We have a new commit

[gophmeister]

Go to the fringe bowl blog. Linebacker from FL.

[denguegopher]

looks like he has a chance to become a decent pass rusher

[magpie]

Go to the fringe bowl blog. Linebacker from FL.

...how about a link?

[Stargenes]

The young man looks quite good on film. I love linebacker prospects who have experience playing the dline as well. Looks like he will really pinch around the edge and rush the passer. Nice way to end a dry spell.

[harrys ghost]

...how about a link?

http://rivals.yahoo.com/minnesota/football/recruiting/player-Jephete-Matilus-106908
http://minnesota.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1042000

[AhliBobwa]

Great news. Welcome Jephete! We´re excited to see you don the Maroon and Gold.

[I Love Gold]

Yay-good news in Gopher Land! Welcome aboard!

[Iceland12]

Scout has him getting offers from Illinois, Marshall and Nebraska. Good offer list.

I hope both kids do well, but I wonder why this thread is getting so much less interest? :drink:

[Stargenes]

Scout has him getting offers from Illinois, Marshall and Nebraska. Good offer list.

I hope both kids do well, but I wonder why this thread is getting so much less interest? :drink:

Nothing to complain about is my guess. This young man is a very solid acquisition by the staff. He has very nice offer list as well. Just when the trolls thought they were getting some momentum, Coach Brew and his staff strikes. WELCOME TO GOPHER NATION:clap::clap:

[ButchNashGuy]

Great addition, welcome to Gopherville! Hopefully he has some teammates to join him.

[Maroon]

This guy looks like he plays with a ton of effort. He was all over the field. I like it!!

[Kratos3]

Solid looking prospect. Nice to have some sort of pipeline from a FL school.

[Costa Rican Gopher]

This is the type of player we rarely got prior to Brester. The kid is so athletic and natural out there doing his thing and has that knack to always deliver the blow.

[Hooligan119th]

either way....with offers from Nebraska and Illinois, I'll take him. Hope he has a great career here!!!

"On the Trail Archive
Marshall on the board with pledge from linebacker Jephette Matilus (Apr22)
Jephette Matilus, a 6-foot-0, 215-pound linebacker from Atlantic (Delray Beach, Fla.), has agreed to sign with the Thundering Herd for the Class of 2011.

He picked Marshall over offers from Illinois, Nebraska and Western Kentucky.

During his junior season, Matilus was credited with 12 sacks, five forced fumbles and two blocked field goals.

Matilus is the first commitment for Marshall." ESPN (http://insider.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?recruitId=104221&season=2011)

[BigGopherFan]

Nothing to complain about is my guess. This young man is a very solid acquisition by the staff. He has very nice offer list as well. Just when the trolls thought they were getting some momentum, Coach Brew and his staff strikes. WELCOME TO GOPHER NATION:clap::clap:

WHAT!!!??? You are you bragging about an UNRANKED, UNRATED recruit who has offers from Illinois, Western Kentucky and Marshall. Hahaha!!!
You are right though, Brew and his staff did strike again...with another anonymous zero-star recruit! But, wait, Decker wasn't highly-recruited. Give me a break. This is going well beyond just filling back-up roles with lightly-recruited kids. Brew is filling his entire future rosters with these guys...

[Sean Lumpkin]

WHAT!!!??? You are you bragging about an UNRANKED, UNRATED recruit who has offers from Illinois, Western Kentucky and Marshall. Hahaha!!!
You are right though, Brew and his staff did strike again...with another anonymous zero-star recruit! But, wait, Decker wasn't highly-recruited. Give me a break. This is going well beyond just filling back-up roles with lightly-recruited kids. Brew is filling his entire future rosters with these guys...

You conveniently forgot to mention Nebraska. I guess to strengthen your position you leave out the best of the four programs. If Bo Pelini and Defensive minded Nebraska thought he was worthy of a offer, I'm not surprised Brewster did, too.

[AhliBobwa]

WHAT!!!??? You are you bragging about an UNRANKED, UNRATED recruit who has offers from Illinois, Western Kentucky and Marshall. Hahaha!!!
You are right though, Brew and his staff did strike again...with another anonymous zero-star recruit! But, wait, Decker wasn't highly-recruited. Give me a break. This is going well beyond just filling back-up roles with lightly-recruited kids. Brew is filling his entire future rosters with these guys...

As another poster mentioned. You failed to list the Nebraska offer. You know, Nebraska, a team with a Defense so good that it overcame a totally inept offense last year to nearly win the Big 12 and beat Texas.

You have clearly been studying up on your PantherHawk. It´s a good impression, I will give you that. All the telltale signs are there. The total lack of logic, disregard of actual facts, overly enthusiastic and excessive punctuation. Look, we get it. You like Gopher basketball, and have some sort of weird unexplained complex about Gopher football.

Seriously, for your own good, please seek psychological help. Or at the very least don´t post here anymore.

All you do is spout uninformed negativity while simultaneously ripping on others by taking their posts out of context or completely ignoring the facts.

[Maximus]

WHAT!!!??? You are you bragging about an UNRANKED, UNRATED recruit who has offers from Illinois, Western Kentucky and Marshall. Hahaha!!!


How convenient....not mentioning the offer from Nebraska. Why would you? Their defense only gave up the fewest points in the entire nation last year. What would they know about recruiting linebackers?

P.S. Congrats on your Gopher baseball team.

[mkAz]

WHAT!!!??? You are you bragging about an UNRANKED, UNRATED recruit who has offers from Illinois, Western Kentucky and Marshall. Hahaha!!!
You are right though, Brew and his staff did strike again...with another anonymous zero-star recruit! But, wait, Decker wasn't highly-recruited. Give me a break. This is going well beyond just filling back-up roles with lightly-recruited kids. Brew is filling his entire future rosters with these guys...You may also want to mention that Rivals and Scout haven't rated many players yet, that's why he is unrated.

[BigGopherFan]

So, I am supposed to get excited about Jephete Matilus because he may have received an offer from Nebraska? Wow...

[BigGopherFan]

You may also want to mention that Rivals and Scout haven't rated many players yet, that's why he is unrated.

I'll bet everything I have that he won't be a 4 or 5 stars. He may not even reach 3 stars. That's just Brew's way. He has everyone fooled thinking he's a master recruiter when he quite simply isn't.

[Kratos3]

I'll bet everything I have that he won't be a 4 or 5 stars. He may not even reach 3 stars. That's just Brew's way. He has everyone fooled thinking he's a master recruiter when he quite simply isn't.

You're right.

[GopherFan75]

So, I am supposed to get excited about Jephete Matilus because he may have received an offer from Nebraska? Wow...

What would it take for you to get excited about him? Or anyone else?
________
Dodge phoenix (australia) specifications (http://www.dodge-wiki.com/wiki/Dodge_Phoenix_(Australia))

[diehard]

I know we beat Nebraska in 1960. How many times have we beaten them since then? Anyone know? They have 5 National Championships since then. Husker?

[Unregistered User]

So, I am supposed to get excited about Jephete Matilus because he may have received an offer from Nebraska? Wow...

Once again you are right. I should be more excited about your in-depth analysis. I have no right to be happy about a player unless that player meets someone else's criteria. Thanks again for steering me straight.

[AhliBobwa]

It´s not may have, he did receive a Nebraska offer. And BGF if both

A) you were a Gopher football fan

and

B) you had watched Jephete´s film, you would be excited too.

You hate Gopher football, why don´t you do everone a favor and STOP posting here. This is a site for fans of Gopher football.

Go Away.

[Maximus]

So, I am supposed to get excited about Jephete Matilus because he may have received an offer from Nebraska? Wow...

Has nothing to do with u being excited. Has everything to do with trashing a kid because of his three offers and omitting his best offer because it doesn't fit your agenda. Why would Minnesota want a kid that's wanted by the current best defense in the land.

P.S. Congrats on your Gopher baseball team. We know how you bleed maroon and gold.

[StartGrayPlz]

Looks like a good get.

[GoldInDirt]

I liked the clips on youtube. A nice addition.

[Costa Rican Gopher]

WHAT!!!??? You are you bragging about an UNRANKED, UNRATED recruit who has offers from Illinois, Western Kentucky and Marshall. Hahaha!!!
You are right though, Brew and his staff did strike again...with another anonymous zero-star recruit! But, wait, Decker wasn't highly-recruited. Give me a break. This is going well beyond just filling back-up roles with lightly-recruited kids. Brew is filling his entire future rosters with these guys...

Brew is filling ¨his¨roster with these kids? I thought he was filling ¨our¨roster? Well, I guess it´s only öur¨roster if you´re a Gopher fan.

This is the worst part of Gopherhole, rival team trolls are allowed to operate unmoderated and ongoing. If you go to other school posting forums they have messages at sign-up that read (paraphrasing)¨Welcome players, family members and fans. This forum is designed to talk about our passion, the ____________. Be respectful of the players and the coaches and don´t say anything you wouldn´t say to their faces. If you do, you will be shown the door.¨

For reference, I posted ONE TIME on BadgerBlitz (No foul language, etc. just friendly gloating) after we won the axe a few years ago and they banned me on the spot for not being a Badger fan. GH is the only board I know that allows rival trolls to actively crap on their team, fans & players.

[GopherGod]

It´s not may have, he did receive a Nebraska offer. And BGF if both

A) you were a Gopher football fan

and

B) you had watched Jephete´s film, you would be excited too.

You hate Gopher football, why don´t you do everone a favor and STOP posting here. This is a site for fans of Gopher football.

Go Away.

It is definitely good to be excited about this kid but for clarification, according to Rivals he did not receive a Nebraska offer.

[RodentRampage]

How convenient....not mentioning the offer from Nebraska. Why would you? Their defense only gave up the fewest points in the entire nation last year. What would they know about recruiting linebackers?

P.S. Congrats on your Gopher baseball team.

He cared enough to post about the Gopher baseball team stinking. But when they win the Big Ten regular season title, not a word. When they win the Big Ten tournament, not a word. When they are in the championship game of the NCAA regional, not a word.

And ignoring the Nebraska offer... gee, one might think that BigGopherFan isn't a Gopher fan in any way, shape or form.

[harrys ghost]

It is definitely good to be excited about this kid but for clarification, according to Rivals he did not receive a Nebraska offer.

But, according to his interview on GI, he did have a Nebraska offer.

[GoldenGo4Fan]

NM