All the kid had to do was look down at Bert’s leg and was like yep I better go to Iowa.
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I wonder if Jon Budmayr, "the gift from Heaven" (according to KF) is going to be coaching in Iowa City in 2024.
Will be up to Chryst or Philbin. If it's Chryst I would say yes he will be, but if it's Joe who knows.I wonder if Jon Budmayr, "the gift from Heaven" (according to KF) is going to be coaching in Iowa City in 2024.
The freakin flip flops. No one wants to see that!!!
And I would bet $ the kid saw Bert's tiger hawk tattoo on his leg and said that is the place for me!
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Every time I see a picture of Bret's wife I get reminded that some times in this crappy world you can really find true love..This was during his Dec 9 visit to Illinois.
Bert appears to have lost some weight. Looks like he just got out of the shower. Probably should have put some shoes and socks on.
Sorry I mean I'm reminded at the wonders money can do.
Nah...the kid (Carter Smith) would have to eat Macdonalds 10 times a day for a couple years to reach Deacon Hill stature.
I think the kid's rankings kind of tells the story on this kid as they range from being the #55 overall prospect (Rivals) to a 3* (247). The issue is that until recently he focused on developing as a baseball pitcher and he throws like one...so the jury is out on what happens when you start reworking his mechanics to throw like a qb. Skill set wise he is actually a lot like JJ but maybe even a better runner...though JJ was way ahead of him in development at this point in their careers...this kid is not playing early unless we have no other choice...the good news (for Michigan) is the kid coming in the 2024 class is kind of the opposite...he's a high floor guy but more of a game manager type that is already close to being ready. Skills won't wow you (besides accuracy) but good enough to win if you put players around him.
I'll take him! Runs like a deer and I never seen anyone throw so many passes with no incompletions?
Hope a kid that doesn’t get the game day jitters like we have seen by others in recent years.
But we never get any talent. At least, that's what I hear from the people who claim the lack of offensive production isn't the coaches fault.
Don’t let them fool you, it is the coaches fault 100% on how offensive the Iowa offense is.
Just a fyi...that is an invite for the regional...if he gets invited to the finals and actually makes the Elite 11 then you can start complaining about the coaches if he doesn't produce.
NOTE: I'm not saying he can't or won't make it the final
but look ! he can find the goal line!! That's what we need.
This was actually Kirk's favorite QB in camp.
When data regresses over a 6yr period in the same 1 of 3 sets, it's on the coaches of that particular set. We have had talent, we have yet to develop that talent.
I never will understand why IOWA goes out of state to recruit these kinds of QB's?
there are plenty of QB's in the state of IOWA that are as good or better than what they have brought in from California/Ohio/Texas in the last few years.
there are plenty of QB's in the state of IOWA that are as good or better than what they have brought in from California/Ohio/Texas in the last few years.
the kid that just committed to Iowa ST. & there is another one in the MVC that's ranked highly from davenport north or west h.s?
Actually Penn State just got Dowling's QB. If Penn State wants him, my guess he's got a better upside than Hill/Labas/etc.
That kinda proves the point. Iowa high schools are only producing one D1 QB every 10-20 years or so.
Sage Rosenfels would say he was one also.
Not many Iowa high school teams regularly throw the ball. It's all running.
Isn't it possible that they just don't want to come to Iowa? That is and play quarterback? I think J.J. Kohl was a top 15 QB prospect with an offer list that would put Iowa's last 7 or so QB recruits to shame. Kirk and the new OC have to find a way to remove the stink associated with Iowa's offense. Getting rid of Brian was step one. Step two is putting a legitimate offense on the field to create a viable destination. Until that happens, QB and receiver recruiting will have to happen via the portal.
That may be the case at the lower levels but they throw quite a bit in the games I've watched
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stanzi, beathard, stanley was a reasonable run of qbs. the petras era started okay also but went off the rails his last two years. hill likely wasn’t meant to start last year. i get your point but the horrific ineptitude has been recent…and hopefully never again to be experienced at iowa. hope lester is the real deal.
Padilla shot himself in the foot by leaving because he would have been the starter last year when Cade went down.
No matter who was QB wouldn’t have mattered!
Bad coaching, bad offensive line and crappy QB!
Take your pick!
