Not good for the Hawks PJ Fleck is selling NEW & EXCITING KF is selling same old pig with different lipstick.
Oliver Martin Gone?
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As long as he has the pig, he can put whatever lipstick he wants on it.
What? Thought from feature article he was a shoe-in. That's ... pathetic for Iowa. Can't even compete fro walk-on, lol!
We're missing out on the fallbacks to our original fallback WR recruits.
This is getting rough. I think the first step for us landing a recruit is getting the coaching position filled. How intrested in a job would any of you be if you walked into the interview and the company told you they had no idea who your boss ws going to be.
The bosses are Kirk and Brian. There: question answered.
Was thinking this
I've been thinking this for a couple weeks. Not a good look. If we could get Martin it would help to salvage the back half of the recruiting class.
KF has an in-home visit with him either this week or next. Sorry can't remember exact date, but I think we will have a better idea of what he is going to do after that. I also believe Brian and Kirk will be both going.
Charisma, professionalism,
and a good old fashioned honest, passionate and heart felt sales pitch will be given. Growth Mindset!! Go get 'em coach.
Charisma, professionalism,
and a good old fashioned honest, passionate and heart felt sales pitch will be given. Growth Mindset!! Go get 'em coach.
You acted like bf and KF were the guys, thoughthe maybe you had the inside on how the passing game was going to pan out since we are talking skill spots.
Exactly how much time overall do you think position players get with the O cord and HC? The guy that will be telling the receivers what to do and how to do it day in and day out will be the position coach. I know you think that was a super smart answer but this staff isn't good at getting WR into the program so they need to have all aspects of their pitch together when they walk into the home. Good work though.
That is true. Practice, film work, etc....will be with his position coach and who he spends the majority of his time with. I hope not having one in place currently doesn't bite Iowa. I still think Oliver's a Hawk
It seems like Martin is doing it the right way. Commit late, not early. That way you avoid the criticism and can change your mind right up to the last minute.
UCLA and Ohio State now doing in home visits as Jim Mora and Urban Meyer are visiting the Martin residence this week.
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...r-martin-michigan-iowa-still-in-mix/96638476/
http://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sp...r-martin-michigan-iowa-still-in-mix/96638476/
While I try not to be too concerned with recruiting, I will be curious to see how the rest of this class shapes up. I think landing Martin would be a great get. I see a lot of names floating around as far as players we are visiting/offering but have no real idea how many of them are seriously considering Iowa. In a class that started out so strong ... we appear now to be picking up the pieces ... My only hope is we don't have to "settle" for some kids ... Iowa can't afford to have "off" recruiting years.
Maybe he is trying to help Iowas recruiting ranking by waiting till every big time program has offered before committing to iowa.
It would help his reputation at iowa become legendary. Win.win.
It would help his reputation at iowa become legendary. Win.win.
Or adversely he doesn't want to spend weeks having his arm twisted by the home team. I hope you are right.
Me too, perhaps someone has been "Harbaughed" to make room. Crazy time of year for recruiting. Still wonder what this picture looks like had Iowa offered back in the April/May timeframe ahead of the other P5 schools.
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Most likely he would have decommited to explore other options and see other places. Our staff would have gotten grumpy and pulled his offer out of spite. Pretty much what you just saw with Beau.
He would probably be a 2 star right now if this was the case. More than likely, he would have committed very quickly and would have been written off as another white WR from the state of Iowa.
My crystal ball (which holds no merit at all) says Notre Dame. I've always had the gut feeling and also firmly believe recruits hold their favorite visits for the end. Hopefully I'm wrong and the immediate playing time factor is enough to keep him in Iowa City.
I also love seeing him rock the "Earn the 5th" shirt in his rivals picture. I do think he has that type of mentality. He is doing his due diligence and hearing every coach out. Can't blame the young man. He is doing everything right and will make an informed decision that is best for him.
I also love seeing him rock the "Earn the 5th" shirt in his rivals picture. I do think he has that type of mentality. He is doing his due diligence and hearing every coach out. Can't blame the young man. He is doing everything right and will make an informed decision that is best for him.
Notre Dame would be the worst spot. Besides maybe UCLA with Mora, ND has a coach that in all likelihood will be gone next year. ND is a monumental disaster right now. 4-8 without playing Clemson, FSU or NC in their "conference?" And losses to Texas, MSU, Duke, NC St., and Navy?! I think this is a very smart guy so would surely think ND cannot be the place to go.
Notre Dame, however, is a very prestigious academic school with fantastic connections all over the country.
For some players it's not just about football.
For some players it's not just about football.
I understand that. But he also has Auburn, Florida, OSU, Tennessee, and Wash St. on the board. Those are not necessarily academic juggernauts and don't see Stanford or Northwestern listed. So obviously not all about academics either. That was my point, if only a football decision ND is the worst choice including the fact their recruits are dropping like flies (I know us too).
Yeah who knows. When you step back it is totally messed up that a bunch of adults (at least age-wise) spend hours speculating on what 16-17 year old kids may do. I hope he comes to Iowa for a multitude of reasons. But if not, sounds like his head is on straight and he will make an informed decision.
