIUS OL 6-3 310 Mahnomen, Minn. Mahnomen H.S.
REED DUCHSCHER WR 6-2 205 Rugby, N.D. Rugby H.S.
LUKE POPPEL LB 6-1 220 Breckenridge, Minn. Breckenridge H.S.
ZACH WENTZ QB 6-2 205 Bismarck, N.D. Century H.S.

[aces1180]

It's once again a good day to be a Bison...Coach Bohl says its his best recruiting class ever...August can't get here soon enough!

[BisManBison]

He wanted to play baseball too, so I assume he is getting some money from that program.

I read that on Go.Bison.com. That makes sense. It's great when the athletic programs can work together like that, assuming that's what happened here.

[spelunker64]

I'm excited to see some of last years redshirts get some action this year as well

[Bisonguy]

It's once again a good day to be a Bison...Coach Bohl says its his best recruiting class ever...August 2009 can't get here soon enough!


Most of these kids will redshirt. Gonna have to wait another year. :smh:

[aces1180]

Most of these kids will redshirt. Gonna have to wait another year. :smh:

Just because the players aren't quite ready to play now, doesn't mean I can't get jacked up the season! ;) I should have clarified that I look forward to watching our current players compete in the Gateway.

[Bisonguy]

Hammer's having Bohl taking phone calls right now on 740

[aces1180]

Bohl just said they are close to adding the last game to the schedule. Lots of people also calling about the recruits.

[spelunker64]

Lakes is on...

[Till]

Who did Coach Bohl say he couldn't comment on because he hasn't signed yet?

I think he gave this answer when he was asked about Xerxes Griffin.

[90BISON]

Lakes, man you gotta cut down on the Mountain Dew. You were talkin' a thousand words a minute.:D

[aces1180]

Lakes is on now....Is asking about the Gophers...Oh man.

I should say he asked specifically about Twin Cities recruits.

[tcbison]

Lakes is on now....Is asking about the Gophers...Oh man.

Does Lakes ever use his real name?

[aces1180]

Does Lakes ever use his real name?

I think he uses Fire Denny Guy when calling PA & Dubay or Common...I know his real name, but don't think he wants me to announce it...PL? Haha.

[NDSU_grad]

Lakes isn't nearly as annoying on the radio as he is on here.

[bisonmike2]

It's once again a good day to be a Bison...Coach Bohl says its his best recruiting class ever...August can't get here soon enough!

Maybe I'm just too optimistic but I think every year is our best recruiting class ever.

[UTH]

Lakes, man you gotta cut down on the Mountain Dew. You were talkin' a thousand words a minute.:D

Maybe that's what he's trying to portray with all the capslock mismatches and groups of exclamation points.;)

[HerdBot]

Now for something totally different:

I looked through You Tube and did a quck google search for videos on each of the 'know commits' listed on the Bisonmedia blog.

This is all I could come up with

Preston evans
You Tube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=alKmS1Tzn5c)

Kevin Jackson
You Tube 1 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uUVnLZfXbPA)
You Tube 2 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=dkBr8lvAOZ0)

Austin Vetter
Local News (http://video.aol.com/video-detail/vetter-verbally-commits-to-ndsu/651637785)

Not much there and I am sure most of you have seen these before, but I figured it might be just enough to tide you over 'til 2:00.


Kevin Jackson. Faster than heck but but bad form tackle on video #2. That's why he's a raw talent.

[Civil06]

Kevin Jackson. Faster than heck but but bad form tackle on video #2. That's why he's a raw talent.

I love his passion though. He pretty jacked up for having just destroyed that guy... love it.

[Bisonguy]

Kevin Jackson. Faster than heck but but bad form tackle on video #2. That's why he's a raw talent.

Bad form? More likely, watching too much of the NFL (or even FBS football). :smh:

[bisonhusker]

he turned down a full ride at Ohio State for track. Kid can MOVE.

[TAILG8R]

Bad form? More likely, watching too much of the NFL (or even FBS football). :smh:

Too true.
Does anyone in the NFL actually wrap up the ball carrier anymore? The whole throwing a shoulder into a guy hoping to knock him off his feet is ugly ball.

[56BISON73]

Hallejulah! Finally some competition. I'm impressed, two QBs in one class.

Too bad they couldn't score the kid of guy W Illinois got though. Wow...

Thats great. Now the "panties in a wad meter" over not recruiting a QB can be turned off.:D PL

[90BISON]

Hallejulah! Finally some competition. I'm impressed, two QBs in one class.

Too bad they couldn't score the kid of guy W Illinois got though. Wow...

After reading all the stats on him though, all I kept thinking was "what is wrong with him?", that he would end up at Western Illinois? Doesn't say anything about any rushing whatsoever. Maybe the guy only has an 8.0 40 time.:D If he is really is good as all his stats, why not one of the Big 10 schools or just about any other BCS schools, unless he is just not measurably big enough for them.:confused:

* See somebody started addressing this in a seperate thread.

[ndsubison1]

Glad to hear the QB from Bismark will walk on. Seems like a solid player.

I think we are very fortunate to get an in-state kid of his caliber, he is a very solid baseball player as well. he should contribute right away for baseball, very good SS I am very suprised he didn't get a scholly right away for that. QB wise he has a very strong arm and he can run as well. But I would say he is more of a drop back passer than a running QB.

[Bison"FANatic"]

It looks to be a very good well rounded class and looks to fill a bunch of positions in the future. The best thing is we are not sitting here saying "Well how are we going to fill "x" position".

This class deserves a big "MY OH MY". The cupboards are definitely not bare!:nod: :nod: :nod:

[lakesbison]

Bohl was great on the radio, dam we are gonna miss him.

Im normal on the radio, EXCEPT the day I ripped into Mcfeely about scheduling.... and the 1 time that HAMMER said "if NDSU made the NCAA tourney, that wouldn't translate into bigger attendence figures at the BSA"... I mean.. are you FREAKIN SERIOUS???!!!

[aces1180]

Bohl was great on the radio, dam we are gonna miss him.

Im normal on the radio, EXCEPT the day I ripped into Mcfeely about scheduling.... and the 1 time that HAMMER said "if NDSU made the NCAA tourney, that wouldn't translate into bigger attendence figures at the BSA"... I mean.. are you FREAKIN SERIOUS???!!!

You do a good job Lakes.

[Bison Dan]

I think it says alot about your program when you can get that many kids to walk on. Alot of times walk on's are the life blood of a team.

[bisonmike2]

I think it says alot about your program when you can get that many kids to walk on. Alot of times walk on's are the life blood of a team.

This is correct. Nebraska had one of the best walk on programs in the country when they were a force during the 90's.

[bisonhusker]

........and will be a force in the near future!!!! Go Huskers

[56BISON73]

This is correct. Nebraska had one of the best walk on programs in the country when they were a force during the 90's.
The walk on program has changed. A kid doesnt just show up and say he wants to try out for the team. They are considered recruited walk ons and have to follow all the same NCAA rules.
Coaches cant even go to a college intramural game to look for recruits. I talked to a recuiting coordiantor a couple of years ago and you wouldnt believe how the walk on system has changed. PL

[Jdubs21]

anyway to hear the press confrence...i was at work all day

[WRSDBison]

Bohl was great on the radio, dam we are gonna miss him.

Im normal on the radio, EXCEPT the day I ripped into Mcfeely about scheduling.... and the 1 time that HAMMER said "if NDSU made the NCAA tourney, that wouldn't translate into bigger attendence figures at the BSA"... I mean.. are you FREAKIN SERIOUS???!!!

you're normal on the radio? i might believe that, HOWEVER I do remember you absolutely going off on PA&Dubay. "C'mon Puffy, We're gonna be partying at halftime!" It was very funny and entertaining but that might have been a case in which u may have had too much mountain dew. Gotta love the passion though.

[UTH]

you're normal on the radio? i might believe that, HOWEVER I do remember you absolutely going off on PA&Dubay. "C'mon Puffy, We're gonna be partying at halftime!" It was very funny and entertaining but that might have been a case in which u may have had too much mountain dew. Gotta love the passion though.

Still :offtopic:, but this post explains exactly what makes Mr. Lakes such an important part of Bisonville. His passion generates interest and keeps it real. Look at the threads that he starts - With very few exceptions, they tend to produce big interest and quite a bit of discussion, good and bad.*:hide:

Party on, Lakes. Enjoy the festivities and new class with your Mountain Dew IV - just don't mix it with any more hallucinogenic substances.:D

Now, back to the discussion... Congratulations on your new class, Coach Bohl!http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff311/indio_rojas/Smilies/19.gif

*not disagreeing - just making an observation.

[Swaghook]

Lakes, man you gotta cut down on the Mountain Dew. You were talkin' a thousand words a minute.:DProbably out of necessity. He's probably used to being cut off.:D

[onbison09]

Another walk-on from Rugby too.
I KNOW HIM!!!!! Special knowing someone personally. His name is Reed Duchscher and he's a wr. Don't know if he'll make the team but he'll give em hell. He made all-state 2 times. Was pretty dominant in AA. We'll see what happens.

[UTH]

Probably out of necessity. He's probably used to being cut off.:D

:rofl: :rofl: That's funny stuff.:rofl: :rofl:

[roadwarrior]

It was awesome seeing all of the highlight tape at the signing day party, as well as consuming one or two cold beverages!!

Everyone was there! Even Slick!!!!!!!!!!!

[scottheck]

Clipped from today's Rochester, MN Post Bulletin about Rochester Community & Technical College athletes.

"Slot receiver Nick Peterson is going to North Dakota State"

He's 5'10" 186 lbs, originally from Osakis. I don't have any stats and the PB frequently gets NDSU and UND mixed up.

[IndyBison]

I read that on Go.Bison.com. That makes sense. It's great when the athletic programs can work together like that, assuming that's what happened here.
I officiated a high school pre-season football scrimmage a few years ago and the home team had lost 50+ games in a row. They were a 4A school (5A is the biggest class) but only had 18 roster players the previous year. They got a new coach that year and he was able to get the athletes to come out.

They had a junior receiver who was 6' 6'' and was catching everything thrown to him. The head basketball coach was working the chain crew and told me he was the best junior player and would win Mr. Basketball. I told him he might end up being Mr. Football if he really learns the game.

The football team still lost every game that year (although they scored some points) but the basketball team made it to the state finals. This player ended up second in Mr. Basketball voting the following year (behind AJ Ratliff now at IU).

He was recruited by several big-time schools for basketball but chose IU because they would also let him play football. In fact, his scholarship was for football which was great for the basketball team because they were able to save the scholarship for someone else. I believe he redshirted both sports his Freshman year but broke out in football the next year. He ended up 2nd team all Big 10 and saw very little playing time on the basketball court. He had another great sophomore year in football and gave up on basketball. After a solid junior year he decided to go pro and has been invited to the NFL combine later this month in Indy.

His name is James Hardy and I hope he gets a shot. I can then say I saw his first high school scrimmage and told his basketball coach he would be a better football player than basketball player. He's another example of a player who got a chance to play at a big school because two coaches chose to work together and provide him with an opportunity. I've seen him projected as a first round pick on some mock drafts.

[56BISON73]

Probably out of necessity. He's probably used to being cut off.:D

Crushing shot. LOL:D
PL

[HerdBot]

Still :offtopic:, but this post explains exactly what makes Mr. Lakes such an important part of Bisonville. His passion generates interest and keeps it real. Look at the threads that he starts - With very few exceptions, they tend to produce big interest and quite a bit of discussion, good and bad.*:hide:

Party on, Lakes. Enjoy the festivities and new class with your Mountain Dew IV - just don't mix it with any more hallucinogenic substances.:D

Now, back to the discussion... Congratulations on your new class, Coach Bohl!http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff311/indio_rojas/Smilies/19.gif

*not disagreeing - just making an observation.

Great post! Lakes is key! Keep it up!

[lakesbison]

I try. I try.

[SlickVic]

It was awesome seeing all of the highlight tape at the signing day party, as well as consuming one or two cold beverages!!

Everyone was there! Even Slick!!!!!!!!!!!

1 or 2??? speak for yourself road...some of those recruits looked like straight players jose that kevin kid from michigan and reed from milwakee my oh my hakeem plus a few of o lineman and that juco samoan?? just jacked about that recruiting class but im even more jacked about being a team maker the orlando magic more than paid for next years dues tonite...jose looks like the real deal cant wait to see what hes capable of i mean steve walker who??? nick mertens what???

[wilson]

Here is an article on J.J. Manowske, didn't realize his coach was from NDSU:

http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080206/FON0101/80206235/1985

[tony]

Here is an article on J.J. Manowske, didn't realize his coach was from NDSU:

http://www.fdlreporter.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080206/FON0101/80206235/1985

Yeah, Bob Hyland is in the NDSU HOF.

Bob's son Rob also played at NDSU after being named WI Player of the Year in high school. I think a knee injury and Feeney's talent led Rob to switch positions from QB to RB. Anyway, one of the nicer moments I saw at the FargoDome was on Hyland's last play, he got a standing O without an announcer prompting the fans or anything like that.

[AEBison1998]

Rob Hyland was the quarterback in that famous "mud bowl" game against Pittsburgh State. My roommate at the time was also an EE and asked him in class the next day how it was to play in that game. "Oh, it was cold! It was sooo cold!" Nothing about any of the amazing plays that he made. Just the weather. Class act and a very smart guy.

[TheDoctor]

It was awesome seeing all of the highlight tape at the signing day party, as well as consuming one or two cold beverages!!

Everyone was there! Even Slick!!!!!!!!!!!

Well....Lakes wasn't there. Although, Slick was fun, the two might have been too much to handle. :rofl: ;)

[Bison Dan]

Well....Lakes wasn't there. Although, Slick was fun, the two might have been too much to handle. :rofl: ;)

I don't think Pat was too impressed with Slick.

[SlickVic]

I don't think Pat was too impressed with Slick.

he should be pretty impressed with that sweet new WR coach...his old pal PLs being announced today ;)

[TheDoctor]

Slick was there and humorous as usual. ;)

[Bison Dan]

he should be pretty impressed with that sweet new WR coach...his old pal PLs being announced today ;)

I didn't know you were so well connected!

[aces1180]

Where was this at? Sounds like a great time.

[DORMIE]

The Signing Day Party is an annual event held in recent years at The Sidestreet Grill. It is by invitation only to major Teammaker contributors and members of Teammakers on the fund drive teams and a guest. Some members of this site were there as guests. I suggest that if you want to attend next year contact Pat Simmers and he'll get you on a team. We need people to Walk the Walk, not just Talk the Talk. Money Talks And Bullshit Walks!!

[imabison]

The Signing Day Party is an annual event held in recent years at The Sidestreet Grill. It is by invitation only to major Teammaker contributors and members of Teammakers on the fund drive teams and a guest. Some members of this site were there as guests. I suggest that if you want to attend next year contact Pat Simmers and he'll get you on a team. We need people to Walk the Walk, not just Talk the Talk. Money Talks And Bullshit Walks!!
I actually crashed it a few years ago, did not realize what it was until Pat Simmers started talking about the people that were there :) :)

I was actually with friends that were on a team, and the next day I apologized to one member who promptly said it was ok because he was not there you were another persons guest.:) :)

It was a fun event.

[WRSDBison]

Great post! Lakes is key! Keep it up!

I know. I enjoy lakes' posts.

But yes, congrats to coach bohl and his staff on his excellent class.

[lakesbison]

i didnt goto signing day party. I wonder WHY...

[DORMIE]

Lakes, I'm serious, you and your friends are welcome to get involved in the fund drive. Get on a team. Kickoff is Feb. 25. The Bison Showcase is April 3.

[imabison]

Lakes, I'm serious, you and your friends are welcome to get involved in the fund drive. Get on a team. Kickoff is Feb. 25. The Bison Showcase is April 3.
Ahh they are doing the Bison Showcase again, I was wondering if it was going to happen. :) :)

[Bob_Holiday]

He wanted to play baseball too, so I assume he is getting some money from that program.

Zach Wentz is an incredible athlete who will be a big contributor to Bison football. He's a good quarterback with a great arm, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him in the mix to become the starter at some point. He turned down money from more than one school to walk on at NDSU. He said he's always wanted to play for the Bison. That is exactly the kind of young man that Craig Bohl wants on his squad.
Bob

[90BISON]

Zach Wentz is an incredible athlete who will be a big contributor to Bison football. He's a good quarterback with a great arm, and it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him in the mix to become the starter at some point. He turned down money from more than one school to walk on at NDSU. He said he's always wanted to play for the Bison. That is exactly the kind of young man that Craig Bohl wants on his squad.
Bob

That's the kind of players everyone should want. You know where their heart is, and they're not going to bail at the first moment everything is not going their way, especially when they could have went somewhere else for free. Kid is livin' the dream, good for him. Hope he is a factor down the road.:nod:

[Bison"FANatic"]

I know you have to focus on the kids that want to be here but I had to try and find out where Xerxes ended up at and It looks like East Central. East Central what I don't know but here he is.

http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:IJoFbI7TsmwJ:www.timesrecordnews.co m/news/2008/feb/06/lsc-signings/+Xerxes+Griffin&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=6&gl=us

I guess it looks to be a DII school.

[NDSUstudent]

Anybody else get excited watching those Jose Mohler highlights? If you haven't seen them, they are a must see. The kid has a legit arm and some athleticism to go with it. I guess NDSU had Mohler higher on their list then that kid from Winona that went to SDSU.

[X-Factor]

Anybody else get excited watching those Jose Mohler highlights? If you haven't seen them, they are a must see. The kid has a legit arm and some athleticism to go with it. I guess NDSU had Mohler higher on their list then that kid from Winona that went to SDSU.

where do we go to find these highlights?

[NDSUstudent]

where do we go to find these highlights?

They had some on WDAY, they are up on their website but the qualtiy is poor.

[heckler]

They had some on WDAY, they are up on their website but the qualtiy is poor.

Here is the link... you are correct.. bad graphics...
The link (http://www.in-forum.com/av/index.cfm?id=19794&type=tvscript)