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    Quote Originally Posted by 344Johnson View Post
    Burgundy raises a good point. Easy to say the big schools missed on him with what he has done here. Don't know if people were all that excited about him when he signed. Too lazy to look it up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 344Johnson View Post
    Burgundy raises a good point. Easy to say the big schools missed on him with what he has done here. Don't know if people were all that excited about him when he signed. Too lazy to look it up.
    What do you mean? Lakes got the text remember? I think the folks who knew of him were pretty pumped.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DjKyRo View Post
    Definitely going down as one of the best linebackers in NDSU history. That 29-tackle game was just epic. Really showing up a little more in the stat column this year too, but what he brings to the field is more than that. Leadership and a great mind for the game.
    Has a chance to finish in the top 5 in career total tackles. He's at 279.

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    Grant was a MONSTER recruit. I will never forget having a coach tell me, "If we can finish this class with Grant and Littlejohn." I immediately was googling this Littlejohn kid. Who was a QB.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DePereBisonFan View Post
    I'd like to see him coaching at NDSU
    Definitely. I'm guessing we will lose some assistants on that side of the ball after the season ends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MNLonghorn10 View Post
    Agreed..he doesn't seem very tall. Grants a great player, no doubt..but after ndsu, I don't think there's a place for him in the nfl. If there was it'd be special teams
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    And that's kind of my point about the possibility of him playing. Is there any doubt that if he got a look and made it onto a squad that he wouldn't get a few reps on kick coverage? And if he did, is there anyone on here who would say that he wouldn't stand-out there, even in the NFL? I think he would. And those players who tend to stand-out there, tend to get a few reps during a series or two.

    Maybe it's too much of a pipe dream, but I feel like if he got a shot, in a year or 2 he would be a proven commodity.

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    Tony. Please rename this thread: Why have a Serious Broner for Grant Olson.
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    Ramon Humber is 5-11 and about 230.

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    I was excited when Grant committed, I remember that. I recall his coach saying that Grant was a better LB than one of his teammates who committed to Stanford that same year. Also remember his coach saying that Grant reminded of him of James Laurinaitis who he also coached and was either an All-American at Ohio St at that time or an early round draft pick in the NFL.

    Don't get me wrong, I think Grant is a great football player. I just don't think he'll have the measurables to fit in anywhere at the NFL level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Professor Chaos View Post
    I was excited when Grant committed, I remember that. I recall his coach saying that Grant was a better LB than one of his teammates who committed to Stanford that same year. Also remember his coach saying that Grant reminded of him of James Laurinaitis who he also coached and was either an All-American at Ohio St at that time or an early round draft pick in the NFL.

    Don't get me wrong, I think Grant is a great football player. I just don't think he'll have the measurables to fit in anywhere at the NFL level.
    Much like Jensen, I just hope he gets a shot at one camp. I don't think anyone ever wants to think about "what could have been if I'd only gotten a shot." Even if at a severe disadvantage to draft picks, anyone who gets a camp invite has a chance to make that team......and if you do not make it, you leave with your head held high knowing you gave it your best and you will still end up in the NDSU Hall of Fame and still have rings for your fingers.

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