ISU #1 in the nation in returning starters
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If you have one of the worst teams in the country and you return most of the starters, you probably will still have one of the worst teams in the country the following year.
I hope ISU returns their entire OLine!
Might be the only one in college football worse than Iowa's.
Might be the only one in college football worse than Iowa's.
That would then apply to our OL.
I believe Soupy Campbell returned almost his entire team from the fluke covid season and they were supposed to be great that following year....ranked in the Top 10 etc.....and we all know what happened then.
Iowa lost 2 on defense( Evans DeJean)
2 on offense( feith, Nico).
Who else?
That would be 18 returnees.
2 on offense( feith, Nico).
Who else?
That would be 18 returnees.
Iowa State was pretty decent last year and many of the offensive skill position players were freshman.
Their top 3 returning wr will be seniors this coming season and 4th best was a sr as well as backup te dean who no clue if using free year or not. Yes have te and your rb that were frosh but that’s not “many”. also lost other 2 RBs besides him unless you want to count that white rb in the bowl game then…
A 7-6 team bringing nearly everyone back the following year is actually pretty solid.
I saw 7th, but you’re point stands…iswho picked in middle of pack in the new Big 12.
Well, there are certainly advantages having that many returning starters - particularly early on. They should be able to play pretty fast (less thinking that new players bring to early first starts) and solid communication between players on the field.
I actually thought ISU did a pretty good job last year, all things considered. They lost four starters to the gambling stuff (QB, OL, TE, DL). Had some clunkers, but also beat ranked OSU & KSU.
I know that Iowa has one of the most experienced teams in 2024, mixing returning starters and age (i.e., more development time in a P5 S&C Program).
Offense: 1 SO, 1 JR, 5 SR, 4 GR
Defense: 1 SO, 2 JR, 5 SR, 3 GR
I opened this thread to post the same thing. I hope it isn’t true but I’m afraid it might be.
I've always had to laugh at the "returning starters" info. If you look at some of the top programs every year for the last 10 to 15 years - Alabama, Georgia, OSU etc.... - they have depth to replace the massive amounts of players they send to the NFL. Those programs may not win it all every year but they're always in the thick of their conference and NC talk. My point - it's more about quality depth, especially late in the year with some injuries factoring in
All would have been a starter if not injured. Can't think of anyone else.
Wow, Washington only has 4 returning starters and Michigan has 7. Those teams got hit hard as far as starters but have to believe both have better depth than many others on the list
I don't know how much this means as it depends on the actual talent returning. Iowa might have the most seasoned 2 deep oline in the country next year. I don't know who's really all that excited about it.
Really? This has different info…….
247sports.com
College football teams with most returning starters in 2024, ranked
Which college football rosters are stacked with the highest number of returning starters from last season?
247sports.com
Meh, I would say maybe they will have a better QB than us, but that's probably about it.
Sure hope for isu’s sake that the leftover league doesn’t have a defense as dominant as Memphis’s. Hate to see isu get embarrassed yet again.
