Todd Olson on WCCO this Morning

[MaxyJR1]

Todd is th HS coach at Richfield and his son is the Left Tackle for NIU. He was on this morning to talk about Kill.

Quick comments-

His son was 6-6 and an All-State Hockey player who played football. Kill developed him into an excellent Tackle.

Chicago/ Georgia/ and Florida are his hot spots for recruiting.

Has a kid from Georgia who was 6-6 football player, state champ wrestler, and went to state in Tennis. Kill found him and developed him into a great player.

When Kill came to NIU, penalties went down every year to the point of #1 in MAC and top 10 in country this year. Graduation Rates went up.

Olson said Kill will have the HS coaches behind soon if not right away.

 

[50PoundHead]

It is my impression that the high school coaches are going to love this guy. Down-to-earth X and O, grit and gristle kind of guy who seems genuine and interested.

 

[MrGopher]

Was good to hear that guy's comments.

Two best parts: penalties went immediately down for NIU when he showed up, and confidence that local coaches will like him.

 

[Go Gophers Rah]

Very encouraging to hear.

 

[jags1998]

Todd was former head coach at Edina HS as well and he does not sugarcoat much. Good assessment.

 

[Iceland12]

Colorado, Indiana , Minnesota

moved.

 

[wait!what?]

Have you ever been to Dekalb or Sterling Il? this place is Valhalla compared to that wasteland. Folks in the mid 1850's had the pick of land at $1.25 an acre and quickly grabbed WI and MN land instead of that treeless, lake free flatland.

 

[RodentRampage]

Wasn't $1.25 a lot of money in the 1850's? And I believe that Minnesota was being homesteaded back then, which meant that people were coming to Minnesota for free land. I don't have a lot of experience with that part of Illinois. I spent 9 months in Illinois at Chanute Air Force Base, not far from the Illini campus. I think the state tree was corn.