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Iowa WBB 2025 Recruiting Thread
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This is what happens during the dead periods. Apparently no contact allowed May 6-12.
All Shikreto is guilty of is supplying a very objective lens into how some people, who are very different from the profile of posters here including me, have perceived Iowa WBB the last several years. Without condemnation. Without blame. With Scrutiny. If you think Shikreto's posts suggest otherwise kindly reply to this with those specific quotes. Prove it with the ink.
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anon_salmfilsntd0b
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At the end of the day Bourrage isn’t interested in Iowa but a lot of other really exciting recruits are. I see no use in stressing over someone if they have no interest in being a hawk. Moving on…
The next ‘25 major target to announce should be McGaughy. My guess is she will visit Oregon next weekend. Here’s hoping she hasn’t received a UConn offer and won’t be visiting them, and will still make a decision “pre-summer” as planned. Everyone think positive thoughts…
The next ‘25 major target to announce should be McGaughy. My guess is she will visit Oregon next weekend. Here’s hoping she hasn’t received a UConn offer and won’t be visiting them, and will still make a decision “pre-summer” as planned. Everyone think positive thoughts…
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She is posting on an Iowa Hawkeye forum. She may be correct in her mind but not the majority on this web site.
How would she react to a post from me or any other Iowa fan saying things really bad about her or her family and just keep repeating it ? And for what purpose or trying to persuade recruits because she has an axe to grind?
We have a small amount of black players who love their coaches and the university of Iowa!
I would hate to have someone I care for play for Mulkey. I guess I could blame LSU for only recruiting only black girls. Same difference.
Probably best to stay off this site if your comments are always negative. JMO
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The 2nd evaluation period is next weekend and the big Adidas tournament is in Oklahoma City. This is one teams don't usually miss though I guess they could go without her. I'd think Oregon would likely be later in the month.
If a kid doesn’t fit in with what Bluder is trying to build….so be it.
Well, that's one thing. I think plenty of black players would be willing to sign up for Bluder's team in a vacuum. I think it is the Iowa fan base and greater culture surrounding Iowa sports that has a larger affect on certain (read: black) recruits.
Our fan base is perceived as being racist. It absolutely shocks (and saddens) me that people are not more bothered by this.
One person on the board doesn't make the fan base racist....one or two people saying it doesn't make it racist...a fan base of clowns cheering on somebody who is looking like a fool doesn't make iowa racist
I agree with you to a point. I don't think the Iowa fan base is racist at all, nor as you said the coach and team. However, the overall perception of the State of Iowa is that way, and recruits may see them as the same.
Iowa has a predominately white population. As a result the fan base and the team is predominately white. Same as Kansas, Utah or wherever. It is silly to presume that Iowa’s women’s basketball coaching staff, the university or people who attend games are any more racist than the 479th name in the Chicago telephone book. Iowa City is known the be a fairly liberal city as well. It is easy to see anything if you are trying hard enough to find it - in my book, the arguement that a black kid can not be happy playing for Bluder is just plain stupid!
Nobody has made that argument.
There seems a confusion between what is the day-to-day objective reality and the internet reality of perception. Knowing the former does not change the latter. It's a 2024 issue. --->This is still about recruiting and getting players on campus. Perception, internet perception.
There seems a confusion between what is the day-to-day objective reality and the internet reality of perception. Knowing the former does not change the latter. It's a 2024 issue. --->This is still about recruiting and getting players on campus. Perception, internet perception.
Certainly agree that population base is relevant. But suspect you didn’t watch Kansas WBB play this year. Kansas, with a white male head coach, had a majority African American roster, including 4 starters. Of course, wouldn’t trade Iowa roster for KU roster.
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anon_salmfilsntd0b
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Do people rly not get that im referring to perception and not reality? Those are two very different things and the problem lies in the first.
If you don’t think that we have a *perception* problem, then I *again* urge you to start paying attention to WBB news outside this site.
What I’m sharing is not a hot take or a new take. It’s very much in line with the discourse surrounding the program basically anywhere but this site. I’ve actually sugar coated it so as to not give the worst of it more oxygen…even if you don’t want to believe it.
If you don’t think that we have a *perception* problem, then I *again* urge you to start paying attention to WBB news outside this site.
What I’m sharing is not a hot take or a new take. It’s very much in line with the discourse surrounding the program basically anywhere but this site. I’ve actually sugar coated it so as to not give the worst of it more oxygen…even if you don’t want to believe it.
You have a “theory.” Congrats.
And Angel Reese acted like a damn fool on the court. If pointing out her bullsh*t is racist…well then…
Check the bold: Does anyone give a rats a$$?
Well at least Caitlin is more mature than way to many Iowa fans…and moved on…pretty sure it didn’t take her over a year also
This post perfectly illustrates my point. It shocks and saddens me that people don't seem to be bothered by the perception that our fanbase is racist.
You don't know what you're talking about. Iowa is/acts the same as every state. Just because it's mainly white you think most are racist lmao. There are tons of states that act more racist than little ole Iowa. Get over it
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Again…no one is saying any of that. What I’m saying is many people, from WNBA players to sports journalists to highly influential social media personalities with hundreds of thousands of followers have posted very negative things about Iowa fans and to some extent the program. A small part is true and indefensible, but most is wild and completely unfounded.
Yet the worst comments are what travel the furthest. That content has come to characterize the entire discourse about Iowa wbb in many corners of the internet. Our recruits are not shielded from that discourse. On the contrary, many recruits look up to these personalities and/or seek to be in good favor with them.
Thats all I’m saying. This has nothing to do with what I or anyone on this board thinks. It has nothing to do with politics. It’s literally what *many* people are putting out there in places with way more reach than this site. It’s not hard to find it, just go on X and start searching.
Finally, this was again just my opinion about Bourrage’s lack of interest in Iowa. My opinion is based on her social media activity where she actively cheers against Iowa while actively supporting athletes like Angel Reese and Aliyah Boston, who have been the recipients of a lot of negativity from Iowa fans over the past two seasons. If you disagree, please share what you think is to blame. That would be a lot more productive and interesting than whining about why you’re so offended.
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What amazes me is the reality that Louisiana and South Carolina are two of the MOST Racist states in the USA. How come they get so many black players?
PS: I would love to get back to actual recruiting news.
PS: I would love to get back to actual recruiting news.
It's the Governor that makes us look racist. Just like all states with Republican Governors.
Wrong, if anybody looks racist it is these dumb democratic governors....
You're a dumb Trumper. Go to a different country and drink the Trump kool-aide.
Are you under the impression that I'm implying that only Iowans should be ashamed of being perceived as racist? You misunderstand, if so.
OK dumbocrat get a clue and a life and move out of this great county you idiots are trying to destroy!
Well, there goes a pretty decent recruiting forum down the internet rat-hole.
It's Mothers Day and all but I wish some of them would cut internet access to their troll kids on this forum.
My assumption is that all visitors to this thread would like Iowa WBB to be successful in their recruiting efforts.
Imagine being a potential signee and stumbling across this string of posts.
Please think twice about how your thoughts will look prior to clicking on, "Post reply".
Thanks, and Go Hawks!
Trump derangement syndrome....you have it really bad, knothead fits you well
I for one appreciate the knowledge and insight of women’s basketball that Shikreto brings to this forum. And I don’t mind if Shikreto occasionally brings up issues that can be controversial.
I don’t know whether any past or current recruits have made commitment decisions based on race. I will say that the IWBB culture is markedly different than say LSU.
However, I go back to an interview last March where Rob Howe asked Aaliyah Guyton what attracted her to Iowa. After saying the sort of usual things, Guyton said (unprompted), “Race never crossed my mind either. I know some people might consider that.” If one of our top recruits says race is a consideration for some players, then I have to assume it’s true. And to mention it specifically with Iowa, completely out of the blue, may mean there’s something to what Shikreto’s been saying. Just my two cents worth.
I don’t know whether any past or current recruits have made commitment decisions based on race. I will say that the IWBB culture is markedly different than say LSU.
However, I go back to an interview last March where Rob Howe asked Aaliyah Guyton what attracted her to Iowa. After saying the sort of usual things, Guyton said (unprompted), “Race never crossed my mind either. I know some people might consider that.” If one of our top recruits says race is a consideration for some players, then I have to assume it’s true. And to mention it specifically with Iowa, completely out of the blue, may mean there’s something to what Shikreto’s been saying. Just my two cents worth.
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anon_salmfilsntd0b
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Damn, Full Court Press shines such a great light on this program and its culture. We couldnt ask for better exposure — especially during the dead period!! This is free advertising to every single recruit Bluder has called (including Dauda). And the best we could ever ask for tbh.
I really hope McGaughy and Hays watch it, and I hope it resonates with them. At this moment, I think those two and Jenica Lewis are our most important (yet realistic) targets for ‘25 and ‘26.
I really hope McGaughy and Hays watch it, and I hope it resonates with them. At this moment, I think those two and Jenica Lewis are our most important (yet realistic) targets for ‘25 and ‘26.
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