I haven't seen much trashing the kid, hell he could change his mind tomorrow and decide Ames is the place to be.
[Commitment Watch] '22 RB Kaleb Johnson
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Guys, Cal Berkeley is one of the top academic schools in the country. It doesn't mean ISU is a bad school, but if academics are important to him then going to Cal makes a lot of sense.
Exactly. I’ve read very little in this thread that is even close to trashing the kid or his decision.
Fans wondering why he would pick Cal over Iowa State is not trashing the kid.
This really bugs me. I really don't care about Cal's academics, they might be good, they might be great, but whatever. If that kids focus of study leads him to evaluate Cal as being a better option than ISU, awesome - good for him. But why the hell would any ISU fan rag on your own schools academics? We're an AAU school with some very solid academic programs. Are there better options for specific programs for specific people? Sure, of course. But people, stop making negative blanket statements about our school!
UC Berkeley is an amazing school in the Bay Area. He’ll probably never reach a bowl game and won’t have much chance at the NFL but it’s hard to top the Cal experience.
Current Cal players in the NFL - 24. Current ISU players in the NFL - 12
I get that ISU is in a better place in terms of football right now, but that really has little bearing on NFL chances. The NFL will find you if you're good enough.
They had Marshawn Lynch 20 years ago. I suppose they could be due for another NFL running back.
They've had 5 running backs drafted since Marshawn Lynch.
List of California Golden Bears in the NFL Draft - Wikipedia
Who is ragging on ISU’s academics? Recognizing that we’re good, but that other institutions (like Cal, Stanford or Vanderbilt) might be better isn’t being negative. It’s simple reality.
Just like there are other Universities out there that our academics are generally better than. Again, simple reality.
They have been to 2 bowl games in the last 3 seasons. They only played 4 games last year. Why stupid comments like this? We are still Iowa State.
If I had a chance to spend 4 years in Berkeley playing ball.....I'd take it.
You were doing great until you got to this point.
There is no “still” about Matt Campbell’s football program.
Damn computer, must have somehow mixed up a Golden Bears recruiting thread with my Cyclone Fanatic recruiting thread 
I’m starting to think people have no idea what trashing or ragging on a kid or school actually looks like. There are no posts in here with overly or unrealistically negative statements on Johnson, ISU, or Cal. Yet lots of hand wringing about mean people saying mean things. If anyone is offended about anything posted in this thread, I really don’t understand how you make it through a work day.
This threads need to be closed. Some of you guys have lost your damn minds.
Hey guys - a tough break with Johnson. Cal lost Byron Cardwell last year to Oregon after he told our staff he was coming to Berkeley. Big fan of Matt Campbell's and the trajectory of your program. It says a lot about Kaleb that your staff evaluated him so highly. Cal is a program on the rise. Justin Wilcox has done a fabulous job. Don't let the bizarre four-game COVID season in 2020 confuse you. The team's DL couldn't practice for two weeks leading up to our first game (which meant the OL had no practice with contact either) and then we lost half our OL. We had one game with something approximating the real roster and we beat Oregon. The 2021 Bears team should be the best in 10+ years, is coming off a top 25 national class in 2021, and poised for another in 2022. Best of luck to you and your team
Geez okay was just starting to enjoy ribbing other programs for the first time in my ISU fan career but I guess that’s still not kosher. Cal is amazing. Johnson should commit. Aaron Rodgers is the GOAT.
3 star running backs are a dime a dozen, no matter who Campbell brings in at running back he will turn them into a stud.
