(12-12-2009 09:09 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  

(12-12-2009 02:11 AM)huskiefan035 Wrote:  What's really refreshing about this is that it seems like Coach Kill is NOT shutting out the local Chicagoland talent. I think the fear was that he was going to pull another Sadler, concentrating his recruiting efforts in the South and in Kansas while burning bridges among the Chicago-area high schools. So far, it looks like he's doing a decent job at splitting the recruiting efforts across the board.

I am shocked to hear myself say this, but Kill is doing an excellent job of bringing the top local talent and mixing it in with from talent around the country. One thing still missing though, we need Offensive Linemen in the worst way. Ultimately that will determine the success of this class.

Three star guys are hard to land in the MAC! Great news for the Huskies!

(12-11-2009 06:46 PM)rabidawg900 Wrote:  

(12-11-2009 06:29 PM)sterling1man Wrote:  Another great recruit for Kill.
What is the record number of 3 star recruits we have signed in a given year?

4 in 2003. But that class had 24 players including the infamous 3-star Orlando Moore.

Other 3-stars: Justin Anderson, Mel Rice Jr & Phil Brown

Thank-you. If Coach Kill already has 4 three star recruits he seems to be doing an excellent job.
Would love to see some OL, to compete against the likes of Ohio, and a new kicker.

(12-12-2009 01:42 PM)sterling1man Wrote:  

(12-11-2009 06:46 PM)rabidawg900 Wrote:  

(12-11-2009 06:29 PM)sterling1man Wrote:  Another great recruit for Kill.
What is the record number of 3 star recruits we have signed in a given year?

4 in 2003. But that class had 24 players including the infamous 3-star Orlando Moore.

Other 3-stars: Justin Anderson, Mel Rice Jr & Phil Brown

Thank-you. If Coach Kill already has 4 three star recruits he seems to be doing an excellent job.
Would love to see some OL, to compete against the likes of Ohio, and a new kicker.

we have two kickers on the roster behind salerno: If I'm not mistaken I think Ivanesevic will be a senior next year, and then Salerno Jr. right behind him

(12-12-2009 01:57 PM)NIUHuskie4life Wrote:  

(12-12-2009 01:42 PM)sterling1man Wrote:  

(12-11-2009 06:46 PM)rabidawg900 Wrote:  

(12-11-2009 06:29 PM)sterling1man Wrote:  Another great recruit for Kill.
What is the record number of 3 star recruits we have signed in a given year?

4 in 2003. But that class had 24 players including the infamous 3-star Orlando Moore.

Other 3-stars: Justin Anderson, Mel Rice Jr & Phil Brown

Thank-you. If Coach Kill already has 4 three star recruits he seems to be doing an excellent job.
Would love to see some OL, to compete against the likes of Ohio, and a new kicker.

we have two kickers on the roster behind salerno: If I'm not mistaken I think Ivanesevic will be a senior next year, and then Salerno Jr. right behind him

Thank-you. I thought Salerno was a Senior.

Would still love to see some 350 pound OL come to NIU.

(12-12-2009 02:32 AM)RobertN Wrote:  

(12-12-2009 02:11 AM)huskiefan035 Wrote:  What's really refreshing about this is that it seems like Coach Kill is NOT shutting out the local Chicagoland talent. I think the fear was that he was going to pull another Sadler, concentrating his recruiting efforts in the South and in Kansas while burning bridges among the Chicago-area high schools. So far, it looks like he's doing a decent job at splitting the recruiting efforts across the board.

After we beat USF, I hope we take advantage and recruit in Florida though.

Great post!
I think Sadler really left our program bare and layed a very poor foundation which lead to our 26 game losing streak.
Kudo's to Joe Novak for not doing the same.

Please remember that USF played 5 ranked teams. Not since 2003 have we played a comparable schedule.
They have one of the best coaches in college football and are 6.5 point favorites.
Possibly the hardest MAC opponent during the 2009 Bowl series.
A win against the Bulls will top our win against Purdue.
TRuthfully I am more concerned about next year then this game.

Boo hoo.
"It sucks when the world does not turn in accord with our clocks"

Please !

(12-14-2009 12:27 PM)cyberdawg Wrote:  Boo hoo.
"It sucks when the world does not turn in accord with our clocks"

Please !

A recruiting coup, I guess this shuts up the questions about Kill's recruiting ability, wowwww.

(12-12-2009 12:58 PM)stpeterocketfan Wrote:  

(12-12-2009 09:09 AM)RitzHuskie Wrote:  

(12-12-2009 02:11 AM)huskiefan035 Wrote:  What's really refreshing about this is that it seems like Coach Kill is NOT shutting out the local Chicagoland talent. I think the fear was that he was going to pull another Sadler, concentrating his recruiting efforts in the South and in Kansas while burning bridges among the Chicago-area high schools. So far, it looks like he's doing a decent job at splitting the recruiting efforts across the board.

I am shocked to hear myself say this, but Kill is doing an excellent job of bringing the top local talent and mixing it in with from talent around the country. One thing still missing though, we need Offensive Linemen in the worst way. Ultimately that will determine the success of this class.

Three star guys are hard to land in the MAC! Great news for the Huskies!

Toledo has about 7 3-star verbal commits from the ESPN,Scout, and Rival services and a 4 star transfer from Illinois. I honestly believe there
are too many 3 and 4 star ratings given out.You can look at the team rankings by the services and see the number of higher ranked prospects
verballed to the lower teams(bottom third).It's ridiculous.Thankgoodness the majority of staffs don't put much credence into the services.We all need to keep our fingers crossed until signing day.This is the time the BCS teams start raiding our commits.I think we're starting to see a few more recruits stick with the programs like the MAC than to pick splinters for 4 years on the bench in the Big Ten.Good luck Huskies! I think Coach Kill is doing a good job so far.Bring back a Bowl win. USF is tough but beatable.

I still feel that how many offers a player has is the best way to judge talent as an outside observer.

(12-15-2009 07:48 PM)klake87 Wrote:  I still feel that how many offers a player has is the best way to judge talent as an outside observer.

I tend to agree; I usually look at the number of offers and who the offers are from and put more weight on that than I do on the number of stars a kid has.