Ozzie82 Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 8 minutes ago, UND-1 said: Highly doubt they offer him a scholarship. But you never know. If he went there to walk-on then he must really want to be a Gopher. And I highly doubt he walks on at Minnesota. Let's hope we are both right and he's a Hawk. Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 38 minutes ago, UNDBIZ said: SFI on it. Looks like he needs to spend a year or two in the weight room (and Wilkie dining hall), but there's a lot of potential with his size and athleticism Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 7, 2017 Posted January 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, Hardcore Hawk said: Looks like he needs to spend a year or two in the weight room (and Wilkie dining hall), but there's a lot of potential with his size and athleticism I like the idea of bringing in tall lean and athletic OL now that we have depth to allow them to develop. Quote
F'n Hawks Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 So sounds like Quintin Seguin isn't coming to UND? Quote
UND-FB-FAN Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 4 hours ago, ringneck28 said: Especially since he is more worried about bringing in his recruits from WMU than anywhere else. 6 flips last night alone. Memo to Fleck, this isn't the MAC he is part of, it is the Pig 10. I hope he keeps going after the mac and cheese while ND schools go after the blue chip players. Flecks's "MAC and cheese" classes were better than many BIG 10 classes, including Minnesota's. Not to mention, Fleck used those recruits to beat Big 10 teams, such as Northwestern and Illinois, and narrowly lost to top 10 Wisconsin. I guess all I am trying to say is I think this Fleck character is going to do some damage to the Big 10 at Minnesota whether we like it or not. It will stiffen up recruiting for UND and NDSU, too. Quote
shep Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 In light of the SU ability to grab lots of MN players, it seems it hurts them the most. UND has made forays into the Cities but for the last 5-6 years, SU has done the better job of nabbing the guys we can expect Fleck to get. Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, shep said: In light of the SU ability to grab lots of MN players, it seems it hurts them the most. UND has made forays into the Cities but for the last 5-6 years, SU has done the better job of nabbing the guys we can expect Fleck to get. Might limit us on future recruits though. As UND continues to rise, we get better at getting the decent players from the Cities. UND does do a good job of not focusing recruiting on the Cities, but it's going to be a dogfight for the FCS schools to pick up the scraps that Fleck doesn't go after. Quote
UNDMOORHEAD Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, Hardcore Hawk said: Might limit us on future recruits though. As UND continues to rise, we get better at getting the decent players from the Cities. UND does do a good job of not focusing recruiting on the Cities, but it's going to be a dogfight for the FCS schools to pick up the scraps that Fleck doesn't go after. If SU is losing some of the guys they would normally get we might find ourselves in more recruiting battles with them. Quote
shep Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, UNDMOORHEAD said: If SU is losing some of the guys they would normally get we might find ourselves in more recruiting battles with them. Oh...that makes sense. Quote
Sioux95 Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 Not sure how worried we should be about fleck. I don't think his path to success will be offering a scholarships to kids other coaches see as FCS level talent. We will miss out on players that should have gone to an FBS school in the first place, but we don't get very many of those. 3 Quote
tnt Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 If I were a parent, Bubba's down home personality would impress me more than the snake oil salesman approach of Fleck. I realize that might be irrelevant in most circumstances when competing with the higher level, but I think Bubba will get his fair share of players with his approach. Nevermind him finding guys like Santiago that nobody wanted. 3 Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Sioux95 said: Not sure how worried we should be about fleck. I don't think his path to success will be offering a scholarships to kids other coaches see as FCS level talent. We will miss out on players that should have gone to an FBS school in the first place, but we don't get very many of those. Apparently he wants to focus more on area recruiting. I agree that he won't be offering to just FCS level talent. But if he even gets an additional 3-5 area commits a year, that will still affect the smaller schools in recruiting 1 Quote
homer Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 We will have a lot to offer but for us it will always be about player development. It's what has been key for FU and was our key in the past. If Minnesota wants to beat Michigan and Ohio St it's focus needs to be on keeping the top 7-8 in Minnesota and filling the rest of the class nationwide. We need to continue to get a few they offer preferred walk on. Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 3 minutes ago, tnt said: If I were a parent, Bubba's down home personality would impress me more than the snake oil salesman approach of Fleck. I realize that might be irrelevant in most circumstances when competing with the higher level, but I think Bubba will get his fair share of players with his approach. Nevermind him finding guys like Santiago that nobody wanted. Fleck reminds me of a fast-talking Harbaugh. I agree, it all depends on the character of the person you're recruiting. Blue collar players would certainly resonate better with Bubba Quote
geaux_sioux Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 He will have to go into Florida and other hotbeds if he wants to compete with the big boys. In reality it could open up a few more recruits for us. Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 16 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: He will have to go into Florida and other hotbeds if he wants to compete with the big boys. In reality it could open up a few more recruits for us. I would think he'd want to recruit to compete with teams like Wisconsin and Iowa too, but if Fleck chooses to emphasize area recruiting, there will be a ripple effect on our recruiting. Quote
Sioux95 Posted January 8, 2017 Posted January 8, 2017 17 minutes ago, geaux_sioux said: He will have to go into Florida and other hotbeds if he wants to compete with the big boys. In reality it could open up a few more recruits for us. Maybe we will see some FBS drop downs from Minnesota in a couple years Quote
Ozzie82 Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 I heard on Gopher Sports Sunday this morning on KFAN that a writer from Gopher Sports Illustrated expects Fleck to go after Ezekiel Ott and a Bison verbal (didn't catch the name). Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 22 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: I heard on Gopher Sports Sunday this morning on KFAN that a writer from Gopher Sports Illustrated expects Fleck to go after Ezekiel Ott and a Bison verbal (didn't catch the name). Man, it'd be pretty disappointing losing both DE commits we've gotten. Especially with the potential Ott has. Hopefully he chooses the scholarship at UND over the PWO at UM Quote
SiouxScore Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 29 minutes ago, Ozzie82 said: I heard on Gopher Sports Sunday this morning on KFAN that a writer from Gopher Sports Illustrated expects Fleck to go after Ezekiel Ott and a Bison verbal (didn't catch the name). Noah Gindorff from Crosby-Ironton. Quote
SiouxScore Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, Hardcore Hawk said: Man, it'd be pretty disappointing losing both DE commits we've gotten. Especially with the potential Ott has. Hopefully he chooses the scholarship at UND over the PWO at UM It would be a scholarship offer from Minnesota. Quote
Hardcore Hawk Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 1 hour ago, SiouxScore said: It would be a scholarship offer from Minnesota. Welp. Quote
FlinFlan80 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 As much as it will hurt if Ott decided to be a gopher. It will hurt Moo U just as much if they end up losing Gindorff, who is one of their top end recruits. Quote
UND-1 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 I see Dontae Bull just got offered by Fresno State. That sucks, he was an under the radar star. Quote
siouxfan512 Posted January 10, 2017 Posted January 10, 2017 21 minutes ago, UND-1 said: I see Dontae Bull just got offered by Fresno State. That sucks, he was an under the radar star. scholarship? Quote
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