siouxfan512 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Poole just tweeted his commitment to UND Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 A player that UND's staff should at least consider to contact. He would get plenty of playing time.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/26/michigan-rb-justice-hayes-announces-transfer/ Quote
ericpnelson Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 A player that UND's staff should at least consider to contact. He would get plenty of playing time.http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/26/michigan-rb-justice-hayes-announces-transfer/ That'd be insanely cool, but since he's graduating, I'd imagine he'll want to stay FBS. Quote
Nodak78 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Have him work on his masters for his last yr. Quote
gundy1124 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Poole just tweeted his commitment to UND This guy is a player......not sure the 4.4 forty is true but he looks good. Quote
Risky Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 So far we have commitments from recruits who were originally from 11 different states (North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Florida, Michigan, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, California, North Carolina and Alabama). We also have recruits from Canada and Sweden. Our coaching staff is really working hard. Hopefully it will pay off. Fun times ahead. No Wisconsin though. Quote
forksandspoons Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 great recruiting weekend. now who are the top targets left? looking at the roster and commits, i think DT is the next position of need. thoughts? Quote
Nodak78 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Real nice class filling our needs and gaining depth. Would like to see a DT, OL and another RB. Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Real nice class filling our needs and gaining depth. Would like to see a DT, OL and another RB. Agreed, especially on DT and OL. Would also like to see the get Trey Anderson at QB. Quote
Matt Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 If someone can recall the year where the coaches or fans of either UND or the ac got up and said "holy hell, this recruiting season was a disaster...we missed on most every guy we targeted", the bar tab is on me. 2 Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 If someone can recall the year where the coaches or fans of either UND or the ac got up and said "holy hell, this recruiting season was a disaster...we missed on most every guy we targeted", the bar tab is on me. Who cares ... this stuff gives everyone something to follow and have fun with. Nobody is saying this will make us champions, but its fun to look at the potential. 3 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 If someone can recall the year where the coaches or fans of either UND or the ac got up and said "holy hell, this recruiting season was a disaster...we missed on most every guy we targeted", the bar tab is on me. I think we all remember a QB with the last name of Mertens from EGF. NDSU got him and people on this forum were all up in arms that we didn't recruit him harder. Well, Mertens turned into an interception machine in Fargo and didn't amount to what people were thinking he would. Recruiting is an inexact science at best and a total crapshoot at worst, although I do think Bubba and his staff have a better handle on it than the previous regime did. Quote
shep Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I love optimism, but Matt is right. It's why I quit reading the hockey board. Every 15 year old that may come here is the next Toews, Parise, Hrkac. God doesn't make that many of them. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I think we all remember a QB with the last name of Mertens from EGF. NDSU got him and people on this forum were all up in arms that we didn't recruit him harder. Well, Mertens turned into an interception machine in Fargo and didn't amount to what people were thinking he would. Recruiting is an inexact science at best and a total crapshoot at worst, although I do think Bubba and his staff have a better handle on it than the previous regime did.Recruiting is certainly an inexact science. The only ways around that, or to be a consistently good recruiting program, is to recruit the top local prospects year in and year out. That's the only way to nearly guarantee the majority of the class will stick it out and participate their entire eligibility. Attrition kills recruiting and ultimately football programs. When a lack of local recruiting and attrition hits home, it's not good news. Prime examples include Brewster/Minnesota and Mussman/UND. Quote
The Sicatoka Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Hope springs eternal. No. Hope is southeast of Finley and northwest of Page. There's always Hope in North Dakota. 1 Quote
Teeder11 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 No. Hope is southeast of Finley and northwest of Page. There's always Hope in North Dakota. Now that's funny, right there! ^^^^^ Quote
Matt Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Recruiting is certainly an inexact science. The only ways around that, or to be a consistently good recruiting program, is to recruit the top local prospects year in and year out. That's the only way to nearly guarantee the majority of the class will stick it out and participate their entire eligibility. Attrition kills recruiting and ultimately football programs. When a lack of local recruiting and attrition hits home, it's not good news. Prime examples include Brewster/Minnesota and Mussman/UND. The point of my post was that at the end of the day, recruiting is celebrated every year no matter what happens. Coaches and fans will rip their team on the field and in the media when they stink, but the one area they don't deal in brutal honesty is on signing day. Your prime example is exhibit A. The daggers don't come out until after it becomes evident that the recruits can't win. Not a complaint, just the nature of recruiting. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 The point of my post was that at the end of the day, recruiting is celebrated every year no matter what happens. Coaches and fans will rip their team on the field and in the media when they stink, but the one area they don't deal in brutal honesty is on signing day. Your prime example is exhibit A. The daggers don't come out until after it becomes evident that the recruits can't win. Not a complaint, just the nature of recruiting.The main thing to me is that the class contains most if not all positions and possesses local recruits. The rest of the grading, like you mentioned, is wait and see. I'm happy to see Bubba has addressed nearly all positions and many recruits are local. With those two points, I'm fairly pleased with this class given how early it is. Won't know true nature of class for a couple years. Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Something interesting to ponder: More local representation with this recruiting class should equal greater attendance, right? Obviously winning is most important to attendance, but more local UND student-athletes means more local family and friends. 1 Quote
UND92,96 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 The point of my post was that at the end of the day, recruiting is celebrated every year no matter what happens. Coaches and fans will rip their team on the field and in the media when they stink, but the one area they don't deal in brutal honesty is on signing day. Your prime example is exhibit A. The daggers don't come out until after it becomes evident that the recruits can't win. Not a complaint, just the nature of recruiting. One recruiting scenario where it might be difficult to portray it as a cause for celebration is when your program is reduced to having to poach verbal commits from a lower-division program or programs in the last two weeks before signing day just to fill out a class. This is purely a hypothetical, mind you. 4 Quote
Bison Dan Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 One recruiting scenario where it might be difficult to portray it as a cause for celebration is when your program is reduced to having to poach verbal commits from a lower-division program or programs in the last two weeks before signing day just to fill out a class. This is purely a hypothetical, mind you. Our class is pretty full how about yours? Quote
UND1983 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Our class is pretty full how about yours?Full. Maybe 2 spots left if something pops up. Roll with what we got, coaches have to make them better. Unlike those clowns in Laramie. (92,96 wasn't talking about the AC) Quote
Shawn-O Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Full. Maybe 2 spots left if something pops up. Roll with what we got, coaches have to make them better. Unlike those clowns in Laramie. (92,96 wasn't talking about the AC) If the shoe fits *cough...Hendricks...cough**** 1 Quote
Bison Dan Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Full. Maybe 2 spots left if something pops up. Roll with what we got, coaches have to make them better. Unlike those clowns in Laramie. (92,96 wasn't talking about the AC) WY is any coaches nightmare. Quote
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