Redbirds add 9th Big 10 transfer

[45otseoj]

Shelby Harris. Defensive End transfer from Wisconsin.

http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-foot ... 10aaa.html

http://rivals.yahoo.com/wisconsin/footb ... rris-78572

[sly]

Shelby Harris. Defensive End transfer from Wisconsin.

http://www.goredbirds.com/sports/m-foot ... 10aaa.html

http://rivals.yahoo.com/wisconsin/footb ... rris-78572

joe- Why isn't ISU ranked as high as SIU, aren't they going to be tough?

[underdawg]

Is there really going to be a fight for starter at QB or has the kid from Marion got it??

[45otseoj]

sly: ISU has gotten some recognition with pre-season rankings (13 in Steele, 16 in Sporting News), but the truth is the FCS and the MVFC are tough. SIU returns alot from a team that dominated the MVFC on a weekly basis last season, and SDSU took ISU down by a large margin in Normal last year. I'm optimistic for this season, but our current standing is around where I would guess too.

underdawg: My guess is Matt Brown (Marion) will start. I don't have any inside knowledge of that, but they're selling replica #13 jerseys in the bookstore, and he was voted pre-season All-MVFC. I don't see how he wouldn't start. He did have a weight lifting accident early this summer that resulted in the loss of the end of his pinky finger on his throwing hand, but I've heard it shouldn't be an issue.

[ISU BRMM Man]

Has anyone heard about FBS transfers at other MVFC schools?

[45otseoj]

Has anyone heard about FBS transfers at other MVFC schools?

Yes. Alot.

[underdawg]

sly: ISU has gotten some recognition with pre-season rankings (13 in Steele, 16 in Sporting News), but the truth is the FCS and the MVFC are tough. SIU returns alot from a team that dominated the MVFC on a weekly basis last season, and SDSU took ISU down by a large margin in Normal last year. I'm optimistic for this season, but our current standing is around where I would guess too.

underdawg: My guess is Matt Brown (Marion) will start. I don't have any inside knowledge of that, but they're selling replica #13 jerseys in the bookstore, and he was voted pre-season All-MVFC. I don't see how he wouldn't start. He did have a weight lifting accident early this summer that resulted in the loss of the end of his pinky finger on his throwing hand, but I've heard it shouldn't be an issue.

I see your point but get this: Saluki Junior DE Kyle Russo (6'3" 255) who led the team in sacks as a back-up last year AND was picked first team pre-season MVFC has (so far) been beaten out by senior Jason Seaman (6'5" 270)---so coaches apparently have an agenda that sometimes does not match with the media voters in these pre-season polls So even though Matt probably will start--I'm sure there may be some real competition.

[underdawg]

Has anyone heard about FBS transfers at other MVFC schools?

This year we have 6'1" 200 RB Shariff Harris from Pitt

5'11" 275 Nose tackle Myron Walker of Kentucky

6'1" 190 WR Carl Harris of Rutgers

Also two key JUCO transfers are:

5'11" 210 OLB Blair Lane of Harper CC (runs a 4.5 second forty)

6'6" 289 Offensive Guard Jessy McMullin of Iowa Western CC

[45otseoj]

ISU lost one of their transfers from Minnesota,

but we add another with Bo Flowers from Illinois. Interesting path getting to ISU.

http://www.pantagraph.com/sports/colleg ... 03286.html

So now the lists goes...
Wisconsin: Shelby Harris, DE
Wisconsin: Leonard Hubbard, LB
Wisconsin: Erik Smith, RB
Wisconsin: Otis Merrill, RB
Illinois: Bo Flowers, DB
Illinois: Adam Rebholz, S
Michigan St: Ashton Leggett, RB
Minnesota: EJ Jones, CB
Indiana: Milton Owens, DT

and also non-Big 10...
Kansas State: Xzavier Stewart, DT
Eastern Michigan: Marvon Sanders, WR
Buffalo: Albert Sparks, DT

[underdawg]

Got to hand it to Coach Lennon at SIU---last week we learned that one of our two starting safeties was out for the season (Rashad Graham) so this week he signed TyRance Stuckey of Harper CC.

TyRance is 5'11" 200 and runs a 4.4 second forty--so problem solved.