I have a question on the depth, how often do we require depth?
We better start “ short terming” depth
RECRUITING: Iowa State earns commitment from Army WR transfer
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We better start “ short terming” depth
Anyone who gets appointed to the service academies is academically exceptional. The degrees generally include engineering equivalent programs. I was appointed to the interview Board for the service academies and it is a very competitive environment. 25 candidates were interviewed from the congressional district. The candidate lists in order which academy they wish to attend. The Board then ranks the candidates in order for each appointment. There may be ten that rank the Air Force as first choice but only two openings for example. Available slots are allocated to elected officials per state who then make the appointments. It’s complicated but I have no doubt this individual is smart and motivated if he got into an academy and survived the rigors over a period of time.
I had a high school classmate who went to the AF Academy. Interestingly he had to naturalize before he went. His parents were from Colombia and he was born there. They immigrated when he was 2 and both his siblings were born here. I knew him for years before I even knew he wasn't a citizen. He was just as American as anyone else in our class.
I can just say that he was smart as a whip, top 5% of our class.
I can just say that he was smart as a whip, top 5% of our class.
Lol. Of all the things I’ve said on this site how does this get dumbed?
Instead of dumbing posts why don’t people say what they disagree with and offer something to counter it?
You have to be "the best of the best" to get into a service academy.
I couldn’t resist on the dumb button just for fun. I totally agree with you
Different rules when you're an athlete. Coaches each get to nominate some. Academies also have prep schools that a lot of athletes go to for one year.
Oh I was just saying it to have fun and not get into a debate about it.
I can agree with this. I have a nephew who was offered a chance to go to West Point to wrestle. He declined and went to Iowa State like his dad and two uncles. The fact his dad was in the Navy probably had very little impact on his decision.
You knew full well that the OP meant “something that has been consistent in your life has changed”, and yet you chose to take it literally. You were playing dumb, you got the dumb.
To be fair, if you actually didn’t get that…then you deserved the dumb in the first place.
We are talking about 18-22 year old athletes transferring schools. Individuals who most of us will never meet and outside of watching them play they will not impact our lives. It’s not that serious.
So I will ask again but in your words “what exactly in life, that had been consistent, has changed now athletes can transfer more freely?”
And if it has impacted or changed your life, go outside and get some fresh air.
I think that Jayden Higgins was and he turned out alright.
I notice a lot of people being a bit hesitant about this commit. I have a feeling his impact is going to be more Jayden Higgins than Dimitri Stanley.
I mean, I’m another that is uncertain about his speed. That one highlight looked great—but it was against Delaware. Not exactly a school renowned for speed on the secondary.
That said, Higgins is “fast enough”, but not a speed burner either. Er, unless someone cares to correct me?
At the least, he’s long, athletic and has great hands. I’ll admit that I’d expect him to start opposite Higgins, giving us a potentially sterling starting trio of wideouts.
I’d also expect Isaiah’s ‘24 to be similar to Jayden’s ‘23—perhaps likely including the slow start. Especially if he isn’t here for Spring ball.
And that 20 ypc is nice—but that was in Army’s “Oh my god, they’re passing?!!” offense. I’d be delighted if Isaiah averages 17 ypc this fall, like Higgins did most of the year (finished at 18.5 ypc).
I was a bit shocked to see that Jayden finished second in the conference in receiving yards per game. Jaylin was fourth in catches.
Perhaps most importantly, the addition looks like it will allow our younger wideouts to ease into the playing rotation without pressure. Of course, if one of those guys plays well enough to beat out an experienced and athletic fifth year senior…so much the better.
This looks like it’s starting to shape up to be a really explosive offense. Even if I’m taking a wait-and-see on the OL.
I’m not sure how “short terming” would work. Guys transferring in are looking for a chance to be starters, not depth.
To answer your question, to some extent we require depth all of the time, to keep the starters fresh. The other part of the equation is that—especially with improved recruiting lately—the coaches use that depth and PT to groom younger players.
The guys who transferred out were mostly the ones without the same upside. Indeed, a couple were guys we snatched for immediate depth after being JC freshmen. It just happened not to work out for them, they were overrecruited.
Notably, three of the guys from that bunch are still on the team, including another safety and two OL—one being our starting LT.
Okay, thanks for confirming which of the two “dumb” scenarios was appropriate.
And I didn’t say that I agreed, just that it was obvious what the OP meant. Blatantly so.
A third alternate scenario being that you’re attempting to troll and diminish someone else’s honest perspective and opinion. Are you sure that you want to go with that?
I mean, that option may not be “dumb”…but it is arrogant, just plain rude—and asinine.
Your choice.
