***Official 2024 Transfer Thread***

[Halincandenza]

Never discount TJs magic.
Making up numbers. Let's say this guy is getting offered $250k by bubble teams.
Would you take half that if it means you get 2 years with coach Green on a legitimate FF contender? That type of exposure adds value. Let alone improves his future as a pro. Prime example BRE.

Depends on the bubble team and who their coach was.

 

[Marcelason78]

$500k for what? That's probably accurate for a high-major transfer who has already made all-conference teams.….

Who ever the posts 392 thru 398 are talking about.

 

[Cy2Final4]

Blount has been following Reed on Twitter. Would be a nice addition.

I think he played at Link Academy and MOKAN, did he play with Omaha at Link ?

 

[baagoe]

I think he played at Link Academy and MOKAN, did he play with Omaha at Link ?

Yes, they were teammates at Link.

 

[Acylum]

Not saying we should take a look. However, i will be insterested to see how he ends up doing at a P5 now that he is not under Prohm

Prohm never had a problem coaching up guards. Plenty evidence of that.

 

[Marcelason78]

He's from St Louis, but only considered BigTen schools in his HS recruiting. We didn't offer him (Iowa did).

I'm assuming he's too high profile for us to pull in, but that is the exact type of player we need.

Hopefully Reed has seen enough of the Big10 now and wants to move up.

 

[bawbie]

Never discount TJs magic.
Making up numbers. Let's say this guy is getting offered $250k by bubble teams.
Would you take half that if it means you get 2 years with coach Green on a legitimate FF contender? That type of exposure adds value. Let alone improves his future as a pro. Prime example BRE.

Definitely depends on the kid - but assuming everyone comes back next year, you couldn't draw up a better situation for a skilled big man to make an impression on scouts.

 

[Acer88]

He's from St Louis, but only considered BigTen schools in his HS recruiting. We didn't offer him (Iowa did).

I'm assuming he's too high profile for us to pull in, but that is the exact type of player we need.

I don’t believe that ISU is necessarily out on some of the transfer bigs of this level. If the player wants to be a part of a winning program in the top conference, have a big role and improve themselves by buying into the TJ system and culture, we can get them here. If they are out for a big instant payout, then they aren’t a fit. It all comes down to priorities for the player and their ability to look towards the future benefits of self improvement and not instant gratification.

 

[bosco]

If it involves making a huge payout to a moderate to high level type big I prefer they go after a guy that has multiple years and would rather join a team for it's culture and development.

 

[Cyforce]

Definitely depends on the kid - but assuming everyone comes back next year, you couldn't draw up a better situation for a skilled big man to make an impression on scouts.

With TJ it always depends on the kid. That's the way the program was built.

 

[twincyties]

Agree with points above about fit and culture to an extent. But someone having those characteristics and - at the same time - knowing how much they can command in NIL money are not mutually exclusive. We’re got to find a balance of both if we want to sustain this success. If we are not willing to pay we’re not going to be competitive. That is just the way of the world right now.

 

[Cyforce]

Agree with points above about fit and culture to an extent. But someone having those characteristics and - at the same time - knowing how much they can command in NIL money are not mutually exclusive. We’re got to find a balance of both if we want to sustain this success. If we are not willing to pay we’re not going to be competitive. That is just the way of the world right now.

Based on how many bigs posted in this thread it seems to be a buyers market so to speak. Very confident we'll find a really nice fit. My only question is do we double dip and grap a productive PF as well.

 

[twincyties]

Based on how many bigs posted in this thread it seems to be a buyers market so to speak. Very confident we'll find a really nice fit. My only question is do we double dip and grap a productive PF as well.

I think we need both. A 5 being the highest priority, of course.

 

[Cyforce]

I think we need both. A 5 being the highest priority, of course.

If we take a 4 there will be departures at the position minimum one likely two.

 

[nrg4isu]

Based on how many bigs posted in this thread it seems to be a buyers market so to speak.

Bigs do not grow on trees. In no way shape or form will skilled bigs ever be a buyers market.

 

[twincyties]

If we take a 4 there will be departures at the position minimum one likely two.

Or we take a four because we already suspect/know there are going to be departures. It could be very easy for those of us on the outside to confuse cause and effect in these scenarios.

 

[Malty Flannel]

Bag Man Blum all but said on the pod a couple days ago that he's locked down a top-10 squad for next year. I'm projecting that no impact guys transfer out, and Dickenson and Kalkbrenner transfer in.

 

[CyFy]

Transfers that are willing to do what TJ would ask of them are not going to be only looking for the biggest payday. And those looking for the biggest paydays will likely not be willing to do what TJ asks.

 

[Tpups21]

Are we sure Biliew is coming back?

 

[bawbie]

If it involves making a huge payout to a moderate to high level type big I prefer they go after a guy that has multiple years and would rather join a team for it's culture and development.

Agreed - and it seems like TJ isn't recruiting very many HS bigs (except Rock) - I think he'd rather bring in transfers that have had a few years of physical development