Official Signing Day Thread
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It surprises me a bit that we couldn't attract some big studs on defense. ISU has tons of playing time to offer and we've had some success with guys going to the NFL.
Hopefully we have some hidden gems among the guys we signed. Maybe guys like A. J. Klein and Walter Woods will be ready to play from day one. Either way the returning guys are going to have to develop a ton just to move our defense into the top half of the Big 12.
Hopefully we have some hidden gems among the guys we signed. Maybe guys like A. J. Klein and Walter Woods will be ready to play from day one. Either way the returning guys are going to have to develop a ton just to move our defense into the top half of the Big 12.
There are some OL guys in the state of Iowa not yet signed.
It will be interesting to see if CPR offers preferred walk on or grayshirt to some of those type of kids.
It will be interesting to see if CPR offers preferred walk on or grayshirt to some of those type of kids.
In one word, NO. We have a group of guys in place already, getting healthy will help a bunch. hopefully coach Bleil and Fountain can help grow as players and become great.
Question, I know that players can still sign after today, but can coaches still recruit after today or is the start of the dead period.
Though unlikely, we may still pick up some recruits. It may also be that Rhoads may give those extra scholarships to walkons, like McCarney was so big on.
I am suprised. I hope that means some of the guys redshirting last year are going to be able to step in and play quality minutes.
Absolutely!! Great class, all things considering...
Quite a bit of speed and athletism. Kids ready to play their hearts out for ISU.. Get behind your team!!!! Welcome to the newest Cyclones.
Why did you expect a freshman to come in and play big minutes? I know its been done before, however with the experience we have on the line that makes no sense. Not cracking, just saying.
I see that half or more of our total recruits play on the defensive side of the ball. Want to explain to me how the lack of a DC had any kind of impact on that?
My takeaway is that the naming of the DC and defense coaches still need to be done soon.
From the recruting today, we still need more help from more hard nosed players in the game time situations. It appears that lack of a DC was a determinant in what happened today.
Surely we will announce a DC by Saturday.
Do the young people not want to try to play defense in the Big 12 and prefer to stay south?
From the recruting today, we still need more help from more hard nosed players in the game time situations. It appears that lack of a DC was a determinant in what happened today.
Surely we will announce a DC by Saturday.
Do the young people not want to try to play defense in the Big 12 and prefer to stay south?
Yes, we seem to have a good stable of defensive backs. But we're missing the beef in a big way. Plus I don't see the instant impact LB we've been able to land in the past. Guys like Dobbins, McKenzie, Bowen and Bibbs. We already knew those guys were good when they signed for ISU.
I think you might be reading too much into my post, I don't expect a freshman to come in and play big minutes. I expected a few more O-line recruits because the performance of our line the past few years hasn't been good.
Looking on the bright side, I stated hope that the lack of recruits might mean some of the younger guys already on the team might be better than what we saw on the field recently.
I believe we have some solid guys in there that are up and coming, but I would like to see more than that out of any class at OL every year regardless of who we have in the system already. Just my thoughts. For the record I am pleased with how this offseason has went for the good guys.
Lenny
Rineyville,KY):: did Iowa State get any good commitments?
Tim Griffin: (12:43 PM ET ) Lenny: Paul Rhoads got off to a slow start because of his late hiring. But the Cyclones are still in the hunt for two key recruits - gamebreaking WR Sterling Griffin (no relation to me, I made add) and undersized LB Larvel "Pooh Bear" Mars of Apopka, Fla. Keep an eye for both of their decisions.
Who the hell is Sterling Griffin?
Rineyville,KY):: did Iowa State get any good commitments?
Who the hell is Sterling Griffin?
