2008 NDSU Recruits

[HerdBot]

Tim Sauer, the 6'8, 250 OL from Rosemount, MN will be visiting NDSU next week and is basically down to NDSU and Northern Iowa. He recently visited Colorado but both CU and MN want him to walk on and he said last night that he wants a scholarship.

Any news on Sauer?

[WildBill]

Just a clarification. MN wants him to greyshirt,not walk on. There is a difference

[Bryan]

doesn't matter, sauer said he's not interested, he wants a scholarship immediately and thats why he will choose between UNI and NDSU.

[HerdBot]

doesn't matter, sauer said he's not interested, he wants a scholarship immediately and thats why he will choose between UNI and NDSU.

Football aside, it's tough to argue with a free education. Who the heck wants to pay off school loans? I do know he would be the 4th player off the KARE 11 ALL METRO TEAM and the 3rd on offense! Check it out http://www.kare11.com/sports/prep/20...o_offense.aspx

Joe Lund - Bloomington Kennedy
Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane - Bloomington Kennedy
Dan Offerman - Roseville
Tim Sauer - ????

[Bison"FANatic"]

He sounds like a kid with good size and knows how to play. He would be a good addition to NDSU .

[RedRiver]

Updated recruiting information from the Bison Media Blog. I noticed that the last two recruits also had offers from some of the other regional schools!!

http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/

[Jdubs21]

i thought we had a DT from NDSCS comin in?????

[onbison09]

From the Forum blog: (sounds awesome):
Some of the stuff I was not able to fit in the TV sportscast the other night about the 2 most recent verbal commitments from NDSU.
First of all, to echo Jeff's post, I have it on good authority that NDSU does not have any verbals from junior college kids. They may down the road, but not right now.
Joe Lund (Bloomington Kennedy Center) appears to be one of the better gets of the recruiting season, at least on paper. He's 6-2, 275 and was a KARE 11 all metro first teamer and a first team AP all Stater. If you're not familiar with how Minnesota works, if you're first team all state that means you're one of the top 5 O Linemen in the state. That's pretty impressive when you consider all the kids out there. A couple on that list are going to major college places. His HS coach Dave Frisell says he wanted to walk on to Minnesota or Wisconsin, because the kid believes he can be a Big 10 player, but mom and dad said "Look son, if someone's willing to pay your school for the next 4 years, that's what you're gonna do." Can't blame em. He had offers from all the upper midwest D2's, along with UND, USD, Northern Iowa, SDSU, and Illinois State. Coach says he believes he can definitely play Big 10 football, but those schools were hesitant because of his height. Another inch or two and it would have been a different deal, says coach. Coach says he's extremely athletic, probably the best lineman in the Classic Lake Conference the last 2 years. Says he has a real mean streak and a fierce competitor. In my mind, this is the poster child for NDSU recruiting in the last few years. Find the kids that are just a tenth of a second too slow or an inch two short for the Big 10 and bring em up to Fargo. It's worked well with many of their current kids--I think of Humber, Maresh, Bowman, Schommer, etc. It's also the kind of deal that you get with Hakeem B-M. Just a step slower than what the big boys want. This is also good timing with Lund as Harrington and Septak are seniors next season.
Isaac Kolstad (Safety - Mankato East High School) is a little more under the radar. His coach says he was a marked man on offense this past season so his stats are a little underwhelming. He played TE, Receiver and RB last season just to move him around and give him some better matchups. He leaves the school as the #2 interception guy all-time with 10 picks. He also leaves as the #4 receiver in school history with 39 catches and 5th in receiving yards with 710. Was a 2 year starter and would have played extensively as a sophomore if he hadn't gotten injured. He's 6-2, 210 pounds - pretty good size for a high schooler, certainly good size for a HS receiver/RB. Coach says his instincts are as good as Craig Dahl's was when he played there. He had offers from USD and UND, and returned 2 kicks for TD, one last year and one this year.
The recruiting class to this point - to me - seems solid, but not spectacular. But that's true of this time just about every year. The big names on their list are typically still holding out hope for an FBS offer at this point, and they usually get one or two. They are hoping to bring in 15-16 High School kids and then maybe add a late prepster or a Juco. Jeff's list and mine are the same. 11 commitments so far, so there will probably be 4 or 5 more. Signing day is February 6.

[NDSUstudent]

That center sounds like a good get, love the comment about the mean streak and him being a fierce competitor. Bohl definitely knows how to land quality linemen.

[AVBisonFan]

doesn't matter, sauer said he's not interested, he wants a scholarship immediately and thats why he will choose between UNI and NDSU.

According to a post on Minnesotapreps.com Sauer has committed to UNI