Hambone Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 The class is starting to come together. Still have plenty of needs - hopefully the Michigan boys enjoy themselves this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMSioux Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I never bought into the postings here that said "This is a throw away year," or concerns about only having a couple of committments. Common sense and experience tells you there are plenty of quality student athletes out there who have no reason to make an early committment. Plus UND is a very nice campus and University with great facilities - it's biggest recruiting hurdle is probably the weather. it's not always about "Dah Football" sometimes it's about what area they want to study in (they have higher goals than being petition takers and late night Best Buy employees) or they have family ties to a school or region. Plus you never know the quality of a recruiting class until around their sophomore or even junior year - so it doesn't matter if they sign in October of January. As we all know there's no science, no guarantees when it comes to recruiting. I'm hoping we can get back to enjoying the seasons and talking about the teams without questioning every decision the administration and coaches make in all sports. Perhaps I'm dreaming as there are always those who are smarter than the administration and the coaches. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looking at Wiki, a few updates. Zack Singer committed to Kent State. Corbin Gouby committed to NAU. Noah Roberts committed to USD. Porter Ontko committed to Dartmouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I never bought into the postings here that said "This is a throw away year," or concerns about only having a couple of committments. Common sense and experience tells you there are plenty of quality student athletes out there who have no reason to make an early committment. Plus UND is a very nice campus and University with great facilities - it's biggest recruiting hurdle is probably the weather. it's not always about "Dah Football" sometimes it's about what area they want to study in (they have higher goals than being petition takers and late night Best Buy employees) or they have family ties to a school or region. Plus you never know the quality of a recruiting class until around their sophomore or even junior year - so it doesn't matter if they sign in October of January. As we all know there's no science, no guarantees when it comes to recruiting. I'm hoping we can get back to enjoying the seasons and talking about the teams without questioning every decision the administration and coaches make in all sports. Perhaps I'm dreaming as there are always those who are smarter than the administration and the coaches. Well said. While I don't believe it will be a home run class on paper, there are still a lot of good kids out there that UND will at least get a chance with. We'll just have to wait until everything plays out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Any word on whether Tim Gordon has or will be visiting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Any word on whether Tim Gordon has or will be visiting? He was in GF during the season at some point I believe - not sure if he will be coming back during January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 Looking at Wiki, a few updates. Zack Singer committed to Kent State. Corbin Gouby committed to NAU. Noah Roberts committed to USD. Porter Ontko committed to Dartmouth. Wiki has been updated with these plus a couple other updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSiouxFan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Wiki has been updated with these plus a couple other updates. Thanks. Hope your wife is doing better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoSiouxFan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 New Longhorns Coach Charlie Strongs Players Code Of Conduct. Strong and his coaches met with the team and outlined their expectations. He followed that with individual meetings with key players and 2014 seniors. The meeting was "very intense", but there was no yelling or drill sergeant act. No theater. Just a detailing of how things are going to be from now on. No one was thanked for being there. No one was patted on the back for being at Texas. Strongs expectations: Players will attend all of their classes and sit in the front two rows of all of their classes. GAs, academic folks, position coaches will be checking constantly now. No headphones in class. No texting in class. Sit up and take notes. If a player misses a class, he runs until it hurts. If he misses two classes, his entire position unit runs. If he misses three, the position coach runs. The position coaches don't want to run. No earrings in the football building. No drugs. No stealing. No guns. Treat women with respect. Players may not live off campus anymore, unless they're a senior who hits certain academic standards. The University will buy out the leases for every player currently living off campus and put them in the athletic dorm. The team will all live together, eat together, suffer together, and hang out together. They will become a true team and learn to impose accountability on each other. The cliques are over. There's no time for a rebuild. "I don't have time for that." The expectation is that Texas wins now. Players will learn that they would rather practice than milk a minor injury. The focus is on winning and graduating. Anything extraneous to that is a distraction and will be stamped out or removed. Strong met individually with seniors and key leaders and re-emphasized that the plan is to win now. They can lead the new culture or be run over by it. "I don't want to talk about things. I'd rather do things. We just talked. Now it's time to do." Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 that just takes college out of the college memorys It's spelled 'memories'. What college did you attend? Maybe you need to watch ESPN's "The Junction Boys" and see how Paul Bryant ran his first team at Texas A&M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Maybe you need to watch ESPN's "The Junction Boys" and see how Paul Bryant ran his first team at Texas A&M. That's a good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 If feel like the culture not only had changed with the football program but on here as well. I don't hear as much complaining about scout/rivals ratings as we used to do, myself included. Maybe we all are just looking for reliable lunchpail type players instead of flash in the pan softies that will leave us high and dry at the first sign of adversity. I think it's refreshing and about time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNRfan358 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 William Lyons is a DB from northern Nevada, prepped at Reed high school, graduate of 2013 class. Originally planned on attending Air Force(recruited by Jay Campbell) and had interest from San Jose state but did not have the grades. He's coming in now as a grey shirt. Pretty good all around athlete, played with my son. Holds a couple region and school records in track. Finalist for the 100 meters junior and senior year. Good kid. If he stays up with grades you'll be getting a really good player. Highlights below. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/717876/will-lyons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 William Lyons is a DB from northern Nevada, prepped at Reed high school, graduate of 2013 class. Originally planned on attending Air Force(recruited by Jay Campbell) and had interest from San Jose state but did not have the grades. He's coming in now as a grey shirt. Pretty good all around athlete, played with my son. Holds a couple region and school records in track. Finalist for the 100 meters junior and senior year. Good kid. If he stays up with grades you'll be getting a really good player. Highlights below. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/717876/will-lyons Grey shirt meaning apart of the program and eligible for the 2015 season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 William Lyons is a DB from northern Nevada, prepped at Reed high school, graduate of 2013 class. Originally planned on attending Air Force(recruited by Jay Campbell) and had interest from San Jose state but did not have the grades. He's coming in now as a grey shirt. Pretty good all around athlete, played with my son. Holds a couple region and school records in track. Finalist for the 100 meters junior and senior year. Good kid. If he stays up with grades you'll be getting a really good player. Highlights below. http://www.hudl.com/...7876/will-lyons Welcome to the board and thanks for the insight! I assume he is a CB rather than a safety? How did he happen to end up at UND? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Grey shirt meaning apart of the program and eligible for the 2015 season? Greyshirts usually wait until the spring semester to enroll so they don't use any of their eligibility during the fall. Since it looks like he didn't play or attend any school during the fall, he would be eligible as a freshman this fall and still have 5 years to complete his four years of playing time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNRfan358 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Welcome to the board and thanks for the insight! I assume he is a CB rather than a safety? How did he happen to end up at UND? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNRfan358 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I believe Coach Nurse recruited him before he was let go. He went up there on a visit this past summer. He played corner in high school, along with receiver at the very beginning of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Greyshirts usually wait until the spring semester to enroll so they don't use any of their eligibility during the fall. Since it looks like he didn't play or attend any school during the fall, he would be eligible as a freshman this fall and still have 5 years to complete his four years of playing time. Thank you for the insight. I'm looking forward to seeing him play in the spring game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdub27 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Lots of playing time available in the secondary for those that want to earn it. Glad to have another good sized defensive back on the team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjensen Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I did overhear some of the football talking about someone who was suppose to go to San Jose State. I also do believe he is enrolled this Spring semester here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I did overhear some of the football talking about someone who was suppose to go to San Jose State. I also do believe he is enrolled this Spring semester here There is a freshman named William Lyons enrolled at UND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Fan Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 There is a freshman named William Lyons enrolled at UND. Are you able to confirm that Carr, Norberg and other important redshirts are enrolled for this semester? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjensen Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Yes both Aeron Carr and Kyle Norberg are on campus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Are you able to confirm that Carr, Norberg and other important redshirts are enrolled for this semester? Thetwo you note are there I'm pretty sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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