I'd echo that , Fever. Here is what I see wrong with this year's class --
1. Many of the recruits have size issues -- short, need weight and will face mismatch problems. Some have questionable speed.
2. Many of the recruits are limited in abilities for this level of play. We gave schollies to those who will not play here.
3. PLayers come from an area already over-recruited and limited in number of quality players for this level, leaving few quality players. Not recruiting Fla., Cal. and Texas will be a mistake.
4. The MVFC, since Wolf arrived, have passed FCS as a whole and is far too competitive to bring in players lacking size , speed or ability level and expect to compete well or finish in the Top 3, which means playoffs remain a problem.
5. We brought in Valley recruits in numbers and will result in wasted schollies. If this continues, forget about playoffs and worry that losing records are on the way.
Other than Nebraska transfer Moss, there is no real headliner. And if he doesn't keep his nose clean or becomes an internal problem with the team, then the class is a bust. Appears that we recruited "practice players". There are some good players here , but few in number and the vast majority may not make much contribution. This can not happen again next year. Or there will be problems.
Cannot think of a year that you did not say the same dang thing ...almost word-per-word, less the MVFC crap. Heck New Hampshire would have horse-whipped NDSU ...they unfortunately had to play ILS with more offensive firepower than the Bison.
Here is your Bison class:
Jack Albrecht Bio 26428 OL 6-5 275 Fr. Rolling Meadows, Ill. (Fremd HS)
Zack J. Johnson Bio 26428 OL 6-6 261 Fr. Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park HS)
Trent Mooney Bio 26428 OL 6-5 255 Fr. Lamar, Mo. (Lamar HS)
---All the steroids in the world are not going to make these guys 300lbs.
Zack has decent resume & at this level Mooney is going nowhere but TE or other side of the ball.
Matt Anderson Bio 26428 TE 6-4 240 Fr. Lakeland, Minn. (Stillwater HS)
Ben Ellefson Bio 26428 TE 6-4 226 Fr. Hawley, Minn. (Hawley HS)
Bruce Anderson Bio 26428 RB 6-0 195 Fr. Ruskin, Fla. (Newsome HS)
Marquise Bridges Bio 26428 WR 6-0 170 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (DeLaSalle HS)
Jake Brinkman Bio 26428 LB 6-0 205 Fr. North Liberty, Iowa (Regina HS)
Ty Brooks Bio 26428 DB 5-9 155 Fr. Fargo, N.D. (Fargo South HS)
Jaxon Brown Bio 26428 DB 6-2 195 Fr. Eau Claire, Wis. (Regis HS)
Bryan Carlton Bio 26428 DT 6-4 250 Fr. Chanhassen, Minn. (Minnetonka HS)
Jack Darnell Bio 26428 DT 6-3 280 Fr. Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park HS)
Dom Davis Bio 26428 DB 6-0 171 Fr. Millstadt, Ill. (Belleville West HS)
Robbie Grimsley Bio 26428 DB 6-1 185 Fr. Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson HS)
James Hendricks Bio 26428 QB 6-2 185 Fr. Laporte, Minn. (Bemidji HS)
Connor Hubbs Bio 26428 DT 6-2 272 Fr. White Bear Lake, Minn. (White Bear Lake HS)
Cole Karcz Bio 26428 DE 6-4 225 Fr. Germantown, Wis. (Germantown HS)
Aaron Mercadel Bio 26428 LB 6-0 195 Fr. Oakland, Calif. (Saint Mary's College HS)
Demaris Purifoy Bio 26428 RB 6-1 185 Fr. Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West HS)
Brock Robbins Bio 26428 FB 6-2 215 Fr. Cavalier, N.D. (Cavalier HS)
Braden Sikes Bio 26428 DB 6-0 188 Fr. Excelsior, Minn. (Minnetonka HS)
Derrek Tuszka Bio 26428 DE 6-5 218 Fr. Warner, S.D. (Warner HS)
Dimitri Williams Bio 26428 WR 6-0 185 Fr. Lakeville, Minn. (Rosemount HS)
They have two stud recruits, a DE with a great build & the rest is plain-Jane. I don't get you sometimes, you just have to complain. Then in 2 years you will talk about how great this YSU class was & you called it #1 in the MVFC.
Can you not see how important it is for YSu to become a destination once again? Aside from some previously profitable schools outside of our area, we need to be getting guys from here for this to happen..