2009 Recruits

[rutlandbison]

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?

[56BISON73]

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 ever thing 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.

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.
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

[rutlandbison]

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.
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.

[Wacker_in_the_Hall]

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

[56BISON73]

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.

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.
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.

[tony]

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).

[bisonmike2]

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

[BisonNolesFan77]

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!

[Kermit]

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

Hemer will not be a Bison. He will decide between Illinois State and Wisconsin (walk-on offer) later this week.

http://wisconsinpreps.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=902370

[rutlandbison]

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...=79512&sport=1