2009 Recruiting Class

[BTownJack]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

Good work everyone...I've updated the list to reflect the recent changes. Keep up the hard work on the research. If you find a guy that has committed to us or somewhere else, please provide the link so I can include it on the link.

Obviously our list isn't science as a lot of our recent committments have come from guys not presently on the list. I'm guessing we'll be seeing a lot of news popping up in the near future.

Signing day is just over 2 weeks away. Let the countdown begin!

[rabbits64]

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Yep, NORTH Dakota State!


http://test.wissports.net/sports/foo...=113&id=989347

tjbison................ In regards to Ollman, it is quite obvious he committed to NDSU. I think we realized he committed to NDSU when he stated "I have committed to North Dakota State".
SDSUJack3031 was referencing the original link, which had stories on athletes in addition to Ollman.
http://www.wissports.net/sports/football/blog/
Read this and notice the article below Ollman (scroll down, you will see it), where they are talking about Ethan Hemer. He wanted to come to SDSU.

[tjbison]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

Read the article right under Bobby Ollman. Seems like this kid wants to come to State.

Yep, NORTH Dakota State!


http://test.wissports.net/sports/foo...=113&id=989347

[RABBITALUM08]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

I have always hated the Huskers! Last year provided me with another reason to do so!

[UWMandSDSU]

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Maybe he did, but it seems he is making his decision to either walk on at UW-Madison or Illinois State.

Edit: We are talking about Ethan Hemer, not Ollman. Just trying to avoid confusion.

I believe this is the same kid, that Coach Stig was waiting on to see who the new D-Line coach was going to be before he was going to offer him a scholarship.

[Jack4Life]

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Maybe he did, but it seems he is making his decision to either walk on at UW-Madison or Illinois State.

Edit: We are talking about Ethan Hemer, not Ollman. Just trying to avoid confusion.

I know the ultimate decision is up to the student-athlete, but I just don't trust the school in Lincoln when it comes to the 11th hour. There are two or three recruits that I will feel better when the letter of intent is signed and faxed in on signing day.

[KUlawJack]

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Read the article right under Bobby Ollman. Seems like this kid wants to come to State.

Maybe he did, but it seems he is making his decision to either walk on at UW-Madison or Illinois State.

Edit: We are talking about Ethan Hemer, not Ollman. Just trying to avoid confusion.

[1stRowFANatic]

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Bigger picture, though, is that 11th hour walk-on defections aside, it is encouraging that the Jacks are building a reputation as a scholar-athlete/character counts program. If it comes down to potentially riding pine in Lincoln or playing a pretty good caliber of ball AND getting a world class education in pharmacy or engineering or journalism or geography, etc., - with coaches that view sport as a doorway to life and not the pinnacle of life - it's easy to like Jacks' chances in most situations.
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rep pts given; says it all

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

It looks like we can take the following recruits off of our "showing interest" list, as they've verbally committed elsewhere:

Ryan Givens - RB - Riverside, WI - Illinois State
http://minnesota.rivals.com/viewpros...p?pr_key=86258

Bobby Ollman - DB - Homestead HS, WI - NDSU
http://www.wissports.net/sports/football/blog/

Scott Criss - OL - Omaha, NE - Wyoming
http://huskerlandpreps.rivals.com/vi...1&pr_key=78383

Read the article right under Bobby Ollman. Seems like this kid wants to come to State.

[NoVaJack]

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Agreed about him having time to make his decision and coming to the best conclusion for him. It isn't like last year with the late night invite to walk on. Mr. Kage knew walking on at UNL was an option (among many others - pretty impressive to say the least) but chose us. I like that a lot. This class looks stellar on paper. I admit, I can't get enough of the recruiting stuff.

KUlawJack, I hope you are right. But none of this precludes a signing-day-eve call from a certain program to the south offering a walk-on, right?
It would be reasonable to assume that this certain program to the south did what it did because it recognized a need at a position late; an educated guess could surmise that they got a late turn down they didn't expect, and so they could make a hard sell at the 11th hour with something of a straight face. The recruit ended up playing for them this year, as previous posters have pointed out, which says a lot about the quality of athletic talent Jacks are recruiting.
Bigger picture, though, is that 11th hour walk-on defections aside, it is encouraging that the Jacks are building a reputation as a scholar-athlete/character counts program. If it comes down to potentially riding pine in Lincoln or playing a pretty good caliber of ball AND getting a world class education in pharmacy or engineering or journalism or geography, etc., - with coaches that view sport as a doorway to life and not the pinnacle of life - it's easy to like Jacks' chances in most situations.
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[Jacked_Rabbit]

Re: 2009 Recruiting Class

It looks like we can take the following recruits off of our "showing interest" list, as they've verbally committed elsewhere:

Ryan Givens - RB - Riverside, WI - Illinois State
http://minnesota.rivals.com/viewpros...p?pr_key=86258

Bobby Ollman - DB - Homestead HS, WI - NDSU
http://www.wissports.net/sports/football/blog/

Scott Criss - OL - Omaha, NE - Wyoming
http://huskerlandpreps.rivals.com/vi...1&pr_key=78383

[KUlawJack]

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It doesn't make me nervous. He's had time to think about the decision that's best for him. It's not like last year when dipstick called the night before signing day. If he would have done that, then maybe it might be a different story.

Agreed about him having time to make his decision and coming to the best conclusion for him. It isn't like last year with the late night invite to walk on. Mr. Kage knew walking on at UNL was an option (among many others - pretty impressive to say the least) but chose us. I like that a lot. This class looks stellar on paper. I admit, I can't get enough of the recruiting stuff.

[bigblue]

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That Nebraska walk-on mention make anyone nervous?

It doesn't make me nervous. He's had time to think about the decision that's best for him. It's not like last year when dipstick called the night before signing day. If he would have done that, then maybe it might be a different story.

[NoVaJack]

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That Nebraska walk-on mention make anyone nervous?

[JackFlash]

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He should fit in quite nicely. Maybe I am Rip Van Winkle, but it seems to me that Stig has really focused on the student side more since we have moved to DI. You hear him constantly speak now on character and getting an SDSU type guy. Not saying that this wasn't the case in the past, but it appears he has really honed his recruiting acumen (or maybe hiring practices?) I think we can all agree that there has been a steady improvement each year in the team's competitiveness. I like.