Jeremiah Smith has $4.5M offer to enter the Transfer Portal
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Kirk already got busted once for tampering (w/ Cade), where Iowa/Beth imposed a one game suspension.
I honestly don't know why Iowa is listed here.
Pony up fellas. I’d chip in to get Smith.
This is not true...there is an "agent" shopping him around for $4.5mil...the thing is it's not even his agent...more of a "if you can get it for me then we'll talk" thing
I know this guy approached the Michigan "deal makers ".,.they know he actually doesn't rep Smith...weird times
I know this guy approached the Michigan "deal makers ".,.they know he actually doesn't rep Smith...weird times
There should be no agents involved with college players. The NCAA needs to put a stop to this nonsense.
If he wouldn't squander it, and if it actually exists, the clear move is to take the money. 4.5 mil in hand now, play one season somewhere that he is showcased and gets 8-10 targets per game then hit the draft for another payday.
Transferring to Iowa is laughable. That has to be a poor attempt at humor.
Transferring to Iowa is laughable. That has to be a poor attempt at humor.
Surprised TAMU isn't on that list. Also surprised Iowa is on that list. Iowa does need more OL/blockers, so maybe that's the angle? Iowa doesn't have the scheme to get Smith open in space or a QB that would be able to get him the ball deep.
Amirite?
Amirite?
With NIL, the players need a representative to do legal stuff etc. Call them an agent or whatever.
What they need to stop is the agent being the one to contact other teams. Make that illegal. player goes into portal, teams contact player or player's rep, maybe the kid transfers, that is the way it should work
If Smith wants to test the portal waters then he should but it should always be other teams that contact the player.
If this is what it is, then let’s face it, Iowa cannot compete. It will end up coming down to about 10 schools, tops, who can play that game. Let them form their own new league, compete against each other every year for a “national“ championship, and call it a day. I predict that some of those schools would bankrupt themselves out of that league eventually.
I prefer to watch Iowa be competitive against other like schools, which will be the other 95% of the schools. Financially, Iowa and fans are fooling themselves if they think Iowa can compete at that level. And that is not being a defeatist, that is reality. Do you think ISU fans give a crap that they play in an “inferior” conference if it means they win 11 games. We’d get over it pretty fast.
This all presumes it continues on the path it is on and they don’t “fix” it somehow.
I prefer to watch Iowa be competitive against other like schools, which will be the other 95% of the schools. Financially, Iowa and fans are fooling themselves if they think Iowa can compete at that level. And that is not being a defeatist, that is reality. Do you think ISU fans give a crap that they play in an “inferior” conference if it means they win 11 games. We’d get over it pretty fast.
This all presumes it continues on the path it is on and they don’t “fix” it somehow.
It's going to take longer than people realize to turn around the perception of Iowa's offense. The scars are deep
This is college football today with NIL. Money always attracts the undesirables.
Even if KF actually wanted to open up the Iowa offense with the passing game, at this point in his career who would believe him?
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He hasn’t had a QB even capable of opening up an offense. When we had a decent QB (Stanley), we threw the ball.
Kirk already got busted once for tampering (w/ Cade), where Iowa/Beth imposed a one game suspension.
I honestly don't know why Iowa is listed here.
No, you aren't. Lester's scheme is fine. Iowa just needs better receivers.
i'm happy iowa is listed coz it's an indication that the cfb world knows that iowa's serious about upgrading offense and has a oc credibly mentionable alongside players like smithKirk already got busted once for tampering (w/ Cade), where Iowa/Beth imposed a one game suspension.
I honestly don't know why Iowa is listed here.
😂😂😂😂 maybe for you but for high school kids they don’t remember a thing about 2023
I would like to see the NCAA coral that horse and never let him out of the barn but your point is well taken. The NCAA will probably do nothing to curb what is happening in college sports.
He should play at a new school every year. Then get drafted number 1. Lol. At some point fans will walk but until then …
Why no agents?
BTW, the NCAA is irrelevant and has been for a long time. The conferences are the only “police.”
all these colleges now need to be taxed at corporate rates….all just business at this point with a little higher education sprinkled in. Tax them!
Not the colleges, just the athletic department.
For some things perhaps. But the info is out there. You think they don't know KC has two Super Bowls in a row?
Yes the info is out there but to think some 16 year old is thinking “oh yeah, 2 years ago when I was discovering the joy of cleaning up with my sock the Iowa offense wasn’t very good” A lot of you put far too much stock in to something you are very narrowly focused on that these kids just do not care about or remember or quite frankly were probably never aware of. I couldn’t tell you who won any of the last 5 super bowls (or any before that) it is information that goes in and out u less you are deeply invested. I know the Cubs won the 2016 World Series, couldn’t tell you who won any of them since.
That’s why hanging onto BF just dug us deeper into the hole. Instead of year 2 just finished year 1 of new OC because of Kirk putting family ahead of the program. Credit due to Lester ppg up 12 and offense was respectable even with subpar qb and wr play. Why it was key to get gronowski. Take next step and but the dreadful Brian era in the rear view mirror.
Right. Like if he really has a offer like that we'd be in the mix. This is just so stupid, and rev share hasn't even started yet. The NFL has to be having mixed feeling about this. Their talking about giving them a 5th year, and the kid could make more money in college then in the pro's for a couple of years. Might as well stay in college, and chase coeds, and set records. The league is going to start getting these guys a couple of years older with more wear on the tires...
Lolol.. there are NO rules anymore. Thats obvious......
1. he isn't eligible for the draft for another 2 seasons.
2. he doesn't need to showcase anything. He is the top graded pro prospect right now (not eligible) will be next year ( not eligible ) and the year after.
He could sit out the next two years and still be the graded out #1 . He's that good.
If he came to Iowa KF probably wouldn't play him because he can't block, lol.
