Risky Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 When JJ turned down the Bison when he came out of high school, maybe JJ didn't like the way NDSU treated him for not coming to the Ag school. Things are said sometimes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forksandspoons Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Per Tom Miller: "UND could also play Johannesson at fullback. Kyle Norberg, UND's starting fullback in 2016, will be a senior next season." http://www.grandforksherald.com/sports/und-football/4177874-university-minnesota-rb-and-fargo-native-transferring-und-football-team#.WE28NqT9_VU.twitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oxbow6 Posted December 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2016 5 hours ago, forksandspoons said: Per Tom Miller: "UND could also play Johannesson at fullback. Kyle Norberg, UND's starting fullback in 2016, will be a senior next season." He is not coming to UND to play fullback........ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison06 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 8 hours ago, Longtime fan said: Either JJ or Greg eslinger would be the top recruited high school seniors out of ND. Wentz and kleinsasser ended up being very very good players but were not as highly recruited. Feels like you may be forgetting some players who have also played at FBS schools recently. Those two aren't the only ND players to play FBS football in the last 10-15 years. A simple google search would be warranted in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 15 minutes ago, Bison06 said: Feels like you may be forgetting some players who have also played at FBS schools recently. Those two aren't the only ND players to play FBS football in the last 10-15 years. A simple google search would be warranted in this case. Hometown boy Brooks Bollinger, the best QB to come out of GF Central, had a good career at Wisconsin but not all that great in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND Dood Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 9 hours ago, planet2county said: I will have to check on Mark Slater, Doug Beaudoin, Phil Farris. and Steve Cichy to see if they were recruited or walk-ons. There are probably others. Phil Farris, Langdon High School! I know he went to North Carolina, don't know about the scholarship info. His family was from North Carolina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Nice to add another good player in the backfield. Should make the offense more diverse with using 22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxbow6 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 JJ apparently meet/spoke with both UND and NDSU this past weekend...................................I guess he ultimately picked UND because Klieman told him "Son...you're not good enough to be a Bizun". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Need I remind everyone how the WR corps for the season literally changed in a snap? (Sorry about that Clive. Get well, man.) Rather than bemoaning "four or more deep" at RB, how about we spread this same problem around to other positions. Depth with no drop-off is the key to successful programs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: He is not coming to UND to play fullback........ There were more than a few plays this season where if Norberg has more than a first gear he'd have been gone. The traditional two-back set worked for many years. It's just fallen out of vogue recently with the scourge of the spread offense. Saying that, and based on a Schlossman tweet last night (3 year anniversary was yesterday) ... CHUCK THE PIGSKIN ... works great when it's working. I'd rather get 5 yards per play by having backs fall on top of crushed defenders; repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geaux_sioux Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 He ain't playing fullback. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 59 minutes ago, Oxbow6 said: JJ apparently meet/spoke with both UND and NDSU this past weekend...................................I guess he ultimately picked UND because Klieman told him "Son...you're not good enough to be a Bizun". Last night on sports it said that both schools wanted JJ. No one is going to believe that NDSU wouldn't want him on their squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Time Hockey Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 10 hours ago, Dagger said: WDAY having live chat tonight. All the Fargo media are really coming up with a lot of reasons why JJ didn't commit to NDSU. NDSU doesn't have any scholarship money left at RB, he's not good enough, NDSU doesn't have the academics he wants, he isn't as good as Morlock was, and on and on and on. Kind of funny. There just have to be a reason that is satisfactory to them. Not having scholarship money is laughable. There is no way NDSU would not find money for a Fargo kid that is as good as he is. They wanted him from UM badly! I heard it straight from the ag school hc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 3 hours ago, Oxbow6 said: He is not coming to UND to play fullback........ There were more than a few plays this season where if Norberg has more than a first gear he'd have been gone. The traditional two-back set worked for many years. It's just fallen out of vogue recently with the scourge of the spread offense. Saying that, and based on a Schlossman tweet last night (3 year anniversary was yesterday) ... CHUCK THE PIGSKIN ... works great when it's working. I'd rather get 5 yards per play by having backs fall on top of crushed defenders; repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 From NDSU's current roster: 22 King Frazier RB 5-11 212 Sr. Greenwood, Mo. Lee's Summit HS Nebraska 25 Chase Morlock RB 6-0 223 Sr. Moorhead, Minn. Moorhead HS 8 Bruce Anderson RB 5-11 215 So. Ruskin, Fla. Newsome HS 10 Lance Dunn RB 5-9 207 So. Waterloo, Iowa Waterloo West HS 24 Demaris Purifoy RB 6-1 198 RFr. Wauwatosa, Wis. Wauwatosa West HS 28 Ty Brooks RB 5-9 173 RFr. Fargo, N.D. Fargo South HS 30 Adam Cofield RB 5-11 198 Fr. Lee's Summit, Mo. Blue Springs South HS From UND's current roster: 27 Oscar Nevermann RB 6-1 215 RJr. Stockholm, Sweden (Wyoming) (Rudbeck-Valfrihetens) 42 Kyle Norberg RB 6-1 240 Jr. Cary Grove, Ill. (Cary Grove High School) 5 Brady Oliveira RB 5-10 225 So. Winnipeg, Manitoba (Oak Park High School) 22 John Santiago RB 5-9 180 So. St. Francis, Minn. (St. Francis High School) 28 Austin Gordon RB 5-9 205 RFr. Maple Grove, Minn. (Wayzata High School) From the Gopher roster: 27 Johannesson, James RB 6-1 230 RFr. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South HS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND-FB-FAN Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 11 hours ago, siouxfan512 said: Plenty of UND fans that are the same way. Every school out there has fans like that. HA ... I know many NDSU fans as well (hard not to these days) and of course there are many good, fair people in that contingent. With that said, the (perhaps natural) arrogance that has come about after 5 straight national titles is too much. College football needs more parity than that or else programs get big heads and others dislike them. Just the way it is. Same goes for Alabama over the past 5 years or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 45 minutes ago, UND-FB-FAN said: HA ... I know many NDSU fans as well (hard not to these days) and of course there are many good, fair people in that contingent. With that said, the (perhaps natural) arrogance that has come about after 5 straight national titles is too much. College football needs more parity than that or else programs get big heads and others dislike them. Just the way it is. Same goes for Alabama over the past 5 years or so. I won't disagree with ya on that. For as many good fans as there are, there are some really terrible ones. People who basically think if you aren't ranked #1 then you are a terrible football team. Not a fan of that kind of thinking. There are plenty of really good team not called NDSU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux94 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 hours ago, geaux_sioux said: He ain't playing fullback. I agree. I thought when reading this earlier this morning....what about Brady at FB on occasion since he is such a bruiser. I doubt Brady would want to move to FB and I doubt they would, but would be cool to see two of our stud RB's in the backfield at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hambone Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Sounds like McKinney will be coming in during the semester break. This article, which is a good read, says he's signing on Wednesday, which I believe is when the mid-years can sign. http://m.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Change-of-scenery-works-out-for-former-West-Brook-10790768.php 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CMSioux Posted December 12, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2016 4 minutes ago, Hambone said: Sounds like McKinney will be coming in during the semester break. This article, which is a good read, says he's signing on Wednesday, which I believe is when the mid-years can sign. http://m.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Change-of-scenery-works-out-for-former-West-Brook-10790768.php Geez you want this kid to succeed. So glad UND is giving him a chance. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND1 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Another running back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightingsioux4life Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 2 minutes ago, ND1 said: Another running back... You mean another athlete. The more of those we get, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNDBIZ Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 7 minutes ago, ND1 said: Another running back... Also a slot receiver and punt returner. He looks like a Dressler-type player to me. We need more speed at the WR position and we need a punt returner. McKinney could be it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxfan512 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 22 minutes ago, Hambone said: Sounds like McKinney will be coming in during the semester break. This article, which is a good read, says he's signing on Wednesday, which I believe is when the mid-years can sign. http://m.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/article/Change-of-scenery-works-out-for-former-West-Brook-10790768.php Well that is a tear jerker of an article. Hope everything works out for this kid, on and off the field. Sounds like he had made several good decisions in life, without much guidance on which path to take. Also sounds like he could be a big time role model for his nephew. Very excited to see how his career plays out. On the football field, I really hope we see him as a slot receiver. We're deep at RB, and this kid could be the burner type of WR we have been missing. Anyone know if he would expect to play next year? Not sure how that works with a kid starting school mid-year. It'll definitely get him up to speed quickly. I'd assume he plans to stick around through the summer as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawks_Win_Again Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Not questioning that Johansson is a good player and glad he chose us, but ......was he fighting injuries or something ? I found it odd that he was not listed anywhere on the Gopher depth chart that went all the way to 3 deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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