Even though the ship has probably sailed with the young man, he is visiting LSU, Georgia, Michigan and Alabama per an article in the OWH today. It was a topic of discussion at golf this morning with 3 members of the inner circle of Lewis Central athletics. The response from 2 of the 3 were "he is a physical freak but lazy as hell" and the 3rd commented "good luck with him at tight end because he has never blocked anybody in his life." Just the initial thoughts of 3 people who have watched his career very closely over the past 3 years.
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Kind of mirrors some of the earlier comments about him. Reminds me a great deal of CJF, although he obviously did choose Iowa. Very highly rated coming in, huge players who supposed ran a 4.5 in high school. Probably wasn't accurate. Never seemed to want to work hard at his craft the first couple of years..
So, he's going to visit LSU, GA, UM and Bama. Why do you think the ship has sailed for the Hawks?
Well if he goes there that’s too bad for him. He’ll likely never play in bowl game.
well, if my kid had a chance at at scholly from Iowa, Nebby, LSU, GA, UM and Bama, I would encourage him to take a hard look at LSU and Bama. Not sure i would mess with the others.
I’d send him to Iowa. Lol, at all of the other options. No way in hell would I want to live in those other towns or go to any of those lame-ass schools.
After all of these “allegations” it appears that Iowa might just have the only reputable coach of all of the schools listed above.
Fidone is not coming to Iowa. Forget about it.
I don’t think the ship has sailed, because I don’t think it ever existed in the first place.
he is from Counciltucky, not much of value has made it out of there. Who was the red head tailback from a decade ago that ran for half a billion yards in hs? Ended up at uni and never blossomed. Hope he does well wherever he goes, but Nebraska, but whenever cb is in the picture I get leary.
Yep, Max Duggan sure sucked last year as the 2nd or 3rd best true freshman quarterback in the country. Logan Jones is just getting started at Iowa but you will be seeing #95 on the field a lot for Iowa over the next 4 years. If Fidone continues to buckle down he can do some amazing things with his wing span, speed, soft hands and quickness, and only has 50 offers. Then Hunter Deyo (junior to be) already has several P5 offers including Iowa. That is 4 studs from LC over 4 years who will be playing P5 football and all had/have Iowa offers. Other than possibly Dowling, ICW, Bettendorf I don't know of any other high school in Iowa in the past 30 years that can maybe make that claim.
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Does anyone care at this time. He is a good player but we are loaded at tight end. Good luck to him and let’s be done with it. Thank you!!!
Lewis Central athletics has an inner circle?
What?? Why wouldn't a Top TE visit theeeee TE University in Iowa City?
signed, George Kittle
Noah Fant
TJ Hockenson
Beg to differ, the shuckers will be in the world renown Toilet Bowl played Lincoln, NE.
I don't care so much about Fidone, I would rather have Gunner Helm. From what I hear he is a complete TE. Of course, I see crystal ball forecasts for him to Texas. However, they are not Wiltfong, and he is the only one that seems to be correct.
I hope he finds his fit.
He’s a ~17 yr old. Either give him support or wish him luck. Anything else is a little weird.
He’s a ~17 yr old. Either give him support or wish him luck. Anything else is a little weird.
If he's as lazy as stated above we don't want him. The coaches wouldn't dare say anything to him to try and shape him up or he'll blame them for not making the NFL. Might as well go to Bama, sit on the bench but win a National Title ring while sitting
So a bunch of "adults" playing golf in the middle of the week (probably drinking cheap beer) talking about a HS kid being lazy.....
LSU, Georgia and Bama typically offer TE prospects who are lazy and can’t block
It's the same story over and over again. Pretty sure at this point he is just a board troll. He is the #1/2 TE in the country for a reason.
Why do so many idiots obsess over player that are not going to come here?
It is tough to judge somebody like this. I heard the same thing about Hockensen. Unfortunately when an area produces a local superstar there will always be the ones that hate. Not saying they aren't correct...it often comes off to me as jealousy and sadness that its not their kid.
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The light bulb may very well have gone on in his head in the last 6 months. With his wing span, huge hands, speed and agility he truly is kind of a freak of nature. Because of that, he has probably never had to work very hard to be a dominant figure. Now that the Who's Who of college football have noticed and offered, he may very well be taking things very seriously for the first time. I understand that he has been working with a personal trainer and has worked out with Max Duggan a lot since the pandemic shut things down honing his skills. The sky may very well be the limit if he continues to put in the time and effort.
Tight end is certainly not a position that I ever worry about at Iowa due to the strong development at that position.
Yeah, but Iowa is better than those other schools and therefore he should go to Iowa so that we can win a national championship.
You're welcome.
he'll be a nebby. most knowledgable fans have said so. also, their campus is close by
I would love to have either Fidone's or Helm's commitment. You never know if what you hear is true through the grapevine, but I just get more excited about Helm from the grapevine information. I also think Fidone is going to waste the next 3 or 4 years of his life at Little Debbie State, so I have already mentally written him off. He's got all the facts and figures in front of him, so it's his call to follow his head or his heart, and the wrong decision can cost him millions down the road. LOL
Fidone mentioned that some of his top 5 weren't even recruiting him any more. Is Iowa one of those teams? Also, I'm assuming that it is likely both Yelverton and Lachey (spelling?) both RS this year, has anyone heard differently?
I would not be surprised if Iowa has moved on from Fidone based upon their recruitment of others. I also would not be surprised if Lachey ends up being # 2 or #3 by midseason like LaPorta last year.
I think the longer this plays out this could end up being like Pierschbacher who turned down his local team who grew up loving to play for a national powerhouse (sorry husker fans the 90s don’t count anymore) and have a shot a national title. I could see him landing at bama or LSU if he drags out his commitment till right before the first signing day or later.
I think he ends up at LSU when this is done.
Ya but will make for a great story at the ten year reunion! Till he has to tell them he works at Casey's.
Agree here, hard not to see the crystal balls on this one. Wish the kid nothing but the best, always do for Iowa boys, no matter where they go.
