Andre Jackson Top 5 includes.....
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Andre would be a huge get! Him Ulis and Foster would make a team themselves
I like Iowa’s chances!!!! Not really but I’m trying to stay positive because we’re stacked up against some tough ones in that particular top 5...
From what Jackson has been quoted, he’s really impressed with Fran and his style of play. If he takes an official, I’ll get more excited.
He did, October 2018 but NCAA rules allow another official in October of this year.
I want him more than Foster. There, I said it.
National championship......
National championship......
I could see a high NCAA tournament finish for certain. It would not surprise me how high we got, with our current roster, plus the addition of those 3 players.
Foster, Jackson and Ulis would be a big boost. Add those fellas to our already experienced roster, and big things WILL happen! Bet the house on it...
No way, we need to recruit several Bigs first and foremost. Jackson's athleticism would be great but unfortunately I'm not counting on him committing. Rival is predicting UConn and 247 crystal ball Syracuse. He visited both earlier this year. He also lists Maryland in his top 5 and hasn't taken an official yet. If he hasn't committed by October 19th and takes another Iowa official then maybe, just maybe.
I’m only concerned about Syracuse. My gut tells me it’s iowa or Syracuse and right now I think 70% Syracuse 30% Iowa on the chances to where he commits.
I think it’s 69/31 at this time.
Fran is always in the friend zone. We make lot of top 5 of these 4 or 5* top 50 players outside of Iowa but minus Tyler cook we never land them. Therefore as much as I’d love for him to be a Hawk I’m not getting my hopes up.
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Would love for Jackson and Foster to be able to talk each other into going to school together...
Hope that getting JoeT can help with east coast recruits. Tough competition, but having a good year could help.
Iowa is clearly at the bottom of that totem pole, but don't fool yourself that UCLA, 'Cuse or UConn are still blue blood programs, or that Maryland ever was one.
You have an extremely loose definition of the term blue blood.
At this point, UConn is definitely not a blue blood in men's BB, and UCLA and Cuse are a really faint blue. Jim Boeheim is almost 75, so any recruit to the Orange has to wonder how much of their career will include him as the coach. UCLA will always be an attractive school, but the days of Wooden don't register with recruits today. I think MD is more of a blue blood than UConn at this point. I don't know anything about Jackson's recruiting, but Iowa must appeal to him or we wouldn't be in the top 5.
Fran has connections to Albany from his Siena days. As with a lot of big-time players who put Iowa in their top 5-10 schools, Fran offered Jackson early and built a solid relationship. He took an official to Iowa City back in October.
This sounds like another "I like you, but I don't like you like you" situation. But we'll see.
The term Blue Blood means that even if they aren't thought of as a powerhouse currently, they have a history or track record which gives them enough street cred to be right back in the conversation with a season or two of high finishes and/or a couple of top 10 classes.
Who is a Blue Blood is really determined by the media and who they decide to pimp.
Iowa has never been in that category.
Iowa is not a blue blood, but don't true blue bloods span more than one coach? Seems like Cuse is sort of a blue blood under Boeheim (before?), and UConn was sort of a blue blood under Calhoun (before?).
This. Neither UConn nor Syracuse are blue bloods. UCLA attained such a status under Wooden but have not really been able to maintain it under other coaches, although they still do recruit well.
Disagree, they have a historic track record of championships and finishing high in the rankings. Iowa has a solid history, but no where near UConn, UCLA, or Syracuse. Those schools are probably more 'blue blood light' I suppose. They lump in with Indiana, Arizona, Villanova and Notre Dame level programs historically.
It seems most of the Blue Bloods are also Green Bloods. When a recruit shakes hands with the coach, the recruit is richer for the experience!
The only blue bloods in college basketball, IMO:
Duke
UNC
Kansas
Kentucky
UCLA
Indiana
Duke
UNC
Kansas
Kentucky
UCLA
Indiana
If you are an East Coast kid you grew up watching Syracuse, UConn, Villanova, Georgetown. Besides Villanova, who would be the premiere East Coast team right now, Cuse has a ton of tradition and fan support, especially for a New York kid. And you get to play in the ACC. UConn is back in the Big East, which has to help their recruiting I would think. If we would land him I would think this would be a huge upset.
This speaks to Iowa’s recruiting reality in a way that I’m surprised needs to be said anymore. Because Iowa ‘generally’ needs more talent than in-state kids can provide by themselves, we look to other states . Most of the time this is fruitless because 4-5* kids tend to stay at home or with blue bloods. Occasionally, Fran’s pitch of Family and Fast Pace succeeds with ranked out-of-staters. Tyler Cook had other attractive offers, for example. Bottom line is it’s always going to to be against the odds getting such kids, but it does happen. With Jackson, there is the Sienna/Albany connection as well. It’s unlikely, but let’s see it play out. When long odds are played enough times, the odds are that you’ll eventually win. If the fan base accepts that strategy, it’s a winning one.
Indiana has 5 national championships in basketball under 2 different coaches. That's tied with Duke, with only UNC, KY, and UCLA with more.
Pretty much. Not like football of course, but historically they’re an upper level bball program.
Although it’s been a while since they’ve achieved anything significant for sure. It wouldn’t take much to tip them back into Blue Blood level with a couple of elite eight (or better) appearances back to back. Especially with how the media would drool all over their sack.
If Iowa were to achieve that it would be treated like a blip on the radar. A nice story, but not an acceptance as an official Blue Blood. It would take a couple decades of conference championships, several Sweet 16s (or better) and probably a NC or two to earn admittance into that club. At least Sparty level success if nothing else.
And Minnesota has seven national titles in football. Things change.
Replace Indiana with Michigan State, and UCLA with a program like Virginia or Louisville (even with the corruption scandal) as possible “active” BBs.
I’m positive neither the media or recruits not raised in Indiana see them as a BB. Not for many years now. BB “light” maybe, but not at Sparty level. They would need at least a few years of consistent high ranking finishes to get back to active BB status imo.
UCLA may be different, hard for me to say since I’m not familiar with the west coast mind set. It definitely wouldn’t take much to propel them back to an active BB. The national media would slobber over them reclaiming their King of the West mantle for sure.
UNC, Duke, Kentucky, and Kansas are the only active locks at this time. Sparty is close.
Lots of “lights” ....maybe 10-12.
Indiana’s success in bball is far more recent than Minny’s in fball.
Indiana bball is more similar to Nub fball.
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