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[joelbc1]

Wow! Great WOB!

Spellcheck strikes again! “Non-sensical”…..

 

[Tom Paris]

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WTAF???

 

[QuadCityHawkeye1976]

how so?

and all of this is rumors; Brad does not disclose the terms of these big deals

I know Dochtermann is reporting he got paid $100,000 but Brad would have had to tell him that and, again, Brad does not disclose this type of info

Doc has sources. He’s not wrong often.

 

[hawkeyebob62]

So how will Swarm get money now? If this is even possible what would be the point?

Yep. The Swarm will have trouble keeping donors knowing this will continue to happen. Count me among those. No reason to give money to a " collective" when it's essentially a contribution to a bidding war that Iowa will seldom win.

 

[SansAgain]

quit being funny!

Just DM Moral for his phone # and get it over with.

 

[Packer54]

how so?

and all of this is rumors; Brad does not disclose the terms of these big deals

I know Dochtermann is reporting he got paid $100,000 but Brad would have had to tell him that and, again, Brad does not disclose this type of info

I would think donors would be interested in knowing before shelling out more.

 

[QuadCityHawkeye1976]

we aren't because, again, the terms of the deal would be between Brad and Proctor

Brad better come out and respond because Swarm has a massive black eye right now and it will get worse until he says what the terms were.

Not saying anything will blow Iowa’s NIL to hell.

 

[Franisdaman]

Doc has sources. He’s not wrong often.

maybe Proctor bragged to people and the word spread. who knows but it didn't come from Brad

and hopefully Proctor didn't get a lot of money up front

 

[oldhawk56]

If indeed true, it might be that he sees there will be no basic change in the offense under KF. Seems Proctor got interested in returning to Iowa when Brian was out the door and KF was "looking" for a new OC. Lester has been here long enough for news to be leaking out or showing up thru coach/athlete channels that the Captain stills rules the offense and isn't going to throw Brian under the bus or the baby out w/ the bath water. Idk, but truly interesting.

No, just ****ing no.

it's incredible that he's committed (with great fanfare) to Iowa twice now and then at the last moment switched to Alabama both times

Lucy and the damn football.... fool me twice

 

[joelbc1]

JMO

That is why any equity in collegiate sports is/will be gone. Big money schools (probably less than 5% of schools) buy the best and all of the rest of schools will be have-nots and not able to compete with money schools.

I would like to see schools that do not or cannot compete in this money-grab should break away and form an actual collegiate sports program with structure closer to the old model. Would still need to figure how to financially supplement players, restricted portal framework, media rights, etc.

Otherwise, collegiate sports will lose their fanbase and the money will eventually dry up because collegiate sports will no longer have the national interest.

Like I said, just my thoughts today.

Money never “equalizes” anything……What equalizes everyone is the LACK of money….

 

[blhawk]

You’re blaming Ferentz for this? If so you might want to check your own character.

I wish he had waited til after the hires to commit and I really don't know why he did this but when you address one of your most glaring deficiencies with a joke hire like Jon Budmayr it is hard to be that surprised when stuff like this this happen

 

[hawkeyebob62]

Sorry…. College football and its non-sensual transfer rules, has allowed itself to become a huge joke. Giving a teenager all the money they can get with no consequences for their actions makes no sense at all. If an adult acted this way they would be severely chastized. This is a real gut- punch. Anyone wonder why Saban walked away? We have given the inmates the keys! (and think it was a good idea to do so!)

Speaking of...wonder if this will get Saban back to Bama (sarcasm intended)

 

[QuadCityHawkeye1976]

maybe Proctor bragged to people and the word spread. who knows but it didn't come from Brad

and hopefully Proctor didn't get a lot of money up front

He got an apartment I know. They gave him a Jeep when he first committed but he returned it when he first left for Alabama.

He got something out of the school for sure.

 

[TailgateTom]

@squeezebox still think this is the type of high character guy to add to the team?? Lmfaooooo!

 

[Tom Paris]

This is what is truly wrong with college football now, it is a swamp, a money grubbing swamp and not the players are out of control

All this is why I have been steadfastly against this from happening for over a decade. Paying college players is BS. It’s actually even worse than I thought it would be. Money and greed ruin a lot in this country. It’s devastated my favorite sport.

 

[Franisdaman]

I would think donors would be interested in knowing before shelling out more.

yeah, hopefully he wasn't given a ton of money up front; if so, Brad might be cutting another personal $100,000 check to SWARM

 

[Bold_Crow]

how so?

and all of this is rumors; Brad does not disclose the terms of these big deals

I know Dochtermann is reporting he got paid $100,000 but Brad would have had to tell him that and, again, Brad does not disclose this type of info

Dochtermann wouldn't put it out there if it wasn't true and he sourced it.

 

[BlIIlken2]

Anyone think it's the weird culty church he got baptized at? The whole weird pool situation? Maybe he sold himself to it and it's a fear for his life type of deal. He will go to hell if he doesn't return to the holy land.

 

[HawkeyeinOmaha]

Just unreal.

 

[GlenHawk]

How did this go unnoticed?

 

[pistachio1999]

No worries, we got DeJong!

Well. Now I am glad he is back.

 

[iahawkeyes17]

Proctor is a scum human being if he doesn’t return the $. No different then people who scam others with pyramid schemes. He did nothing to earn it and I know a couple of hard working middle class people who donate to the swarm. If I was them I’d be having 2nd thoughts because of crap like this happening to my donations. Cause some young entitled adult (proctor isn’t a kid so no excuse) could rip of the collective i’m donating to.

Also Procter just laid out the blue print to the top tier portal entires how they can milk the system if they choose to.

 

[Franisdaman]

Brad better come out and respond because Swarm has a massive black eye right now and it will get worse until he says what the terms were.

Not saying anything will blow Iowa’s NIL to hell.

the money that would have been paid to Proctor would have come from the SWARM Inc arm (which is funded by the big time donors like I-80 Truck Stop and others)

 

[pistachio1999]

Remember Hunter Dickinson? He wasn't happy with what he was getting paid at Michigan and entered the transfer portal. He chose Kansas over Kentucky because Kansas offered a better guaranteed deal.

Kentucky now plans to be the top NIL destination in College Basketball.

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So just formalizing it now. Instead of back alley

 

[pistachio1999]

How did this go unnoticed?

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This vacation paid for by Swarm.

 

[veryold]

How many times can a player enter the portal?

 

[Tom Paris]

Those of you that wanted players paid all these years…lol…

Yep…eff those guys.

 

[pistachio1999]

Certainly one of the most creative strategies I've seen to get out of Spring camp...AND profit from it.

Did he ever lift a weight?

 

[Franisdaman]

He got an apartment I know. They gave him a Jeep when he first committed but he returned it when he first left for Alabama.

He got something out of the school for sure.

this is crazy, isn't it?

it makes not rooting for college teams a lot easier, not gonna lie....

 

[pistachio1999]

I bet the Bama NiL for him will have a few more strings to it.

 

[herkyhawk00]

Hopefully Iowa didn't pay him yet

This is why contracts need to be in place. If schools can’t control athletes jumping ship, there at least needs to be financial consequences that he needs to pay back. He at least needs to pay for this semester of school. Not sure how you go a half of a semester and say you already want out. This is a HUGE slap in the face to KF, Barnett, and the entire program.

 

[pistachio1999]

this is crazy, isn't it?

it makes not rooting for college teams a lot easier, not gonna lie....

It makes not liking a kid a lot easier.

 

[pistachio1999]

This is why contracts need to be in place. If schools can’t control athletes jumping ship, there at least needs to be financial consequences that he needs to pay back. He at least needs to pay for this semester of school. Not sure how you go a half of a semester and say you already want out. This is a HUGE slap in the face to KF, Barnett, and the entire program.

He was like you actually want me to go to class?????

 

[pistachio1999]

How is Tyler Barnes feeling today?

 

[iahawkeyes17]

It makes not liking a kid a lot easier.

Call me petty or whatever I don’t care. Hope karma bites him in the butt and he pulls an aaron Rodgers first game and out for the season.

 

[Franisdaman]

Dochtermann wouldn't put it out there if it wasn't true and he sourced it.

link to where he's reporting Proctor was paid $100,000 up front?

 

[mro1978]

it takes a low character individual not to honor his word, it takes a real piece of garbage to pull this

 

[Tom Paris]

Yep. Was a joke from the start.

I remember Jon Miller loving this but he actually thought it was going to be for autographs and jersey sales. That never was going to be the case

He was naive.

 

[pistachio1999]

link to where he's reporting Proctor was paid $100,000 up front?

I know Keith Murphy stated it.

 

[iowaathletes]