2009 Recruiting Class

[joeboo22]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

It seemed like for a while it was a forgone conclusion that Nate Tice son of Mike and former UCF player was transfering to SDSU even with our depth at quarterback. I assume at 6'4 he could play tight end. Any word?

well that is the common belief.... however I read that one of the reasons he left UCF was that they wanted him to play TE..... So I really don't know.....

[JACKGUYII]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

It seemed like for a while it was a forgone conclusion that Nate Tice son of Mike and former UCF player was transfering to SDSU even with our depth at quarterback. I assume at 6'4 he could play tight end. Any word?

[RabbitObsessed]

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Nice snark. You think maybe he was referring to the $6 million football building with its state-of-the-art weight rooms, meeting rooms, study halls, etc? Coughlin is a bit creaky, but fans are close to the action. Not a bad seat in the place. Every SDSU player I have ever talked to loves playing there. And every real SDSU fan I know loves to attend games there.

Are the facilities perfect? No. But with the Dykhouse Center, the experience for student athletes is going to be pretty darned good.

I have no idea what he was talking about I was just bored in class. I really do enjoy C-A. I had an absolute blast going to games this year. Great, great time.

[JimmyJack]

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State-of-the-art!

Go Jacks!!

Nice snark. You think maybe he was referring to the $6 million football building with its state-of-the-art weight rooms, meeting rooms, study halls, etc? Coughlin is a bit creaky, but fans are close to the action. Not a bad seat in the place. Every SDSU player I have ever talked to loves playing there. And every real SDSU fan I know loves to attend games there.

Are the facilities perfect? No. But with the Dykhouse Center, the experience for student athletes is going to be pretty darned good.

[RabbitObsessed]

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It is good to hear that Kuchenbecker has favorable things to say about the "top notch" facilities in Brookings. They obviously are vastly improved in the last decade, but for a recruit from an urban area like Madison to make comments shows that things are pretty nice out here on the plains.

State-of-the-art!

Go Jacks!!

[GopherHole]

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It is good to hear that Kuchenbecker has favorable things to say about the "top notch" facilities in Brookings. They obviously are vastly improved in the last decade, but for a recruit from an urban area like Madison to make comments shows that things are pretty nice out here on the plains.

[mitchell]

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Got to like that size.

[Marlins]

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Madison Memorial (WI) defensive line Mike Kuchenbecker (6-5, 270) has committed to SDSU as a preferred walk-on.

http://www.wissports.net/sports/foot...113&id=1021958

[mitchell]

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Stig giving a few quotes on the recruiting class and QB situation.

http://media.www.sdsucollegian.com/m...-3625196.shtml

[MilwaukeeJacksAlum]

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Not to throw a turd in the punch bowl, but who verifies the "offers" from BCS. Again, not a big deal. If teams want to use that as a basis for judging their recruiting class, I'd say that's a pretty solid measuring tool. But, for what its worth, a lot of guys consider "interest" as "offers". I was given interest letters from some D1 schools and were quickly given "not interested" letters back in the day. As far as anyone knows, I could have said the Gophers were recruiting me hard and I was on their short list to make an offer, but I had my heart set on SDSU. It's not like the FBS schools put out a list of who they extended offers to for verification purposes. Just playing a little devil's advocate, here.

For what its worth, I think both NDSU and SDSU have great recruiting classes. Even better, their classes seem to be more and more impressive each passing year. Both schools should be proud of where we have grown together. It's good to be a Jacks and Bison fan. It's also good to lean on the Dakota Marker when reading the attributes of the incoming SDSU recruits. It helps with the alignment of the back, I hear.

[NoVaJack]

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As has been proven in the last 7 meetings, press releases and the blustering of feathers don't matter. I'll take our recruiting class because of trust with the coaching staff. They seem to know what they are doing.

Excellent point. It's how the pieces fit the whole. Those two speed-rusing DEs might be just exactly what this team needs to complement other components on the defense. Ditto for a hard-hitting safety or linebackers.

[JimmyJack]

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Seems to me that both SDSU and NDSU have some real recruiting momentum going. Then again, you never know what you've got until they step on the field. Who would have thought just a few years ago that Jimmy Rogers would turn into a monster linebacker? Football is size and athleticism, but it's also about maturity and mentality.

I'm hearing really, really good things about Mike Whittier. He's big, athletic, mature, charismatic, and a hard worker, I'm told.

[Cowbell]

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As has been proven in the last 7 meetings, press releases and the blustering of feathers don't matter. I'll take our recruiting class because of trust with the coaching staff. They seem to know what they are doing.

[Lakesbison]

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SORRY GUYS!!! I WAS AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND..

NDSU signed 7 HS kids that had FBS offers, 1 JUCO with a FBS offer, and 2 transfers from a FBS with offers from 2007.

High School

Justin Juckem - DE Chilton, WI
Offers: Boston College, Washington St, Army
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...1&pr_key=83207

Hank Jacobs - OL - Beaver Dam, WI
Offer: Army (Ball State was on him hard at the end)
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...1&pr_key=79692

Sam Ojuri - RB - Barrington, IL
Offers: New Mexico, Akron, Eastern Michigan
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...1&pr_key=85900

Cole Jirik - DE - Northfield, MN
Offer: Western Michigan
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...1&pr_key=85704

JUCO

Josh Gatlin - CB - North Dakota State College of Science
Offer: Florida International
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...1&pr_key=80584

FBS Transfers

Sidney Haynes - WR - University of Central Florida
Offers (2007): UCF, East Carolina, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...p?pr_key=45670

Brian Kuhtz - SS - Wyoming
Offer (2007) - Wyoming (NDSU offered at that time also)
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com...=61264&sport=1


Taylor Nelson - Minnetonka ball state.

Leevon Perry - Iowa State pulled offer late after academic questions

Tyler Gimmestad, 6'4, 270, Marshall, MN , according to some sources, FBS school Northern Illinois offered.

San Diego State also had an offer into Powell-Calhoun WR.

[rational thought]

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FBS schools can only offer full rides. Otherwise, you'd have schools like USC, etc., offering 50% rides and blowing their rosters all out of proportion.

They can offer any amount......although in head count sports such as FB, BB, VB....$1 is the same as giving a full.....also if say a track athlete wants to play FB...or BB(if Vlastulin would go out)...it counts as a scholly against FB, BB, or VB....even though no money was given from that sport.