Official Portal Watch
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I tried to add this quote to my above post so as not to spam, but it seems relatively clear to me that he just has more direct sourcing on these numbers. It's possible that other places are making "if this number gets leaked, it's gone" contingent offers, whereas Iowa's surrogates are not.
It’s guilt by association Smalls. You know about Mineo’s abhorrent behavior on this board and ANY association with him is going to be met with harsh criticism.
Moving on, I’ve met you and still remember you slapping my broken clavicle in Pittsburgh. Do you think it hurt Iowa’s chances of getting Truax and Nagao once the offers were made public and confirmed?
i remember slapping your broken clavicle! it was in that bar across the street from arena, correct? i believe i was talking to the Bowlsby family.
as far as the response - the point was not to stick up for mineo, but to confirm the facts. and i have the offer in a text message.
no, i do not think the offer being made public in either case (i don't even remember the nagao offer/situation) changed anything. Bernie, by his own admission, said he grew up a Penn State fan and is apparently from a well-off family.
Nagao said 'god'.
i don't know how the offers being public (was nagao's even public?) would have changed anything. (and in neither case was i the one that 'leaked it').
frankly i don't think it's a mystery. if this nil era existed in the gable era would anyone question why kids chose Iowa more frequently (or for less money) than anyone/anywhere else?
as far as the response - the point was not to stick up for mineo, but to confirm the facts. and i have the offer in a text message.
no, i do not think the offer being made public in either case (i don't even remember the nagao offer/situation) changed anything. Bernie, by his own admission, said he grew up a Penn State fan and is apparently from a well-off family.
Nagao said 'god'.
i don't know how the offers being public (was nagao's even public?) would have changed anything. (and in neither case was i the one that 'leaked it').
frankly i don't think it's a mystery. if this nil era existed in the gable era would anyone question why kids chose Iowa more frequently (or for less money) than anyone/anywhere else?
whoa, whoa TYPO! (went out to lunch and came back to fire, sheeesh)
Meant to say "man," - i edited it.
Your last comment is very fair and accurate.
So the other guy does it because he's just a doosh, you do it because you're just too lazy to look for verifiable info on other programs. Got it.
Well the number isn’t close to accurate according to Multi-Hawk
Indeed that was the place. I was ready to go takedowns right there! But alas..,,old, grey and broken
I believe the Nagao numbers were public at $300,000.
No it wouldn’t have made a difference in the Gable era. As Iowa fans we want those days back and any perceived notion of this being prevented is going to met with skepticism.
In the current landscape we have to remain relevant.
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do what, exactly?
you can't even produce the Iowa offers i reported. so what is it that i do that offends you?
Buchanan and.....?
When PSU or Michigan land a guy in the portal, you make the story about PSU or Michigan landing a guy in the portal.
When Iowa lands SB, the story isn't that Iowa landed SB, you make the story that Iowa is paying him $500k.
Hoping you can see the distinction there.
this was the initial tweet.
and if you think 500k for one semester isn't an interesting part of the story you're lying to yourself.
You don't think it's a "bad thing" that it takes half a million dollars to entice kids to wrestle at Iowa for a semester?
Sure, it's a "good thing" that the money is available, and being paid. It's far from a "good thing" that it takes so much money to get these kids on the team.
That's my point. The dollar amounts only seem to be "an interesting part of the story" when it comes to Iowa's portal recruiting. For some reason those $$$ amounts suddenly become much less interesting when it's PSU or Michigan.
These things are not and should not be mutually exclusive for Iowa. Pay elite transfers to plug holes and pay elite high school kids.
If you are insinuating that Iowa is having to pay significantly more for elite transfer than other teams would have to, I do not believe that to be true.
NIL was a great idea!!!! Amiright?
no. it's not your point. your point was that i 'always cite iowa offers'. it was one time. yesterday.
the dollar amounts are interesting every single time. it's a brave new world we're in in college wrestling.
on shows i talked about the possibilities and rumors of dozens of transfers.
you're just whining to whine. 'everyone is out to get iowa'. i know what Kueter got. I know what Real got. I know what Arnold got. I know, literally, what took place in Carver 2 hrs ago. if i was out to get iowa there would be more than a stephen buchanan tweet.
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NIL is something the student athletes should have benefitted from for a long time. The NCAA was. The way it’s turned into pay to play is not great. Who knows how it shakes out.
Show me where I said you "always cite Iowa offers."
And yes, it was one time yesterday. How many times has it been for those other schools?
Maybe this has already been answered but you only know the amount of the offer when it comes to Iowa putting out an offer and never know the amount when other schools offer transfers??
I don't care if Willie provides dollar amounts, phone & social security numbers, or medical reports as long as it's news Iowa is getting a hammer.
What happened in Carver a couple hours ago?
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What was happening in Carver two hours ago? It’s still summer. No events there that I am aware of.
It is kinda funny we want portal "news" - then get mad when we get that news. LOL
We used to have a guy for that
AJ showed up like George Costanza, pretending nothing happened.
How much $$$ did the other elite transfers receive? How much more is Iowa paying? Because I have never heard what other elite transfers have received except Smalls just throwing out something about Truax 300gs because mom and dad are well to do.
Why doesn't he just post his info on the football board and have it transferred here by someone?
