NSIC 2024....Outlook..

[Matt Witwicki]

Minot..

Coach Mike Famiglietti “Fam”
@CoachFam
1h
This
@MSUBeaversFB
signing class: 38 signees 34 multi-sport athletes 16 states (6 ND 5 FL 4 CA 4WA 4NV) Forever Multiple nationally ranked recruits 30 with above 3.0 gpa Awesome group effort by our coaches and team to make this happen #EMAB

https://msubeavers.com/news/2024/2/7/football-minot-state-football-lands-minot-hs-trio-to-highlight-34-member-recruiting-class-of-2024.aspx

[Matt Witwicki]

Northern State..

Mike Schmidt
@NSUCoachSchmidt
What a day! What a class!
We're doing things our way and we love it.
Wolves Country, thank you for your support!
Building with 605 Players.
Adding talent from around the continent.

New additions from 12 states for @NSUWolves_FB and we owned the 605
https://nsuwolves.com/news/2024/2/7/...additions.aspx

[Matt Witwicki]

Augie

"I am thrilled about the quality of talent we assembled in this group... we addressed the immediate needs and depth required to continue to be a championship football program" -
@CoachOJ_

https://goaugie.com/news/2024/2/7/vi...gning-day.aspx

[Matt Witwicki]

Posting teams that came across my twitter timeline this morning.

Here is also a shot of upstairs at the Bob (USF) last night..local recruits in attendance along with supporters.

[Matt Witwicki]

Got this message today on twitter....so I'm posting this for them..(radio feed with Mike Schmidt starts near 15 mins)

SwisherField
@WolfNation4Life
·
1h
@WittD2Football
https://hubcityradio.com/the-sports-hub-2-7-24-nsu-football-w-mike-schmidt/…

"Good interview with Coach Schmidt. Starts at the 15 minute mark. Wasn’t sure how to post this on the d2 message board."

[Matt Witwicki]

https://youtu.be/pVRM20aTYvU?si=q8KTfeCime822gM7&t=3

This was an interview with Coach Glo of USF before their get-together last night. Chad Birger does this show during the football season as well.

[TJE_]

Northern State..

Mike Schmidt
@NSUCoachSchmidt
What a day! What a class!
We're doing things our way and we love it.
Wolves Country, thank you for your support!
Building with 605 Players.
Adding talent from around the continent.

New additions from 12 states for @NSUWolves_FB and we owned the 605
https://nsuwolves.com/news/2024/2/7/...additions.aspx

I just don’t think emphasizing South Dakota is the way to success for Northern

[vikingfaithful]

I just don’t think emphasizing South Dakota is the way to success for Northern

NSU class looks like Dosch recruiting, which is not a bad thing. Stop the transfer cycle.

[Purple Mav Man]

I just don’t think emphasizing South Dakota is the way to success for Northern

Do people still emphasize area codes?

He sounds like the anti-Ludacris.

[Otis Day]

Do people still emphasize area codes?

He sounds like the anti-Ludacris.

Airport codes are the new thing.

[Matt Witwicki]

I think how many players you get from in-State will always be a thing at the small college level. The alums typically like to hear hear about getting local guys (who are capable of course) and ones they might've followed already as high school kids etc.

Considering NSU was fairly transfer-happy since COVID..I'm guessing there's been some blow-back about that compared to the Dosch days of having a high percentage of local kids..with NSU often taking more of the rural SD kids than you'd see at USF or Augie. That's great for the local look at footprint, but from a talent standpoint there's a risk there. (we've talked about this) I mean, Ian Marshall (the best defender in recent NSU history) and DeWaylon Ingram (top wideout in the NSIC) aren't from Dell Rapids, SD.

The 2021 NSU team is probably the best they've had in 15 years or so..as they could punch with anyone in the conference..proof of that being W1 when they had Kato beat at the Blake and thumped USF in the same year. That team was fairly transfer heavy. So..the playing the local angle is a dance. It's a catch-22..knowing a state like SD or ND has a limited amount of true D2-ability players, Part of me feels like the volume of SD players may have been in-part an effort to quiet the "we need more local kids than we've been getting" talk. We will see.

[Purple Mav Man]

54 new Jimmies

https://www.jimmiepride.com/sports/f...20240207lkin01

The 6’4 225lb punter is one of the biggest guys in the class.

[Millsy]

Bemidji State adds 31.

Recruits by position:

Offensive Line (6), Defensive Line (6), Wide Receiver (5), Defensive Back (5), Linebacker (4), Quarterback (2), Running Back (1), Tight End (1), Athlete (1)

Recruits by state:

Minnesota (21), Wisconsin (4), Illinois (2), North Dakota (2), Colorado (1), Texas (1)

https://bsubeavers.com/news/2024/2/7...y-central.aspx

[Stanger86]

Recruits by state:

Minnesota (21), Wisconsin (4), Illinois (2), North Dakota (2), Colorado (1), Texas (1)

https://bsubeavers.com/news/2024/2/7...y-central.aspx

Can't build a successful program that way!

[vikingfaithful]

Can't build a successful program that way!

Gotta be like the Dawgs of Duluth and sign majority of Wisconsin studs.