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So I've no reason to rule out Farniok, the South Dakota OL.  But his most obvious comfortable choice would be the neighboring U of M, which may be on the upswing but is crowded, cold, and likely to be helpless against the New Ohio State, revived Michigan, and rebounding Penn State.  But Midwest linemen rarely go far from home.  My guess is that Madison will look more than good enough if Minnesota does not, and I wouldn't rule out Iowa because it does churn out good OLs, and in warmer weather than he suffers in in South Dakota.

My instinct is to assume that kids from boring towns with freezing weather (Eric Cotton, Harrison Phillips) will want to get out.  I know that's wrong more often than it's right, but it's always my first instinct and I would never be surprised to see a kid from South Dakota choose to spend 4 years in a great location like Palo Alto.

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So I've no reason to rule out Farniok, the South Dakota OL.  But his most obvious comfortable choice would be the neighboring U of M, which may be on the upswing but is crowded, cold, and likely to be helpless against the New Ohio State, revived Michigan, and rebounding Penn State.  But Midwest linemen rarely go far from home.  My guess is that Madison will look more than good enough if Minnesota does not, and I wouldn't rule out Iowa because it does churn out good OLs, and in warmer weather than he suffers in in South Dakota.

My instinct is to assume that kids from boring towns with freezing weather (Eric Cotton, Harrison Phillips) will want to get out.  I know that's wrong more often than it's right, but it's always my first instinct and I would never be surprised to see a kid from South Dakota choose to spend 4 years in a great location like Palo Alto.