Bottom line: if we want to win, we have to buy players. 10% talent fee on all tickets is the ONLY solution.

[jonesy5960]

Which is why I temper my enthusiasm about the transfer portal. With Kirk’s system, how much does it really matter?

I think for the first time that Kirk's influence on the offense is slowly waning in favor of Lester.

 

[BGHAWK]

I think for the first time that Kirk's influence on the offense is slowly waning in favor of Lester.

I wonder how much input KF has if any. If he has any, then I hope it stops and leave Lester's at 100% and then see what happens.

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

Which is why I temper my enthusiasm about the transfer portal. With Kirk’s system, how much does it really matter?

Exactly. He has no clue how to use the players he has to best utilize them in space or on the field at the same time. He had a three headed monster at rb with KJ, Jaz, and Moulton or Washington. Do you think we saw any sets with two or three of them with one being the qb? Or Wetjen in a slot role to get him the ball in quick outs or in a wide receiver screen play? There is no imagination with him as the head coach in knowing how to use players to maximize their ability in space with the ball. I just don’t get the lack of creativity in designing plays with your best players.

 

[JBo4Three]

Additionally, how about you donate $1,000 to Swarm every time you bitch about curtisj bitching? That would solve all of Iowa’s money issues.

Says curtisj’s boyfriend

 

[ChiPackHawk]

UI compliance will not allow it.
Just sayin.

Just call it what it is - another tax. See how that flies.

 

[Iron Doc]

Exactly. He has no clue how to use the players he has to best utilize them in space or on the field at the same time. He had a three headed monster at rb with KJ, Jaz, and Moulton or Washington. Do you think we saw any sets with two or three of them with one being the qb? Or Wetjen in a slot role to get him the ball in quick outs or in a wide receiver screen play? There is no imagination with him as the head coach in knowing how to use players to maximize their ability in space with the ball. I just don’t get the lack of creativity in designing plays with your best players.

Capt Fossil needs to go away.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Says curtisj’s boyfriend

You sound 12.

 

[jonesy5960]

You sound 12.

Yup. In addition to making a completely inappropriate comment by outing you and Curtis, he omitted the obligatory NTTIAWWT. That's wrong on so many levels.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

There is zero basis for this comment. We have absolutely no idea what money is in the coffers.

I'm reporting what has been reported.

College football's top 50 programs ranked by NIL efforts

Separating the haves and have nots across college football.

www.google.com

I can't find the actual NIL only research I saw earlier.

 

[BonzoFury]

Money will not persuade a star QB or WR to play for a shitty offense. Other teams with modern offenses have money too.

 

[squeezebox]

I'm reporting what has been reported.

College football's top 50 programs ranked by NIL efforts

Separating the haves and have nots across college football.

www.google.com

I can't find the actual NIL only research I saw earlier.

It’s not a big deal, but there have been tweets suggesting they are top 25, those numbers are at best a guess. There are no solid numbers for any of this.

 

[TXHCHawk]

The SWARM has a non-profit entity. Wouldn’t that need to be an annual public filing?

 

[nick614]

Herbsreit said last night Ohio State spent $20 million on their defense. If that’s true, the system is broken

That is not true, that was around the total. Ohio State didn't even spend the most money. Texas and Oregon spent more.

Tennessee, Miami, USC, Texas and Oregon are the top spenders on high school players.

Ohio State spends most of their money on returning players and there were a lot of 4th and 5th year players that were paid to come back another year rather than go to the NFL, which is what NIL was supposed to be.

Jeremiah Smith was the only high school player OSU paid big money and would have also paid David Sanders if he didn't take the bigger check from Tenn.

 

[nick614]

Money will not persuade a star QB or WR to play for a shitty offense. Other teams with modern offenses have money too.

It will, you just have to overpay by a large margin like Michigan did for their HS QB.

 

[SI_NYC]

For folks saying it’s not a money issue, I disagree. Maybe our price has to be higher because of the poor offensive history, but we all have a price. Every. One. Of. Us.

Allegedly we are top 25 in NIL (who knows if that is real or can be validated). But if we are pursuing a million dollar talent, we probably have to pay 1.5 mil to offset any poor reputation compared to another school.

But that should not be a problem for OL, RB, TE, DL, DB, or LB. It’s really just the QB and WR positions where we have an uphill battle. But even if all things are equal, we’ll need to offset the brand advantage that an Alabama or Georgia or Ohio st have. That can only be done with $$$. Or mostly quickly with $$$ that is.

But doesn't Iowa pay all their players evenly? I certainly could be wrong but I was under that impression.

 

[ShonnDeereGreene]

But doesn't Iowa pay all their players evenly? I certainly could be wrong but I was under that impression.

They might. Honestly, who knows!? It’s all rumor and hearsay imo and total Wild West which is so unfortunate.

But I doubt it though if the comments about Cades NIL and Proctor etc. it sounds like they try to put together at least some type of special packages for the right players. But again, no clue how that all works in terms of the source of the money - is it Swarm, school, or other?

I do think they try to spend first on retaining proven players already on the team, and honestly I like that approach, especially for Iowa.