Signing Day

[Jay]

@CoachFuchs: NEW BISON!

Zack Ziemer
Connor Wentz
Nathan Tanguay
Tre Dempsey
James Gates
Alex Hahn
Nick Jacobsen
Justin Axelson
Cole Davis
Tyler Wrice
Austin Kuhnert
Jarrod Tuszka
Jeff Illies
Nick DeLuca
Matt Plank
Brad Ambrosius
Grant Morgan
Chase Morlock
Pierre Gee-Tucker
Chris Board
Jesse Kubik

[EndZoneQB]

Wow, nice. I was worried that Jacobsen and/or Tanguay would not sign.

[Professor Chaos]

Here are the videos NDSU has posted on each of the recruits:

Brad Ambrosius (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UZHvIA4SFUo)
Justin Axelson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deoUXQCvxUc)
Chris Board (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmDMFkuqfc)
Cole Davis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baxln0ymmIo)
Drew Davis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPFcF1mRCp8)
Nick DeLuca (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHjNWi9Dbdg)
Tre Dempsey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HNAAOrrFGk)
James Gates (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWLFJqjuzyI)
Mike Goergen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hg1K92C60Q)
Alex Hahn (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrExy6-aPBg)
Jeff Illies (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsGjRM0UP24)
Nick Jacobsen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta5FSV9gIAo)
Jesse Kubik (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpre2DVER3Y)
Austin Kunhert (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY0we6WDKBQ)
Grant Morgan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbnnz5BEK8Q)
Chase Morlock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrJS6uyXuwo)
Matt Plank (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxKcKL3menM)
Nathan Tanguay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk146R37G5s)
Jarrod Tuszka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPQvDa3hIo)
Connor Wentz (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLkrdbu8hFQ)
Bennie Wilson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ4d0_Tfi_U)
Tyler Wrice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXGh3WkwKUA)
Zach Ziemer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KXFf9iM6hU)

[Mr. Burgundy]

Wow, nice. I was worried that Jacobsen and/or Tanguay would not sign.

Tanguay was a concern to me. He physically just looks too good. Jacobsen has been solid, excited to have these guys!!!!

[Jay]

Pierre signed!

[tony]

Pierre signed!

Well that should make for even more love between NDSU and UNI (for those of you who missed it, Pierre was reported as a UNI verbal yesterday.)

[TAILG8R]

Well that should make for even more love between NDSU and UNI (for those of you who missed it, Pierre was reported as a UNI verbal yesterday.)

Kolpack tweet: "Now there's a switch. LB Pierre Gee-Tucker originally committed to UNI, shows up on Bison fax machine this morning." (http://twitter.com/FGOSPORTSWRITER/status/299173482774802432)

[tcbison]

I can't say I know a lot about UNI's recruiting class but they had one player switch to SDSU and now Pierre switched to NDSU. Farley has got to be mad. Can't wait to hear his excuse this time!

[southcliffbison]

Well that should make for even more love between NDSU and UNI (for those of you who missed it, Pierre was reported as a UNI verbal yesterday.)

Maybe he had lunch with Farley yesterday and was asked to pick up the tab............

[DePereBisonFan]

kolpack tweet: "now there's a switch. Lb pierre gee-tucker originally committed to uni, shows up on bison fax machine this morning." (http://twitter.com/fgosportswriter/status/299173482774802432)

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHH Welcome to the Bison!!!

[Kujava23]

Welcome all new BISON to BISON NATION---and APPRECIATE the dedication to our coaching staff for all the long hours of recruiting to put the BEST players on the field for us fans to watch!!!

Also, chalk one up LB Pierre Gee-Tucker---he figured out in time the BEST play to play!!!

[Bison"FANatic"]

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::c heers::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome ::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::welcome::omf g::omfg::omfg::omfg::omfg::omfg::omfg::omfg::bunny b::bunnyb::bunnyb::bunnyb::bunnyb::bunnyb::bunnyb:
Kolpack tweet: "Now there's a switch. LB Pierre Gee-Tucker originally committed to UNI, shows up on Bison fax machine this morning." (http://twitter.com/FGOSPORTSWRITER/status/299173482774802432)

[BadlandsBison]

Pierre signed!

You're sh**ting me, wow!

[silkamilkamonico]

I can't say I know a lot about UNI's recruiting class but they had one player switch to SDSU and now Pierre switched to NDSU. Farley has got to be mad. Can't wait to hear his excuse this time!

I went to PantherNation to see how their class was panning out. There wasn't much said at all about Tucker either way. In fact they don't seem to know alot about any of their recruits, and their coverage is probably not even half of ours.

Either people here do an incredible job of following NDSU recruits, or they (UNI) don't. I'm not exactly sure how the coverage all works myself.

[BisonNation11]

I went to PantherNation to see how their class was panning out. There wasn't much said at all about Tucker either way. In fact they don't seem to know alot about any of their recruits, and their coverage is probably not even half of ours.

Either people here do an incredible job of following NDSU recruits, or they don't. I'm not exactly sure how the coverage all weorks myself.

The few that do that work on here do an incredible job! They break a lot of news and have a great insight! I can't believe Tucker switched! I'm telling ya right now, LBU will be the new name of the school when these kids get their chance to prove themselves! They have the potential to be better than our current LB corp, and that's scary! Congrats coaches on all your hard work! This should be an exciting class to watch play in the upcoming years!

[MarkyMark]

I went to PantherNation to see how their class was panning out. There wasn't much said at all about Tucker either way. In fact they don't seem to know alot about any of their recruits, and their coverage is probably not even half of ours.

Either people here do an incredible job of following NDSU recruits, or they (UNI) don't. I'm not exactly sure how the coverage all works myself.

From what I can tell PantherNation gets most of their recruiting info. from Lakes.

[BisonNeil]

I went to PantherNation to see how their class was panning out. There wasn't much said at all about Tucker either way. In fact they don't seem to know alot about any of their recruits, and their coverage is probably not even half of ours.

Either people here do an incredible job of following NDSU recruits, or they (UNI) don't. I'm not exactly sure how the coverage all works myself.

It works mainly because of Sams, Jarhead, Burg, with a few other posters who put in a tidbit here and there, but it is mainly the hard work of a few for the enjoyment of many.

[BisonNation11]

Like someone mentioned in the official recruiting thread, any word on Board?

[HailHerd]

Bryce Messner of Dakota Prairie has also signed

[BisonTeacher]

Well that should make for even more love between NDSU and UNI (for those of you who missed it, Pierre was reported as a UNI verbal yesterday.)

Farley probably already blamed Pierre for something publicly in the media and that may have swayed his decision.

[larson311]

@CoachFuchs: Chris Board officially a Bison!!

[EndZoneQB]

Friend from the cities area today said the front page of the Strib sports was NDSU...

[jarhead]

It works mainly because of Sams, Jarhead, Burg, with a few other posters who put in a tidbit here and there, but it is mainly the hard work of a few for the enjoyment of many.

If you take a close look at their forum, a lot of the content is Lake's pushing people's buttons (God bless him). They only had 4 pages of discussion up until a couple of days ago
even tho they had approx. 15 recruits. They just don't seem to be that excited about the whole process. Also, it seems like many of their prospects are mulling interest from the
Hawkeyes and Cyclones until the final days/hours

Sorry, meant to reference the UNI post.

[tjbison]

Kubik is a Bison

Welcome

[Mr. Burgundy]

Kubik is a Bison

Welcome

Awesome to get Kubik and Board "on board" with us. I think that makes it official. what a class. They killed the defensive side of the ball. I am going to look at DL and Linebackers seperately and evaluate this, it is crazy how good it is. Something like 5 D Lineman had FBS offers. The linebackers are first team all state from Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin.....and the PWO class is just awesome. Those kids can and will contribute. Next year we have alot of money to spend. Buckle up!

[tjbison]

Awesome to get Kubik and Board "on board" with us. I think that makes it official. what a class. They killed the defensive side of the ball. I am going to look at DL and Linebackers seperately and evaluate this, it is crazy how good it is. Something like 5 D Lineman had FBS offers. The linebackers are first team all state from Nebraska, Illinois, Kansas, Wisconsin.....and the PWO class is just awesome. Those kids can and will contribute. Next year we have alot of money to spend. Buckle up!

Agreed, I can go back to work now!!

[cbline]

I know that the players and coaches need a break, but DAMN I want the season to start right now!!

[westnodak93bison]

Good grief. This is the kind of class I expected next year!

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[silkamilkamonico]

Who we waiting on, any idea?

[BisonNation11]

Who we waiting on, any idea?

I believe everyone that verballed has signed. Board and Kubik were the last ones.

[abc123]

How many total players did NDSU lose off their roster last year (seniors and defections)? Seems like they signed (21 players today) more than they have lost. Just curious how close they are getting to bumping up against the fall roster limits.

[roadwarrior]

Next up: signing day party this evening. Highlight video should be good.

[tcbison]

Friend from the cities area today said the front page of the Strib sports was NDSU...

It is on the front page of the sports section. There is a picture of three recruits from Minnesota, one wearing NDSU, one wearing SDSU and one wearing UND shirts along with this article:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/189938451.html
(http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/189938451.html)

[BisonNation11]

Next up: signing day party this evening. Highlight video should be good.

I'm very much looking forward to it! I wonder who will be giving the player introductions and going over the highlights since Coach P is gone...

[Bison Dan]

How many total players did NDSU lose off their roster last year (seniors and defections)? Seems like they signed (21 players today) more than they have lost. Just curious how close they are getting to bumping up against the fall roster limits.7 seniors (not all on scholarship) and a few players leaving the team. We were beating others with less money (scholarship money)because they wanted to be part of something special.

[aces1180]

It is on the front page of the sports section. There is a picture of three recruits from Minnesota, one wearing NDSU, one wearing SDSU and one wearing UND shirts along with this article:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/189938451.html
(http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/189938451.html)

This quote made me laugh...



"Everyone [in Brookings] goes to the games and knows all the players," Wieneke said. "I took a visit and it was amazing. I knew that's where I wanted to go."

[abc123]

7 seniors (not all on scholarship) and a few players leaving the team. We were beating others with less money (scholarship money)because they wanted to be part of something special.
My question wasn't about scholarships it was about roster limits.

[Jay]

Not related to NDSU but pretty awesome signing day website from Washington: http://www.gohuskies.com/signingday/

[Mr. Burgundy]

My question wasn't about scholarships it was about roster limits.

Better tell Bohl, I am sure he forgot about that rule.

[Professor Chaos]

My question wasn't about scholarships it was about roster limits.
You can only have 85 scholarship players. And a maximum of 63 full ride scholarships split between them. It's a good question because they have to be nearing that 85 player threshold and I would guess that's by design because they'll have a ton of scholarship players as seniors next year so I'm sure they want to fill the ranks of underclassmen as much as possible. I doubt anyone knows outside of the athletics office how close they are to the limit.

[abc123]

You can only have 85 scholarship players. And a maximum of 63 full ride scholarships split between them. It's a good question because they have to be nearing that 85 player threshold and I would guess that's by design because they'll have a ton of scholarship players as seniors next year so I'm sure they want to fill the ranks of underclassmen as much as possible. I doubt anyone knows outside of the athletics office how close they are to the limit.
You can bring 95 players into fall camp (85 on scholarship as you stated). NDSU signed 21. I was curious as to how many they lost as it seems to be smaller than that number and I would guess that they keep a close to full roster. I'm sure Bohl is well aware.

Also - Congrats, NDSU looks like they reloaded their defense quite well again.

[Mayville Bison]

Here are the videos NDSU has posted on each of the recruits:

Justin Axelson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deoUXQCvxUc)
Chris Board (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmDMFkuqfc)


I know videos are all highlights, but I was impressed with these two. Axelson is pancaking someone on every play and often times getting a second block. And Board, not only can he hit and tackle, but he drives people back instead of letting them gain a yard or two more after contact.

Really impressed with this class so far. Will be interesting to see how many are impact players in a few years.

[HoopsBison]

So fricken jacked that we got Gee-Tucker! The coaching staff absolutely nailed it with this class. Some of you are concerned with RB but I think Morlock is capable of turning into a very solid rb.


Congrats to the coaches and all the new Bison!

Go Bison!

[BisonNeil]

It is on the front page of the sports section. There is a picture of three recruits from Minnesota, one wearing NDSU, one wearing SDSU and one wearing UND shirts along with this article:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/189938451.html
(http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/189938451.html)

Most of the article is about the bunnies. Yawn...

[td577]

Board's video clip reminds me of Charles Jefferson.

[BisonNation11]

Anybody have any news on Bennie Wilson? There's a photo of him signing on North Dakota State Football's Facebook page...

[KSBisonFan]

Anybody have any news on Bennie Wilson? There's a photo of him signing on North Dakota State Football's Facebook page...

http://bisonmedia.areavoices.com/2012/10/09/bennie-wilson-to-ndsu/

[BisonNation11]

Thank you. Didn't think to check the PWO list.

[BisonNeil]

It will be interesting to see what Bohl says about this class. In 2010, it was the one and only time that he voiced how excited he was and how incredibly talented the curent recruiting class was, and it all turned out to be true. I thought he sounded very subdued during the 2011 class presser and I think I may have remarked about it here. That class has had a lot of attrition already, with about 40% gone in two short years.

My point is this, while we all get excited about a new class, we have no idea how good they really will be until 2-3 years down the road when they finally hit the field. Unless of course Bohl says they are really talented, like he did in 2010. If he says that today, one has to Bohlieve it to be true :D

[NDSU_grad]

It will be interesting to see what Bohl says about this class. In 2010, it was the one and only time that he voiced how excited he was and how incredibly talented the curent recruiting class was, and it all turned out to be true. I thought he sounded very subdued during the 2011 class presser and I think I may have remarked about it here. That class has had a lot of attrition already, with about 40% gone in two short years.

My point is this, while we all get excited about a new class, we have no idea how good they really will be until 2-3 years down the road when they finally hit the field. Unless of course Bohl says they are really talented, like he did in 2010. If he says that today, one has to Bohlieve it to be true :D
You're right. Every coach (including Bohl) will say the class is great and how excited they are these players signed, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But there was something a little different about Coach Bohl when he stood in front of the microphone in 2010.

[Mr. Burgundy]

It will be interesting to see what Bohl says about this class. In 2010, it was the one and only time that he voiced how excited he was and how incredibly talented the curent recruiting class was, and it all turned out to be true. I thought he sounded very subdued during the 2011 class presser and I think I may have remarked about it here. That class has had a lot of attrition already, with about 40% gone in two short years.

My point is this, while we all get excited about a new class, we have no idea how good they really will be until 2-3 years down the road when they finally hit the field. Unless of course Bohl says they are really talented, like he did in 2010. If he says that today, one has to Bohlieve it to be true :D

What is a head coach going to say? The fact of the matter is we won't know for a while, but we also know that this class won more recruiting battles on more kids than any other class. Compare our class with the other local FCS schools. We win the battles. Nobody else is winning these large battles on the bulk of their class. We all know you love to track attrition, but some of that is good. We got rid of Hakeem Bourne McFarlain after about an hour a couple years ago. Some kids just have to go, why keep them around. We are building a dynasty. Dr. Tom would always say that you want 55% of your class to eventually start someday. Sometimes that happens, other times it didn't. Some classes will be better than others down the road.

[BisonNeil]

What is a head coach going to say? The fact of the matter is we won't know for a while, but we also know that this class won more recruiting battles on more kids than any other class. Compare our class with the other local FCS schools. We win the battles. Nobody else is winning these large battles on the bulk of their class. We all know you love to track attrition, but some of that is good. We got rid of Hakeem Bourne McFarlain after about an hour a couple years ago. Some kids just have to go, why keep them around. We are building a dynasty. Dr. Tom would always say that you want 55% of your class to eventually start someday. Sometimes that happens, other times it didn't. Some classes will be better than others down the road.

Well, I EXPECT them to say what they always say and that is how much they like their class, but 2010 was different. Bohl was effusive and bubbly, it made me giddy watching him talk about his class, which he had not done before or after. All I am saying is if he does that today, you can hang your hat on the fact that this is a great class. Otherwise, we have to wait.

I do agree that sometimes it is a good thing to lose players, no question, but attrition is tough on a team. If you want proof, look up Stewart Mandel's analysis of what happened to Chizick at Auburn. Highly rated classes filled with players who got kicked off, flunked out, ran into problems with the law, etc., leading to a high attrition rate. So, you can blast me once again for tracking stuff like this, but it can be an issue. But, I agree, Hakeem was too immature to be a DI athlete. Kolpack hints that this was also the case with Amaechi and Brantley on the media blog on Feb 5.

http://bisonmedia.areavoices.com/

[CaBisonFan]

It will be interesting to see what Bohl says about this class. In 2010, it was the one and only time that he voiced how excited he was and how incredibly talented the curent recruiting class was, and it all turned out to be true. I thought he sounded very subdued during the 2011 class presser and I think I may have remarked about it here. That class has had a lot of attrition already, with about 40% gone in two short years.

My point is this, while we all get excited about a new class, we have no idea how good they really will be until 2-3 years down the road when they finally hit the field. Unless of course Bohl says they are really talented, like he did in 2010. If he says that today, one has to Bohlieve it to be true :D

...Bohlieva...

[td577]

Well, I EXPECT them to say what they always say and that is how much they like their class, but 2010 was different. Bohl was effusive and bubbly, it made me giddy watching him talk about his class, which he had not done before or after. All I am saying is if he does that today, you can hang your hat on the fact that this is a great class. Otherwise, we have to wait.

I do agree that sometimes it is a good thing to lose players, no question, but attrition is tough on a team. If you want proof, look up Stewart Mandel's analysis of what happened to Chizick at Auburn. Highly rated classes filled with players who got kicked off, flunked out, ran into problems with the law, etc., leading to a high attrition rate. So, you can blast me once again for tracking stuff like this, but it can be an issue. But, I agree, Hakeem was too immature to be a DI athlete. Kolpack hints that this was also the case with Amaechi and Brantley on the media blog on Feb 5.

http://bisonmedia.areavoices.com/

I don't think it can be forgotten that in 2010, Bohl publicly stated their recruiting strategies and targets were not MVFC capable for a couple of years. They changed their recruiting playbook and he was terribly excited about how the recruiting season was a success in terms of landing their targeted young men. His excitement had as much to do with building a MVFC team as in the individual attributes of each recruit.

[56BISON73]

I believe everyone that verballed has signed. Board and Kubik were the last ones.

I was going to ask who did we miss on and where did they go?

[HerdBot]

It will be interesting to see what Bohl says about this class. In 2010, it was the one and only time that he voiced how excited he was and how incredibly talented the curent recruiting class was, and it all turned out to be true. I thought he sounded very subdued during the 2011 class presser and I think I may have remarked about it here. That class has had a lot of attrition already, with about 40% gone in two short years.

My point is this, while we all get excited about a new class, we have no idea how good they really will be until 2-3 years down the road when they finally hit the field. Unless of course Bohl says they are really talented, like he did in 2010. If he says that today, one has to Bohlieve it to be true

I think in 2011 (coming off the 2010 season) it was a learning deal trying to figure out how to recruit around a late season playoff run. The 2011 class has had a lot of attrition but it seems like we figured it out. There is still some good talent there and it seems like some of the attrition is happening EARLY unlike previous years when we would lose a guy who has 3 years invested in the program. That is what kills a team. We're also losing players for reasons other than criminal garbage. Looking at the roster on gobison.com, we had 31 players. About 10 were walkons. Of the 21 scholarship guys, we have lost 8 which is 38%. However, we gained some quality walk ons like Joe Haeg, Brian Schaetz, Nate Moody, and promising players like Talamadge. And we're losing guys early instead of years into the program so we can quickly replace them. Example: Ryan Stanford left before his redshirt freshman season, odds are because of projected playing time. And we have some solid players who will be impacts players like Champion, CJ Smith, Bonnett, Colville (starter), and Derek Lee.

Last years class we've lost 3 so far and it looks to be very talented.

2008 the class was an epic failure and a big reason why we fell off for a year. The good part of it is it opened up extra scholarships for our current team which won 2 Championships.



What is a head coach going to say? The fact of the matter is we won't know for a while, but we also know that this class won more recruiting battles on more kids than any other class. Compare our class with the other local FCS schools. We win the battles. Nobody else is winning these large battles on the bulk of their class. We all know you love to track attrition, but some of that is good. We got rid of Hakeem Bourne McFarlain after about an hour a couple years ago. Some kids just have to go, why keep them around. We are building a dynasty. Dr. Tom would always say that you want 55% of your class to eventually start someday. Sometimes that happens, other times it didn't. Some classes will be better than others down the road.

We've all learned a lot about recruiting over the years. Back in 2008, most of us didn't really know. Looking back, the guys in 2008 were good on paper but there was a reason they didn't have a ton of offers. This year and last year, our recruits have offers up the wazoo. Looking back to 2008, there wasn't a single guy on the roster over 6-3!! Now damn near our entire Dline is 6-3 to 6-6. These last few years have big time athletes with D1 height and weight with offers to go with them. And they fit out system, something we all understand now.

I remember thinking it was so great we got a transfer from Wyoming or a "two star recruit." Now I wouldn't even think it's a big deal.

[344Johnson]

This all sounds great and is a fun day for everyone to geek out. I'm sure for the guys like SamsRams and Burgundy(sorry to any others, just notice these two a lot) it is really fun to see where a lot of the guys they have been following end up.

I hope these guys end up being great like the '10 class. We'll find out in a few years.

[KilldeerBison]

It appears to me that the coaches have hit one out of the park, good job Bohl and Co.!

[HerdBot]

I was going to ask who did we miss on and where did they go?

Seems like half these guys we offered but didn't land ended up going to BCS teams or very solid FCS teams like Montana and Youngstown. I still can't believe the one running back ended up going to Oregon. It was neat looking at on comments from 8 months ago and hearing things like "no way this kid doesn't end up at a big time BCS school." and they do.

[SDSUAlum08]

I can't say I know a lot about UNI's recruiting class but they had one player switch to SDSU and now Pierre switched to NDSU. Farley has got to be mad. Can't wait to hear his excuse this time!

And another that switched to USD.

[Bison Dan]

I was going to ask who did we miss on and where did they go?I think Montana got a couple of AZ kids we wanted. RB and CB.

[HerdBot]

And another that switched to USD.


The Dakotas are taking over the Mo Valley! SIU and UNI were the kings for ages... until NDSU and SDSU came along. Heck since 2009, SDSU has as many playoff appearances as UNI! (3) And Southern Illinois hasn't made the playoffs since 2009. Actually, we should all be happy for each other. We've come a long way since the days in the Great West!

Even though USD blows right now, we all know eventually they will get their shit together. They were good enough to beat Minnesota, something the Dakota schools have no problem doing. You guys should have beaten them too.

[TAILG8R]

I can't say I know a lot about UNI's recruiting class but they had one player switch to SDSU and now Pierre switched to NDSU. Farley has got to be mad. Can't wait to hear his excuse this time!


And another that switched to USD.

UNI did steal one away from the big UN_ though, so they have that going for them.

[344Johnson]

The Dakotas are taking over the Mo Valley! SIU and UNI were the kings for ages... until NDSU and SDSU came along. Heck since 2009, SDSU has as many playoff appearances as UNI! (3) And Southern Illinois hasn't made the playoffs since 2009. Actually, we should all be happy for each other. We've come a long way since the days in the Great West!

Appears to be true. Who knows, maybe one of these days even USD will be pretty good. I can't imagine they will sit back and just allow SDSU to be the undisputed king down there.

[TAILG8R]

Appears to be true. Who knows, maybe one of these days even USD will be pretty good. I can't imagine they will sit back and just allow SDSU to be the undisputed king down there.

Well, USD did beat the Gophers, something SDSU couldn't do. ;)

[BisonNation11]

UNI did steal one away from the big UN_ though, so they have that going for them.

So what exactly do they have going for them then? :biggrin:

[HerdBot]

Appears to be true. Who knows, maybe one of these days even USD will be pretty good. I can't imagine they will sit back and just allow SDSU to be the undisputed king down there.

After the beatings they received from NDSU and SDSU they will improve. Those are the type of beatings that make you take a step back and reevaluate everything you do. They weren't even in the same league. And USD, like UND, is traditionally a solid program. Both teams seem to be improving their recruiting this year.

[344Johnson]

Well, USD did beat the Gophers, something SDSU couldn't do. ;)

Also have been to a title game ;)


After the beatings they received from NDSU and SDSU they will improve. Those are the type of beatings that make you take a step back and reevaluate everything you do. They weren't even in the same league. And USD, like UND, is traditionally a solid program. Both teams seem to be improving their recruiting this year.

Let's hope that is only the case for USD :)

[KSBisonFan]

Interesting article although I don't totally buy into the ratings. NDSU and Jacobsen with a mention as a 3-star recruit.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/02/05/highly-graded-commits-among-fcs-recruiting-haul/

[BisonNeil]

Interesting article although I don't totally buy into the ratings. NDSU and Jacobsen with a mention as a 3-star recruit.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/02/05/highly-graded-commits-among-fcs-recruiting-haul/

Saw that earlier on TSN, FoxNews simply copies and pastes, but I agree with you. I do think Jacobsen was a steal for us, among others.

[BisonNeil]

I think in 2011 (coming off the 2010 season) it was a learning deal trying to figure out how to recruit around a late season playoff run. The 2011 class has had a lot of attrition but it seems like we figured it out.

I agree with you 100%, in fact, I seem to remember Bohl actually referencing that in an interview with Kolpack before the natty. Kolpack wanted to know how the deep playoff runs affected recruiting and, if I can paraphrase Bohl, it had an impact in 2010 because they weren't prepared to make the run they did in their recruiting. They have adjusted since and actually made more adjustments, i.e., getting offers out earlier, for the 2013 class.

That is what you have to really like about Bohl, he makes adjustments all the time. He adjusted his philosophy in recruiting QBs, something cited by Izzo on the recent media blog, he adjusted his recruiting to accomodate deep playoff runs, and nobody's staff makes better adjustments at half time, just to name a few. Impressive.

[KyleK_old]

Here is another good article...

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_22533198?source=rss

[WYOBISONMAN]

Wow! Looks like a heck of a recruiting class. This team just keeps rolling. I think that Bohl got burned with some poor recruiting that gave way to the poor seasons a few years back, but he sure figured out the game and has become a phenominal CEO of Bison Football Inc. We are so damn fortunate to have Bohl......and to have a guy that really likes what he does at NDSU and is not constantly looking for that next move up.

A few years ago many of us on this board (myself included) were really questioning the direction of Bison Football. Clearly Gene Taylor knew very well that Bohl was the guy and his support of Bohl never waivered. It is indeed fortunate that we have those guys in charge. After looking over this recruiting class it is obvious that what we have at NDSU is head and shoulders above ANY other FCS school. I suspect if Chapman were still here, there would probably be some looking at FBS in the future. While not a fan of a move to FBS, if any school had a shot at making it work, it would be NDSU.

[HooliganBison]

Article about Cole Davis

http://www.kearneycourier.com/sports/article_89d8cabd-edce-5f91-ac79-714273ae4eb6.html

[BisonCountry]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8B6EEIIMs