2014 Recruiting

[UND Fan]

Offeree BL Malik Fountain has verballed to CMU.

[UND Fan]

Offeree Kody Kodanko has verballed to Iowa St.

[UND Fan]

Offer:

DE Noah Roberts, 6'3", 200, Aurora (Christian), IL Has offers from Colgate and USD

[UND Fan]

Offeree Austin Roberts (LB from IL) has verballed to Illinois

[UND Fan]

Two more offerees have verballed:

DE Stoltenberg to NE

TE Elmore to UMinn

[UND Fan]

Three new offers:

Quinn Bailey, 6'4”, 270, Gilbert (Higley), AZ Has offers from AZ, ASU, NMex, UNC, OR, UT St & Wash

Andy Fidler, 6'6”, 270, Port Washington (Port Washington), WI Has offers from Fordham & B Green

Roderick Winters, 5'11”, 195, 4.5, Arlington (Bowie), TX Has offers from NM St, MO & S Hous St

[UNDBIZ]

Offeree Austin Roberts (LB from WI) has verballed to Rutgers

Offeree Austin Roberts (LB from IL) has verballed to Illinois

Were there really 2 Austin Roberts or was one of these an error?

[UND Fan]

This was my error - I realized it right away and changed it to IL. I thought I had deleted the first one but obviously not!

[Hambone]

Offer not yet reported:

RB Jarvion Franklin 6-1 220 lbs Tinley Park (Victor J Andrews), IL - offers from Ball State, Eastern Illinois and Western Michigan

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=8&c=1&nid=6732558

[UND Fan]

Offer not yet reported:

RB Jarvion Franklin 6-1 220 lbs Tinley Park (Victor J Andrews), IL - offers from Ball State, Eastern Illinois and Western Michigan

http://recruiting.sc...c=1&nid=6732558

It sure would be nice to add a talented RB with his size. He is rated 3 Stars by both Scout and Rivals. Also has offers from NIU and Miami (OH).

[geaux_sioux]

He's probably a really long shot for us to get but I like what it shows in coaching philosophy. They aren't going after little scat backs to run a spread with. They're going after big strong fast power backs so we can get back to pounding the rock. It's defiantly a nice thing to see that the coaches haven't forgotten what it takes to win championships.

[UND Fan]

As far as we know, this is the first offer to a QB:

Easton Stick, 6'2”, 200, Omaha (Creighton Prep), NE (2 Star - Rivals) Has offers from Akron, NDSU, UNC, USD & SDSU

[Hambone]

UND has offered Deion Harris, WR out of Hibbing, MN.

http://www.mnfootballhub.com/page/show/490729-2014-recruitment

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/955658/#highlights/41302376

[Hambone]

A couple new offers.

DE Drew Greely Wayzata, MinnesotaWayzata 6'3" 226 4.7

LB Daniel Vega Cedar Rapids, IowaXavier High School 6'4" 260 N/A

[Hambone]

Also an offer out to a QB in Arizona.

QB Devon Palomino Glendale, ArizonaDeer Valley 6'4" 199 4.9

[UND Fan]

Wiki has been updated with a great deal of new info - primarily new offers from other schools to prospects we have offered.

[NDSIOUXFAN1]

Is there a reason that we are offering kids from Florida and Arizona that we have no chance of getting? I understand that they want to get the best athletes that they can, but why waste time on kids that have bigger offers close to home or may leave after spending the month of January in Grand Forks.

[UNDBIZ]

Is there a reason that we are offering kids from Florida and Arizona that we have no chance of getting? I understand that they want to get the best athletes that they can, but why waste time on kids that have bigger offers close to home or may leave after spending the month of January in Grand Forks.

Although they may have offers from better schools right now, those offers can often disappear as the year goes on and those schools find better athletes to sign. Due to this a very good player from a southern state may fall to us on occasion and would be a steal for UND. It doesn't hurt to put the offer out there... if we get them then great, if we don't well we weren't really expecting to anyways. Also, maybe the athlete is interested in becoming a pilot

[geaux_sioux]

Gotta swing for the fences a time or two. Can't hit a home run if you don't. I have a ton of faith in our coaches and their recruiting philosophy.

[NDSIOUXFAN1]

I agree with the "swing for the fences" mentality. Do you think it is possible that we miss out on kids because of offers or attention to kids that won't end up coming to UND?

[mg2009]

I agree with the "swing for the fences" mentality. Do you think it is possible that we miss out on kids because of offers or attention to kids that won't end up coming to UND?

if you swing for the fences every time and strike out every time, what are you left with when they all commit up and fcs caliber athletes are all snapped up?

[geaux_sioux]

if you swing for the fences every time and strike out every time, what are you left with when they all commit up and fcs caliber athletes are all snapped up?

I didn't know we were swinging for the fences on every offer. Last years class worked out quite nicely even though we swung real big on some prospects.

[geaux_sioux]

I agree with the "swing for the fences" mentality. Do you think it is possible that we miss out on kids because of offers or attention to kids that won't end up coming to UND?

No because we offer a bunch of kids. If anything we lose out on lower end kids and pick up more higher end kids.

[UNDColorado]

if you swing for the fences every time and strike out every time, what are you left with when they all commit up and fcs caliber athletes are all snapped up?

You are a special kind of stupid if you really think that's what he meant. bville needs you back...run along now.

[mg2009]

You are a special kind of stupid if you really think that's what he meant. bville needs you back...run along now.

Who said anything about that? He asked for a situation in which offering high-end long shot athletes could backfire, and I gave him one. Sioux sports can be so sensitive and easy to offend sometimes.