AJS

Agreed. My question currently is who are the Winona / MSU-M WR’s replacing? I know 360 speculated that Gross / Ryan are done. If that’s the case and there’s more spots open than is public (Graduation + portal), I’m not as worried. Still need to hit in the portal, but at least there will be others committing.

Good offer list as well. Great add!

Theo Grace was an unknown. Important to note, impact vs depth. #’s don’t tell the story. UND has 4 impact of 14. NDSU has 7 impact of 11. That’s an awful ratio.

I do think SDSU recruits the portal the best, NDSU / USD similar (step down from SDSU). Then there's the Hawks. On paper. I have said, there seems to be an extra degree of difficulty in projecting who will hit out of the portal, so who really knows. Edit: "On Paper" rankings. SDSU ahead by a lot, USD, NDSU, UND. I will say, NDSU *on paper* didn't really knock it out of the park either. Relative to HS recruiting, they seem to struggle as well.

On paper, fair assessment. Portal recruiting, one is not like the others.

Thought Roehl would be a better option?

Few notes here. Retain and develop key players. I like the new portal dates better, but it seems less than ideal for programs trying to get pieces. Non-JUCO / D2 players have realistically a week to visit / commit. It's highly risky. You strike out a few times and you are SOL. Is there a lot of talent in the portal, yes. Is it easy to get them to commit in a short window, doesn't appear to be. You do not want to be an FCS program with a lot of holes to fill and think the portal is the way to do it. That being said, there seems to be way less rhyme or reason to players that "hit" vs those that don't. Who would have thought that Fleming (4th WR on NAU) would have been the breakout star from last year's WR group? The JUCO guys on defense who were great last year. How highly recruited were they? I'm not going to get overly excited, but also won't be getting too down on anyone how commits. Wait and see.

7 D1 offers. Would be a key commit. The new portal dates. Preferred over the old, but really can put programs in a tough spot. You have to hit on an incredibly high % of your visits.

As it stands, big need now is WR. Would think minimum two needed.

Classes start next Monday @ 4pm. Anyone know who is visiting this week? Only seen one.

First game back after break. Not sure how many key players will not be in the lineup? Smart scheduling

If it was Gordie I would think it would have been announced by now, no?

Is the current portal commit list? • 2 LB • 2 DB What is the consensus on how many more they will want? • 2/3 DL (DT / DE) • 1 DB • 3 WR • 1 RB Am I far off?