345pm...been watching the LOI and have the lovely treat of watching last night's game between Mountain West Conference San Diego State vs UNLV...coincidence?
One recent trend that I am noticing as I watch ESPNU and their signing day scrolling line, is how many of the top notch payers ( primarily skilled guys) who are already enrolled in school. It will be interesting to see if the pressure of not coming early to school ( in essence graduating early) becomes an recruiting hindrance by some programs. Hear me out..... So a well known recruiting factory tries to offer an athlete a scholly but really emphasizes the need to enroll early, but then the athlete is not prepared to graduate early ( maybe due to being a later riser in the recruiting game), will that well known recruiter pass on the said athlete, in order to go after another athlete who can benefit from getting in the weight room ( 5-6 months ahead of other recruits). I am just saying this could be a slippery slope in a few years. Right now, I think all of the top notch recruits should sign early and enroll in the spring, to grasp the playbook, hit the weight room and slowly engage in the college lifestyle. This early enrollment is not for everyone, clearly, but I can see this being a decisive factor in some recruiting battles down the line ( perhaps less than 5 years). Thoughts? Some prefer to stick around to attend prom or compete in other sports, but priorities are priorities, right?
link to statesman
updated as of 140pm
Here's the list:
--QB Joe Southwick, 6-2, 190, San Ramon Valley HS (Danville, Calif.)
--CB Ebo Makinde, 5-11, 170, Paradise Valley HS (Phoenix)
--RB Malcolm Johnson, 5-10, 185, Barlow HS (Gresham, Ore.)
--CB Quaylon Ewing, 6-0, 180, Kempner HS (Sugar Land, Texas)
--TE Gabe Linehan, 6-4, 205, Banks (Ore.) HS
--LB Allen Mooney, 5-11, 220, O'Dea HS (Seattle)
--LB John Michael Davis, 6-0, 220, Tesoro HS (Las Flores, Calif.)
--TE Trevor Peterson, 6-4, 220, El Dorado HS (Placerville, Calif.)
--DE Justin Jungblut, 6-6, 248, Saguaro HS (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
--DE Kharyee Marshall, 6-3, 208, Washington HS (Phoenix)
--WR Kirby Moore, 6-3, 205, Prosser (Wash.) HS
--WR Geraldo Hiwat, 6-3, 185, Capital HS (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
--OL Bryant Thomas, 6-2, 250, Capital HS (Boise)
--QB Mike Tamburo, 6-1, 180, North Gwinnett HS (Suwanee, Ga.)
--OT Jake Broyles, 6-6, 250, Foothill HS (Henderson, Nev.)
--OT Charles Leno Jr., 6-5, 265, San Leandro HS (Oakland)
--S Jonathan Brown, 5-10, 205, Encinal HS (Alameda, Calif.)
--DL Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe, 6-3, 303, Boise HS (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
--DE Nicholas Alexander, 6-4, 230, Crenshaw HS (Los Angeles)
Already enrolled
--OL Spencer Gerke, 6-3, 245, Bishop Kelly HS (Boise)
--S Winston Venable, 6-0, 210, Glendale (Ariz.) C.C. (San Rafael, Calif.)
--WR Aaron Burks, 6-4, 180, Mansfield Timberview HS (Arlington, Texas)
Will the head honchos over at KIDO 580am wake up and smell the coffee and get with the program ( it is the 2009 for Pete's sake). A lack of of streaming video of the event only hampers/handcuffs the popularity of the LOI day. This is like Christmas come early or candy for college football geeks like myself.
I will not ask you blog readers to choose one LOI party over the other as we are all Bronco supporters, just wish the resources could have been pulled together responsibly ( with plenty of notice). Hopefully with positive results the LOI day will become another staple of the Bronco Nation.
I will be at the Buffalo Wild Wings around 2pm......look for the streaking guy with the bold black letters of STATUELEFT across his back. For those lowly Vandal fans, please identify yourself by sporting the fabled Akey pornstache.
* I will personally guarantee that during the streaming of the LOI day, there will no "interruptions" like the Super Bowl experience for those down in the Tucson, AZ area- the video below may or may not be suitable for work......all depends what type of work you are into!
video brought to my attention my BroncoCountry's BroncoBob
...to stand in a line ( pitch a tent, fire up the portable heater) for Buffalo Wild Wings Grand Opening tomorrow. What is at stake? Free Wings for a year according to the promotion, and one free Miller beer, when the Bar/Grill opens tomorrow. I know the temperatures might detract some from the "Black Friday"-like gathering, however I am sure in today's economy, there will be some who would love free wings for a year and are willing to stick around all night. Today at 3:30pm, I stopped by and asked the manager what time he was expecting people to start lining up and he just dismissed the question, arrogantly, like I was fly buzzing around his soup. He must have been busy, which is completely understandable with the opening tomorrow. He briefly mentioned 1)that some might show up during the night & 2)and that it is the first 100 people that show up- but he answered as he typed away on his laptop in one of the booths. I decided not to interrupt his day further and left. I guess I expected a standard answer like, "Well in other states, the openings have had some guests start to queue up about 12 hours before the door opens". Some kind of answer symbolizing that he realized how many people would be coming over to BWW. No such answer....one of the two front door hostess was cute and it appeared there were some testers there attempting to see how the food/beers/service was going over. Decent size bar/eating area.
It is being advertised that Red Bull will be helping with those that stand in line by dishing out free Red Bull, while coffee or hot chocolate might be more appropriate since the weather is supposed to dip lower than 20 degrees over night.
Why do I even care about this opening? It is the future home of the unofficial Boise State Letter of Intent Signing Day party being hosted by KTIK 1350 AM. Clink linky to see their advertising for the event. See you folks there.....
Join Caves and Prater for IST at the NEW Buffalo Wild Wings Wednesday Feb 4th for the 12th annual National Letter of Intent Day Show! Buffalo Wild Wings opens Weds Jan 28th on Eagle Road between St Lukes and R C Willey with a full menu , over 14 signature sauces, 20 plus beers on tap and a full bar. Join The Ticket and hear Coach Petersen’s press conference live, Scout.com experts evaluating the WAC and BSU recruiting class, and see the list for yourself! Prizes, Wings, beer, and sports! Come for lunch and stay till 6pm!
KTIK’s 12th annual National Letter of Intent Day Show at Buffalo Wild Wings...you have to be here!
If you have a ticket to the official Letter of Intent party at the Stueckle Sky Center, enjoy the festivities and buffet style meals. 
