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With so many coaches coming from NDSU.

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PotatoCreekPete

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I am feeling better about the recruiting now that we know so many coaches will be coming with Bohl. This staff has been together so long and they have almost all of their roles ironed out, especially their recruiting areas so it will make it much more seemless when the dead period is over. Also VERY important, these coaches already know what type of athletes that Bohl is looking for and will accept so there won't be a ton of wasted time getting to know each other. I have no doubt that Coach Bohl's high profile will help as well. I think that we will be fine.
 
PotatoCreekPete said:
I am feeling better about the recruiting now that we know so many coaches will be coming with Bohl. This staff has been together so long and they have almost all of their roles ironed out, especially their recruiting areas so it will make it much more seemless when the dead period is over. Also VERY important, these coaches already know what type of athletes that Bohl is looking for and will accept so there won't be a ton of wasted time getting to know each other. I have no doubt that Coach Bohl's high profile will help as well. I think that we will be fine.
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What worries me is that for the most part, is the same old song and dance it has been for years.

Bohl and his staff do have good recruiting ties, but they typically recruit the kids overlooked by the Big10 and Big12 teams. Not saying those kids aren't good, because clearly they are, but are they big enough and fast enough to compete in the MWC?
I know, I know, NDSU would have beaten Wyoming this season, but so did most teams in the MWC.
Bohl is going to need to recruit kids that are bigger, stronger, faster, and better than what he was doing at NDSU.
When he starts recruiting those kids, he is immediately competing with the rest of the FBS schools that are recruiting and offering those kids.
Can he convince those kids Wyo is the place for them?
 
IMO we rarely get Big XII/B1G level kids in the first place. Occasionally we land a Eddie Yarbrough but in the end we will need to land the right blue collar kids away from Colorado State, Iowa State or even Minnesota. I think this staff will recruit good enough for us to succeed. Knowing their recruiting regions already will be a added bonus.
 
KansasPoke said:
IMO we rarely get Big XII/B1G level kids in the first place. Occasionally we land a Eddie Yarbrough but in the end we will need to land the right blue collar kids away from Colorado State, Iowa State or even Minnesota. I think this staff will recruit good enough for us to succeed. Knowing their recruiting regions already will be a added bonus.
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I agree, his staff will do well recruiting for Wyoming.

Despite what the folks in Fargo believe (They drink a lot there...) the facilities are much better in Laramie. Plus, the competition level in the MWC is higher than FCS. The right players will come to learn under Bohl and his staff.

I think of Colorado when Dan Hawkins went there. He maybe brought one or two low level assistants from Boise with him. Nobody else, especially nobody important, wanted to follow him from Boise. That said a lot about Hawkins. With Bohl, many want to come with him. That says a lot about Bohl.
 
BeaverPoke said:
PotatoCreekPete said:
I am feeling better about the recruiting now that we know so many coaches will be coming with Bohl. This staff has been together so long and they have almost all of their roles ironed out, especially their recruiting areas so it will make it much more seemless when the dead period is over. Also VERY important, these coaches already know what type of athletes that Bohl is looking for and will accept so there won't be a ton of wasted time getting to know each other. I have no doubt that Coach Bohl's high profile will help as well. I think that we will be fine.
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What worries me is that for the most part, is the same old song and dance it has been for years.

Bohl and his staff do have good recruiting ties, but they typically recruit the kids overlooked by the Big10 and Big12 teams. Not saying those kids aren't good, because clearly they are, but are they big enough and fast enough to compete in the MWC?
I know, I know, NDSU would have beaten Wyoming this season, but so did most teams in the MWC.
Bohl is going to need to recruit kids that are bigger, stronger, faster, and better than what he was doing at NDSU.
When he starts recruiting those kids, he is immediately competing with the rest of the FBS schools that are recruiting and offering those kids.
Can he convince those kids Wyo is the place for them?
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I too am somewhat worried about recruiting. I hope he is able to get a higher quality of athlete than he was at NDSU. I understand that it is about developing players and finding the diamonds in the rough but sometimes you have to be able to hit a home run and convince someone to come here over bigger schools. I also think it is a mistake to abandon California for recruitng. That has been a pretty good place for us and with the number of teams from CA that we play yearly it gives us access to it over states like AZ or FL. DOn't get me wrong, Im all in on Coach Bohl just being a bit cautious.

I just don't want to here a recruiting philosophy/ quote like the one from Glenn: "There are more FBS athletes than scholarships available" F-that go get players that other teams in our conference and better are going after.
 
According to a player on the team, we need to recruit southern California hard.
He said there is so much talent in southern california, that a lot of it gets over looked.
Kind of like, "How can this kid be D1 material if he is a back-up?"
But with the amount of kids from the state of Cali that go to play at EVERY BCS conference, and the MWC, there is bound to be some legit talent that is getting over looked simply because SEC and PAC12 kids are the starters.
 
Here are the NDSU starting offensive line:

Billy Turner: 6'6", 314 lbs (Sr.)
Zack Johnson: 6'4", 317 lbs (So.)
Josh Colville: 6'2", 270 lbs (So.)
Tyler Gimmestad: 6'2", 304 lbs (Sr.)
Joe Haeg: 6'6", 293 lbs (So.)
 
Walker Madden: 6'9", 297lbs
Connor Reise: 6'7" 295lbs
Connor Rains: 6'7" 314lbs
Austin Trapahagen: 6'5" 308lbs

And several more in that range. We're not lacking in body size, we're lacking in push.
 
fromolwyoming said:
And several more in that range. We're not lacking in body size, we're lacking in push.
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Right, but I don't understand the concern some have that Bohl will recruit smaller players just because he came from FCS.
 
Here is a blog stating a bit of a rift between our new coach and the incoming Fargo coach. This blogger claims that Bohl is offering scholarships to recruits from his soon to be former program.

http://kfgo.com/blogs/so-many-opinions-so-little-time/953/bohls-long-departure-from-ndsu-becoming-ugly-behind-the-scenes/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
BeaverPoke said:
What worries me is that for the most part, is the same old song and dance it has been for years.

Bohl and his staff do have good recruiting ties, but they typically recruit the kids overlooked by the Big10 and Big12 teams. Not saying those kids aren't good, because clearly they are, but are they big enough and fast enough to compete in the MWC?
I know, I know, NDSU would have beaten Wyoming this season, but so did most teams in the MWC.
Bohl is going to need to recruit kids that are bigger, stronger, faster, and better than what he was doing at NDSU.
When he starts recruiting those kids, he is immediately competing with the rest of the FBS schools that are recruiting and offering those kids.
Can he convince those kids Wyo is the place for them?
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Give me a moment while I take in this rare non-homer post by BP. :lol: Just kidding BP, but you're right these are legitimate concerns. Of course some of these NDSU recruits look like potentially good gets, but overall you would hope Bohl and his staff have not put all their eggs in one basket. Sure, there may be a Brett Smith in there.....but there are probably lots of....you know, not Brett Smith's in that class. I would hope Bohl looks at guys with FBS offers. I would personally be worried if ALL of UW's commits are guys who only have FCS offers. That got CDC in trouble on defense. Got to start picking fights with other MWC schools in recruiting.....not picking off from the MVC and Big Sky.
 
J-Rod said:
BeaverPoke said:
What worries me is that for the most part, is the same old song and dance it has been for years.

Bohl and his staff do have good recruiting ties, but they typically recruit the kids overlooked by the Big10 and Big12 teams. Not saying those kids aren't good, because clearly they are, but are they big enough and fast enough to compete in the MWC?
I know, I know, NDSU would have beaten Wyoming this season, but so did most teams in the MWC.
Bohl is going to need to recruit kids that are bigger, stronger, faster, and better than what he was doing at NDSU.
When he starts recruiting those kids, he is immediately competing with the rest of the FBS schools that are recruiting and offering those kids.
Can he convince those kids Wyo is the place for them?
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Give me a moment while I take in this rare non-homer post by BP. :lol: Just kidding BP, but you're right these are legitimate concerns. Of course some of these NDSU recruits look like potentially good gets, but overall you would hope Bohl and his staff have not put all their eggs in one basket. Sure, there may be a Brett Smith in there.....but there are probably lots of....you know, not Brett Smith's in that class. I would hope Bohl looks at guys with FBS offers. I would personally be worried if ALL of UW's commits are guys who only have FCS offers. That got CDC in trouble on defense. Got to start picking fights with other MWC schools in recruiting.....not picking off from the MVC and Big Sky.
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I have to disagree with you some J-Rod. Bohl (and his staff) recruited these players on NDSU and I don't care if they weren't being recruited by FBS schools or not, they were and are good enough to beat just about every team in the MWC this year and also Kansas St. - who just won a bowl game. I'll give him credit for seeing potential in these kids that other FBS schools didn't. I never have put much credence in star ratings anyhow - they change with whoever is recruiting them.
 
Jerry Rice wasn't exactly the highest rated player coming out of high school and he's the greatest receiver of all time. Brett Smith was a 2 star recruit and he has played like a 5 star recruit. The rating system is a joke, I'm glad Wyoming has a coach who values his opinion over the crowd pleasing websites out there.
 
In reality recruiting is all about selling your program. With this staff being mostly held together, they already know their likely recruiting bases to hit the road running.

If you know your recruiting base and have deep connections, the question becomes can you now contend for recruit A in that school since before you were regulated to recruit B/C from the start.

None the less this staff will still get your typical 2* recruit and possibly some 3* if lucky. In the end it will come down to the type of player that fits their style. Of course expect tough hard nosed blue collar kids from the Snowbelt mostly.
 
If we get a bunch of hard working blue collar kids-that arent afraid of snow or any other damn thing-that suits me to a T
 
WyoAlum1987 said:
If we get a bunch of hard working blue collar kids-that arent afraid of snow or any other damn thing-that suits me to a T
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+1

Like I said a while back, we need more Ward Dobbs and less Kody Suttons.
 
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