Name a transfer better off leaving IA State

[12191987]

Quaron Adams.

He didn’t play in 2 years at Iowa State, and after a decent year at South Dakota he transferred back up to P4 at Cal.

His stats weren’t great this year, but he caught passes in 9 games including 5 catches and a TD in the win over then ranked SMU.

 

[BryceC]

Wasn’t one of the taller receivers that transferred having a pretty good year?

 

[NoCreativity]

Shane Power comes to mind.

 

[JP4CY]

Wasn’t one of the taller receivers that transferred having a pretty good year?

Sean Shaw is tall but I don't recall where he landed.

 

[BryceC]

Sean Shaw is tall but I don't recall where he landed.

Greg Gaines is at a lower level but had 600 yards receiving this year.

 

[amishclone]

Clayton Custer

 

[enisthemenace]

Joe Scates

It happens all the time. And it doesn’t happen all the time. I also wonder “how do you really answer this question?” How does one know they would have been “better off” staying or leaving?

It’s okay to cope, but I’m not sure this is the way do to it.

 

[cymac2408]

Onyedim

Absolutely, but how hard could that have been. He went from a 3 man front taking on 2 blockers to a 4 man front going 1 on 1 most of the time.

 

[intrepid27]

Who was the QB that ended up at NDSU?

 

[Cyched]

Who was the QB that ended up at NDSU?

Easton Stick?

 

[frackincygy]

Wasn’t one of the taller receivers that transferred having a pretty good year?

Alston played for JMU against Oregon last weekend. Not sure on his season/ stats but he played in a CFP game.

 

[JP4CY]

Easton Stick?

Noland

 

[deadeyededric]

Can anyone name a transfer that had a more successful season once they transferred to another team? I can’t think of one who benefitted from transferring out of Iowa State (more playing time, better draft status, etc)

What do you mean by benefiting? If I'm not going pro and I make more money by transferring despite putting up worse numbers am I not benefitting? If happiness is my goal and if im happier being closer to home and playing less than I was at ISU am I not benefitting? Whats better for an ISU fan or the team isn't necessarily what's better for the player.

 

[Clonehomer]

Your description is Ish Young.

Just saw him in a bowl game (with Memphis maybe?). They talked about his collegiate path and I kinda felt for the kid. Seemed like he got a lot of bad advice. Could’ve been a great player here and just bounced around.

 

[madguy30]

Oozed potential, was a bit of a head hunter.

When he got there and made the contact he was great but he'd whiff too and iirc wasn't great in coverage.

 

[Drew0311]

Nojus is having a decent year and he probably would not have seen the court for us this year

 

[deadeyededric]

Nojus is having a decent year and he probably would not have seen the court for us this year

And let's be real happiness is probably better than stats

 

[12191987]

And let's be real hippiness is probably better than stats

Well @deadeyededric, I miss Bill Walton too.

 

[Peter]

This is probably a good question for college fb in general. Of course there are the players like Mendoza who transfer somewhere and immediately hit. I would guess the majority of guys who transfer though don’t achieve the level of success they imagine for themselves.

 

[GP4ISU]

Well @deadeyededric, I miss Bill Walton too.

I see what you did there…