She may not be the only one entering the portal. Could see 1-2 more in the coming days. Not a certainty, but I hear a couple of players are contemplating it.She may be one of the best players to ever transfer out and yet not a big setback for the team. It also means that Iowa has an open scholarship again.
Double entendreAnyone want to pick on her use of "apart"?![]()
Iowa just brought in Feuerbach who plays the same position, was a higher rated recruit, and started last year at ISU. Lauren already saw her playing time drop towards the end of the year as Taiwo started to come on.I was really looking forward to Lauren playing a bigger role. She sure seems to have the skills and size Iowa was looking for. Thought she was an upgrade in talent. Wonder what didn't work for her??
Interesting. If I had to guess, Shateah Wetering is next? Please tell me none of the starters are considering it.She may not be the only one entering the portal. Could see 1-2 more in the coming days. Not a certainty, but I hear a couple of players are contemplating it.
All the starters are transferring to UConn so that they can get back to winning all the championships......Interesting. If I had to guess, Shateah Wetering is next? Please tell me none of the starters are considering it.
is the Feuerbach thing official?
Kylie Feuerbach to Iowa?
I thought this needed its own thread. For those who don't know, there is a lot of talks going on that former Iowa State player Kylie Feuerbach is transferring to Iowa. On Instagram, there have been recent mutual followings from Hannah Bluder (Director of Basketball Operations), Abby Stamp...iowa.forums.rivals.com
I'm assuming the Iowa website and social media pages will officially post about it once she signs. That is unless the 1-2 players that hawkbuck referenced that are contemplating transferring do in fact transfer and they are waiting for them to do before posting about FeuerbachThanks. I had read a chunk of that thread, but at my last read, the trigger hadn't been pulled....or at least announced publicly.
I certainly hope that no one else is leaving, but one more seems likely barring a change of heart. Again, just info that is passed on to me and so far it has been spot on. In this case, I would be okay if it was not.I could see any of Shateah Wetering, Logan Cook, Megan Meyer, or Tomi Taiwo consider transferring strictly for basketball reasons.
Of those, Wetering seems most likely. She just completed her freshman season, so she would still have plenty of time at another school. She also didn't play much last year, and Iowa should be very deep at the 3 and 4 for her entire Iowa career.
I think Ediger has a good chance to beat out Cook as the backup 4 next year, meaning she might not get much if any playing time. That said, she's going to be a senior and has family connections to Iowa. Like Alexis Sevillian last year, she might just prefer to stay with the team, get her degree, and move onto life after basketball.
Taiwo had a pretty big role on last year's team by season's end, but with Feuerbach coming in, I think there's an open question about whether she will have the same role next year. I also think that she's talented enough to move to a lower Power 5 or high mid-major and get a lot more playing time than she does at Iowa. Like Cook, she will also be a senior, though, so she might choose to stay with the team and fight for playing time.
Meyer is probably the least likely of the 4 to leave. I think she's likely to be the backup 1 next year, and she has family ties to the program. That said, Iowa's backup 1 won't play much, and I'm not sure Meyer will play much at the 2 because of Iowa's depth there. If Meyer wants to play more than 5-10 minutes per game, she might consider transferring.
Per update, she was out because she had her wisdom teeth removed.Hopefully no one else will transfer. Coach Jensen posted a team photo of spring workouts last week and Warnock wasn’t in the photo. Made me concerned but probably had class or something. Her rebounding has been very good for us and it’s awesome when she gets going on offense.
go Hawks!
For better or worse, I think transfers like this will continue. Transferring now is easier than it has ever been. And now that Iowa's recruiting is getting better, there are players who will realize after their first or second seasons that they have little realistic shot at playing time going forward. I can't fault them at all for wanting to go somewhere else where they can play more.I certainly hope that no one else is leaving, but one more seems likely barring a change of heart. Again, just info that is passed on to me and so far it has been spot on. In this case, I would be okay if it was not.
Why does Warnock seem most likely to you? Seems very unlikely to me.
It would be very disappointing and sad if she did end up transferring. I love having her as a part of our program, she's one of our better players. I really hope she stays.there was concerns she was homesick her freshman year. Although not as much there have been hints she was still struggling some this year. Non poster hinted stating it would disappointing, meaning one of our better players but not Caitlin. Based on years left etc., Warnock would be the most likely in that scenario. Likely our 2nd or 3rd best player for the next 2 years. Come up with a better guess.
Translation please!I know two players r completing about leaving who’s the most likely one to leave and isn’t most likely to happen
To nip the Warnock might transfer thing in the bud a little, the Twitter user who replied giving the wisdom teeth update is close with Warnock (a relative I believe). I was somewhat worried throughout the season because she would occasionally reply to the articles I wrote expressing frustration with Warnock's role on the team and that Clark was taking so many shots and getting the headlines.Per update, she was out because she had her wisdom teeth removed.
Pardon the off-topic question, but would you mind linking to one of your articles? I appreciate your posts on here and I'd enjoy reading your articles, too.To nip the Warnock might transfer thing in the bud a little, the Twitter user who replied giving the wisdom teeth update is close with Warnock (a relative I believe). I was somewhat worried throughout the season because she would occasionally reply to the articles I wrote expressing frustration with Warnock's role on the team and that Clark was taking so many shots and getting the headlines.
I was worried that if someone close with Warnock had those thoughts, that she might have them too. I became a little more worried when Wisconsin fired its coach and Imani Lewis transferred. If Warnock transferred to Wisconsin, she'd be their top offensive option and get as many shots as she wants.
That said, the wisdom teeth Tweet actually leaves me encouraged. It was a positive tweet about Iowa fans. If Warnock were seriously considering leaving, I don't think that user would be writing that Tweet.
Thanks for the kind words! Below is a link to the recap I did of Iowa's win over Kentucky. I recap most of Iowa's games and write season previews, roster evaluations, etc. over at Go Iowa Awesome.Pardon the off-topic question, but would you mind linking to one of your articles? I appreciate your posts on here and I'd enjoy reading your articles, too.
there was concerns she was homesick her freshman year. Although not as much there have been hints she was still struggling some this year. Non poster hinted stating it would disappointing, meaning one of our better players but not Caitlin. Based on years left etc., Warnock would be the most likely in that scenario. Likely our 2nd or 3rd best player for the next 2 years. Come up with a better guess.
To be clear, that was a relative of Warnock, not Warnock herself. I haven't seen any evidence that Warnock herself is upset with anyone.Sorry but I see Warnock as a good solid player but not a star. If she is upset with Clark then good riddance to her. Clark is a once in a lifetime talent and with 4 excellent players coming in next year we will be better off without a malcontent.