I remember being intrigued by this under the radar signing...
Has anyone heard much about him or if he can be a contributor soon?
Has anyone heard much about him or if he can be a contributor soon?
Eric Grahm
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I believe that I remember hearing that he was the scout back who simulated some of the more explosive backs we faced (like Indiana's/McCaffrey) and the coaches liked him.
Based on the experience/quality of the current upperclassmen RB's it'll probably mostly be special teams this year, but seems to be the 4th man.
I, like you, am excited about him because he seemed to be an explosive, powerful back in his mixtape
Based on the experience/quality of the current upperclassmen RB's it'll probably mostly be special teams this year, but seems to be the 4th man.
I, like you, am excited about him because he seemed to be an explosive, powerful back in his mixtape
Most schools saw him as a DB during the recruiting process but Eric wanted to stay at RB and Iowa told him he would get his chance to prove he could carry the rock. This year will be Eric's opportunity to justify the faith the coaches have in him. I believe he will surprise a lot of people.
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but I don't think it's fair to say that "most schools" saw him as a DB or a RB. Prior to Iowa's last second signing day offer, the guy had no scholarship offers from anyone. Most schools saw him as a DII caliber player and pursued prospects that were more likely to succeed at this level...Iowa being one of them (until the very last second, when our RB commit backed out and chose Michigan).
I hope the kid succeeds, but he's a 2 star freshmen RB with tons of talented guys ahead of him on the depth chart and hopefully we land some higher caliber RBs in the next class who will also surpass him.
I hope the kid succeeds, but he's a 2 star freshmen RB with tons of talented guys ahead of him on the depth chart and hopefully we land some higher caliber RBs in the next class who will also surpass him.
Who pissed in your cereal this morning. He may turn out to be a great rb. The proof is in the pudding, not the cereal. I hope he does well. I love short, strong, quick running backs with our zone blocking. Follow the holes, accelerate through them.
Clearly you have not watched his video....kid looked very impressive....and the coaching staff also saw something to go that far south to get him last minute or not....and you say you hope he succeeds but also hope he gets buried on the depth chart...? So which which one is it? Confusing post is confusing....
I think everyone on this entire board hopes that following a Rose Bowl run, the opening of our state of the art facilities, and having one of the highest paid coaches in the nation, we can bring in higher rated running backs than 2 stars with zero offers next year. One can hope Graham contributes at some point in his career while still hoping that our RB recruiting is at least on par with the rest of the Big 10/ISU. The year we signed Graham, it was not.
KF needed another body at RB because he is well aware of AIRBHG and the possibility of a sacrifice to appease AIRBHG is real. After Higdon bolted for Michigan, the RB room was a little empty. He decided to fill it with a guy from a small school from Alabama that had impressive film. Graham was not KF's first choice. Those types of guys have had a pretty good track record at Iowa. Hopefully the trend continues.
You're correct that he didn't have any offers, but the reasons didn't seem to have anything to do with his ability. It seems as though Iowa probably got lucky. Maybe he'll never contribute, but he is a talent.
I suspect you are speaking in absolutes about something you know absolutely nothing about.
Well from what I'm hearing(no I don't believe everything I hear on the web) Graham has looked pretty impressive....and I can think of plenty of 4 star kids that have vomited at this level(garmon for instance) and many 2 stars that have succeeded so you can take yours stars and throw them in your piss covered Cheerios as stated earlier....I believe we just had a lowly ranked 3 star DB who is now the proud owner of the Jim Thorpe trophy....also from the same class would be all big 10 lb Jewell, RB wadley and leading reciever MVB.....that argument about stars is tired....but hey you prolly right that those guys were fallbacks out of necessity
Has he looked impressive enough to take playing time away from the other lower *** or ** guys in front of him ? Daniels/Wadley
Why do people start sentences with "not to rain on anyone's parade" when it's so clear that is exactly what you are trying to do.
You are miserable, we get it. Chin up partner.
Word from practice is that he is hard to bring down, has great vision and good speed.
No but that means what? Nothing. But thx for helping.
He's also an underclassman that had a red shirt year to develop soooo? Were they supposed to burn the redshirt? And how many 4 star backs did we ever have start from day one? Coker maybe? But even then it was due to injuries....
The proof might be in the damn pudding, but the fact is we would have had better chances with the Michigan back than a back with no other offers. Now you can give me the canned talk about all hidden gems we find.
I remember one of the talking heads saying he had the most "B1G ready" body he'd seen on a freshman. Maybe a move to FB with Toks and possibly Eno coming along with others in front of him. Who was the FB before Plewa/Cox? Black kid that was built pretty good before a leg injury?
Skillset wasn't preventing other offers from coming, it was his grades. There was doubt that he would be able to qualify. Kentucky, Duke, and Notre Dame showed late interest in Graham. Schools definitely didn't see him as a d2 player, just the uninformed message boarder
Says who? You? Not like higdon saw the field last year either....and sorry but there is a difference between Michigan and Iowa...better get used to it.
You are wrong ! Higdon didn't redshirt last year and he did see the field.
11 rushes for 19 yards. Probably should have red shirted.
My mistake. Was it out of necessity or did he set the big 10 on fire. That doesn't mean he would have seen any action and saying its a 'fact' that our chances would be better with him is more an opinion than a fact. You forget we went 12-0 in the regular season for the first time?
He had been qualified by the clearinghouse...He retook the test on his own, just to prove to himself and others that he could get a higher score..He stated he had interest from the schools you listed..In his words"they dropped me." He stated if Iowa hadn't come through with a last minute offer, he would be attending Stephen F. Austin.. I think he was just simply looked over,due to the fact he played at a small private school..The larger public school in his town has sent players to Michigan in the recent classes..
Well maybe you 68 and a few others need to pay attention to Pac here cause he has better information than ya think.
Don't know how many of you pay money to get this info in the lounge..... but maybe you should to be more informed than you are...
Here are just a couple of snippets from coaches who attended the coaches clinic this last weekend and what they had to say about our RBs and in particular Mr. Graham who is very impressive looking..............btw.....and you are welcome.
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Report 1
Rb's - Daniels is big and can move the pile, Wadley looked good you know what you are getting with him, to me the surprise of the inside run session was Graham man that kid looked good, bigger than Wadley and he was slippery great vision and really good acceleration through the hole.
Report 2
RB's - Daniels still looks like tarzan. He didn't get many carries. He looks healthy! Wadley looks great. Can see the added weight. Great vision and loves the cutback on the zone plays. Was in on many of the passing downs and lookes comfortable coming out of the backfield. Graham looked really good. He has great vision, feet, and packs a punch. He has a bit of a nasty attitude that I wish I saw more out of LD. Joly a few carries, but nothing stood out with him. The 4 headed monster with Mitchell is exciting to see. We'll miss JC, but this group will be the strength of the offense.
Read a few interviews on various sites when he signed with Iowa.. sounds like a humble, hard working,dedicated, kid... He might not be the best thing since sliced bread, but I get the impression, he is going to do whatever it takes to make himself into a positive asset for this team..
But this can't be....he's only two stars...? Oh wait....he's only playing against a bunch of 2 stars so yes, I get it.
Indeed Edu. I am no recruiting guru by any means but have watched enough vids and followed Iowa recruiting pretty closely for a while now(mostly on rivals) and it's hard being out here in the northwest but I know after watching Eric's vids I think this kid has some serious potential....you can tell that by watching him run in HS...I know it doesn't always translate to college but this kid runs nasty AND he can break tackles AND has another gear unlike a lot of RB recruits to come to Iowa in quite some time all in one package.....sounds like a really humble kid that will work his tail off and even if it was his only offer----he wanted to be a Hawkeye!...and to me that is more valuable than the number of stars you tote on your way thru the doors....it doesn't matter to me what you did before you get to Iowa city....it only matters what you do once you wear the black n gold....i think this kid will be special but, truth is he was my favorite recruit out of that class, so I guess I'm biased and I have 'bought in' on the legend that could be Eric 'golden' Graham....maybe I'm wrong but I love the underdog...which is why I'm a die hard Hawkeye fan to begin with.
I have been USED to it for 59 years! Just hope it might change someday. Check the damn Iowa vs. Mich. all-time win-loss record.
I do agree with this. I might add that we have a running back named Wadley Who was also a two star.
They are being courteous. And I for one appreciate that. Nothing wrong with being polite and nice to others.
They are not being polite, they are usually lying. "Not to rain on your parade" is in the same family as "No offense, but..." Usually they fully intend to rain on the parade and/or offend.
All that said, I think you were just joking around.
I just wanted to make a point, or in honor of Iowalaw, not to make a point, but I was just trying make a point.
looked like Graham was running with the second team in the videos kakert posted.
Makes sense. Daniels/Wadley are 1st team. Mitchell is out. Graham/Joly taking 2 team reps.
Last year you called Ferentz an idiot for not playing Wadley enough. Why is that relevant to this discussion? Because Wadley was a two star RB with no other offers, according to Rivals.
From your perspective, these seem to be the possible outcomes when it comes to Iowa football players:
- Iowa signs high ranked player; highly ranked player performs well; Ferentz is dumb for not playing him sooner
- Iowa signs high ranked player; highly ranked player does not perform well; Ferentz is dumb for not developing talent
- Iowa signs low ranked player; low ranked player performs well; Ferentz is dumb for not playing him sooner
- Iowa signs low ranked player; low ranked player doesn't perform well; Ferentz is dumb for not recruiting better
I'll tell you guys something, this Ferentz-idiot must be one lucky son-of-a-bitch to have won two Big 10 Championships and have had five Top 10 finishes in his time at Iowa.
