if you were a stud QB in the portal, would you consider going to Iowa?
As a QB, I would if they had a competent QB coach. Great Defense. Solid ST. TEs. RBs. Typically good OL.
Iowa has the makings but needs to pull it together.
If you stack-ranked the position coaches and their rooms over the last 10 years, the QB room would come in a distant last place.
I get it when people talk about recruiting at the QB position, but when those kids get into the program they go sideways at best - unless they have a real talent. We can all name the few guys that fit in that envelope.
It is frustrating to see most all of the other positions so very well developed, other than the most prominent and important position on the team. QB.
Its maddening.
I don't understand what the block is. These kids, like other limited specialists (K, P), NEED continuous coaching on campus and out of season because of the expectations and importance of their roles. Its why they go to QB and Specialists camps in the summer. There really aren't any TE, DL, LB or DB camps that players can go out to in order to hone their game. Those positions are expected to be coached from within their respective programs.
Iowa has a good QB guy with Tim, and my hope is that they take some fo the $$$ once spent on their now-new WR coach and plunk it back into the offense in a supporting role for the OC.
P Parker has the D down to a science through years and years of learning and perseverance. Special teams has developed well over the course of time. Offense needs support and investment to evolve and compliment the stronger areas of the team.
I think Iowa is leaning this way, but it's time to pony up for now and the future.
JMO