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“After I was off the phone with Coach Bohl, I called my recruiter Coach (Jake) Dickert. They want me to come on an official visit in December.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlins
We are definitely in a sad state if we don't even want our recruits to come see the team play anymore.
Just in time for basketball season.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevdock
Its extremely difficult for recruits to make a visit during the playing season if you arent close to Fargo. Think of playing a game friday night. Then having to drive 5-6 hours or more to catch the game. Then drive back the same day or the next. Then school and practice on Monday. It can be exhausting.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevdock
Plus you also have to take into account the parents and their work schedules. Parents work all day. Then have their kids game. Then they have to drive most of the night on little or no sleep. Back to work on Monday.
Plus the coaches dont get to spend that much time with the kids when its during the season. Off season they kids work out with the players etc. The kids then get a feel for the guys etc. Granted you miss the electric atmosphere of the games but there is more quality time spent with recruits after the season.
All that and they don't get to watch us lose for the 4th or 5th time in a row at home.:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by 56BISON73
It's a Breske connection, AZ and NV.Quote:
Originally Posted by baseballfan7
coutesy of the bison media blog.
Recruit Colten Hagel (DB) makes his first varsity start on offense and all he does is put up 238 yards on 22 carries. Not bad for just finding out your needed to start at RB the night before a playoff game.
http://www.postcrescent.com/article/...695/1009/APC02
Looks like the linebacker recruit that nobody knows about, Don Carter, the Lake Forest Academy, IL player, had over 230 all-purpose yards. Sounds like they split him out as a WR sometimes.
Hmm, if NDSU went down to see them, I wonder if any NDSU coaches stopped in to see a 6'3 260 lb sophomore name Faith Eketatie? He had 12 tackles in the last game from his defensive line spot.
Impressive game yesterday from Jon Dinius of Langdon. He had 350 yards rushing on 35 carries against Oakes. That puts him at approximately 2,600 yards rushing on the season (10 games). Potential to play two more games.
I know it is only Class A football and North Dakota kids can't really play. Especially kids from Oakes. Still, very impressive season for this kid and he's got to be on somebody's radar.
Similar size to Smith so probably no big push from NDSU.
Esala's senior highlight film has been released. Check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOAGi7raJ6A
Heh, seems like one of those "gentle giant" types but served up a lot of paincakes when run blocking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlins
Another nice outing for future Bison Colten Heagle.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...730/1225/GPG02
So, who has watched the Aaron Esala* video and knows offensive lineman technique?
* Finnish name, I bet. I think "la" means farm and if "esa" doesn't mean pancake, it should.
Looks decent...pads get a little high at times, and could obviously improve footwork in pass protection, but he would be a good one. He'll be coached up in a year, or two, and be a stud....maybe here?Quote:
Originally Posted by tony
Hey, I thought I recognized the opposing coaches name at the bottom of the article. Bryce Paup, the DE who played with the Packers and Bills in the 90's and the Vikes in early 2000's. Found this wiki info to verify it was the same person:Quote:
Originally Posted by bisonpride4ever
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryce_Paup
And the University of Northern Iowa.Quote:
Originally Posted by SDbison
Coming from a former Offensive Lineman here, He's def. got the size to play at this level, but I wasen't blown away by his video. His pad level gets high, but that is something that can and will def. have to be fixed at the college level. I guess I don't get to caught up in "pancake blocks"...even less caught up in them when the DE you are blocking in 100 Lbs. lighter than him, he damn well better knock them on their ass. Just by watching the video, it didn't look like he had that nasty streak in him, but that's also a little hard to tell in a video. Looks like he was "catching" the other player when he was in Pass Pro.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony
Footwork, Pad Level, and such are things that can be taught and refined when he gets into college...the size can't be.
but if he's a smart kid, he'll learn quick cuz he already has the size, just needs some coaching
Fixt? I didn't watch the video, and I don't know much about playing OL, but I'd have to assume athleticism can make or break an O-Lineman, just like any other player. If the kid is smart enough, footwork and things should be easy to overcome with some repetition.Quote:
Originally Posted by BisonNolesFan77
Very, very true. Big kids are everywhere in today's college football world. There are D-II and even NAIA teams that have an offensive line similar in size to good D-I teams. The difference is primarily athletic ability, especially the ability to move the feet and get in position to make the block.Quote:
Originally Posted by EndZoneQB
The biggest differences assuming a 6-4, 300 lb lineman that plays at NAIA, DII, DI-FCS or DI-FBS is quickness, speed, agility (balance) and strength.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kermit
Chances are the NAIA 6-4, 300lb lineman is big, but not as much muscle and will appear less fit. He will also be slower out of his stance and into the blocking position (i.e. less quick), and if required to pull or move to a block he will be much slower in transition. When running to block downfield the NAIA lineman will likely be slower than a DII or DI lineman. Also factor in that an NAIA lineman will be less agile and more easily shed by a defensive player during the block.
Mounds View o-lineman Billy Turner has committed to NDSU according to Hallstrom blog.....
This is a big recruiting win for the football program. It is always great to beat UNI (among others) in a recruiting battle, especially in the Twin Cities. Turner was rated the #8 player in the state of Minnesota by Rivals.com in a list updated just last week: http://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/vie...2480&Year=2010Quote:
Originally Posted by bisoninloveland
BisonMedia link: http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/?blog=63508
UNI sucks!
6'5, 270... great size. get this kid into our strength and conditioning program and the kid looks like he has some serious potentialQuote:
Originally Posted by Kermit
we NEED Keorris Berry... any word on what other offers he has? I watched a video of him on ESPN. Great tackler, seems very disciplined, good speed and great open field tackler... exactly what we need at the OLB spot. He would be a great get at a thin position. A little undersized, but reminds me of Ramon Humber
I saw Turner at the top prospect camp we had at the end of July. He didn't run the 40 and has some serious issues with a knee. I think it was an arthritic condition. Esala seemed like the better prospect at the time. He was really impressive. He manhandled Costingan and Keys in that camp.
I did a little checking. The first kid that you see Esala level is Donny Hissa, Wisconsin recruit, 6'8" 250. I don't have the stats on the rest but I know that number 77 in white in the video is 6'5" 290 and number 75 is purple is 6'2" 285.....so much for the 100 pounds lighter theory. As for the low pads...how the hell do you get low pads on someone that is a foot shorter than you??Quote:
Originally Posted by BisonNolesFan77
I think Aaron Esala's video showed a lot of improvement since last year. He's a kid that really seems to want it.Quote:
Originally Posted by WIbison Fan
Per Steve Hallstrom, the Bison got a commitment from Billy Turner from Mounds View so I've moved him from the "Offer List" to the "Verbal" list. He's a top 10 recruit in Minnesota.
That's a big verbal in a number of ways!
Need some more Wisconsin kids like Esala for when NDSU finally gets a game scheduled with the Badgers!
It's another sign that we're competing with UNI for the Twin Cities recruits...which explains a part of their defensiveness about our presence in the MVFC.
It's been said before, but it bears repeating that more penetration is needed in the Chicagoland area. This is a metro area that is about 4 times larger than the TC that includes some great football on the Indiana side of Lake Michigan. There high school programs produce big and hard nosed athletes that fit the mold of Bison philosophy. Clearly the biggest hurdle is distance from home making it a little harder to pull kids from here but in reality it's not that much further. The recent basketball and football program notoriety has helped tremendously and should be capitilized on. 3 or 4 athletes per year is a good start but 7 or 8 would satifsy me. A couple of excellent JUCO programs around here too.
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Originally Posted by IzzyFlexion
Some of our recent "stars" have been from ILL...
Preach on, brother!:nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by EndZoneQB
My kid has varsity basketball tryouts at Steve Walker University next week.:)
I agree, I think that has always been the reason for UNI fans' instant loathing of NDSU fans.(Lakes might have something to do with it also) IMO, we offer everything they do, but with a better overall package. Better city in which to live, better facilities, better tradition, flagship school, football is king here, although that seems to be slowly changing with the success the basketball team is enjoying. Not now, because we are still recovering from the transition to DI, but in 5-10 years, NDSU and UNI will be the top choices for most second tier recruits in the Midwest. I see us winning a lot of those recruiting battles very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by CaBisonFan
One third of the verbals to date are OL, I think that is a very good thing and bucks the trend in recent years where Bohl has only gotten two :p :p
I think you are absolutely correct :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by CaBisonFan
hit the nail on the head!! They deep down know we compete with them in every aspect and they will not have the gimmies from Minny anymore, and SDSU will also be in there I would thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by CaBisonFan
minnesota-scores website.
Re: NDSU D1 Recruits
by cobrasnake » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:35 pm
Posts: 85
heres two names for ya just found out by our AD this morning actually.
Blayne Erie-QB-6'5'' 185
Brandon Hadler-WR/KR-5'10" 160
both these kids coming out of Goodhue Minnesota. there team actually made it to there class 1 section finals game and is expected to beat blooming and go to state this year.
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Goodhue loses on heartbreaker by 1 to miss state:
The tandem of Erie and Hadler had an even better night. They connected for eight passes covering 166 yards. The biggest one of the night came at 5:45 of the second quarter when Hadler scored on a 66-yard pass play to score the first points of the game.
It was the third straight game in which Hadler totaled more than 100 receiving yards
I know he did two camps at NDSU, one at WI, one at UMD and a number of combines. He was the o-line MVP at the Minneapolis NUC event topping Tom Farniok. According to WSN, he was invited to the U100 National Top Prospects camp at University of OK after going to the regional event in Indianapolis. Only the top 15 kids in the country at each position got an invite. WSN stated that he declined the invite to come to NDSU for the top prospect camp here in July. Sounds like a kid that really wants to be here.Quote:
Originally Posted by HHS
Seems like all that college coaching and combines did him good!