Dashon Bussell
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It's not signing day yet either. Of course, that said, Iowa is full at DB .... so we'd only take him on at ATH if we were to give him a written offer.
Bummer we couldn't talk him into going to IWCC and winning a Juco NAT champ and see if he could make the roster in a year. I think this is an underutilized way of getting better players into the fold. FWIW I'm not should he is better than the talent we have but it's an avenue.
and what is wrong with Johnson and 4* Brentz?
Phil Parker from 1992-98 was the DB Coach for the NY Giants of the NFL and got his 1st job as a DB Coach under Saban, I am pretty sure he knows more than you will ever know about FB
they have 3 DB's in this class and that is the number that they have, Roberts is the 3rd. last years class these were the DB's
Hankins already in the 2 deeps
Stone already in the 2 deeps
Turner RS'ing
Harrel RS'ing
Creamer RS'ing
Colbert who is being moved to LB RS'ing
that makes 6 last season and now 3 in this class.
you do realize there other positions that need to be filled, as for ATH they have these committed
Tracey
Evans
VanSumeren
and Iowa looks to be taking no more than 18 and they only have room for 4 more, you really do need serious help.
The fact is we "cooled" on him long long ago......it was either lack of skill, lack of character, or grade issue....as the poster said when we are recruiting DB's lets give the coaching staff some credit because they obviously know what they are doing with DB's- there are positions that coaches should get some flack for and some they should not. DB, OL, and TE are off limits for bitching about- if that wasn't a rule it is now.
DB, OL and TE= No Bitching
WR and Punter=Bitch away
LB, DE and DL= Very little bitching
O I know we cooled on him, my understanding was it was grades. I'm just a huge believer that we should be using IWCC as a pipeline for these borderline guys. While db may be covered don't you think if this were the level of athlete we had on special teams or as a back up the team would be better overall? We need a serious talent upgrade. We could be using IWCC to get more talent ala dayvion Nixon (sp). Some people look at things and find problems ie. Low population, 2 state schools, b10 qualifications, etc. I look at it and say "we have a Juco national champion in our back yard, let's find a way to use that to our advantage"
Nixon had already committed but went to IWCC because he couldn't get admitted.
as for WR and punting don't know what was wrong with the punting against Wisconsin had 9 kicks and avg'd 40 yards per punt. anything over 40 yards is considered good. there is nothing wrong with the WR's that can't be corrected with the FR WR's and the new WR Coach with another spring and summer of practices. along with the NEW QB working with rehired KOK.
but that is not what these fire KF posters want to hear.
as for WR and punting don't know what was wrong with the punting against Wisconsin had 9 kicks and avg'd 40 yards per punt. anything over 40 yards is considered good. there is nothing wrong with the WR's that can't be corrected with the FR WR's and the new WR Coach with another spring and summer of practices. along with the NEW QB working with rehired KOK.
but that is not what these fire KF posters want to hear.
Yea or no. The university of Iowa Football team would be better if the "filler" or "role" players were better athletes?
In my opinion you are hugely mistaken in regards to our current roster. To me it not a lack of talent, it is a lack of experience and our youth is showing up in some of these games. This is why we see mixed results on the field from week to week. We lost 3 games all by one score- put up 55 on the most talented defense in big ten and then almost don't put up that many yards in the next game......that is youth. We lose a handful of players on both offense and defense to graduation- Welsh, Wadley, Vandy, Kullick on O and Bazata and the 3 LB's on D. The rest we return- many of which are Fresh and Soph- Including 2 Freshman OT's and a first year QB. On top of that we have one of the toughest schedules in the entire nation and still have opportunity to put up 9 wins this year. Low populations, 2 state schools, etc are all facts and honestly that is why I love being an Iowa fan- because that is who we are and who we will be. I agree that we should get a few JUCO's here and there, however; filling your roster would not be advantageous because there are reasons these players end up JUCO- Lack of character, lack of academic motivation, lack of ability, or all the above. Sure some get it together and would work out great but you also have to remember many of the "elite" players are from other states and did not grow up dreaming of being a Hawkeye
Relying on Juco and using it to.mine some talent are different. We are far from having too much talent from top to bottom in the roster.
Considering this thread is based on a kid who ended up at Western Michigan who we cooled on a long long time ago at a position in which we will have 2 thorpe winners in 3 years.........just seems to me you like you wanted to bitch about not getting a guy we obviously ended up not wanting anyway and then when that was pointed out you then switched gears to bitch about needing more JUCO players......
Bummer we couldn't talk him into going to IWCC and winning a Juco NAT champ and see if he could make the roster in a year. I think this is an underutilized way of getting better players into the fold. FWIW I'm not should he is better than the talent we have but it's an avenue.
This was my original post. Not sure where you got that. He could have been used at many positions not just db. We cooled on him because of grades not lack of talent and he qualified for g5. This is the level of player it would be nice to work through a prospective pipeline.
This was my original post. Not sure where you got that. He could have been used at many positions not just db. We cooled on him because of grades not lack of talent and he qualified for g5. This is the level of player it would be nice to work through a prospective pipeline.
Everything you said is wrong except for the part about Parker knowing more about dbs..
Phil never coached in the NFL. He was already a db coach at Toledo before Saban showed up..
Wikipedia is a great resource,
Where did you see any of what you posted?
http://www.hawkeyesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1223
Any live with that yes or no question?
http://www.hawkeyesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1223
Any live with that yes or no question?
Craddieth is visiting this weekend and in December possibly, I believe he's considered a Dback? Maybe they're looking at him at WR?
I can see the saban angle kinda Phil was a ga and nick was a db coach norm was the D.C. In 1987.. but saban coached one year 1990 at Toledo when Phil was hired in 1988
Nitewing coached 27 years in the NFL...don't question him...his alternative facts are awesome.
Lol I was like wtf when I read his post. I knew the bios of every assistant KF hired his first year. How did I misremember Phil coaching in the NFL. haha
nor do you it was in his bio now it is not can't make up something being a NFL coach from one year to another. not when it can be looked up.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Parker
This is now the 2nd source that doesn't discuss anything about the giants.
This is now the 2nd source that doesn't discuss anything about the giants.
Balls in your court Kilroy but again you have been proven to be a sergeant schultz.
Forget it he's rolling..he is consistent...never right but consistent.
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