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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by RockyBearCat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:22 pm

Got 'em all plus 2. Anything else will be surprises. Great day!



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by lutecat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:22 pm

So will that be it or do we have any more surprises? I sure like surprises.



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by Catbacker_1 » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:26 pm

Lots of DB’s considering how young our secondary is now. Do we anticipate some turnover considering how this group has played?



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

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Got 'em all plus 2. Anything else will be surprises. Great day!
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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by catgrad05 » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:31 pm

lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:22 pm
So will that be it or do we have any more surprises? I sure like surprises.
It already seems like a good sized class based on how small the senior class is. Must be anticipating some players leaving the program either transferring or cuts after spring ball.



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by AFCAT » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:35 pm

Montanabob wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:41 am
lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:25 am
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:14 am
Well, I have a friend that needs some help, so I'm out of here for now. Deshawn Krein is the last player the Cats are waiting on. If someone else wants to monitor social media for the posting, please do so.
If it's notice it before someone else does it will post for you. Lousy friend asking for help on signing day when you have more important things to do. :lol:
He is probably posting bail.
I wish, I would say "no" to most of those requests. This one was an elderly neighbor that got locked out of her Amazon account. She relies on the account to do most of her shopping and panicked when she couldn't access it. :?

Edit: Holy smokes, just read some of the other posts. Yeah, I took the comment as being about my friend, not the player.
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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by ZebraCat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:40 pm

Catbacker_1 wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:26 pm
Lots of DB’s considering how young our secondary is now. Do we anticipate some turnover considering how this group has played?
I'd be willing to bet we lose two.



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by coloradocat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:49 pm

ZebraCat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:40 pm
Catbacker_1 wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:26 pm
Lots of DB’s considering how young our secondary is now. Do we anticipate some turnover considering how this group has played?
I'd be willing to bet we lose two.
I'd be (happily) shocked if we had no turnover in the secondary.


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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by AFCAT » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:04 pm

The Cats could also be losing non-starters in the secondary.

If you red-shirt the incoming DBs, then the starters will be in their junior seasons before these new freshmen are even ready to play.

I do bet the Cats lose at least one DB starter to the portal though.


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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by Joe Bobcat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:15 pm

AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:35 pm
Montanabob wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:41 am
lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:25 am
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:14 am
Well, I have a friend that needs some help, so I'm out of here for now. Deshawn Krein is the last player the Cats are waiting on. If someone else wants to monitor social media for the posting, please do so.
If it's notice it before someone else does it will post for you. Lousy friend asking for help on signing day when you have more important things to do. :lol:
He is probably posting bail.
I wish, I would say "no" to most of those requests. This one was an elderly neighbor that got locked out of her Amazon account. She relies on the account to do most of her shopping and panicked when she couldn't access it. :?

Edit: Holy smokes, just read some of the other posts. Yeah, I took the comment as being about my friend, not the player.
Well good on you helping an elderly lady get into her Amazon account. I apologize in advance but can't help but wonder if while you were helping you also did some jonesing for a Christmas gift. I could see it kind of going like this. "There I got you into your Amazon account and just to make sure everything is working I went to this site where you can buy miniature Bobcat helmets. I really like that one, but I haven't bought it and hope someone will get it for me for Christmas. Well I'll leave it there, I got to go get back to my work but you can always call me if you need more help, you know I always come as fast as I can to help you."


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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by AFCAT » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:31 pm

Joe Bobcat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:15 pm
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:35 pm
Montanabob wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:41 am
lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:25 am
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:14 am
Well, I have a friend that needs some help, so I'm out of here for now. Deshawn Krein is the last player the Cats are waiting on. If someone else wants to monitor social media for the posting, please do so.
If it's notice it before someone else does it will post for you. Lousy friend asking for help on signing day when you have more important things to do. :lol:
He is probably posting bail.
I wish, I would say "no" to most of those requests. This one was an elderly neighbor that got locked out of her Amazon account. She relies on the account to do most of her shopping and panicked when she couldn't access it. :?

Edit: Holy smokes, just read some of the other posts. Yeah, I took the comment as being about my friend, not the player.
Well good on you helping an elderly lady get into her Amazon account. I apologize in advance but can't help but wonder if while you were helping you also did some jonesing for a Christmas gift. I could see it kind of going like this. "There I got you into your Amazon account and just to make sure everything is working I went to this site where you can buy miniature Bobcat helmets. I really like that one, but I haven't bought it and hope someone will get it for me for Christmas. Well I'll leave it there, I got to go get back to my work but you can always call me if you need more help, you know I always come as fast as I can to help you."
Believe it or not, she offered me $1,000 to fix the problem for her. Obviously, I told her $2,000 or pound sand. She's 84 and I know she can afford it. :lol:

Okay, before any of you think I'm being serious, I'm not. Getting a new mini-helmet might be the new cost for help though. That's a great idea.


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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by Joe Bobcat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:39 pm

AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:31 pm
Joe Bobcat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:15 pm
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:35 pm
Montanabob wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:41 am
lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:25 am
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:14 am
Well, I have a friend that needs some help, so I'm out of here for now. Deshawn Krein is the last player the Cats are waiting on. If someone else wants to monitor social media for the posting, please do so.
If it's notice it before someone else does it will post for you. Lousy friend asking for help on signing day when you have more important things to do. :lol:
He is probably posting bail.
I wish, I would say "no" to most of those requests. This one was an elderly neighbor that got locked out of her Amazon account. She relies on the account to do most of her shopping and panicked when she couldn't access it. :?

Edit: Holy smokes, just read some of the other posts. Yeah, I took the comment as being about my friend, not the player.
Well good on you helping an elderly lady get into her Amazon account. I apologize in advance but can't help but wonder if while you were helping you also did some jonesing for a Christmas gift. I could see it kind of going like this. "There I got you into your Amazon account and just to make sure everything is working I went to this site where you can buy miniature Bobcat helmets. I really like that one, but I haven't bought it and hope someone will get it for me for Christmas. Well I'll leave it there, I got to go get back to my work but you can always call me if you need more help, you know I always come as fast as I can to help you."
Believe it or not, she offered me $1,000 to fix the problem for her. Obviously, I told her $2,000 or pound sand. She's 84 and I know she can afford it. :lol:

Okay, before any of you think I'm being serious, I'm not. Getting a new mini-helmet might be the new cost for help though. That's a great idea.
Whoa, I have a neighbor much like that and it scares me because the wrong person could take advantage quite easily. Hey thanks for taking charge of posting the signing day information.


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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by AFCAT » Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:50 pm

Here is the results of the poll I set up. 41% of the respondents have already lost out on their predictions and the majority, 48%, are hanging on by a thread. It would be kind of funny if the lone person that chose the Cats to sign more than 31 recruits this year turned out to have made the best prediction.

We still have a few days left in the early recruiting period but I don't believe the Cats will sign any more right now. I do believe the Cats get at least a few more recruits signed by the next signing period in February or at least one or two by the start of next season.

Full disclosure, I chose the 20-24 recruit range.

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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by WetBreeches » Wed Dec 03, 2025 2:09 pm

coloradocat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:49 pm
ZebraCat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:40 pm
Catbacker_1 wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:26 pm
Lots of DB’s considering how young our secondary is now. Do we anticipate some turnover considering how this group has played?
I'd be willing to bet we lose two.
I'd be (happily) shocked if we had no turnover in the secondary.
I'd be happily shocked if we only lose 2....I'm sure there are several FBS teams tracking McMillan, Johnson and Williams from their high school days...clearly Dowler will get some interest...



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by MrGoodKat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 3:18 pm

It's great to see a couple players from Minnesota. If we could continue to cut into that territory, it would both help MSU and hurt NDSU.

They have about 40 players on their roster from Minnesota. Twice as many as from North Dakota. Granted, they're on the border.



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by lutecat » Wed Dec 03, 2025 3:28 pm

Joe Bobcat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:39 pm
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:31 pm
Joe Bobcat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 1:15 pm
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:35 pm
Montanabob wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:41 am
lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:25 am
AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 10:14 am
Well, I have a friend that needs some help, so I'm out of here for now. Deshawn Krein is the last player the Cats are waiting on. If someone else wants to monitor social media for the posting, please do so.
If it's notice it before someone else does it will post for you. Lousy friend asking for help on signing day when you have more important things to do. :lol:
He is probably posting bail.
I wish, I would say "no" to most of those requests. This one was an elderly neighbor that got locked out of her Amazon account. She relies on the account to do most of her shopping and panicked when she couldn't access it. :?

Edit: Holy smokes, just read some of the other posts. Yeah, I took the comment as being about my friend, not the player.
Well good on you helping an elderly lady get into her Amazon account. I apologize in advance but can't help but wonder if while you were helping you also did some jonesing for a Christmas gift. I could see it kind of going like this. "There I got you into your Amazon account and just to make sure everything is working I went to this site where you can buy miniature Bobcat helmets. I really like that one, but I haven't bought it and hope someone will get it for me for Christmas. Well I'll leave it there, I got to go get back to my work but you can always call me if you need more help, you know I always come as fast as I can to help you."
Believe it or not, she offered me $1,000 to fix the problem for her. Obviously, I told her $2,000 or pound sand. She's 84 and I know she can afford it. :lol:

Okay, before any of you think I'm being serious, I'm not. Getting a new mini-helmet might be the new cost for help though. That's a great idea.
Whoa, I have a neighbor much like that and it scares me because the wrong person could take advantage quite easily. Hey thanks for taking charge of posting the signing day information.
The amount of older people you see at bitcoin machines putting in money and they get angry if someone tries to make sure they arent getting fleeced.



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by KIX » Wed Dec 03, 2025 5:01 pm

WetBreeches wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 2:09 pm
coloradocat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:49 pm
ZebraCat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:40 pm
Catbacker_1 wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 12:26 pm
Lots of DB’s considering how young our secondary is now. Do we anticipate some turnover considering how this group has played?
I'd be willing to bet we lose two.
I'd be (happily) shocked if we had no turnover in the secondary.
I'd be happily shocked if we only lose 2....I'm sure there are several FBS teams tracking McMillan, Johnson and Williams from their high school days...clearly Dowler will get some interest...
Hoping Dowler will be able to influence some of these young DBs to stay....maybe.



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Re: Initial signing period, Wednesday 3 Dec 2025

Post by rfischer94 » Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:54 pm

AFCAT wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:59 am
lutecat wrote:
Wed Dec 03, 2025 7:57 am
We have 5 in gris only have 2 so far.
Do they still recruit high school kids over there? I thought they were all portal. :D
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