Marcus Lind i DUKE.

[db20]

University of Pennsylvania är rankad på fjärde plats akademiskt enligt U.S.News.

[Julius Peppers]

sjukt kul för honom.. verkligen drömmen att komma iväg och spela i USA.

[jannelliBjrkkman]

Gratulerar till er båda! Härligt att se ytterliggare två svenskar i den högsta collegeserien! Det blir fler.. var så säker.. från en som vet...
MVH Björkman/ Jannelli ;D

[SpeedyB]

Jepp!
Då var det klart att Pontus ska till Duke...

[skoj]

Det verkar som om Pontus går in som Grey shirt i Duke.
Om jag har fattat det rätt så betyder Grey shirt typ prövo tid i ca 1 år innan man blir garanterad fullscholarship.

[SpeedyB]

Nädå, kolla igen så ser du att han åker över i Juli.... (ingen grey shirt)

[SpeedyB]

"Bondesson Föröva till Hertigen"


Pontus Bondesson By John Watson
TDD Staff
Date: Jan 29, 2006

Reading the above headline may make several Blue Devil fans do a double take. However, for at least two new Duke commits, it's old hat. Last week head coach Ted Roof secured a commitment from one international prospect in the form of Marcus Lind. Now, Roof and his staff have landed a second international lineman.

Pontus Bondesson, a 6-foot-6, 275 pound OL/DL prospect hailing from Sweden verbally committed to Roof and the Blue Devils early Sunday morning accoring to sources close to the situation.
After seeing countryman Marcus Lind choose the Blue Devils over several other high major programs, Bondesson followed suit after sitting down with Roof and his assistants for a late breakfast today.

The 19 year old was rumored to be a potential grayshirt candidate as the Blue Devils are quickly approaching the scholarship limit of 25 in the class of 2006, however sources indicate that Bondesson will enroll in summer school, which will make him the seventh potential offensive lineman in the class of 2006.

"He could challenge for time on the field as a true freshman," a source reported. "It's going to come down to his ability to adjust to a number of things. He's going to be in a new country and a different situation."

[klabbe]

6.6 feet 275 pound .

Väger han lika mycket som lind ? Lind 6.4 feet 275pound. Är inte Pontus halft huvud längre en lind? har han bantat eller har lind vuxit ? =)

[Pontus Bondeson]

Det som står att läsa på scout.com innehåller en del faktafel, för det första så gick jag inte på IT-gymnasiet i Stockholm, och jag väger 290 lbs, springer 40 på 5 blankt och bilderna är inte på mig.

[klabbe]

Grattis Pontus. Men under vilka premiser kom du med?

Enligt vissa "rykten" så får du Grey shirt status. Med tanke på att du blir nr 25 som commitar till Duke. Duke hoppas på att fixa en till på listan o då blir det 26. Då har det pasera 25 gränsen. Det är eventuellt därför det sägs att du blir grey shirt.

så kommentera gärna Pontus.

[Pontus Bondeson]

Vad jag har fått höra så har QB Thaddeus inte ännu bestämt sig för vilken skola han ska gå till. Han var mycket intresserad av Duke så han kanske går dit. Dock går han fortfarande i High School och vad jag har förstått så är det han som kanske blir Greyshirt om han kommer till Duke. Nu kan jag inte garantera att detta är sant, utan det enda jag vet är att jag inte är Grey Shirt, och kommer att åka dit i Juli för att påbörja summerpractice och Summerschool.

[Fan mail]

Pontus Bondeson. Du har ett meddelande i "Bästa spelarna i Superettan" - sida 11. En amerikan som vill ha mer information om dig. Just thought you should know.

[Duke]

2006 Duke Football Signing Class
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School
William Ball TE 6-3 230 Austin, Texas Westlake
Sheldon Bell WR 6-4 190 Baltimore, Md. Baltimore City College
Pontus Bondeson DT 6-6 290 Hoganas, Sweden Kullagymnasiet
Jeffrey Cowart OL 6-5 290 Forsyth, Ga. Mary Persons
Robert Drum OL 6-6 275 Hoover, Ala. Spain Park
Abraham Dukuly S 6-1 205 Staten Island, N.Y. Tottenville
Patrick Egboh DE 6-4 230 Mesquite, Texas North Mesquite
Catron Gainey S 6-2 195 Hephzibah , Ga. Hephzibah
Brandon Harper DT 6-3 285 Alpharetta, Ga. Milton
Andrew Holoman LB 6-2 225 Ashburn, Va. Stone Bridge
Jarrod Holt OL 6-6 300 Clearwater, Fla. Clearwater
Brett Huffman TE 6-5 235 Massillon, Ohio Massillon Washington
Kevin Jones P 6-3 185 Austin, Texas James Bowie
Brandon King FB 6-2 240 Doylestown, Pa. Central Bucks West
Mitchell Lederman OL 6-8 320 Brodhead, Wisc. Brodhead
Thaddeus Lewis QB 6-2 190 Hialeah Lakes, Fla. Hialeah Miami Lakes
Marcus Lind OL 6-4 285 Gavle, Sweden St. Thomas Aquinas [Fla.]
John Lubischer TE 6-4 250 Boca Raton, Fla. Boca Raton
Wesley Oglesby DE 6-6 235 Arlington, Texas Grace Prep Christian Academy
Ifreke Okpokowuruk DT 6-1 270 Charlotte, N.C. The McCallie [Tenn.] School
Matt Pridemore CB 6-0 185 Gainesville, Ga. Buford
Vincent Rey LB 6-0 255 Far Rockaway, N.Y. Bayside & Mercersburg [Pa.] Aca.
Tyler Rice LB 6-3 245 Boca Raton, Fla. Boca Raton
Jeremy Ringfield WR 6-5 200 Lovejoy, Ga. Luella
Chris Rwabukamba CB 6-0 175 Windsor, Ontario Herman
Leon Wright CB 5-9 165 St. Petersburg, Fla. Northeast



Pontus Bondeson
DT • 6-6 • 290
Hoganas, Sweden (Kullagymnasiet High School)
• Four-year letterman at Kullagymnasiet High School
• Twice named team’s lineman of the year
• Named the top defensive lineman at the 2004 NFL Europe Youth Camp in Glassgow, Scotland
• Played on the Swedish Junior National Team with fellow Duke signee Marcus Lind and started on the defensive line during the 2004 European Junior Championships in Moscow
• Joined the Swedish Senior National Team in 2005
• Born December 28, 1986
• Son of Jorgen and Gunnel Bondeson
• Favorite NFL team is the Seattle Seahawks



Marcus Lind
OL • 6-4 • 285
Gavle, Sweden (St. Thomas Aquinas [Fla.] High School)

Lettered one season at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., under coach George Smith
Named the 60th-best offensive lineman in the nation by Scout.com
Charted as the 48th-top offensive guard in the country and the 82nd-best overall prospect in Florida by Rivals.com
Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to 13-1 record and state runner-up finish in 2005
Graded out over 90 percent on offense while registering 56 tackles and four sacks on the defensive front
Attended same high school as current Blue Devil Joe Surgan
Lettered two seasons at Vasa Skolan High School under coach Ulf Eriksson, helping team to two-year record of 21-4
Played on the Swedish Junior National Team in 2004 with fellow Duke signee Pontus Bondeson
Also played hockey at Vasa Skolan High School
Born July 10, 1987
Son of Lennart and Agnetha Lind
Favorite NFL team is the Miami Dolphins
Chose Duke over Miami, Auburn, Virginia, N.C. State, Mississippi State, Tennessee and South Carolina

[En Raider Red Devil Fan]

Från en tidning i Florida
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

St. Thomas' Lind signs with Duke



BY JOSEPH GOODMAN

[e-mail]



I have written about Sam Young and Dan Wenger so often that I've got green clover growing out of my nose.

Typed M-a-r-c-u-s G-i-l-b-e-r-t more times than he has.



Signing day's got me so fatigued that I cringe at the phrase: 'St. Thomas Aquinas' trio of talented offensive linemen.''

But one more story must be written. About a St. Thomas offensive lineman, no less.



See, St. Thomas only started the 2005 high school football season with a ''trio of talented offensive linemen.'' When it finished, the number had grown to four.



And the St. Thomas lineman you've never heard of might just be the most likely to play pro football on Sundays. He's big and athletic and his name is Marcus Lind. His buddies just call him ``Big Swede.''



Lind's story is extraordinary. This time last year, he was chattering his teeth in Sweden and dreaming of high school football in sunny South Florida. This time next year, he'll be a Duke Blue Devil.



Lind, a 6-foot-3, 260-pound offensive guard, signed with Duke Wednesday. It didn't register on any national recruiting websites. Unlike another Duke signee, Hialeah Miami Lakes quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, Lind's recruiting tales weren't highly publicized.

But make no mistake; Lind is a steal for Duke head coach Ted Roof. Big Swede turned down offers from Miami, Auburn, South Carolina and N.C. State to wear Duke blue.



Why Duke over some of the best college programs in the country?



''Because football might be over tomorrow, but my education will always be with me,'' Lind said.



Lind started playing football in 2002. Turns out, the sport is catching on in Sweden, an untapped football frontier teeming with tight ends and linemen. He grew up a hockey goalie. Scouts say his football potential is limitless and there's plenty of room to grow atop those nimble feet.

Lind played defensive end, defensive tackle and offensive guard for St. Thomas this season, but he's more of a natural offensive guard, though.

During the postseason, he lined up between Wenger and Young. And you can bet your Swedish meatballs that the Raiders' front line was a tough first string to crack.



The University of Miami sure could have used an offensive lineman like Lind. But, truth be told, Miami missed out on Lind twice. Last winter, when Lind got the wild hair to play football in the U.S., his first choice was Miami. Sweden's exchange-student program hooked Lind up with Miami Columbus, but Columbus didn't want him. According to Lind, Columbus' principal vetoed the move out of fear of committing a recruiting violation.



''The headmaster [thought it would be recruiting,'' Lind said. ``They didn't want me, so the coach there said maybe [St. Thomas] might want me.''

Lind moved in with a sponsor family, Jack and Susan Pelletier, and got to work learning football, to speak English and the American culture.

''We got this e-mail from Marcus before he moved and there was this picture of him standing in his room and behind him was this huge American flag,'' Jack Pelletier said.



Lind loved St. Thomas. He did, however disagree with the Raiders hair policy. He hated having to cut his near-shoulder-length coiffure..

That's not to say Lind didn't fit in at St. Thomas this year. On Wednesday, nearly everyone (especially the girls) had to get a picture taken with Big Swede. In Lind's student yearbook, Young wrote that he wanted to visit Sweden.



Pelletier said Lind seemed to be a player from the start.



''We didn't know what to expect from Marcus at first, and then we got to the airport and he's carrying this huge, sprawling suitcase -- the kind you're supposed to roll -- on his back. He had, I think, three other bags and he was carrying them all,'' he said.

``I knew right then that this was a football player.''

[fan]

Info om marcus från www.rivals.com där han rankas som den 48 bäste guarden i USA class -05.

duke.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=508201

Marcus Lind
Height: 6-4 | Weight: 275
High School: Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas
Position: Offensive guard/Defensive tackle

Rivals.com ranking: No. 48 ranked guard in the nation, No. 82 overall player in Florida, 3-star

Quotable: "He has experience playing the game, rudimentary obviously, but he adapted very well here. He just got better and better," St. Thomas Aquinas coach George Smith told The

Chronicle. "The kid is a very, very fast learner. He's done a hell of a job mastering the English language. He's mastered the SAT and the ACT."
Notable stats: 18.5 tackles, two sacks

Committed: Jan. 13, 2006

Odds & Ends: Big time O-line get�plays at Division I prospect factory�native of Sweden�Also looked at NC State and South Carolina�helped anchor an offensive line that averaged nearly 200 yards rushing a game and 6.8 yards per carry�season ended in a