(12-17-2018 02:51 PM)niusfactuary Wrote:  Article about a potential 2020 recruit from Indiana. Sounds like a Stingily type back.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2810...-attention

This guy could be a beast for us. Power and speed. Could run him up the middle or on the jet sweep, and he doesn't fumble which would appease the master. Could be a steal if we can sign him.

https://247sports.com/player/daraun-mckinney-46048514/

Not a good sign this late. Visited Iowa on December 14th. He is our highest rated recruit on 247 Sports.

(12-18-2018 08:28 AM)klake87 Wrote:  https://247sports.com/player/daraun-mckinney-46048514/

Not a good sign this late. Visited Iowa on December 14th. He is our highest rated recruit on 247 Sports.

Great.....Iowa is notorious for poaching our players late in the game.

How can he be a "recruit" if he's still visiting other schools? Obviously verbals mean nothing then.

(12-18-2018 10:24 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  How can he be a "recruit" if he's still visiting other schools? Obviously verbals mean nothing then.

Verbals don't mean much, which is why the early signing period is important for NIU to get their guys.

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(12-18-2018 10:24 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  How can he be a "recruit" if he's still visiting other schools? Obviously verbals mean nothing then.

Commits just so he has a back up plan, but is looking for more power 5 offers. It sucks

(12-18-2018 10:44 AM)JoeNovak Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 10:24 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  How can he be a "recruit" if he's still visiting other schools? Obviously verbals mean nothing then.

Commits just so he has a back up plan, but is looking for more power 5 offers. It sucks

This is the second year of the early signing period. Coaches are learning from last years mistakes. If your not sure of a recruit now, jump earlier rather than later to your back up plan before they sign with a MAC team then you are left with going to your 4 or 5th back up plan player due to early signings.

https://247sports.com/player/michael-love-86293/

Michael Love 3 star from Nazareth commits to NIU! Huge pickup. Phenomenal athlete.

(12-18-2018 11:01 AM)klake87 Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 10:44 AM)JoeNovak Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 10:24 AM)NIU007 Wrote:  How can he be a "recruit" if he's still visiting other schools? Obviously verbals mean nothing then.

Commits just so he has a back up plan, but is looking for more power 5 offers. It sucks

This is the second year of the early signing period. Coaches are learning from last years mistakes. If your not sure of a recruit now, jump earlier rather than later to your back up plan before they sign with a MAC team then you are left with going to your 4 or 5th back up plan player due to early signings.

Payton Thorne from Naperville central just dropped wmu for mich st yesterday. He is a mid 3 star dual qb. It happens.

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Spoke to a friend who knows Tom Trieb and says he is under the radar due to an injury and didn't play football this year. Good news he is back playing basketball presumably healed. Syas he is a star athlete. Typical NIU get.

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This from Edgytim, "Rumor Mill….I’m expecting one in state school in particular to finish strong heading into tomorrow early signing day (Nation)
(link: https://rvls.co/2EusQnX)
rvls.co/2EusQnX" Rivals link is behind paywall.

The question is does this refer to Love only or are there others? Also coach M. Rice tweeted big news coming and had Loves tweet about committing, but coach Rice was a couple hours behind, sooo are there more commits coming?

(12-18-2018 04:06 PM)NIUSAE Wrote:  This from Edgytim, "Rumor Mill….I’m expecting one in state school in particular to finish strong heading into tomorrow early signing day (Nation)
(link: https://rvls.co/2EusQnX)
rvls.co/2EusQnX" Rivals link is behind paywall.

The question is does this refer to Love only or are there others? Also coach M. Rice tweeted big news coming and had Loves tweet about committing, but coach Rice was a couple hours behind, sooo are there more commits coming?

I can't read that either but FWIW I expect Fabian McCray to sign with NIU.

(12-18-2018 05:02 PM)UIHuskie Wrote:  

(12-18-2018 04:06 PM)NIUSAE Wrote:  This from Edgytim, "Rumor Mill….I’m expecting one in state school in particular to finish strong heading into tomorrow early signing day (Nation)
(link: https://rvls.co/2EusQnX)
rvls.co/2EusQnX" Rivals link is behind paywall.

The question is does this refer to Love only or are there others? Also coach M. Rice tweeted big news coming and had Loves tweet about committing, but coach Rice was a couple hours behind, sooo are there more commits coming?

I can't read that either but FWIW I expect Fabian McCray to sign with NIU.

Ya I think they are referring to Fabian McCray.

Lost a commit... to Ball St. kid got offers from Mizzou and Cuse. Didn’t expect we’d keep him but Ball St???

https://twitter.com/espn_slim/status/107...72128?s=21


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(12-18-2018 08:28 AM)klake87 Wrote:  https://247sports.com/player/daraun-mckinney-46048514/

Not a good sign this late. Visited Iowa on December 14th. He is our highest rated recruit on 247 Sports.

Well it’s official Iowa poached him from us.

Tyrice Richie is back one year later than expected. This helps with the 2 late decommits.

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And we just got Fabian!

(12-19-2018 10:35 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  And we just got Fabian!

After he signed with NIU he went from the 7th ranked recruit in Illinois to 19th ranked recruit. Wonder what changed??? Power 5 bias at its finest.

(12-25-2018 10:10 AM)JoeNovak Wrote:  

(12-19-2018 10:35 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  And we just got Fabian!

After he signed with NIU he went from the 7th ranked recruit in Illinois to 19th ranked recruit. Wonder what changed??? Power 5 bias at its finest.

Just coincidence I'm sure lol. I remember somebody on the main board claiming that recruits didn't "lose stars" after signing with MAC teams. Sure seems like it happens a lot.

BTW which system were you looking at that changed?