We really need to get one of these two young men.
Looks like Jackson is staying out East.
Two weeks until Xavier Foster visits.
Looks like Jackson is staying out East.
Two weeks until Xavier Foster visits.
Any word on Gordon or Sibley's visits?
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247 has a story about it with the headline that Gordon bonded well with Hawkeyes. I don't have a subscription.
Similar story there about Sibley. He’s visiting Georgetown next week I believe so that may be the main competition. Decent shot with both Sibley and Gordon and would like both. Then there’s Foster, who I believe visits in 2 weeks? Don’t know when in October, but ‘pretty good’ odds of increasing the 2020 class that month.
Not sure if Georgetown is main competition. He liked his Minny visit too. Not as glowing on it as he was on Iowa but never know.
Foster will be at Iowa for the PSU game I believe. Same weekend as a big football recruit?
Yes, that’s right. Foster’s here for PSU on October 12. Think Sibley’s at Gtown next week (October 5). Gordon deciding in next month too.
What FB recruit is here for PSU?
I would be delighted with Gordon, Sibley(better than Foster) and the big kid from England(only true Center in the group) to go with Ulis
Front page article on this site (non-member) says MN official on October 12 for Gordon. Also outlines what he liked about Iowa visit in detail.
https://iowa.rivals.com/news/gordon-impressed-by-iowa-visit
That would stink take all those visits and remain at Pitt.
Minny has a lot of big guards so hopefully that's a plus for Iowa and well PSU is PSU.
Iowa is in his top two and declines to mention the other school. The kid is fairly reserved and not an attention hog. I agree very promising.
Are you kidding? We want Foster, Sibley, and Gordon to go with Ulis. We can take all 4, and that would be an awesome class. The kid from England would be fine too if we don't get one of them. I think getting Foster's last visit is an opportunity!
Agree 100%......quiet kid and he had some glowing things to say about Fran and Iowa.....
My point is he's a 4 or 5. We've brought in Murrell, Crowl and now Sibley. Fran is also now scouting Josh Ogundele and Jacob Hutson in recent weeks.
ISU as far as I know only recently brought in Carlson, who just committed to Wisconsin.
I agree it's solid speculation but ISU is also near full in rides. Maybe Fran learned something from the Tyler Ulis recruitment and not to get caught with your pants down. Will see how it shakes out. If Fran brings in the UK big you're probably correct unless they miss out on Sibley.
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If we got Gordon and Sibley then I could tolerate missing Foster, as disappointing as that would be.
Our roster would be moving towards the style of play that I think Fran really wants.
I "think" that Fran wants to get as close to "position-less basketball" as possible. From my no-basketball experience and Joe fan understanding I think that really means that you have at least three guys like Sibley-Gordon-Patrick who can play the 2G-SF-PF pretty inter-changeably....I think you still need some serious size in the post for defensive purposes-that can also shoot the three, and a PG who is a strong and quick ball handler who can also shoot from 3 and take people to the rack......
So when you look at Sibley-Gordon-Patrick and if you can keep Joe W around another year you have those types of players who have the ability to play good defense based on their length and athleticism....then you have Ulis-Joe T-JBO-Connor who can man the point and play some 2G....Nunge-Garza-Pemsl that can at least play some minutes in the post...Cordell needing to improve his outside shot, etc....
All that said, I hope we get just one of those two visitors and doubt that we get both.
Sounds like some really promising news, especially with Sibley. Seems like Fran is adding a variety of talent with more athleticism, which is mostly what we have been missing. 
I don't keep up with recruiting as closely as I did. Do we have 3 more scholarships to give after Ulis, or 4?
I don't keep up with recruiting as closely as I did. Do we have 3 more scholarships to give after Ulis, or 4?Sounds like some really promising news, especially with Sibley. Seems like Fran is adding a variety of talent with more athleticism, which is mostly what we have been missing.
Technically 2 after Ulis.
There is an open ride right now with Kriener and Evelyn coming off the books after this season.
There could be more open based upon any of the following taking place:
Bohannon playing this season
Till going back to walk on status after this season
Future attrition
Sounds like some really promising news, especially with Sibley. Seems like Fran is adding a variety of talent with more athleticism, which is mostly what we have been missing.
We have 2 left after Ulis assuming JBo redshirts this year and returns in 2020-2021 season.
However, both Till and Pemsl will be redshirt Seniors so they may graduate transfer. Till and Connor started off as walk ons so their scholarships are revocable.
The staff has options. If they can get Ulis, Sibley, Gordon, and Foster; they’ll find the rides.
Oops, scooped! I was typing mine while you posted. At least we said the same thing!
“However, both Till and Pemsl will be redshirt Seniors so they may graduate transfer. Till and Connor started off as walk ons so their scholarships are revocable.”
Noting this from Skydog0784, there is a path for Iowa to take as many as 6 new players in 2020. Scholarships are not a worry. Commitments are. So far, Iowa has 1. Worry about having too many when there are too many.
Noting this from Skydog0784, there is a path for Iowa to take as many as 6 new players in 2020. Scholarships are not a worry. Commitments are. So far, Iowa has 1. Worry about having too many when there are too many.
This. If they can get Gordon, Sibley and Foster they'll find the a way to get it done. Fran will have two scholarship kids on the team. If he has to pay for a year of schooling I don't think it'll be the end of the world to him.
He cant take Patrick off scholly though.
Connor or Till would be the two that can switch from being on scholarship to walk on status.
Was it "HaweyeDan" who was in love with this idea?
Iowa wants to run a freewheeling offense; does it finally have the players to do so?
https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/s...se-does-finally-have-players-do-so/913729001/
