Auburn signed a RB named Brandon Jacobs who is 6-1, 230 lbs. Maybe the genetics department down there has perfected the cloning process.
(I know, he's not quite as big as the original)
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Auburn signed a RB named Brandon Jacobs who is 6-1, 230 lbs. Maybe the genetics department down there has perfected the cloning process.
(I know, he's not quite as big as the original)
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Looks like the Zooker brought in another pretty good class at Illinois. How much has his recruiting ability hurt EIU since he arrived? Looks like Iowa had scholarship offers out to at least 4 guys who ended up signing with Illinois this year.
very true. that and they have better coaching. inner city chicago probably has as much athletic potential as quite a few big texas cities combined, but those kids in texas have way better instructors. they know way more about football by the time they graduate, and they play and practice against better competition. Iron sharpens Iron.
its hurt EIU a lot. they recruit Illinois heavy, but Zook is really taking all the top talent.... EIU's class really isnt lookin so hot outside of instate guys
I don't think that's exactly the case - when in high school most of us looked forward to football. It's just there's also baseball, wrestling, basketball, track, etc. that you are encouraged to participate in as opposed to down South where most are encouraged to pick one sport (particularly football or baseball) and stick with it.
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don't get me wrong, I'm not arguing that Iowa takes football just as seriously as Alabama. I'm just noting the big difference in talent levels as reported by Rivals. It's interesting. I'm sure we churn out about 100 times as many D1 wrestlers as they do.
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The genetics department may want to work on the general population down there before they build any running backs.
The coaches have alot to do with it too... My 4A high school in Florida had three coaches that saw some time in the NFL then I moved to Iowa and I'm not sure many of my coaches even played in college... We also had a football class in school, a PE class just for team members used to lift, watch film, or work on certain skill development.
I don't agree with this at all... there are a ton of multi sport athletes in the south... They are just able to spread the season out better do to the weather.
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You got to remember Iowa is a wrestling state. I don't know the stats but I would be willing to bet Alabama isn't knocking out stud wrestlers like Iowa does. Did anyone see the article in SI about Iowa wrestling? Texas football, Indiana basketball and Iowa wrestling was the comparison given.
Exactly why do you think Iowa and Iowa State are always in the top 5 for wrestling.
Here in Austin, I live next to a junior high school and they are having football practice in the afternoons in January and February.
This time of year in junior high schools in Iowa, most kids are not even thinking about football.
Just an example of the advantage that nice weather plays in all this discussion.
This time of year in junior high schools in Iowa, most kids are not even thinking about football.
Just an example of the advantage that nice weather plays in all this discussion.
One argument is that there are not a lot of large schools in Iowa. Usually the larger schools have more kids to choose from in sports. Look at some of the largest schools in Iowa. Valley has a lot more kids than Hoover and has more of a budget for the athletic department. There are very few large metro areas in Iowa which means most of the Iowa High Schools are small town 1A and 2A schools as opposed to Texas 6A schools.
Football in the south (Texas, Florida, Bama...) is just a completely different animal that Iowa football. I think a lot of it has ot do with tradition and the atmosphere surrounding football. Even small schools have very good football teams. Every kid goes out for football as opposed to Iowa, where Des Moines teams with more kids barely field an entire team. Southern HS athletic budgets are higher, with more donors, due to tradition.
I can only imagine if there was a high school in Iowa which approached football like a big Texas High School does.
I think many Iowa HS players, if born and raised in Texas, could be 4 stars with the development that the Texas programs provide.
Apparently Mars is the first every 4-star recruit for FIU. Hooray...
Oh, and their stadium now holds 20,000.
Oh, and their stadium now holds 20,000.
