A mass exodus most likely.
Lol. You think he is gonna change offensive scheme. Hell no Kirk won’t. History shows that clearly.
The oline is bad. We don't have quality starters, let alone quality depth. I don't see a single player in that group that you could say is performing well and yes, some of them are very young. I don't consider Plumb, DeJong, or Richman as very young as they all have at least 2 full years in the program. Colby is a true sophomore but he started every game last year. Jones is obviously new at his position. There are no guarantees as to whether they will ever be very good. That has yet to be determined.
I’m not sure what you are basing depth at RB from given this criteria. A 5* OT and a boarder line 4* Guard coming in.development is important but I’d say depth is not the problem
What criteria? I see a star in the making in true freshman Johnson. The kid has good speed and balance and is tough to bring down. If Iowa can actually put an oline in front of him look out. The Williams boys look solid if not spectacular. True freshman Patterson also looks like a good hard runner who came in with an impressive offer sheet. This group looks pretty good now and in the years to come should they stay relatively healthy. That's 2 freshmen and 2 sophomores that look very capable today. That's good depth at any single position.
Johnson looked good for a game and I’m jacked about him, but Colby looked pretty decent at times last year as well at guard. Point is it’s pretty premature to make depth statements given the stats currently.
Freshman studs? First, we have 2 freshmen who combined have about 20 carries this season for their careers. Always funny how fanatics like you jump way ahead of yourselves. Bet you said repeatedly the same thing about our OL too at some point. Where's that stand?
Honestly, those late de-commits we pick up from MAC schools often turn out to be the most productive players here-- certainly more so than many kids who commit much earlier in the process.
Look, when you can't field 5 adequate starters today depth is a huge problem. Forget about depth. There is none. Zero. Nada.
That job should be left to the Over-the-top-no-objectivity-my-hawkeyes-can-never-do-wrong crowd. Would be an interesting case study to see life in the world of a fanatic who lives and breaths everything Iowa. All some of you want is the Iowa coaches and players to bounce you on their knees.
All I’m saying is that given the stats you have nothing to back this up. Basing this off of one game. Again iowa has a 5* coming in at OT Colby needs to stay at guard he’s only a sophomore where he was a freshman AA last year. Center is a mess but it’s two freshman, hoping to see Elsbury. There is basically one upper class man is out there Dejong.
Geez, and I thought I had a tendency to go negative at times. We have some good running backs today. The problems are everywhere else.
Do you make stuff up in your head? Every one of your posts is an over-reaction to what actually is being said in these treads
How so?
It really doesn't. Ken OKeefes offensive years weren't bad. Greg Davis just did the same thing he did at Texas that everyone there hated him for. And Brian Ferentz just sucks. Now I certainly blame Kirk Ferentz for the hires and sticking with them, but it's just as likely that the last 2 are bad at their jobs as it is they're just following orders at the sake of their careers.
Why would any one suggest they should go after a highly rated, highly regarded RB that the staff liked? The point being made was this loss isn’t the end of the world. To suggest anything else imo is just knit picking
You left out the typically very small group of posters who are grounded in reality and think that although it's disappointing to lose what appears to be a a quality recruit, the running back position is currently the only one with what appears to have some young talent and depth today. As to why he's decommitting nobody really knows. Decommits happen all the time and to way better programs than Iowa. It's all just message board fodder.
No, I just don't live in your sad sack world where everything is terrible all the time and the alternate reality where KF should be coaching in Junior High and has no idea what he is doing.
Fair enough ... I also think it is realistic to understand a program like Iowa (and for comparison purposes like a Wisconsin) recruit differently and have a different style/approach than a lot of other teams that has proven successful. I don't think that is going to change drastically for programs like Iowa/Wisconsin because they are looking to build internally over time more than other programs that are always looking for the quick fix (that could work one year and completely backfire the next).
Yelverton doesn't even appear to be on any college roster from what I could find ... maybe he is out of football all together?
That's fine, but you've seen it a lot before, just like I have.
I think most humans do in fact generate thoughts in their heads, yes. Just like the conspiracy theorists that believe this is somehow, somehow a sign
Never have individual fans have the opportunity to influence sports like they do now. Time for the folks to put up the money and help bring in those 5 stars. Money will trump many other concerns on the part of athletes.
Yelverton had one of his games televised by ESPN his senior year. Deion Sanders was their assistant coach. I actually think Yelverton was a stud- big size and very athletic,
