Recruiting Woes
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Once Rhoads started using the fact that our kick off temperatures average 62 degrees, I knew he had absolutely no clue how to recruit kids and was grasping at anything he could that might sound good to pitch to players. No wonder our talent lags well behind other schools.
I don't know if you're serious or not, but I'm pretty sure he was regarded as a good teammate and good student-athlete while at UNI. Farley had nothing but praise for him all 4 years, at least publicly. Maybe you know something we don't.
Thanks, good stuff. He looked like a man against boys out there. Unfortunately that's about the way he looked against us, and I wonder how much better a qb Sam would have been with DJ to hand off and throw to the last few years. I see he had a 100 yard kick-off return against the Bears today.
Is it OK if I compare our situation w/ thee University of Kansas???? Tom Hedrick used to always whine about the jayhawkers not being able to get footballers to visit Lawrence KS.........
It might just be a Losers Syndrome.............
You can do whatever you want. We aren't comparable to teams playing at a lower level.
3.4 GPA at UNI, 3.5 in high school
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/st...iowa-panthers-football-bryce-miller/12893343/
That's completely contrary to what I heard from someone whose kid went to school with him, but it must be wrong. Although, I think showing up to class 1/2 the time in the Clinton school district probably gets you a 3.0.
Either way, there had to be a reason that such an obvious talent got no real offers. He was 10 x's better than any RBs that Iowa State or Iowa took.
Exactly. Yet Mangino did it at KU. That's the entire point. You don't need a Snyder...a local airstrip, a big city with bright lights lined with palm trees and Hooters girls every block to find a coach who can get the job done. Now we aren't talking about becoming the next Alabama. We are talking about a group that could give us some 7-8 win seasons, sprinkle in a couple of 3 or 4's after a good class graduates. And with that said.......even when you lose, at least look like you have an idea what the game of football is about.
I guess I just can't agree. At what positions do you see a bevy of above average to great talent outside of WR? Look at QB, RB, OL, TE, DL, LB just to name a few.
Mangino did it at KU at the pinnacle of the spread where defenses hadn't had time to fully evaluate and counter. We need the NEW Mangino.
He didn't want to play defense so they didn't offer him. Obviously a big mistake but that is the story behind it
In an article in the register a few months ago Johnson said Iowa wanted him to greyshirt and ISU wanted him to walk on. And Farley said I can't believe those guys are getting paid millions.
