DB Nigel Tribune commits
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Your first line wreaks of logical fallacy. And your last line...well, ad hominem. Insufferable homerism at its finest. We know you're an Iowa State fan, but take a step back and realize that you aren't quite thinking outside your Cyclone-colored box.
Just because people pose realistic points of view that counter yours doesn't give you the right to flame away.
Here's to Nigel, one of the least rated recruits there is, prove us wrong, become a Cyclone Great and the ratings wont mean a thing.
NT: Let me get back to you, will ya, Paul? I got a guy on the other line asking about some white walls.
Raines is a heckuva football school down here. I look forward to watching Nigel play in person this Fall.
We've recruited plenty of 2 star players, but not this many zero star guys that don't even have a Rivals page until they have committed to ISU.
We all just HAVE to trust Rhoads' judgment on these kids... that's all you can do.
But if Iowa were getting the kids we are right now, we'd be making fun of them BIG TIME, and everyone knows it.
Nobody ever knows how any recruit is going to pan out, but the fact that we are taking commitments from kids that no other school is even showing interest in, kinda worries me. Are we really that desperate this early in the process? I have to think we could get most of these guys at any time if other guys don't pan out.
But what do I know? There's a reason why I'm not coaching college football.
We all just HAVE to trust Rhoads' judgment on these kids... that's all you can do.
But if Iowa were getting the kids we are right now, we'd be making fun of them BIG TIME, and everyone knows it.
Nobody ever knows how any recruit is going to pan out, but the fact that we are taking commitments from kids that no other school is even showing interest in, kinda worries me. Are we really that desperate this early in the process? I have to think we could get most of these guys at any time if other guys don't pan out.
But what do I know? There's a reason why I'm not coaching college football.
Good to see Troy Douglas on the board with his first recruit. I think Troy, Wally, and Paul have enough experience and knowledge to know what they want in a DB and this kid must have what they want. Welcome aboard Nigel.
yeah, there is no way he ran a 4.7...those times are meaningless, if he ran a 4.7 he wouldnt be playing D1 football at CB..i mean since they don't even know who he is, how can they know his 40?
We usually get a good amount of players who have zero stars to start out with. They usually end up with 2 and 3 stars after they are evaluated by the Rivals people.
Rivals isn't going to evaluate every recruit. But, they will eventually evaluate all of the one's that commit somewhere.
I for one am amazed at the posters on here that are good enough at football recruiting and coaching D1 talent that they know people such as:
Troy Douglas-Coached 0 star Tracey Porter into NFL DB.
Wally Burnham- FSU National Title. South Carolina D-Coord. South Florida-made relavent. Coached 2 Butkus award winners.
and Paul Rhoads
are all wrong about our recruits and who we should go after. I for one think they seem to have a good handle on what they are doing.
At least I did, until you guys looked at a web page that simplified the ability of players into a brilliant 0-5 star rating system. Rivals if they rated coaches would likely put Paul Rhoads at a 1 star and Charlie Weis at a 4.5 stars. I'd rather have PR be the coach at my alma mater, but if there were some authoritative source to rank him on a 0 to 5 scale I'd absolutely go with that instead of an evaluation of his abilities, ceiling, and performance.
Troy Douglas-Coached 0 star Tracey Porter into NFL DB.
Wally Burnham- FSU National Title. South Carolina D-Coord. South Florida-made relavent. Coached 2 Butkus award winners.
and Paul Rhoads
are all wrong about our recruits and who we should go after. I for one think they seem to have a good handle on what they are doing.
At least I did, until you guys looked at a web page that simplified the ability of players into a brilliant 0-5 star rating system. Rivals if they rated coaches would likely put Paul Rhoads at a 1 star and Charlie Weis at a 4.5 stars. I'd rather have PR be the coach at my alma mater, but if there were some authoritative source to rank him on a 0 to 5 scale I'd absolutely go with that instead of an evaluation of his abilities, ceiling, and performance.
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I see your point, but going after guys with no other offers apparently is to say that other, just as qualified coaches were wrong in not going after a kid. I don't doubt CPR and Co. have a great eye for talent, but either we are finding guys no one else knows about or CPR is looking for something different than the majority of other coaches.
