Kendell Jackson is a walk on for ISU right now who went to Roosevelt. If you meant scholarship though I couldn’t tell yaWhen was the last time Roosevelt had a D-1 player?
Kendell Jackson is a walk on for ISU right now who went to Roosevelt. If you meant scholarship though I couldn’t tell yaWhen was the last time Roosevelt had a D-1 player?
Drake looked really good last night TOO! Something in the water in Des Moines?
I assumed he meant FBS, not D-1, but yeah, there’s probably a decent chunk that have played D-1 football.UNI's starting QB, Will McElvain, is from DM Lincoln.
Waukee and Johnston were both 2 or 3A pushovers that we loved scheduling in baseball for some reason even though we'd always win 10-2 since we were 4A.I can't believe Waukee has two high schools. Waukee was like 2-A when I was in high school.
Jamison Patton was the difference in the game. He has an ISU offer at safety buy plays QB full time and a good amount of time at safety. Roosevelt should have won bigger, they dominated the game. They have really aggressive and athletic LBs and secondary. And Keith Murphy’s kid is solid at DE in their 3 man front. Good athlete who beats bigger guys with quickness. I’m excited to see Roosevelt having success after having been invested in their Rider Club youth program for many years. It takes a village because we have a lot of kids from challenging backgrounds that need rides, equipment, meals, you name it.
The new conferences don't affect football, and as far as the other sports I'd say Roosevelt is a better fit with the new conference. Football is really where Roosevelt stands apart from the city schools.13 years I heard? That’s ridiculous. Wish Roosevelt could have stayed with the suburban schools for the new conferences.
I'd say he's definitely an FBS player, but he is not close to an FBS QB. The kid is a great player, though and seems like one of those many D1 guys that were the best athletes on their team, play QB and make plays, but just aren't D1 level QBs.Watched a little of the game on WHOTV HS stream and Patton definitely looks next level physically. He reminds me a lot of Alan Lazard when he was at Urbandale. He is just so much more athletic than the guys he's playing against that other guys look in slow-motion.
I doubt Patten is a D1 QB, but definitely has body to be D1 safety or LB.
I'm not terribly familiar with the recent success specifically, but I used to live in the district. I'd say that vs. the other city schools (maybe along with Lincoln) it was always set up to be solid if they got a good coach that would come in and develop the right culture, including working with younger kids. The last coach seemed to come in and do that. Hopefully Barnett can do that.Anyone familiar with the Roosevelt football renaissance, what’s the biggest factor in the success? I’m guessing improved culture raising the floor of the low-end players and also keeping the high end talent from transferring to a suburb school? (*cough* Dowling *cough*)
Getting the youth program going was a major step. My son graduated from Roosevelt in 2018 and his class was the first to be able to play through all the years of the youth program. When he was a junior, the senior class had 7 players and his senior class had 25 players.Anyone familiar with the Roosevelt football renaissance, what’s the biggest factor in the success? I’m guessing improved culture raising the floor of the low-end players and also keeping the high end talent from transferring to a suburb school? (*cough* Dowling *cough*)
I'm not terribly familiar with the recent success specifically, but I used to live in the district. I'd say that vs. the other city schools (maybe along with Lincoln) it was always set up to be solid if they got a good coach that would come in and develop the right culture, including working with younger kids. The last coach seemed to come in and do that. Hopefully Barnett can do that.
I know guys that have coached at Hoover, and it seems to me it's just such an uphill battle at Hoover, East, and North in football. The guy I know that coached at Hoover said he had so many kids that would have to miss or be late to practice because they had to watch younger siblings while a single parent worked, or they had to work themselves. It's one thing to find 7 guys and a system to be competitive in basketball. It's a totally different challenge to try to get the number of good players needed, and the level of continuity it takes to execute with that type of situation.
That doesn't mean it couldn't work at North, Hoover or East, but it's probably more difficult. The economics of neighborhoods and families in the Roosevelt area are considerably better than those other city schools in my opinion.
I'm not terribly familiar with the recent success specifically, but I used to live in the district. I'd say that vs. the other city schools (maybe along with Lincoln) it was always set up to be solid if they got a good coach that would come in and develop the right culture, including working with younger kids. The last coach seemed to come in and do that. Hopefully Barnett can do that.
I know guys that have coached at Hoover, and it seems to me it's just such an uphill battle at Hoover, East, and North in football. The guy I know that coached at Hoover said he had so many kids that would have to miss or be late to practice because they had to watch younger siblings while a single parent worked, or they had to work themselves. It's one thing to find 7 guys and a system to be competitive in basketball. It's a totally different challenge to try to get the number of good players needed, and the level of continuity it takes to execute with that type of situation.
That doesn't mean it couldn't work at North, Hoover or East, but it's probably more difficult. The economics of neighborhoods and families in the Roosevelt area are considerably better than those other city schools in my opinion.
NorthWest SouthEast polk?