2010 Recruiting

[HHS]

Hinz: Maybe he's viewed as either side of the ball. If a couple stud DTs are signed, he goes offense. If not, he plays DT.

[tony]

What kind of talent is coming out of ND other than the two kids we've already received verbals from??

I think Mr. Burgundy posted a while back that NDSU was really interested in Tyler Gefroh from Grand Forks Red River and Travis Beck from Langdon.

[MN_BISON]

Interesting that Terry V. over at the Argus Learder finds it interesting that NDSU has so many verbals already, he seems to think without talking to anyone in the program or maybe Fargo media that some sort of panic is setting in. What the hell does that mean? Panic about what? Yeah last year did not live up to what many of us thought was going to happen but I think Bohl and the rest of the coaches know a thing or two about finding good football players and evaluating talent. I just don't get the whole panic thing. Thoughts? I think Terry has been drinking too much of the water down in Wattibville, panic my ass.

[Mr. Burgundy]

You mean Terry V who would beg to cover the Bison his true favorite team so he does a fantastic job of covering the little sister in hopes of coming back to a "major market?" Oh that Terry Vandrovec. Great job Terry. Yeah, Panic has set in. Classic.

How about identifying talent, offering....they accept. Then, if the kid were to blow up as a senior, like many of these kids will, they hopefully will stick to their verbal and not pursue the bigger schools. Hinz in Nebraska is a great case of this. There is not a "shocker" verbal in the group. Just because one team does it...doesn't make it wrong. Maybe Bohl is just being more 1A than 1AA right now. All the big schools have a batch of verbals right now. Just because UND and SDSU doesn't....people are trying to figure out why we do. Classic. UND has a damn thread about this right now....and now SDSU's beat writer is wondering....great stuff.

Enjoy Brookings Terry

[JacksFan06]

Terry was posed the question on his live blog today "what's the deal with NDSU signing so many players so early?"

His answer was,
Honestly, I'm not sure because I haven't spoken to anybody in that program. However, from the outside - and I posted this on my Twitter page earlier this week - I can't help but wonder if there is some panic going on. Eight verbals before the start of the season is really, really high for an FCS program. Wouldn't you want to wait and see if a kid "falls" to you, rather than maybe snatching up a kid early who might be a reach? And won't at least one of those eight get hurt this year? Seems strange.

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From an outside looking in perspective, I'd agree that I was kind of scratching my head too. It's not like the recruits signed were being wooed by big time programs or anything. Most of them are local recruits whose competition was UND.

So is NDSU's thinking:
A. These prospects are can't miss, we don't even need to see their senior year. Sign them up now before other teams catch on.
2. This season might not end up much better than the last season so let's strike while the iron is still somewhat hot and sign these players before we have another mediocre season.

I know some NDSU fans might agree, and others will vehemently disagree but this years team has some HUGE question marks. Moves like putting McNorten at WR and bringing in Zo at TE makes it seem like their isn't much confidence in the passing game. Not to mention alot of talk of true freshman seeing significant time. Not to say this team doesn't have the potential to do some nice things and make the playoffs, but it also has equal or more potential to fall apart and have a down year.

[imabison]

Terry was posed the question on his live blog today "what's the deal with NDSU signing so many players so early?"

His answer was,
Honestly, I'm not sure because I haven't spoken to anybody in that program. However, from the outside - and I posted this on my Twitter page earlier this week - I can't help but wonder if there is some panic going on. Eight verbals before the start of the season is really, really high for an FCS program. Wouldn't you want to wait and see if a kid "falls" to you, rather than maybe snatching up a kid early who might be a reach? And won't at least one of those eight get hurt this year? Seems strange.

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From an outside looking in perspective, I'd agree that I was kind of scratching my head too. It's not like the recruits signed were being wooed by big time programs or anything. Most of them are local recruits whose competition was UND.

So is NDSU's thinking:
A. These prospects are can't miss, we don't even need to see their senior year. Sign them up now before other teams catch on.
2. This season might not end up much better than the last season so let's strike while the iron is still somewhat hot and sign these players before we have another mediocre season.

I know some NDSU fans might agree, and others will vehemently disagree but this years team has some HUGE question marks. Moves like putting McNorten at WR and bringing in Zo at TE makes it seem like their isn't much confidence in the passing game. Not to mention alot of talk of true freshman seeing significant time. Not to say this team doesn't have the potential to do some nice things and make the playoffs, but it also has equal or more potential to fall apart and have a down year.

Not being mentioned is that NDSU has alot of new coaches, different philosophies, differnt recruiting.

I guess we will see the beginning next Thursday, GO BISON!!

[RedRiver]

Most of the recruits that have been offered were at the Bison summer camp where the coaching staff had a chance to evaluate them. If the Bison coaches identified them as FCS recruits, why shouldn't they offer them? Why wait until other programs start recruiting them after their high school senior seasons?

[BisonNolesFan77]

Terry was posed the question on his live blog today "what's the deal with NDSU signing so many players so early?"

His answer was,
Honestly, I'm not sure because I haven't spoken to anybody in that program. However, from the outside - and I posted this on my Twitter page earlier this week - I can't help but wonder if there is some panic going on. Eight verbals before the start of the season is really, really high for an FCS program. Wouldn't you want to wait and see if a kid "falls" to you, rather than maybe snatching up a kid early who might be a reach? And won't at least one of those eight get hurt this year? Seems strange.

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From an outside looking in perspective, I'd agree that I was kind of scratching my head too. It's not like the recruits signed were being wooed by big time programs or anything. Most of them are local recruits whose competition was UND.

So is NDSU's thinking:
A. These prospects are can't miss, we don't even need to see their senior year. Sign them up now before other teams catch on.
2. This season might not end up much better than the last season so let's strike while the iron is still somewhat hot and sign these players before we have another mediocre season.

I know some NDSU fans might agree, and others will vehemently disagree but this years team has some HUGE question marks. Moves like putting McNorten at WR and bringing in Zo at TE makes it seem like their isn't much confidence in the passing game. Not to mention alot of talk of true freshman seeing significant time. Not to say this team doesn't have the potential to do some nice things and make the playoffs, but it also has equal or more potential to fall apart and have a down year.

DJ is still the #2 RB...you cant let a player with his skill set sit on the bench while PP is the #1, isn't the name of the game on offense to get the ball in your playmakers hands? Can't get it in his hands if he is standing on the sidelines. Zo won't sniff the field at TE, as harsh at that may sound, the TE position is not a concern. Everyone thinks playing true freshman is such a negative thing, but lets face it, the days of redshirting an entire class are over, these kids are coming into college more prepared, with the physical size and skill to compete and make an impact from day one. SDSU is not immune to its question marks heading into the season either, who is going to replace Berry? I think all Bison fans know what kind of an impact losing a great QB can be...

[bisonmike2]

Terry was posed the question on his live blog today "what's the deal with NDSU signing so many players so early?"

His answer was,
Honestly, I'm not sure because I haven't spoken to anybody in that program. However, from the outside - and I posted this on my Twitter page earlier this week - I can't help but wonder if there is some panic going on. Eight verbals before the start of the season is really, really high for an FCS program. Wouldn't you want to wait and see if a kid "falls" to you, rather than maybe snatching up a kid early who might be a reach? And won't at least one of those eight get hurt this year? Seems strange.

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From an outside looking in perspective, I'd agree that I was kind of scratching my head too. It's not like the recruits signed were being wooed by big time programs or anything. Most of them are local recruits whose competition was UND.

So is NDSU's thinking:
A. These prospects are can't miss, we don't even need to see their senior year. Sign them up now before other teams catch on.
2. This season might not end up much better than the last season so let's strike while the iron is still somewhat hot and sign these players before we have another mediocre season.

I know some NDSU fans might agree, and others will vehemently disagree but this years team has some HUGE question marks. Moves like putting McNorten at WR and bringing in Zo at TE makes it seem like their isn't much confidence in the passing game. Not to mention alot of talk of true freshman seeing significant time. Not to say this team doesn't have the potential to do some nice things and make the playoffs, but it also has equal or more potential to fall apart and have a down year.

that's an interesting take by him. he might be close to the truth on some of them. It's tough to say. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. Maybe we are reaching on some guys but everything I see on these kids, makes me feel that they are the real deal. of course I'm biased but we've gotten the 2 best players in ND. One of the best in SD. A huge OL kid from MN and a stud from NE. And that's just off the top of my head.

[Mr. Burgundy]

Lets face it....like it or not....NDSU has their way with recruiting in this area/region. Best facilties, best town, great school, best staff, great tradition, best gameday atmosphere....etc. SDSU and NDSU go after different kids, or we get the kids we want from SD. UND simply is not match for NDSU in recruiting...and that may or may not change in the future. We have not lost a recruiting battle against them yet. PERIOD. I guess other than our problem with depth at QB, which appears to be figuring itself out in the near future, I can honestly say that I do not and have not ever had a major concern with our recruiting.

Again, the class that was brought in last year (Lets call it the Justin Juckem class since he is my new mancrush) is the best class that we have had...and I am just stating my opinion of how it will turn out in the future.

I just don't see how you can really question our coach who is 26-7 in the last three years, packing the house like never before and an outstanding record against 1A schools. I also think this year is the best coaching staff we have put in place. Hopefully our quarterback play will be as good as SDSU's QB was last year. Those kids graduate and you must replace/reload them.
Sour grapes to Terry in Brookings. I am excited to follow these 8 kids in their senior seasons....including the Bismarck QB who plays at Fargo North tomorrow night.