That has more to do with Goodson wanting tp take officials in Spring and Brock wanting to do visits in the Summer. Goodson’s OV was during the Spring game which is the same time Brock had his unofficial. So they were most likely viewed as equals.
J. Brock story
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In about two years there will be talk about how Iowa made a great decision or how our coaching staff screwed up again. Just like now about why they never recruited David Johnson. It's just a guessing game and it's a 50/50 crap shoot. That's college football recruiting. A bird in the hand is worth more than a bird in the bush?
No matter what happens tomorrow it is always "we are special because "In Kirk we trust"."
Whatever, no intelligence or argument, just "we are special!!!!". Enjoy!!!!!!
Whatever, no intelligence or argument, just "we are special!!!!". Enjoy!!!!!!
This makes no sense. We are not in the running for Jirehl b/c we moved on. Seriously, what are you talking about?
Do you trust in Matt Campbell? Believe in Pollard? I’m guessing “yes”. Why do you care what we do or how we approach things?
Who really cares about Brock anymore? We've got two extremely talented, smart, determined, classy and able backs coming to Iowa with this class. The O-Line will continue to be among the nation's best, and they'll both run wild. Bottom line.
That’s all fine in good, the coaches wanted a RB so they got one they really liked. Brock can continue on his own timeline, doesn’t mean teams need to sit and hold their breathes for him. Nobody is in the wrong here and I think Iowa got the best fit for them and hope Brock finds one as well.
I have never seen a recruit with an “Iowa” mindset better than goodson’s. The kid contected most with the work with children the players do at the hospital. How freaking cool is that, a kid choosing a team over 33 others bc of community service......KF probably had trouble chewing his bubble gum the next day after reading the quotes from smiling so hard
Who is butthurt, Iowa got a great RB-who we all feel is a great cultural fit, from a fertile recruiting ground/HS, seems like a fantastic RB/athlete. He had 34 offers (ISU included-but that’s not a big deal since he made up .00000675% of their offer list) and choose iowa. Wish the best for Brock and most of us here do. The real question is why do you and Nebby fans keep coming here. I mean what do you as an ISU fan really have to brag about? You are historically one of the worst programs in history, lost 3 in a row to Iowa.....it just baffles me.
They also still have 16,000 offers out to 2019 RB’s, future is looking bright at RB for the clones.
Special enough for you to constantly read and post on a Hawkeye fan page, youre either a complete hypocrite or a complete moron. No offense, but just by your name I would wager on both (I said no offense so you can’t be angry I called you a hypocritical moron
This is the dumbest thing I’ve read from a clone fan in a while and that’s saying something.
Brock will be eno Benjamin 2.0. Will continue to hear about his career where ever goes on this board until the day he graduates. Can throw Oliver Martin in that category too.
You should stop for a second and realize what you're doing here. I'll help:
In a thread dedicated to commending Iowa for withdrawing a scholarship offer, you are criticizing ISU for offering more scholarships than it intends to give.
IIRC, we did recruit David, however I think he had a grayshirt offer at best and he himself said he wasn't mature enough at that point to make an impact at Iowa and needed some time to grow up. I'll say this though, Quinton Alston is still chasing him down after that flare pass...In about two years there will be talk about how Iowa made a great decision or how our coaching staff screwed up again. Just like now about why they never recruited David Johnson. It's just a guessing game and it's a 50/50 crap shoot. That's college football recruiting. A bird in the hand is worth more than a bird in the bush?
Timelines sometimes don't matchup for school & player. Player refuses pressure to commit and school moves on. It happens regularly.
I’ve followed recruiting for a long time. When iowa moves on, there’s typically a pretty good reason for it. I don’t feel that Purdue is in a position to be choosie, either.
I think we're on track for what we're all trying to do here... which is kill time until the first weekend in September with meaningless banter.
No. Just no. They recruited him for over a year before it all fell apart. He was #1 by a long shot. The reason we were last was to be able to honor the "look around but once you commit no more looking" policy. We wanted to be last to hard close at the end. It didnt work, goodson is a great back, all will be fine, but to say he was not priority #1 for over a year is revisionist history.
You don't know if he was a priority over the other backs they offered.
Unless you were in the room, you have no way or knowing which RB was top priority, or if the coaches had established a clear top priority.
I would not dispute that Brock was a high on the list but to emphatically state that he was "#1 by a longshot" is wild, reckless speculation.
This. He was the assumed priority in the media (and on message boards), simply because he had one more star. We don't know what the staff assessment of each was.
Either way, we got a great back. The more we hear about Brock the more question marks arise.
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And I agree that wherever Brock commits, that school will be worried about a decommit until he's signed. There's something going on behind the scenes, imo.
2014... that's an awful long time for a P5 school.
And I agree that wherever Brock commits, that school will be worried about a decommit until he's signed. There's something going on behind the scenes, imo.
Assuming you put any faith in the media reports like this, specifically the last two sentences, the information is easily googled.
- Iowa Stock:
- Outlook: Brock isn’t a stranger to the Stock Report. Iowa became the first school to offer him a scholarship, doing so in March of last year. He’s risen up the rankings to four-star status since then and garnered a lot more offers. Last month, he included the Hawkeyes among his Top 7 and when he trimmed that list to five on Tuesday, they remained a contender along with Iowa State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Purdue. He was back in Iowa City last month for the spring scrimmage at Kinnick Stadium. He’s the top running back on Iowa’s board. It’s a position of need.
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Only two stars, but one hell of an impressive offer list. Including Iowa, for that matter. Just one more example of a disparity between the stars handed out by rating services and the opinion of the people whose jobs depend upon being right.
The guy was #1 with a bullet for a long time, the coaches may have found someone they liked as much as the process kept going, but to say he was not a clear number for many months is revisionist history. That is not a WDDT thing, I can provide many many links.
There is a difference between once being the #1 option to being the #1 option a month ago. It was clear that Goodson was a huge priority when the used an official visit for him very earlier than anyone else.
It doesn’t matter who was #1 on the board. He was wanted by Iowa. Something happened and it changed. He’s not coming here so let it go. No point in arguing over it unless your self esteem really needs a bump.
You're confusing "highest rated" with "most wanted". Easy to do. I know that's what those recruiting writers are doing. I guarantee you that no one on Iowa's staff told them (or anyone) a trade secret like recruiting priorities.
Brock or no Brock Iowa got a great back. The numbers Goodson put up against top class in Georgia is impressive. Georgia been one of the best states producing talent up there with Florida and Texas. Think lot of us remember in b-ball the year when Fran missed out on Ulis for pg and how many others he whiffed on after and settled for juco Trey Dickerson. This is not the case. Wether Goodson was option 1, 1B or 2 Iowa got a heck of a back.
I think everyone is happy. At least they should be.
Brock was Iowa's #1 RB for a long time. Iowa was his first offer back in Feburary 2017 and he was the only RB offer in the 2019 class for nearly an entire year before Iowa started offering other RBs.
You should just stay on clonefanatic and enjoy the articles that Jamie Pollard writes. You would have a much better life full of sunshine and rainbows.
I'm associating phrases like "top running back on the board" with highest priority. Iowa offered higher star rated running backs than brock. Brock was far and away the biggest priority at running back until he delayed and the staff opened their eyes to different options. I 100% agree that when they realized they had a shot with tgood it became a 1a 1b situation but to claim there we not months and months were he was THE running back they wanted is revisionist. I can seriously start linking articles and podcast if you want. It doesnt take much to google them.
Land of 10
Who are Iowa’s top running back targets?
This question pops up frequently in Facebook Live sessions and on social media. I’m adding it here as a companion to the last question to give fans an idea of what the top of Iowa’s running back recruiting board looks like.
Brock is atop the list. He is the only 4-star recruit at the position. Three-star running backs Jacardia Wright and Breece Hall are also high on Iowa’s wish list.
Three-star running back Tyler Goodson is another player to watch. He took an official visit in April and Iowa recently made his list of eight finalists.
Who are Iowa’s top running back targets?
This question pops up frequently in Facebook Live sessions and on social media. I’m adding it here as a companion to the last question to give fans an idea of what the top of Iowa’s running back recruiting board looks like.
Brock is atop the list. He is the only 4-star recruit at the position. Three-star running backs Jacardia Wright and Breece Hall are also high on Iowa’s wish list.
Three-star running back Tyler Goodson is another player to watch. He took an official visit in April and Iowa recently made his list of eight finalists.
Land of 10.
4-star RB Jirehl Brock
Running back is a priority for Iowa in the 2019 class. Expect Iowa to add two. Jirehl Brock, who is from Quincy, Ill., is atop the wish list. Iowa was the first to offer and he attended the spring game. Brock recently released his seven finalists. Don’t be surprised if his recruitment comes down to Iowa and Iowa State. Illinois, with some recent recruiting momentum, can’t be overlooked.
4-star RB Jirehl Brock
Running back is a priority for Iowa in the 2019 class. Expect Iowa to add two. Jirehl Brock, who is from Quincy, Ill., is atop the wish list. Iowa was the first to offer and he attended the spring game. Brock recently released his seven finalists. Don’t be surprised if his recruitment comes down to Iowa and Iowa State. Illinois, with some recent recruiting momentum, can’t be overlooked.
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