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When I posted about the 2016 class, I had too little information about Bredeson and Farniok to put them in the "possibles."
Plus Bredeson comes from Wisconsin, where the Badgers roam and where our hit rate has never been good. (Veterans will recall our dashed hopes with Jake Long.) And Farniok lives in South Dakota, which raised a similar concern because Midwestern kids rarely venture far.Â
Since then, we've heard Bredeson call us "the mecca of academics" and mention us on his six-team short list.
And if Farniok wants to stay close to home in Sioux Falls, the Universities of Minnesota and Iowa are his only close-enough, BCS school options. He may see the Gophers as rising, and knows Iowa has a record of turning out NFL offensive linemen. So our chances may hinge on whether he sees us as a mecca, too, and finds that compelling. But Matt Nelson had a 4.0 and aspirations of becoming a surgeon, and his commitment to Iowa seemed another reminder that even academic-minded Midwesterners can decide a pretty good, nearby school is good enough.
It helps us, of course, if a recruit comes from a professional family that might make those fine distinctions between "elite" universities and good ones. Farniok's family does not appear to be. His dad runs a security service in Sioux Falls.Â
Sioux Falls isn't the farm town most Cardboarders might expect. It's actually the white collar hub of the state, and kids from there often favor brighter lights and bigger cities. That may help us a bit. But his recruitment looks like a long shot.
I didn't mention LW because no one had confirmed a Stanford offer. It appears the staff has issued one, and he may be the best bet of this threesome.Â
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