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Any QB's yet?
Hoping AJ LOVES Fargo today. That would really help out at QB for years to come. Skill position players are always the last to sign. (At this level). They are waiting for the big boy offer....if they don't come....we get them.
My main recruiting push toward a QB would be this. "Have you seen our defense of the future? Can you score 14 points a game? We will win. Oh, and we have fantastic facilities, a great school, a great city and are playoff eligible. You may enjoy our sellout crowds too. Bring your parents to the tailgate."
Hey Tony, you gotta add that one OL from Cretin Durham Hall that verballed, cant remember the name, also that transfer from UCF.
The CDH guy, meaning Joe Kleason? Somebody posted that they heard from a third party that Kleason verballed to NDSU and then later said the person was confused and meant UND. Hehe, that's why I don't post verbals until we get a named source.Quote:
Originally Posted by rutlandbison
Thanks for the reminder on the UCF transfer though - I'll do that right now.
O i guess i didnt realize it meant UND, I guess it is a good thing you wait then.:nod:Quote:
Originally Posted by tony
anyone have any info on any interested recruits? the suspense is killin me
A little blurb about Ethan Hemer that NDSU is showing interest in. Strong side DE according to rivals.
http://www.wsaw.com/sports/headlines/37847479.html
http://wisconsinpreps.rivals.com/vie...=79603&sport=1
Lets lock him up!
I'm sure this kid is a good player, but the Bison already have commitments from FIVE potential defensive ends: Vaadeland, Drevlow, Jirik, Juckem, and Perry. How 'bout a QB, WR, or CB?Quote:
Originally Posted by tony
Kermit....relax....these things take time. Verbals can come anytime....they don't even have to come prior to signing day. I know you are taking kids from MSU-M and Duluth, but NDSU is having a fantastic recruiting period. The defensive end is a position that we need depth, and it adds alot of flexibility.
I hope we sign 10 DE's!!!!!!!!! We do have one CB and one WR already too. More to come.....and the QB position is a NEED...but we are shooting for a stud at that position.
Interesting that he was wearing a Sioux t-shirt during that interview, but nothing was mentioned about them.
haha yeah the fact he is wearing a sioux shirt is halarious
I don't think you can have too many potential D-Lineman in a class...if you can get pressure on the QB and control the line with a group of studs on the D-Line, you are going to have lots of success. These 6'4" and 6'5" 240 to 250 Lbs. recruits have lots of room to grow as well, take a kid who is 6'5" and 250 his senior year of high school and he can grow into a 6'5" 280 Lbs. D-Tackle who can move like your D-Ends.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kermit
I am sure lots of the skill position guys on the radar are still waiting to see if that "Big Offer" will come, its pretty clear that the coaching staff is going after some potential FBS players in this class, and they are still probably waiting to see if that "Big Offer" will come before signing day, skill positions are usually the last to come. So far, this class is looking very good, and I just have a feeling there will be a few flat out, stud playmakers in this class.
I agree that some of these guys may end up at DT before it is all said and done, but one other thing is that I would be real surprised if one or maybe two of these guys do not redshirt. So really, you can think of it as two classes in one.
You can never have too many defensive lineman. Most teams are an injury away from being screwed.Quote:
Originally Posted by BisonNolesFan77
any word on how it went????Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Burgundy
Hallstrom has a blog entry about it... let's just say that the Magic 8-Ball is saying "Outlook not so good."Quote:
Originally Posted by NDSUFan_Sav
Can someone tell where to find the blogs on the new Forum site? Since they changed formats I'm completely lost. Talk about taking a step backwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony
Huh, I was just thinking about how much I like the look of the site (especially once the bugs are worked out).Quote:
Originally Posted by NDSU1980
The blogs are in the middle column on the main page under a large heading that says "Areavoices Blogs". The most recently updated blogs are shown just below, or you can click on the heading for access to all of them.
Just read hallstrom's blog and ya know what, if he doesn't want to come here and be a Bison then who cares. If he wanted to come here for sure and like what we had to offer he would have committed. He may have had amazing stats coming out of high school, but so did Mertens (and we all know how that turned out last year). I say we get a kid who wants to be a Bison and will work his ass off to make the team better. If his heart isn't all here, I don't think he will give it his all. I remember reading something that Jose Moehler said along the lines of "football is everthing up there(North Dakota) and everybody goes to the games, thats where I want to play", something like that and that is the kind of kid I want to come and play football here. Not somebody who will be here second guessing his decision every day he is here.
I was wondering how we get all of our commits to show up on rivals.com. I think Marlins has something to do with the wisconsin commits but how do we get the rest on there?
Thank goodness you aren't a recruiter. LOL There is allot that goes in to making a decision on where to accept a scholarship. These are 17 year old kids we are dealing with. You cant just commit to a school on a whim. A recruit can get all caught up in the whirlwind of the recruiting process and it can get confusing when you've got people pulling you in different directions. Hopefully the kid has a check list(thats how I did it) of whats important to him in a school. That can range from academics, miles to home, social life, FBS vs FCS, Style of offense, Where did he feel the most comfortable, facilities etc. Check off the pros and cons of each school. When you look at the schools in a more critical manner the list of schools can get small real quick. But it will usually come down to 2-3 that are close.Quote:
Originally Posted by rutlandbison
You just don't give up on a kid because he didn't commit from the get go when this could be a life decision he is making. PL
O i know that, and I agree with you 100% PL. All i was saying is that, in Hallstroms blog it didn't really seem like he wanted to play here. If he comes here, then awsome, but it seemed as if if he would have came here his heart wouldn't be in it. I totally agree that choosing where to go to school is a big decision in one's life. I also agree with all the things that can be important. If i were a recruiter, which i am not, I would know doubt want him to come to my school, but if his whole heart wasn't there, then I don't know, thats all I was saying.Quote:
Originally Posted by 56BISON73
I think an overall "gut feeling" is a big part of any recruits rationale in selecting a school. If we can read between the lines of Steve's column, it appears A.J does not have a good "gut feeling" for NDSU
How can your whole heart be with ANY school until youve made a decision??? Just because he isnt frothing at the mouth about NDSU NOW doesnt mean if he came here he wouldnt give 100%. There are some recruits that pick a school because thats where theyve wanted to play their whole lives. They will even pay to walk on there IF they let him walk on. Then you have others that have to weigh each and every offer made in a rational process because its really a business decesion even though many dont look at it that way.Quote:
Originally Posted by rutlandbison
You also have others that attend a school just because family went their and they really dont want to. There are too many factors that go in to the decision to judge a kids intent at this juncture.
Update:
- Updated Bobby Ollman's status from "Offer" to "Verbal" per Marlins from www.wissports.net.
- Updated Garrett Bruhn's status from "Offer" to "Verbal" per the Forum
- Added AJ Van Voorhis to "Verbal" list per the Forum (I know we talked about him before, not sure why he wasn't on either list).
Chalk 'em up. Another couple verbals.
http://www.inforum.com/event/article...01/group/home/
Safety A.J. Van Voorhis from Champlin Park, Minn.
fullback/linebacker Garrett Bruhn from Beatrice, Neb
Lets hope that Van Voorhis turns out like our last player from Champlin Park! Both of them sound like good additions!Quote:
Originally Posted by bisonmike2
Hemer will not be a Bison. He will decide between Illinois State and Wisconsin (walk-on offer) later this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by tony
http://wisconsinpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=902370
Bruhn is tough...very good get. Good kid too!!!
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Originally Posted by bisonmike2
http://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/content.asp?cid=817883
Bruhn is a stud. My contact down in Nebraska has said we were on him early and he was just waiting to see if he would get a Big 12 offer. it didn't come. STEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! It sounds like he may play Linebacker for us.
I wonder if we are showing Bruhn's teammate at Beatrice any love? The Coleman kid has speed to burn. I don't know what position he projects to but I would guess WR and as a return specialist. Beatrice also has as JR DT that is getting some looks from big schools (NU, OU, etc).
I saw that he was getting some interest from Big 12 schools over on Rivals, tough to tell how much from a site like that, but sounds like he is another we can add to the list that we "Stole" from FBS...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Burgundy
My rough math:
14 verbals to date. Not positive if that is totally accurate.
2 transfers (kicker transfering too from FBS)...so that will be 3 transfers.
Greg Reid and Offerman coming back after sitting out last year with issues from the clearinghouse.
This is a GREAT group of athletes. Still waiting on a couple of skill position players.
I live less than a mile from Champlin Park High School, so I strolled over for a few games this year. Van Voorhis was pretty quick, but he really didn't stand out to me and I was surprised when he made the all-Metro first team. I'm not saying he's not good, just saying I really wasn't thinking NDSU type talent. Was quick and fast, but so were others around him. But I'm not a scout and coaches would know quite a bit more than me. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BisonNolesFan77
One note for next year - Champlin Park's running back, a junior named Brandon Marquart, was really good and it will be interesting to see what happens with him next year, as he's a little on the smaller side (5'9, 180).
I wouldn't say that we "stole" him from FBS. He didn't want to walk-on at NU or KU. About the only positive that has come about from the troubles with the economy is that it becomes more difficult for NU and other schools with strong walk-on programs to get kids to do that. Plus, NU took about 30 walk-ons last year, some of which they are very high on and that played this past season. With that said, Bruhn is a tough kid that from what I've heard works has ass off. Definitely two things I would want in a LB or FB.
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Originally Posted by BisonNolesFan77
The Van Voorhis kid must be the son of Tom Van Voorhis. Tom was a captin of the 86 Bisom that came back from the dead, backed into the playoffs and won a championship. They really had a hard time getting used to Earl as their head coach. The Van Voorhis kid should have some coaching skills. Just what you need in a safety.
Here are the top uncommitted prospects in Michigan:
http://www.freep.com/article/20090121/SPORTS06/90121014
I doubt NDSU has contacted this student but he's an interesting case: Hersey Jackson, RB, Allendale, 6', 215. As you can see in the article he rushed for 4000 yards and 59 TDs in his HS career before rupturing his Achilles at the beginning of his senior year. He also won the 100 meter title as a junior and is academically qualified.
Also mentions AJ.
85 Team.......Quote:
Originally Posted by DORMIE