CPR's press conference
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I'm sure CPR has wanted to go on this rant for months, and yesterday was the first day he could actually do it.
Actually he declined a lot of interview requests. He only gave interviews to select reporters because he got tired of them twisting his words and second guessing his decision.
As for those saying it is a 2 way street with ND & IA recruiting Lazard while he was committed and us recruiting Jeff Jones while he was committed to Minn. There is a HUGE difference, we weren't negative recruiting while that's all IA and ND did. The DMR had an article a while back that makes Elliott look like a choir boy but I know him first hand and he is far from the choir boy especially when i comes to recruiting.
Yes, he is. And maybe Warren is or isn't a "better" recruit. The point is that we were not able to hang on to Mister, as badly as we wanted to and as hard as we tried. Try to follow along.
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I really don't think that Bobby was "stabbing Paul in the back". He coaches at Notre Dame. Notre Dame wants the absolute best talent they can get, and that is exactly what Allen is and Bobby is just doing his job. Shoot, look what ND has done with receivers in the past, why wouldn't they push Allen hard? I've got nothing against Bobby. He took a huge leap in the coaching ranks and he's doing quite well for himself.
As I've said before I have a friend that works in the athletic department and it is not ridiculous at all. From what he was telling me it turned very negative and very personal towards CPR. It appeared it was the definition of backstabbing. And it's Bob Elliot BTW not Douglas.
Maybe Paul thought he had a couple "buddies" saying things they shouldn't.
What a punchable face.
Once a Hawkeye, always a Hawkeye.
Please provide me a link with the details of this negative recruiting Iowa and ND did, as well as one that shows we were always positive recruiting Jones. This is the way this stuff works when it comes to highly regarded recruits. Did you read some of the stories over the last week about recruits flipping? Would guess 30% of the top 100 players may have done it.
I'm going to have to agree with other posters here. My son came in and told me he saw this on Twitter and all I could do was cringe. Embarrassing and small time.
I'm glad there's a handful of Cyclone fans in here who seem to have a grip on reality. This is CPR. I get that. He's emotional. He often times says what's on his mind. However, sometimes he would be much better off thinking about what he's about to say before he says it.
Please correct me if I'm wrong....
1. Did Iowa State land everyone they were targeting? If the answer is no then clearly the Iowa State coaching staff also wasted time recruiting players who went elsewhere. Hypocrite.
2. Has Iowa State pursued players who were committed to other programs? If the answer is yes, then how was the recruiting that Iowa and ND did any different than what ISU and CPR himself does? Hypocrite.
Obviously, we all know the answer to these questions. I just find it incredibly hypocritical for CPR to feel the need to make these comments to the media. Now I'm a Hawk fan. I understand why some Cyclone fans would think this is kind of funny. However, CPR is calling other schools out for recruiting tactics that every single college football program in the country use including Iowa State.
In my opinion, it just isn't necessary. It isn't professional. It's borderline obnoxious, and it's simply CPR trying to put lipstick on a pig. You guys can call me a troll all you want, but read the thread. There are Cyclone fans saying the same things I'm saying. CPR needs to produce results and use those to pump up the fan base. This kind of crap should be getting old.
Please correct me if I'm wrong....
1. Did Iowa State land everyone they were targeting? If the answer is no then clearly the Iowa State coaching staff also wasted time recruiting players who went elsewhere. Hypocrite.
2. Has Iowa State pursued players who were committed to other programs? If the answer is yes, then how was the recruiting that Iowa and ND did any different than what ISU and CPR himself does? Hypocrite.
Obviously, we all know the answer to these questions. I just find it incredibly hypocritical for CPR to feel the need to make these comments to the media. Now I'm a Hawk fan. I understand why some Cyclone fans would think this is kind of funny. However, CPR is calling other schools out for recruiting tactics that every single college football program in the country use including Iowa State.
In my opinion, it just isn't necessary. It isn't professional. It's borderline obnoxious, and it's simply CPR trying to put lipstick on a pig. You guys can call me a troll all you want, but read the thread. There are Cyclone fans saying the same things I'm saying. CPR needs to produce results and use those to pump up the fan base. This kind of crap should be getting old.
I was getting upset watching it honestly. I am liking CPR less and less. Tired of the drama. Just freakin win football games.
I don't have a link but what I do have is first hand knowledge from a family member.
When will Jerry Kill go on a rant about getting Jeff Jones and how ISU wasted a lot of time and money going after him?
So much butthurt from all sides. Butthurt ISU coaches becomes butthurt media, becomes butthurt Hok fan becomes butthurt Clone fan. Butthurt for everyone!
isufbcurt probably has more knowledge of what actually goes on in recruiting and with this specific situation that anyone else in this thread.
I didn't take his comments to be as much shots at ND and Iowa (even though he probably wanted them to be) as they were to the media that seemed to be pushing for Lazard to change his commitment to another school.
I didn't take his comments to be as much shots at ND and Iowa (even though he probably wanted them to be) as they were to the media that seemed to be pushing for Lazard to change his commitment to another school.
