Gophers get commitment from Wayzata TE Brandon Lingen

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Congrats!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gophers&src=hash">#Gophers</a> get new TE from Wayzata! RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Brandon_Lingen">@brandon_lingen</a>: Proud to say that I am officially a Gopher <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SkiUMah&src=hash">#SkiUMah</a></p>— GopherHole.com (@GopherHole) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherHole/statuses/385807541101666304">October 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>So unbelievably blessed <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23SkiUMah&src=hash">#SkiUMah</a></p>— Brandon Lingen (@Brandon_Lingen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brandon_Lingen/statuses/385571721928908800">October 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>We would like to extend a welcome to the newest member of the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Gophers&src=hash">#Gophers</a> Football Family! Ski-U-Mah! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BrickByBrick&src=hash">#BrickByBrick</a></p>— GopherGridiron (@GopherGridiron) <a href="https://twitter.com/GopherGridiron/statuses/385808205109927936">October 3, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Pretty strange offer this early in the recruiting cycle and in what will be a small class. He might turn out to be the next Ben Utecht, but the strategy is totally messed up. Color me unimpressed.
 





Yup and Meh... This does nothing for me, on tape does not appear to be a superior athlete and doesn't appear that big either. Project for sure and a weird Full Ride offer IMHO.
 

Wayzata Recruiting
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2012 Ben Lauer
2013 Chris Wipson
2014 Brandon Lingen
 

dpodoll68 said:
Pretty strange offer this early in the recruiting cycle and in what will be a small class. He might turn out to be the next Ben Utecht, but the strategy is totally messed up. Color me unimpressed.
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They really should've checked with you.
 


This kid has got to be thrilled! He gets a chance to stay home and play for the Gophers. The education he gets will be great for him.
 

dpodoll68 said:
I guess I should've checked with you before posting my Gopher football opinion on this Gopher football message board.
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Sometimes it's better to keep your opinion to yourself. The announcement was tweeted by Gopherhole so there's a good chance that if he doesn't know about the site, he'll check it out. Show the kid some love and excitement.
 

EE_Gopher said:
Wayzata Recruiting
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2012 Ben Lauer
2013 Chris Wipson
2014 Brandon Lingen
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The more Trojans the better. Missed out on too many of them over the last 10 years.
 

Welcome aboard and congrats! Has to feel phenomenal staying home and having his family be able to watch him play.

Ben Lauer wasn't thought of that highly and he is contributing as a RS Frosh. I trust the staff.

Coach Anderson does a great job with his kids and it shows!
 

Tim Riggins said:
Sometimes it's better to keep your opinion to yourself. The announcement was tweeted by Gopherhole so there's a good chance that if he doesn't know about the site, he'll check it out. Show the kid some love and excitement.
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No thanks. I even specified that it has nothing to do with the kid himself. If he's an in-state player with offers from FAU and Air Force, it's questionable recruiting strategy to offer him in October. He's basically a Ben Lauer-level recruit, and the Gophers wisely held out on Lauer and offered him just before signing day. That doesn't mean Lingen can't and won't be an impact player, as evidenced by Lauer starting in his 2nd year. It just means that the recruiting strategy is very peculiar.

I don't care about Brandon Lingen outside of his potential ability to play for the Gophers. I'm sorry if that offends anyone. If he were just some random kid from Wayzata and not a Division I football prospect, he wouldn't be discussed here. I care about the Gophers, not about Brandon Lingen. Scholarships are like gold, especially for a program trying to dig out of the bottom quartile of the Big Ten. If they like him a lot, great, but I'm pretty sure an offer could've waited until January or February after other options were exhausted. Maybe they got wind of a forthcoming offer from Iowa or Wisconsin, but I doubt it.

Now, does anyone else feel the need to chirp away at an honest opinion because someone's feelings might get hurt?
 

dpodoll68 said:
No thanks. I even specified that it has nothing to do with the kid himself. If he's an in-state player with offers from FAU and Air Force, it's questionable recruiting strategy to offer him in October. He's basically a Ben Lauer-level recruit, and the Gophers wisely held out on Lauer and offered him just before signing day. That doesn't mean Lingen can't and won't be an impact player, as evidenced by Lauer starting in his 2nd year. It just means that the recruiting strategy is very peculiar.

I don't care about Brandon Lingen outside of his potential ability to play for the Gophers. I'm sorry if that offends anyone. If he were just some random kid from Wayzata and not a Division I football prospect, he wouldn't be discussed here. I care about the Gophers, not about Brandon Lingen. Scholarships are like gold, especially for a program trying to dig out of the bottom quartile of the Big Ten. If they like him a lot, great, but I'm pretty sure an offer could've waited until January or February after other options were exhausted. Maybe they got wind of a forthcoming offer from Iowa or Wisconsin, but I doubt it.

Now, does anyone else feel the need to chirp away at an honest opinion because someone's feelings might get hurt?
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it's an honest opinion, but a stupid one. Lingen might have committed to FAU before the Gophers offered. You might be able to flip some of those kids with verbals to smaller schools, but not all of them.
 

dpodoll68 said:
No thanks. I even specified that it has nothing to do with the kid himself. If he's an in-state player with offers from FAU and Air Force, it's questionable recruiting strategy to offer him in October. He's basically a Ben Lauer-level recruit, and the Gophers wisely held out on Lauer and offered him just before signing day. That doesn't mean Lingen can't and won't be an impact player, as evidenced by Lauer starting in his 2nd year. It just means that the recruiting strategy is very peculiar.

I don't care about Brandon Lingen outside of his potential ability to play for the Gophers. I'm sorry if that offends anyone. If he were just some random kid from Wayzata and not a Division I football prospect, he wouldn't be discussed here. I care about the Gophers, not about Brandon Lingen. Scholarships are like gold, especially for a program trying to dig out of the bottom quartile of the Big Ten. If they like him a lot, great, but I'm pretty sure an offer could've waited until January or February after other options were exhausted. Maybe they got wind of a forthcoming offer from Iowa or Wisconsin, but I doubt it.

Now, does anyone else feel the need to chirp away at an honest opinion because someone's feelings might get hurt?
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Your opinions are as valid as anyone's. I think what rubs people the wrong way is that your opinions are often expressed in the most strident terms, with absolute confidence, even when you're obviously wrong. People like that are fairly described as know-it-alls.

Not being hostile, just trying to be constructive.
 

Wouldn't You like to Know said:
Yup and Meh... This does nothing for me, on tape does not appear to be a superior athlete and doesn't appear that big either. Project for sure and a weird Full Ride offer IMHO.
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Maybe that's how well the rest of recruiting is going...
 

AO54 said:
it's an honest opinion, but a stupid one. Lingen might have committed to FAU before the Gophers offered. You might be able to flip some of those kids with verbals to smaller schools, but not all of them.
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And I might be able to beat Michael Jordan one-on-one. Let me know the next time the Gophers lose an in-state recruit to freakin' FAU. P.S. He didn't commit to FAU.

Speaking of stupid opinions...
 

dpodoll68 said:
Now, does anyone else feel the need to chirp away at an honest opinion because someone's feelings might get hurt?
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Like your feelings are being hurt with people offering their honest opinion about your post?
 

dpodoll68 said:
And I might be able to beat Michael Jordan one-on-one. Let me know the next time the Gophers lose an in-state recruit to freakin' FAU. P.S. He didn't commit to FAU.

Speaking of stupid opinions...
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If he would have committed to FAU, I doubt we would have offered.
 

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