Miller Moss or Connor Weigman to Iowa? The Transfer Portal window opens on Dec 9 for 20 days. "You're gonna have a lot of million-dollar QBs."
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I would agree you have to try, but it’s an all or nothing approach. If Iowa can’t get a good, proven portal QB this go around who is obviously better than what is currently on the roster, they might as well pack it in. Settling on a borderline guy to be QB1 probably does more harm than good. Who really wants to relive the McNamara experience again?
Don’t believe so. He has connection to Miss state as their HC was the Oc who recruited him out of HS… IIRC
Does coming up behind the old lady when she has dropped silverwear and taking a snap make portal material? I can even long count if I think about other things
He hasn't officially entered the portal (yet) but John Mateer would be top choice for me. Lester would make him an all-american. Throw Jackson Arnold in there as well, but there's no chance he'd come to Iowa.
hopefully with Lester doing the evaluating, we either get a clear upgrade or we stick with Sully
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I have seen a lot of Weigman, have kids at TAMU. Was fearless when he emerged as a freshman, out playing Haynes King, Jake Calzada and Brad Johnson’s son. Pure pocket passer, with decent running ability.
Has never really looked comfortable this year, and was working thru an injury and a new offense (Collin Klein) which has not seemed to be a great fit. Seems like a good kid and teammate.
He did have better weapons including Evan Stewart (#1 WR recruit who transferred to Oregon), Anias Smith, Devon Achane, etc.
Would immediately be an upgrade, though different skill set than Sully.
Has never really looked comfortable this year, and was working thru an injury and a new offense (Collin Klein) which has not seemed to be a great fit. Seems like a good kid and teammate.
He did have better weapons including Evan Stewart (#1 WR recruit who transferred to Oregon), Anias Smith, Devon Achane, etc.
Would immediately be an upgrade, though different skill set than Sully.
Not exactly. They ended up with Deacon because Iowa had perhaps the worst offensive minds in all of college football trying to build a QB room. First Brian, Bud the Gift, and Kirk, in desperation mode to save Brian's job go all in on a broken QB in Cade. It had to be obvious to everyone with clear eyes and half a brain by spring of last year that Cade wasn't going to be what they'd hoped for and the answer that Brian, The Gift, and Kirk came up with to shore things up was to bring in Deacon. That was the last straw for Charlie Jones who would go on to be an All American. Iowa fans, instead of recognizing the absolute shit show that Kirk created on offense, shit all over Charlie Jones for abandoning a sinking ship. Can't make this shit up.
Are you mixing up Petras in here somewhere? The QB woes are so out of hand we can't keep them straight? Lol. Deacon joined the team in 2023. Charlie Jones was at Purdue in 2022 and a Bengal last year.
You're right. Charlie left with Petras still behind center. And yes, it is difficult to keep the shit show that has been Iowa's offense and particularly the QB situation straight. For me anyways 🤪.
Maybe we are all just jaded at this point, but this sounds an awful lot like some guy that's on his way out.
He looked like Petras the 2 games i saw this Year, couldnt escape pressure , was not accurate and looked like a Guy who had never started a game in His life . He was horrendous against ND and LSU
Barnes is on Camden Coleman the Richmond QB , pretty sure He has 2/3 Years left, Ran RPO type offense runs pretty well and decent arm from limited highlights I found . Went to a prep school for a Year out of HS.
I can only assume that, given their previous relationship, it was his idea in the first place. He recruited both Deacon and Cade. This was divine intervention and all part of God's plan to destroy Iowa's offense once and for all. The beauty of it is that Kirk made sure that he's the gift that keeps on giving by making him receivers coach.
Flood gates are going to open up on Monday. I would be willing to bet, one of Devin Howard, Sulian Sayin, Air Noland, will be hitting the portal as well. You always run the risk of a Malachi Nelson type of situation, but so be it.
Agreed. Kids will not wait 2 years to start if the team also brings in a stud recruit the following year… add portaling…
Imagine kids like Kyler kasper, he’s paid his dues and waited and they keep recruiting over him… why stay?
A QB with one year to play and wanting a shot at the title? Nothing about that screams Iowa.
And IA could use more QB competition, but why bother with a one-year guy? Sully only has one year left as is.
I don't know. What I meant was that Kirk is obviously very fond of him. You don't call someone "a gift from above" unless you really like someone and you certainly won't ever consider firing them unless he engages in some aggregious conduct. Bud has a job for as long as Kirk is coach at Iowa.
Word is he really is a talented suck-up so of course Ferentz loves him
I think KF thought that Jon was gonna help Brian make the offense work, and that was obviously a failure
its interesting because it's hard to see what value he's brought to the program. Hell, they fired Copeland and then slid Bud there.
Maybe he is a good coach? The receivers were improved this year over last year.
I’ve never seen the guy at practice. The receivers claim to like him.
No idea why Copeland was fired. The wide receivers were bad, but not any worse than the QB's or the oline. Maybe to provide a spot for Bud? I can’t imagine that being the WR coach at Iowa had been much fun. You can only lie to recruits for so long.
Very sane response. People focus on bringing Deacon Hill in and not on how he functions in his role on the staff. The WRs including Kaleb Brown I think had positive things to say about Budameyer coming out of spring practice last year.
If he communicates and teaches well and stays on the same page with Lester and Kirk then he does his job well IMO. I agree that the receivers on the whole showed improvement this season.
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Well, if he was the starter he would not be leaving. They plugged in Freshman Marcel Reed during the LSU game, he led them to a come from behind win and never relinquished the starting role. He is a true dual threat guy, super quick and just provided that spark the team needed.
Weigman clearly needs a fresh start but is certainly not damaged goods like Cade and has an NFL type arm. Not saying he is a savior but would be a slam dunk upgrade.
Iowa boosted its points per game from 15.4 to 28 this year but it remained ahead of only the service academies in passing.
The staff is committed to hitting the portal at QB and has evaluated the potential prospects for a while.
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The staff is committed to hitting the portal at QB and has evaluated the potential prospects for a while.
The full story:
The passing numbers are taken out of context. We had the #1 rushing offense in the Big 10. There were games where we didn't have to pass the ball at all.
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