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[NDSUBowler]

Looks like his brother is transferring out of Illinois (lead team in tackles in 2016 in Big Ten play) for his senior year and NDSU is seemingly a top target?

Seems like that could be a good get for 1 year to build some LB depth.

On top of that, seems like a good kid too...academic all-big ten in 2015/16 and voted team captain first 4 games of 2017.

[tjbison]

Looks like his brother is transferring out of Illinois (lead team in tackles in 2016 in Big Ten play) for his senior year and NDSU is seemingly a top target?

Seems like that could be a good get for 1 year to build some LB depth.

On top of that, seems like a good kid too...academic all-big ten in 2015/16 and voted team captain first 4 games of 2017.

He graduated can go anywhere, think South Florida is in the mix as well

[NDSUBowler]

He graduated can go anywhere, think South Florida is in the mix as well

Thanks, I thought I heard graduated on Twitter, but the Illinois page says transferring, so I just rolled with that.

[KNOW IT ALL]

Don't need one year transfers like -ND, prefer to play the guys that commit to the Bison as Freshman and work their ass off to someday become a starter. Need not replace commitment to a program and hard work with a ONE-YEAR-WONDER. Who's is doing who a favor really? Besides, that's why a lot of kids commit to NDSU is because they don't sell off your position when you get to your junior and senior years.

[wagsabison]

Don't need one year transfers like -ND, prefer to play the guys that commit to the Bison as Freshman and work their ass off to someday become a starter. Need not replace commitment to a program and hard work with a ONE-YEAR-WONDER. Who's is doing who a favor really? Besides, that's why a lot of kids commit to NDSU is because they don't sell off your position when you get to your junior and senior years.

Worked alright when Andre Martin came here from Northern Iowa. Plus this guy is someone who graduated from his current school and is looking at a graduate degree we offer. If he fits what we want in a player and can add depth to our current roster, why not take him?

[EC8CH]

Building your program off of transfer students isn't good, but selectively offering the right type of transfer students is.

[Professor Chaos]

Don't need one year transfers like -ND, prefer to play the guys that commit to the Bison as Freshman and work their ass off to someday become a starter. Need not replace commitment to a program and hard work with a ONE-YEAR-WONDER. Who's is doing who a favor really? Besides, that's why a lot of kids commit to NDSU is because they don't sell off your position when you get to your junior and senior years.

No one is entitled to playing time at NDSU. That includes one year graduate transfers or guys who have been in the program for 4 or 5 years and I'm sure they all know and understand that. If this guy comes here next year and is better than the guys who are waiting in the wings behind the LBs the Bison are losing this year (which is Deluca, Board, and Plank) he should play. If he's not he won't and they'll use his scholarship on a 2019 recruit. Whoever ends up out on that field will have earned it regardless.

Worked alright when Andre Martin came here from Northern Iowa. Plus this guy is someone who graduated from his current school and is looking at a graduate degree we offer. If he fits what we want in a player and can add depth to our current roster, why not take him?

Yep, and with Pulvermacher's decommit there's a scholarship opportunity opened up at LB. On top of that next year there will be a total of 3 upperclassmen at LB; Marlette and Jordheim who will be seniors and Mercadel who will be a Junior.

[EC8CH]

Yep, and with Pulvermacher's decommit there's a scholarship opportunity opened up at LB. On top of that next year there will be a total of 3 upperclassmen at LB; Marlette and Jordheim who will be seniors and Mercadel who will be a Junior.

And Cox is firmly in the lineup. A transfer at LB would be nice to add some depth next year.

[56BISON73]

Don't need one year transfers like -ND, prefer to play the guys that commit to the Bison as Freshman and work their ass off to someday become a starter. Need not replace commitment to a program and hard work with a ONE-YEAR-WONDER. Who's is doing who a favor really? Besides, that's why a lot of kids commit to NDSU is because they don't sell off your position when you get to your junior and senior years.

[Mr Meaty]

Don't need one year transfers like -ND, prefer to play the guys that commit to the Bison as Freshman and work their ass off to someday become a starter. Need not replace commitment to a program and hard work with a ONE-YEAR-WONDER. Who's is doing who a favor really? Besides, that's why a lot of kids commit to NDSU is because they don't sell off your position when you get to your junior and senior years.

Remove all this from Christian Watson thread. You are talking about his brother. I for one think if his brother can help us even for one year that will help. Marlette is coming back from a bad knee injury and no clue how that will turn out. Jordhiem has also been dinged up. If anything in 2017 has taught is that it is great to have depth at LB.