So should we count him out if he is gonna take all 5 visits w/ how ferentz thinks about taking visits after committing?
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If he is really debating between Iowa and Nebraska, we don't want him.
I've never understood his mentality.. MANY of our recruits don't just grow up Hawkeye fans and that's perfectly fine. What difference does it make if he likes both schools just because the fans don't like eachother?
Just don't know how excited I am about this one.....his Omaha south team came up this way and lost to an awful south Sioux city Nebraska squad.....only team they have beaten in two years of every game being a 50 point loss. Fant had three catches for 40 yards maybe....little impact on a stage where he should dominate playing backwards.
I guess all these recruits that may be jumping ship (or have) are thinking Iowa is too good for them now................
Before, it was "meh, it's Iowa...I'd rather play at Alabama or Florida State and win championships."
Now, it's apparently..."Man, Iowa is doing fine for themselves. They don't need my help. I'll go to Nebraska or Florida State and help those schools try to regain their former glory."
Apparently...........................
Before, it was "meh, it's Iowa...I'd rather play at Alabama or Florida State and win championships."
Now, it's apparently..."Man, Iowa is doing fine for themselves. They don't need my help. I'll go to Nebraska or Florida State and help those schools try to regain their former glory."
Apparently...........................
That is correct. Any kid who would want to walk into that hornets nest is not likely to succeed in life.
Unless Fant wants to play something other than TE, fine by me. I cannot believe anyone who is serious about becoming a TE would go to any other B1G program. tOSU has wasted the 5 star talent of Nick Vannett and Michigan believe Jake Butt is the top TE in the B1G because he is one of the best pro prospects. Butt's best games were against Rutgers, Utah and Indiana. Not the top defenses in the NCAA. SEE ESPN for stats to prove my point.
ESPN had an article that in the 2000s Iowa was number 2 as TE U to Miami. Notre Dame and Michigan were honorable mention. tOSU does not utilize their TEs much at all. IOWA typically uses 3 TEs who must learn how to block and catch the ball. Iowa usually has gotten only a couple of 4 star TEs but more often developed a 3 star guy who by the end of his college career has a legitimate shot at the NFL.
If Fant goes to Nebraska, he better be a DE because Nebraska TEs suck in the NFL.
ESPN had an article that in the 2000s Iowa was number 2 as TE U to Miami. Notre Dame and Michigan were honorable mention. tOSU does not utilize their TEs much at all. IOWA typically uses 3 TEs who must learn how to block and catch the ball. Iowa usually has gotten only a couple of 4 star TEs but more often developed a 3 star guy who by the end of his college career has a legitimate shot at the NFL.
If Fant goes to Nebraska, he better be a DE because Nebraska TEs suck in the NFL.
I think Krieger-Coble will play on Sundays, he has really improved.
Iowa's TE's have really come on this year.
Iowa's TE's have really come on this year.
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He's like the hot girl at the prom who leaves her date at the punch bowl and twirls in her stunning dress in front of the other boys on the dance floor. Eventually, they get tired of the show and go off to the parking lot to get drunk. Whether the girl returns to her date or not is yet to be determined.
I think he said at the time of his commitment that he was going to take other visits, so this is not news to Kirk.
No way he's coming to Iowa......The Good Captain moves on if they comit and then start shopping around again. It's like any stud o-lineman from the area.....if they or a tight end can't see what happens at Iowa with those positions....we don't want them.....we will MAKE someone better than they will ever be.
I hope KF tells Fant he is welcome to keep his options open and take visits. However that means that Iowa will also keep their options open and bring in other athletes who might commit to his scholarship while he is taking all his visits.
I think North Dakota State has an opening after Beyer de-committed.
I think he's committed unless he says otherwise, that being said he'd be silly to go somewhere else with Iowa's TE history. js.
I remember we had several recruits one weekend and they had a group picture taken ,they were all mugging and having fun except for Fant who stood away from the group. I remember when his Omaha South team came up to play South Sioux City, a not so good team this year, and got beat badly. Could be replaced, maybe he realizes he wont make this team....Just a kid and i am just a fan so there is that.
The point is that Iowa is about capped on Scholarships right now. Beyer committing this week as a TE means that if there is a better player available, the scholarship might not be waiting for Fant.
exactly.. not every recruit grows up a hawkeye fan. I mean jeeze, Larry Station grew up in Omaha as a Nebraska fan and he may be one of the greatest hawkeyes ever.
Were you saying the same thing about Iowa recruits in 1999 and 2000? It's a good thing guys like Nate Kaeding, Bob Sanders, Robert Galley, and Jonathan Babineaux didn't have that attitude. They jumped onto the sinking ship that was Iowa Football at that time and I'd say they were able to succeed in life.
I don't have a problem with a kid wanting to go elsewhere, but if you pick Nebraska over Iowa right now you are passing on one of the more stable programs in the country (longest tenured coach along with Stoops) for a program that looks like it may be headed toward a disaster. They are on their 4th coach in the past 15 years and his seat is warm after just one year. If that is what you want then I don't have a problem saying goodbye to you.
