Stars matter. It mattered for MSU against Bama, it matters for Iowa against Stanford. We are far from elite until recruiting gets significantly better.
Stanford 34 4* and 5* players, Iowa 4 over the past 4 years
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You have to take the glitz, glam and choice away from these gullible high school kids. If you're taking scholarship money, you're going where you're drafted and playing there for your career.
Will it ever change.
Maybe if we ever finally win a NC. But with a performance like today, why on earth would it change.
Maybe if we ever finally win a NC. But with a performance like today, why on earth would it change.
Why can't Iowa recruit star players nationally, I remember that Stanford backup RB Wright had Iowa high on the liste but went to Stanford?
Games like this sure as hell don't help. Plus Palo Alto >> Iowa City
With the new facilities and record-setting season, they should get better recruits. I certainly hope they didn't spend millions to keep getting 2 and 3 star recruits.
Dude have you ever been to Palo Alto? A recruit would be a fool to turn down a free ride to one of the top universities in one of the best places to live. It's like Harvard with better weather and a real program.
to be blunt Iowa will not be competing usually with Stanford for a player because Stanford is a much higher level university academically. Stanford competes with ND, Northwestern, Duke and schools like that.
We should be able to out recruit teams like Michigan State or AT LEAST equal them but we do not.
Every year Iowa has about the 40th or so class. Even if you develop them to the best possible state, when you run up against superior talent you get owned.
ITs the speed positions and skill positions that Iowa never gets the top talent. Show me the last Iowa WR or QB that really showed anything in the NFL. Or CB for that matter. Linemen, LBs we have done; it is the speed and skill positions that define our mediocrity.
If we could move up to about the 25th or so class every year and develop them really well then we could be competitive in games against the best.
We should be able to out recruit teams like Michigan State or AT LEAST equal them but we do not.
Every year Iowa has about the 40th or so class. Even if you develop them to the best possible state, when you run up against superior talent you get owned.
ITs the speed positions and skill positions that Iowa never gets the top talent. Show me the last Iowa WR or QB that really showed anything in the NFL. Or CB for that matter. Linemen, LBs we have done; it is the speed and skill positions that define our mediocrity.
If we could move up to about the 25th or so class every year and develop them really well then we could be competitive in games against the best.
Stars do matter....our walk-on offensive line got their asses handed to them
Our developmental program works against most teams in the country but falls short against top tier programs. I think that's why we have consistently fallen short against OSU, USC in the Orange Bowl and of course today.
Those players just have substantially more athleticism than we do. The scary part is Stanford was substantially better in the trenches too. And that's how you get blown out in a bowl game.
Those players just have substantially more athleticism than we do. The scary part is Stanford was substantially better in the trenches too. And that's how you get blown out in a bowl game.
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both brother and son turned down stanford. Its not as perfect as first glance although really pretty with a great education. still have to pick your major and find
a place to fit you and your long-term goals. As a 18 year old is hard to know what is best for you and should explore options carefully. both members of my family made right choices....and weren't fools although had other wonderful options.
Did they pick Iowa over Stanford? Were they playing football? Frankly I would challenge the notion that most need to pick their undergrad degree with such precision that Stanford would stack up poorly for most any football recruit that might also be considering Iowa. Even if the recruit really wants to write fictional poetry.
We will never consistently get highly rate WR's to come here. That's why we need to be based on power football. You get a huge, massive OL then you can attract a couple of decent RB's and you have a winning foundation on the offensive side. Move the chains, shorten games, score points, keep more talented opponents off the field.
Having said this it is inexcusable that we cannot put out a great OL most years. Not a great O-Lineman or two but a 5 massive maulers. We got owned in the trenches today on both sides of the ball but especially on the OL against the 63rd best rush defense. That's what lost this game as much as anything and is so maddening. We were flat out soft and unprepared.
Having said this it is inexcusable that we cannot put out a great OL most years. Not a great O-Lineman or two but a 5 massive maulers. We got owned in the trenches today on both sides of the ball but especially on the OL against the 63rd best rush defense. That's what lost this game as much as anything and is so maddening. We were flat out soft and unprepared.
When we do get 4 star recruits, they tend to be OL and we tend to get 4 star guards that are undersized and you can only plug them in at OG or center. You need athletic OTs and we just don't recruit enough tackles. The OL was pathetic today. But lack of team speed also showed. Not sure how fast Mccaffery is, but he was faster than our safeties.
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