And that's how you defuse the blowback (Isheem Young)

[Gossamer]

I'm the churchiest guy on this board when it comes to character and leadership and this signing gives me no paws / pause. Both words work.

Some of the overly moral orals seem to have little knowledge of the history of true transgressions in football and can't see this for what it is - a kid like every one of us who made a really bad mistake but was lucky enough to have people in his corner - including the prosecutors and the judge - who knew that event didn't define the kid.

I would be embarrassed - even on this anonymous chat board - to list out my true mistakes and those stupid, stupid things I did. I was detained more than a few times so I've been "in the system" albeit it was WDM in the 80s but had even 1 of my mistakes been officially adjudicated I'd have a far different, less impactful life. I don't know if everyone deserves a second chance, but I bless every day the folks in the legal profession that had the opportunity to arrest me but perhaps saw I was a kid who didn't fit the description of what I did.

Look at CMC, look at what he stands for, look how he has treated each and every kid in his program - fairly, harshly (in his words), and with the goal of helping these kids become functioning young adults who understand the value of work, team, and education.

and THIS is what EVERYONE needs to take into account. what they would want the world to know about them.

 

[Frak]

That was a poorly written article that raised all the inflammatory questions in the opening paragraphs before finally turning it over to CMC and listening to why they wanted the kid.

There is nothing TO the story but the story was written to cast aspersions on CMC's recruiting and our program.

While I agree that the story could have been written better, I will disagree with your thought on why the story was written. The aspersions were there when the kid was signed...regardless of any DMR article. To me, this article was written to give Campbell a chance to defend the decision and shape the narrative.

 

[lars4isu]

A hawk fan at work was giving me crap about taking a kid with the robbery charge until I showed him the ESPN site that shows Iowa offered him too. Shouldn't throw stones in a glass house as they say.

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/222119/isheem-young

 

[CTTB78]

.... To me, this article was written to give Campbell a chance to defend the decision and shape the narrative.

Hope you're right, but I have a feeling Randy will rehash Young's past a few more times during his Cyclone career.

 

[Cyrocks]

Yeah I get that articles shouldn't have to be homerish, but it is interesting to see how a different publication covered a similar topic:

https://www.thegazette.com/2011/04/...om-prison-to-iowa-scholarship-is-breathtaking

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Yeah I get that articles shouldn't have to be homerish, but it is interesting to see how a different publication covered a similar topic:

https://www.thegazette.com/2011/04/...om-prison-to-iowa-scholarship-is-breathtaking

Trying to remember - he never made it to IC, did he?

 

[Pollard4Life]

Any our fans who find fault with this article are showing their own insecurity. Let's act like we believe CMC to handle players with checkered pasts in the right way for the long term benefit of the program, the player and the player's family.

 

[s_ford]

Randy thinks by putting "Armed Robbery" in the title he increases his readership. Does not work that way for me. A-hole. Tons of high school kids do horrible things but do not get caught. Does that make them innocent, no way. If coach wants a kid, that is fine by me. Randy said the coach would have to "Answer" for his actions, but that is ridiculous. CMC answers to the guys on his team and his staff. If the team and staff are on board, then I sure am.

Oh come on...tons of kids do not go around robbing stores at gunpoint and then come to ISU on a full scholarship. It is a big deal.

 

[Frak]

Oh come on...tons of kids do not go around robbing stores at gunpoint and then come to ISU on a full scholarship. It is a big deal.

It's only a big deal if he does something bad while he's in Ames. Johnnie Lang had a checkered past and has done nothing to make anyone think it was a bad decision to bring him in. What the kid did was a big deal. ISU signing him? We'll see. BTW, if his brother was working at the store, I do wonder if it really was "at gunpoint" vs just having a gun. Not that it's good either way. I will definitely agree it's a risky move on Campbell's part, but he obviously believes the kid is going to be able to stay out of trouble.

 

[Rogue52]

The headline doesn’t even make sense (and I know Randy didn’t come up with it).

Is there anyway I can opt out of threads that link to Randy Peterson stories?

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Are we still in outrage over this now? I would have thought the basketball loss at home would be making people loss their minds until the next win.