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[twincyties]

Saw a couple PSU games (I have no life). Grunk was a highly rated freshman QB. He took over mid year. Got thrown into Iowa game and almost beat them. Won last 5, including the bowl game where he was mvp. The thing is, he had three years left. The second thing, Matt wanted his guys. VT took Grunk the minute Rocco committed.

I agree with all of this. It's also possible that Grunk knew he wanted to follow coach Franklin to Va Tech, too.

 

[3TrueFans]

Saw a couple PSU games (I have no life). Grunk was a highly rated freshman QB. He took over mid year. Got thrown into Iowa game and almost beat them. Won last 5, including the bowl game where he was mvp. The thing is, he had three years left. The second thing, Matt wanted his guys. VT took Grunk the minute Rocco committed.

He followed Franklin, I doubt keeping him was even a choice. I do think Rocco is better, but he’s a senior so he should be.

 

[GP4ISU]

Schlim-Jim is him teaming up with Rogers

Can you NiIL Slim Jims thru Casey’s somehow?

 

[Marcelason78]

Is Cooper wanting more money than Campbell is willing to shell out?

 

[qwerty]

Can we afford this guy? He is a Trillion!

 

[AllInForISU]

You are saying a booster who ponies up money (their own personal choice) for the schools NIL for the sport they are a fan of, receives no benefit from the program he supports being successful? Isn’t that for the booster to decide? You better go tell every booster who has ever contributed to a program (including before NIL) that they all received no benefit for their investments in the program they support.

I think it’s crazy that some posters here cannot conceive of a return on investment in anything other than direct monetary terms.

I think people have been brainwashed to think the universities can’t fund their own teams rosters and it’s all up to them. No other sport relies on crowdfunding a roster, yet a multi-billion dollar industry in CFB can’t figure it out? Give me a break.

Do you enjoy giving money to people who don’t fulfill their obligations for that money?

 

[BigJCy]

OUCH for the Huskers:

 

[MyNameEhJeff]

Hopefully Rivers decides to come back which would be huge for the RB room. Agree, CJR needs to keep signing the big boys on the OL.

Rivers, Kamori Moore, and Cooper Alexander are 3 guys I want to stay, but I fear, at minimum, Alexander is gone

 

[ISU_Guy]

Definitely seems Rogers spending the most $$$ in our offensive line which is fantastic. Especially since we are going to run heavy offense.

I’ve been hoping for something like this for 10 years plus years now. Give me a mobile quarterback with a good offensive line and you’ll win a lot of games assuming the offensive line is actually good.

 

[Kinch]

Schmilmegen,from Wazzo had nine tackles as linebacker against Ole Miss. Pretty good for a linebacker against a top 4 team.

 

[SolterraCyclone]

I think people have been brainwashed to think the universities can’t fund their own teams rosters and it’s all up to them. No other sport relies on crowdfunding a roster, yet a multi-billion dollar industry in CFB can’t figure it out? Give me a break.

Do you enjoy giving money to people who don’t fulfill their obligations for that money?

The difference here is the football revenue doesn’t just have to fund football operations. It has to fund entire athletic departments and their programs (minus men’s basketball). That is something no other sport has to deal with.

That’s not a problem for the top 10-20 athletic departments. But it is for all the others.

 

[GP4ISU]

I agree with all of this. It's also possible that Grunk knew he wanted to follow coach Franklin to Va Tech,

I’ve been hoping for something like this for 10 years plus years now. Give me a mobile quarterback with a good offensive line and you’ll win a lot of games assuming the offensive line is actually good.

Eastern Iowa U has done it for 20+ years; usually without a QB.

 

[LAClone]

I think people have been brainwashed to think the universities can’t fund their own teams rosters and it’s all up to them. No other sport relies on crowdfunding a roster, yet a multi-billion dollar industry in CFB can’t figure it out? Give me a break.

Do you enjoy giving money to people who don’t fulfill their obligations for that money?

YoU aReN’t A rEaL fAn UnLeSs YoU dOnAtE to WeWiLl

 

[clonedude]

Schmilmegen,from Wazzo had nine tackles as linebacker against Ole Miss. Pretty good for a linebacker against a top 4 team.

Freshman LB at that I believe, right?

 

[clonedude]

Saw a couple PSU games (I have no life). Grunk was a highly rated freshman QB. He took over mid year. Got thrown into Iowa game and almost beat them. Won last 5, including the bowl game where he was mvp. The thing is, he had three years left. The second thing, Matt wanted his guys. VT took Grunk the minute Rocco committed.

Rocco could have been a legend had he stayed here... and revered.

At PSU he'd better darn perform... he will be compared to Grunk all season by their fans.

 

[AllInForISU]

YoU aReN’t A rEaL fAn UnLeSs YoU dOnAtE to WeWiLl

I admire your commitment to the bit. That had to have been annoying to type.

 

[cyclonehomer]

Freshman LB at that I believe, right?

Yup. He was taking snaps from Palano by the end of the year and was one of the guys Wazzu fans most wanted to retain.

 

[deadeyededric]

I'm interested in seeing where Beau Pribula for Mizzou ends up. He was 5-0 before he got hurt. He actually started out at Penn State. There are plenty of better QBs but he might be the sleeper QB in the portal

 

[harimad]

This is quickly turning into "the death of ISU football has been greatly exaggerated".

I'm wondering if some of the out-transfers had to do with the idea that Rogers had guys he considered better coming in.

I’m with you to a point, but we’ve both seen too many rodeos here to have any idea in January how good these guys are going to be next fall.

I’m cautiously optimistic and that’s all the ***** that I’m prepared to give at this point.

 

[LAClone]

I admire your commitment to the bit. That had to have been annoying to type.

Not as annoying as reading that argument when it’s not a bit, unfortunately.