I disagree. I think we will be close to challenging next year and in the cfp the year after. And congrats to kadyn. Millionaire! Thats a big deal.
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You better be in the top 10 in recruiting for multiple years to even sniff a championship. Iowa isn't even close
| 2021 | Georgia | CFP |
| 2020 | Alabama | CFP |
| 2019 | LSU | CFP |
| 2018 | Clemson | CFP |
| 2017 | Alabama | CFP |
| 2016 | Clemson | CFP |
| 2015 | Alabama | CFP |
| 2014 | Ohio State | CFP |
| 2013 | Florida State | BCS |
| 2012 | Alabama | BCS |
| 2011 | Alabama | BCS |
We'll see how this year plays out with the freshman and portal. We already have a qb and te that made it to the cfp 2 years ago and a top 10 defense.
What are you? Like 20 years old? I remember being almost an adult 30some years ago.
We were 1 score away from a cfp not that long ago. But we don't stand a chance? Lol.
You mean 2015? As I recall Sparty got stomped by Alabama in CFP 38-0. Kirk has been living off beating weak B10 teams who get exposed against superior talent. I know the copium is strong, but you gotta get real about what it takes to be a top program in today's college football landscape. Very few teams have a chance to win the CFP and currently most teams, including Iowa, are not close.
You say our offense but you aren't really a hawkeye fan if you didn't know we were 1 score away from the cfp not very long ago.
Because we were 1 score from the cfp we would have gotten stomped because msu did? Try again. Go post on your teams message board
There is childish crap on every message board, including Alabama's. Hurts to lose a recruit but not worth worrying about. College football is now officially over anyway.
Anyone stick a for sale sign in their yard yet?
I would never tweet at a kid let alone really give a sh*t where a kid goes to college. That being said these kids want NIL money, they want the internet fame, Instagram BS likes etc etc. So if they want the money and fame they better be able to take the backlash.
Kid milked Iowa like a Holstein. I hope he sits on the bench at Bama.
He's just a kid, I wish him well,... But this needs to be a heads up to the coaching staff to start treating these kids like the kids that they are. You don't commit all your program eggs to a single basket that some kid is going to suddenly decide to walk away with...
You would be looking somewhere else until you died because you're going to get this reaction from a part of every fan base when something like this happens.
I don’t blame him for it, but I also certainly don’t wish him good luck. Like I said in another post, I don’t wish injury or ill will against him, but I for one hope they fail miserably.
And he can pay off his mom's bills . I thinks his heat was in Iowa City but pressure from his folks and Saban to take the Cash forced his hand.
Then wouldn't he be pleased that KP was going elsewhere? Surely he'd want the OL slots to go to white kids.
Yep. We can finally dispense with the overly PC term, “student athlete”. It has been a farce for decades, but now it’s official. They’re pros.
I think we sit somewhere in the middle of the natty talk. We are closer than most but still not anywhere close to the talent level of a UGA or BAMA. In a perfect scenario like 15' we could have made it into the 4 team. Now with it going to 12, Iowa will have a better chance of making to the tourney but probably still the same outside show to win it.
Sorry, but all this "he's just a young man" went out the window with NIL. You (and your family) take the millions of NIL money and you are now a professional and open to every form of criticism. Accepting the money means you give up your amateurism and are now subject to criticism.
Don't like being criticized? Don't take the highest bid and instead honor your commitment. Flip on your word at the last minute, well, expect a little blowback.
I don't believe that for one minute, show me proof he became a millionaire?
You have to have the “blue chip ratio” to win a national championship. That’s been a fact for every team aside from maybe one of the Clemson years forever.
2.5 mill was the number. Not sure how it’s being paid out though
You miss the point, I'm not saying a kid can't change his mind. I'm saying if you feel you made a mistake, tell the school you committed to immediately and if you can't tell them sooner than the day before signing day, than anyone with any honor or class would stick with their original commitment. It not about changing his mind, it's about how and when it did it. Lastly, there was a thread that stated he texted the IA coaches telling them of his decommitment, if that is true, that is also cowardice and disgraceful.
I still don't believe it, show me the proof. Is there an actual news story stating the figure?
His an OL player not a QB or WR. Iowa produces the best OL in the country. Sounds like you aren't even a hawk fan.
Kadyn is a great kid and his parents are great people. High character folks all around. They all were involved in a tough decision that none of us can truly understand because we don't have a 5 star elite athlete child being recruited by everyone in the country. Lots of details and nuance that no one knows outside of their circle. I know this flip is upsetting to many Hawkeye fans. At the end of the day it's just a game at a school and not a commitment that really means something, like a marriage or being a parent or even a job contract. It's funny to me that people don't seem to react this negatively when someone leaves a spouse or their children. Kind of shows our crazy priorities.
It was a hard decision but everyone is relieved it's over. He's being advised to stay away from social media as much as possible to avoid the crazies who are questioning his character or worse.
Everything will be ok.
It was a hard decision but everyone is relieved it's over. He's being advised to stay away from social media as much as possible to avoid the crazies who are questioning his character or worse.
Everything will be ok.
random thoughts:
1. There are "kids" at that age (17, 18) who can enlist in the army, too. If they were to back out would you think they are just doing what is best for their family?
2. Speaking about what's best for the family. I hope that any money made does not go back to the parents. NO teenager should financially support their parents. Hopefully, He invests it properly for his future.(talking about any signee)
Unless the parents are opportunists. (I see this too much with 16-17-year-olds than I would like)
3. Money changes everything. True in football, True in life. They are paid they cannot hide behind the fact that they are 18. I bet you all feel sorry for all the trust fund babies that get hounded by the paparazzi too
What is your change his mind timeline.? There is a reason kids are allowed to visit schools weekend before signing day. If a kid is visit another program the weekend before signing it is a signal he is having second thoughts.
I personally don't care if Proctor signed with Bama, and I don't think people should be flooding him or his family with negative tweets or messages about his decision. However, when we say Kadyn is just a 17 year old kid, It makes me think. How many 17 year old MEN fought in Europe and the Pacific in the 1940's? Kadyn is a 17 year old kid, but he should know what the word commitment means, just like I did when I enlisted in the USAF back in the day. At one time in this country when men shook their hands on something, it was a real agreement which people honored. We really don't seem to expect much from our youth these days. LOL But Proctor is in my rear view mirror and I am only thinking about what Iowa has with people who want to be Hawkeyes. Good luck Kadyn, and Go Hawks. 
I also have to wonder if Proctor asked coach Saban why Bama currently has 4 OT's in the transfer portal? One 5* starter, two 4*'s and a 3*, all offensive tackles that are leaving Bama.
I also have to wonder if Proctor asked coach Saban why Bama currently has 4 OT's in the transfer portal? One 5* starter, two 4*'s and a 3*, all offensive tackles that are leaving Bama.
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Being well compensated doesn't suddenly turn a child into an adult. That's a very dangerous way to think. I honestly don't see the need for some people to want to accelerate the development process of a young person simply so they can publicly criticize them. Is it so important to be critical?
This younger generation. Amirite???? We need to get back to the good ol days when everyone acted with integrity and honor. 😅I personally don't care if Proctor signed with Bama, and I don't think people should be flooding him or his family with negative tweets or messages about his decision. However, when we say Kadyn is just a 17 year old kid, It makes me think. How many 17 year old MEN fought in Europe and the Pacific in the 1940's? Kadyn is a 17 year old kid, but he should know what the word commitment means, just like I did when I enlisted in the USAF back in the day. At one time in this country when men shook their hands on something, it was a real agreement. We really don't seem to expect much from our youth these days. LOL But Proctor is in my rear view mirror and I am only thinking about what Iowa has with people who want to be Hawkeyes. Good luck Kadyn, and Go Hawks.
With each new generation being weaker and generally shittier than the last, it's amazing the human species has survived. You would think over thousands of years of gradual weakening, eventually we'd all just die out.
Patience grasshopper...
