Here's an article on Desroy Maxwell:

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/high-sch...oy-maxwell

(11-28-2011 10:05 AM)NIU1981 Wrote:  Here's an article on Desroy Maxwell:

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/high-sch...oy-maxwell

Looks like a good pick up. Like when we beat out other MAC schools for a player. Funny the offer list on both sights. He also had 7 offers by June 8th.

(11-28-2011 10:23 AM)klake87 Wrote:  

(11-28-2011 10:05 AM)NIU1981 Wrote:  Here's an article on Desroy Maxwell:

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/high-sch...oy-maxwell

Looks like a good pick up. Like when we beat out other MAC schools for a player. Funny the offer list on both sights. He also had 7 offers by June 8th.

Not sure on a position for him. Looks like another "athlete" that Doeren has recruited, but a decent pick up.

Our verbal thread appears to be way behind at this point. Can someone please update?

(11-27-2011 03:08 PM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  

(11-26-2011 05:01 PM)thxjoenovak Wrote:  

(11-26-2011 04:47 PM)rabidawg900 Wrote:  Holy crap - Church ran for 244 yds and 3 TDs on 33 carries to help Brother Rice win a state championship. He'll play next year as a true freshman.

http://www.candgnews.com/node/50375

And the game was played on Ford Field!

can't wait to see him

If anyone is interested in seeing Church here is the website with the full Championship Game video http://www.mhsaa.tv/events/25630. If you want to see his td's he scores on their 1st drive and right before half....I believe his last td was in the 4th qtr.

Would love to see Maxwell at strong side or Mike linebacker. Finally a big dude who can run at backer.

Backer? He's listed as a TE, man do we need one of those. An athletic one would be awesome!

The next Antonio Gates? (To use a MAC athlete example).

(11-28-2011 11:31 AM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  Backer? He's listed as a TE, man do we need one of those. An athletic one would be awesome!

The next Antonio Gates? (To use a MAC athlete example).

Antonio Gates is 6'6" at least. He is listed as 6'2".

Doeren has hit the Chicago Public League hard. Good athletes, versatile. Love recruits like this, you never know where they will play. He could be FB,TE,LB or DT. Position will be dependent on how he develops physically.

What I like is he had an offer from Air Force. Means he is a decent student.

Updated.

Added the two latest commits (up to 13 now)
Added ESPN profiles for players rated by them.

We also got a commit awhile back from WR Tre Parmalee from Kansas.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...lee-121327

http://twitter.com/#!/tre_parmalee5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o1C7yMkrY

http://preps2prospects.wordpress.com/201...s-co-2012/

http://footballstarsoftomorrow.com/player.php?pid=288

Bishop Miege is Doeren's Alma Mater. First team all state Kansas One of the faster guys at camps this past summer according to Rivals.

Dad is Bernie Parmalee, former pro football player.

(11-28-2011 01:52 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  We also got a commit awhile back from WR Tre Parmalee from Kansas.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...lee-121327

http://twitter.com/#!/tre_parmalee5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o1C7yMkrY

http://preps2prospects.wordpress.com/201...s-co-2012/

http://footballstarsoftomorrow.com/player.php?pid=288

Is this official? I haven't found it confirmed anywhere.

(11-28-2011 03:10 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(11-28-2011 01:52 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  We also got a commit awhile back from WR Tre Parmalee from Kansas.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...lee-121327

http://twitter.com/#!/tre_parmalee5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o1C7yMkrY

http://preps2prospects.wordpress.com/201...s-co-2012/

http://footballstarsoftomorrow.com/player.php?pid=288

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Is this official? I haven't found it confirmed anywhere.

Yeah click on his twitter link above. It says he is committed to NIU right on the top of the page. Coming from him personally is a great source. Seems like a great pickup for us!

(11-28-2011 05:34 PM)NIU32 Wrote:  

(11-28-2011 03:10 PM)Howl-n-Prowl Wrote:  

(11-28-2011 01:52 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  We also got a commit awhile back from WR Tre Parmalee from Kansas.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...lee-121327

http://twitter.com/#!/tre_parmalee5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o1C7yMkrY

http://preps2prospects.wordpress.com/201...s-co-2012/

http://footballstarsoftomorrow.com/player.php?pid=288

T
Is this official? I haven't found it confirmed anywhere.

Yeah click on his twitter link above. It says he is committed to NIU right on the top of the page. Coming from him personally is a great source. Seems like a great pickup for us!

Sweet.

EdgyTim article on our two recent verbals from Chicago.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hig...9531.story

(11-28-2011 01:52 PM)NIU1981 Wrote:  We also got a commit awhile back from WR Tre Parmalee from Kansas.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/re...lee-121327

http://twitter.com/#!/tre_parmalee5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7o1C7yMkrY

http://preps2prospects.wordpress.com/201...s-co-2012/

http://footballstarsoftomorrow.com/player.php?pid=288

Is dad is former pro Bernie Parmele? WOW.... Bernie was a HELLEVA player. Smart,knew how to play. Ball State grad.... If young Tre is 1/2 as smart as his father with speed , we have landed a great recruit. Welcome aboard Tre.

So how is this class looking with this new information? Not to be a Debbie Downer, but I'm somewhat unimpressed with the "paper resume" of most of these guys. Quite a few are 2-star guys who've barely had a look, let alone an offer from other D-1 schools. Are we just getting bodies and losing out to many other guys with MAC and lower level BCS offers? I know there's a long way to go, but as far as overall talent, this class doesn't seem on par with last year so far.

Desroy Maxwell

BCS programs showing interest included: Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa State (the real ISU), and Colorado.

"It's the best possible choice for me and my family, and really it was a pretty easy decision," Maxwell said. "I definitely want to play for a winning team, especially since I didn't do that in high school. I also like the engineering program at NIU and I know I will get a good education."

He was offered by Illinois State Normal Teachers College, too bad the "Harvard of the Midwest FCS schools" doesn't have an engineering program.

(11-28-2011 11:38 AM)NIU05 Wrote:  Doeren has hit the Chicago Public League hard. Good athletes, versatile. Love recruits like this, you never know where they will play. He could be FB,TE,LB or DT. Position will be dependent on how he develops physically.

I am glad he is hitting the Public League. There is a lot of raw talent there and one recruiting area that we haven't landed a lot of guys from over the last few years. Novak seemed to have pretty good connections there but Kill not so much. We definitely need to rebuild the recruiting pipeline to Chicago. Lots of athletes there.