Wearing a tigerhawk logo on his helmet at the Hula Bowl. Classy move.
Tyrone Tracy
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Not the first time he has done or said good things toward Iowa since he left. Makes it easy to pull for him
don't they swap and trade decals with each other? that means a hawk gave him that
I believe he even showed up for the Iowa spring "game" the spring after he transferred. By all accounts and evidence, he's a great guy.
And he had a touchdown as a running back.
He had a few games where he blew up. Some of the best stats a Iowa WR has had in a long time
Then just disappeared the following year before transferring.
He was another playmaker that Brian could not figure out how to use once KOK left.
Then just disappeared the following year before transferring.
He was another playmaker that Brian could not figure out how to use once KOK left.
Shows how bad the Iowa offense scheme is, does not get many touches at Iowa transfers out and gets drafted, hope the new oc is legit with his playcalling and coaching of the offense.
Incredibly surprised he was drafted.
Rooting for him with NYG. Probably didn't ever want to leave Iowa, but had to do it--got himself drafted.
Good for him. Will be cheering for him in the NFL. If you take off the Black and Gold glasses can you blame him for leaving the absolute shit show that is the I-wa offense?
I can’t recall - was there ever any discussion within the Iowa program for him to move to RB, or did that only come about when he went to Purdue?
Edit: I can see him carving out a nice role as maybe a third down or receiving threat out of the backfield role. Good for him!
Edit: I can see him carving out a nice role as maybe a third down or receiving threat out of the backfield role. Good for him!
His regression and drops were actually a very significant part of the offense being so bad so fast in 2021 because he was supposed to be the top receiver after Smith and ISM departed. Eventually Bruce and Johnson had to take his job because he couldn't catch anything anymore. And he went to Purdue, failed as a receiver (in the same offense that everyone praised Charlie Jones in), prompting a last chance move to RB which worked. That said, he's always seemed like a great person, stayed very complimentary of Iowa (wearing both Iowa and Purdue decals in the senior bowl), so I'm glad he'll get a chance.
I'm pretty sure that was suggested by the Iowa coaches, and he didn't want to go that route.
Great kid, great family and another example of these kids liking ALL of our staff more than some of our fans 🤷♂️
Funny how he still thinks highly of us, maybe you could too?
Wouldn’t you think he’d be mad @ Iowa if he was as bitter as you🤷♂️
What was his combine/pro day measurables? I'm too lazy to look it up myself.
This shows just how bad our offensive coaching and talent evaluation was. I have posted here before that our staff spent an entire offseason and an early part of a season thinking he was our top outside receiver, and Charlie Jones was a reserve receiver. Purdue’s staff quickly realized Jones’s ability as a receiver. Then they quickly realized Tracy is a guy you move around(RB, slot) and get the ball in his hands some. Wow, the Purdue staff must have laughing like crazy at our offensive coaches.
Iowa vs USC in the Holiday Bowl, I think he scored our first score on a reverse !! What made that play so special was Tristan Wirfs leading the blocking around the right side and the USC corner was bailing to save his life from Wirfs...funny
We're more of a tight end touches program which I'm fine with. The problem is our program isn't sexy enough (our head coach even says so all the time) to keep the Tyrone Tracy's of the world which is the quality of wideouts we need to have in conjunction with our NFL round 1/2 TE's if we want our offense to be more potent.
Wasn't it his brother who publically railed on Iowa and we weren't using him correctly?
I hope really hope he does well in the NFL.
Great article here about his transition to running back:
Purdue RB coach always knew Giants’ fifth-round pick Tyrone Tracy was a running back
When Tracy finally made the switch, his NFL opportunity opened up
www.bigblueview.com
IIRC, Tracy came in as a RB/WR but didn't want to play RB. That worked for us because we had more talent at RB and more need at WR. Note that he played WR at Purdue for a year before switching. It wasn't about our staff being blind or Purdue's being quick. Lots of guys are stubborn about switching positions. AJ Derby comes to mind. Like Tracy, he finally relented as a senior and it paid off.
It would have helped if Tracy had a QB who could have thrown an accurate short swing pass to a RB coming out of the backfield . He wasn’t “misused” and much as his skills were wasted because of a low skilled QB. In the NFL, a RB who can catch a pass is a real asset for most teams.
He loved Iowa so much that he had to leave it.
Same fans illustrating Tracey being thoughtful about his time at Iowa are the ones that rushed to the defense of our laughingstock offensive staff.
This shows what a true f-ing tool you are. You obviously have never met Tyrone Tracy Jr. Quality kid, loved Iowa, loved his former teammates.
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