The NFL guys can run. Ours could not. I’m not knocking them. We just lacked speed at the LB position.
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IMO "forced out" is in the eye of the beholder. If Iowa State isn't willing to pay what a player feels their worth, is that being "forced out"?
I bet a player feels the answer is yes, because they are just asking for what they hear the market is paying.
Whereas, I imagine the coaching staff would say no.
Yea, I hope the path is open for guys to come back if they find out the money/opportunities aren't there in the portal. But I wouldn't hold spots/money for departing players. But the reality is, 70 P4 schools will be active in the portal. So even if ISU players don't end up at PSU, they will have 68 of other schools looking to fill holes.
It will be interesting to see how fast things move once the portal opens. Logically, it would seem like players would take visits and negotiate money. But if there is a rush of portal signings the first couple days, it's all about money.
I saw an interview with Indiana's Cignetti a couple weeks ago and he was complaining about the Jan 2 portal date. He felt it should have been same as last year because his take was players decision to enter portal was made before November 30. And that's coming from a coach who's team is in the CFP. But the reality is GM's are probably reaching out to agents about holes their team is looking to fill and agents are reaching out to GMs about what are they willing to pay.
There are ample players in the portal to restock a good team. “Recruiting” now is having a quality GM who can dole out the money to make it happen.
And invisible.
I'm not one to crack spelling, even names we should know.
Jimmy is easier.
I mailed him my NIL savings this year. Hopefully he can use it to pay postage on any letters he sends to recruits.
There was one at my son’s school who went this route. It was comical what was written. My wife would show me some of it. This girl is far from athletic. She could handle the ball but was slow and couldn’t jump. Also her shot was basically a chest pass to the basket. He basically was trying to talk her up as borderline D1.
You're not wrong, I should have stated their college weights as most pro LB's put on 5-15 lbs of weight as the age/mature
Our defense under heacock to me felt a lot like the bears defense this year, hinging on turnovers and hanging on a thread, so I will be excited to see what Rogers and Bobbit bring to ISU, hopefully speedier LB's and a better D-line
Hence the / sarcasm.And invisible.
I'm not one to crack spelling, even names we should know.
Jimmy is easier.
I mailed him my NIL savings this year. Hopefully he can use it to pay postage on any letters he sends to recruits.
I just call him JFR, short for Jimmy ******* Rogers!
Agree with that. I just had to point out the wildly inaccurate statements in that post regarding the weight of NFL LBs.
Rose is the prime example of an ISU LBer who was way too bulked up.
I listened to his podcast right after that - he was convinced Jimmy did it on purpose to try to prove something. Not only reaching, but then basing future commentary on that assumption? Wild.
I want turnovers as well, but what I meant was that in order to have a good performance, we were extremely dependent on turnovers, and if we didnt get them it wasn't going to go well
Decent chunk of this fan base still thinks it’s Rhodes not Rhoads. The Rogers misspelling will always exist unless we come up with some catchy for way fans to remember.
Rogers - Leave the D on the field
Rogers - Hold the D
Or if we turn against him
Rogers - Has no D.
Rogers - Leave the D on the field
Rogers - Hold the D
Or if we turn against him
Rogers - Has no D.
Yeah, so when you see the craziness happening at these lower levels, you know the "guidance" some D1 players are receiving is questionable at best.
I had a squawk friend of mine send me 7 instagram post about how ISU has 16 players left on the roster and 42 in the portal. This is exactly why hawkeye fans are my favorite. They finally have something to rejoice at in their athletics, and it wasn't even a victory over ISU LMAO
We are living rent free in lil’ bros mind.
Surely nothing can go wrong with a system like that...
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WAZZU 2025 defense stats versus ISU 2025:
We can all agree ISU had a pretty good defense this past year. CJR's team at Wazzu cleared in most stats, especially sacks.
- 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense
- W: 35 (35.2%), ISU: 62 (38.8%)
- 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense
- W: 7 (33.3%), ISU: 36 (45.8%)
- First Down Defense (Given Up)
- W: 20 (216), ISU: 16 (211)
- WAZZU played 13 games so per game Wazzu was 1 per game better
- Red Zone Defense
- W: 10 (72.7%), ISU: 62 (83.3%)
- Rushing Defense/game:
- W: 35 (125.2), ISU: 49 (138)
- Scoring Defense
- W: 30 (20.23), ISU: 29 (20.17)
- Sacks Forced (season total)
- W: 37 (31), ISU: 127 (13)
- Tackles for Loss (per game)
- W: 75 (5.3), ISU: 89 (5.0)
- Total Defense (per game)
- W: 15 (299.5), ISU: 56 (356.5)
We can all agree ISU had a pretty good defense this past year. CJR's team at Wazzu cleared in most stats, especially sacks.
Money!
That's just a reality. Iowa State has around $13M to spend on players. We know PSU is spending $30M on players and I would bet PSU is inline with the other teams in the top half of Big10/SEC. So think about it and I am just spitballing:
- PSU Approach with $30M Annual Budget:
- Pay 10 Elite Players: $12M (Avg. $1.2M/player)
- Pay 20 Next Tier Players: $8M (Avg. $400k/player)
- Pay 30 Next Tier Players $6M (Avg. $200k/player)
- Pay 40 Next Tier Players $4M (Avg. $100k/player)
- Iowa State Approach with $13M Annual Budget:
- Pay 10 Elite Players: $5M (Avg. $500K/player)
- Pay 20 Next Tier Players: $3M (Avg. $150K/player)
- Pay 30 Next Tier Players: $3M (Avg. $100k/player)
- Pay 40 Next Tier Players: $2M (Avg. $50k/player)
But if your a player at Iowa State (whether top-end starter, solid starter, 2nd stringer or young player) it's easy to see where agents can paint a picture of riches. Especially if a player is confident in their abilities or has a proven track record of success.
For example, if I'm a solid starter at Iowa State making $150k and Texas A&M offers me $400k, why wouldn't I take the money if I'm confident I can push for playing time with the Aggies. Or maybe the Aggies offer me $250K, is $100K more worth it even if I'm bench depth and a special teams player?
