Juan Harris

[srjclone]

No longer visiting. Tweet has since been deleted.

The staff probably found him some transportation

 

[Brandon]

The staff probably found him some transportation

If he wants to visit something will get worked out

 

[cyIclSoneU]

The staff probably found him some transportation

I didn't think NCAA rules allowed that for an unofficial visit.

 

[Messi]

I didn't think NCAA rules allowed that for an unofficial visit.

It's not. offical visit they can pay for planes trains and automobiles.

Kinda surprised one of his hs coaches doesn't volunteer to drive him down. Get free sideline tickets to a game. Get to meet some P5 coaches. If I were a HS coach I'd be interested.

 

[SpokaneCY]

I think the big difference is that CMC ran kids out of the program that weren't "his guys." My guess is that they weren't buying into the new regime or changing their habits and he wasn't going to allow those guys to continue to be a negative influence. Fair or not a new staff is going to favor their recruits opposed to the left overs to a certain degree. CMC took the reigns and laid his criteria out as far as his expectations go and I feel pretty confident that he will do the same with Harris. If our staff thinks that Harris is a good fit for the program and won't be an issue in the locker room then I trust their judgement.

I have complete blind faith in CMC. Should he see a fit for Harris I am all in. Should he pass on a troubled but talented kid I am all in.

 

[srjclone]

I didn't think NCAA rules allowed that for an unofficial visit.

Not saying they do.

 

[SpokaneCY]

Lack of information leads people creating news without facts

There was info from an article where he got into it with other recruits using his stint with Indiana... more than just smack talk from my recollection... no link but the info is posted here or one of the other cyclone webs.

If CMC wants to take a chance I'm all in. If CMC decides there are other options I'm all in.

Best of luck to the kid wherever he ends up.

 

[cyclonpediaJoe]

It takes Juan to know Juan.

 

[Dandy]

It takes Juan to know Juan.

I Juan him to figure out a way to get to ISU for a visit.

 

[kentkel]

In regards to recruiting, win Juan for the Gipper.

 

[AmesHawk]

Sorry to hear you are having trouble reeling the big Juan in.

Sorry, I'm done.

 

[Tre4ISU]

How long until someone comes in here and is offended by you guys?

 

[NetflixAndClone]

How long until someone comes in here and is offended by you guys?

 

[cloneu]

To bad we didn't land this recruit.

http://247sports.com/player/obi-eboh-53437

The Obi-Juan dual would have brought some real needed force to our defense.

 

[kentkel]

How long until someone comes in here and is offended by you guys?

Juan A.M.? Of course, I'll be asleep by then, so I may not see their reply.

 

[AuH2O]

Hope we get him. Football can be more than football when helping a kid like this if he has some talent.

Agree, I would love if ISU landed him. I have a relative from West Union that's an old school, no excuses hard *** and he got to know Harris a bit and really liked him - nice kid, head on straight despite having no stability or role models. He also thought Harris was a pretty smart kid that if he ever had a chance to get settled he'd be fine academically. No matter where he goes I hope it works out for him.

 

[CyInDFW]

A lot of people keep referring to him as a potential locker room problem. I probably missed something. What do we have to go off of other than he keeps changing his mind?

There was talk before of him talking trash to other iowa recruits and commits over twitter. I haven't seen the tweets, so that's why I say "talk of". IF that is true, then it would definitely be a potential locker room problem.

 

[Clark]

Agree, I would love if ISU landed him. I have a relative from West Union that's an old school, no excuses hard *** and he got to know Harris a bit and really liked him - nice kid, head on straight despite having no stability or role models. He also thought Harris was a pretty smart kid that if he ever had a chance to get settled he'd be fine academically. No matter where he goes I hope it works out for him.

I don't think I would label someone who has decommitted this many times as "having their head on straight."

That's one of the things I hope he gets wherever he ends up.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

So let's say by I happened to be driving past where he lives on my way to the ISU game. Think I could get some free tickets?

 

[tolfbfan]

Here's a bit of info on Harris from an older article.

“I am not someone that has been fortunate enough to do some of the things that other guys have been able to do like going to visit other schools,” Harris said. “I grew up struggling all my life. I grew up sleeping on floors. I started my freshman year at Notre Dame College Prep (in Niles, Illinois). I stayed with my grandmother then and I had to sleep on the floor. It was tough so I ended up moving to Wisconsin the second semester of my freshman year and I stayed with my mother for a little bit but it was just a crowded living situation. We were okay financially but there were eight of us living in a two-bedroom apartment so it was pretty crowded. Around this time my father was getting out of prison and he got his own house and he got a room for me so I moved in with him (in Iowa). When I got there I had to sit out my sophomore year because of eligibility rules, and then things got tougher and tougher because my father was making decisions that he shouldn’t have been making. Things really got tough towards the end of my sophomore year so I was going to move back with my mother but if I did that I was going to be ineligible so ended up staying with my head coach my junior year. Things were going good with my coach but I just felt I needed to be with my mother, especially after I lost my father. He was shot in Chicago this past November and with me losing my father I thought it was best if I moved back in with my mother. So I ended up going back to Janesville, Wisconsin to be with my mom, and now she is doing better financially and we are going to move into a bigger house.

My freshman and sophomore year I struggled with my grades and that is why a lot of schools did not offer me,” he said. “But right now my grades are up as I have a 2.9 core GPA and a 3.2 cumulative GPA and I scored a 19 on the ACT so I am better now academically. I have also improved my conditioning. I dropped a bunch of weight. I was up to around 420 and now I’m down to 365 so I was able to show a lot of discipline and character.”

If I had these experiences I would run as fast as I could toward Iowa State. This staff can provide a positive future and football. They are great role models and care about the individual as much or more than the player.