2010 Recruiting

[bisoningrandforks]

Mounds View o-lineman Billy Turner has committed to NDSU according to Hallstrom blog.....

[Kermit]

Mounds View o-lineman Billy Turner has committed to NDSU according to Hallstrom blog.....

This is a big recruiting win for the football program. It is always great to beat UNI (among others) in a recruiting battle, especially in the Twin Cities. Turner was rated the #8 player in the state of Minnesota by Rivals.com in a list updated just last week: http://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/vie...2480&Year=2010

BisonMedia link: http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/?blog=63508

[ndsubison1]

UNI sucks!

[ndsubison1]

This is a big recruiting win for the football program. It is always great to beat UNI (among others) in a recruiting battle, especially in the Twin Cities. Turner was rated the #8 player in the state of Minnesota by Rivals.com in a list updated just last week: http://minnesotapreps.rivals.com/vie...2480&Year=2010

BisonMedia link: http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/?blog=63508

6'5, 270... great size. get this kid into our strength and conditioning program and the kid looks like he has some serious potential

[ndsubison1]

we NEED Keorris Berry... any word on what other offers he has? I watched a video of him on ESPN. Great tackler, seems very disciplined, good speed and great open field tackler... exactly what we need at the OLB spot. He would be a great get at a thin position. A little undersized, but reminds me of Ramon Humber

[WIbison Fan]

I saw Turner at the top prospect camp we had at the end of July. He didn't run the 40 and has some serious issues with a knee. I think it was an arthritic condition. Esala seemed like the better prospect at the time. He was really impressive. He manhandled Costingan and Keys in that camp.

[WIbison Fan]

Coming from a former Offensive Lineman here, He's def. got the size to play at this level, but I wasen't blown away by his video. His pad level gets high, but that is something that can and will def. have to be fixed at the college level. I guess I don't get to caught up in "pancake blocks"...even less caught up in them when the DE you are blocking in 100 Lbs. lighter than him, he damn well better knock them on their ass. Just by watching the video, it didn't look like he had that nasty streak in him, but that's also a little hard to tell in a video. Looks like he was "catching" the other player when he was in Pass Pro.

Footwork, Pad Level, and such are things that can be taught and refined when he gets into college...the size can't be.

I did a little checking. The first kid that you see Esala level is Donny Hissa, Wisconsin recruit, 6'8" 250. I don't have the stats on the rest but I know that number 77 in white in the video is 6'5" 290 and number 75 is purple is 6'2" 285.....so much for the 100 pounds lighter theory. As for the low pads...how the hell do you get low pads on someone that is a foot shorter than you??

[HHS]

I did a little checking. The first kid that you see Esala level is Donny Hissa, Wisconsin recruit, 6'8" 250. I don't have the stats on the rest but I know that number 77 in white in the video is 6'5" 290 and number 75 is purple is 6'2" 285.....so much for the 100 pounds lighter theory. As for the low pads...how the hell do you get low pads on someone that is a foot shorter than you??

I think Aaron Esala's video showed a lot of improvement since last year. He's a kid that really seems to want it.

[tony]

Per Steve Hallstrom, the Bison got a commitment from Billy Turner from Mounds View so I've moved him from the "Offer List" to the "Verbal" list. He's a top 10 recruit in Minnesota.

That's a big verbal in a number of ways!

[tony]

Need some more Wisconsin kids like Esala for when NDSU finally gets a game scheduled with the Badgers!