I can’t say whether these allegations are accurate, but it does seem odd that the family tried to get the younger brother a scholarship. But it also seems odd to me that Wadley’s pro career never found any footing.
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Probably because he was small and fumbled the ball too much. He was a third down back at best in the NFL. Running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL.
Coach White uses the heart emoji too much for a grown ass man.
Melvin Gordon, Todd Gurley and Dalvin Cook are all Pro-Bowl caliber backs, 100X the players Wadley could ever dream of being, and in today’s NFL even those guys are having trouble getting “paid”.
Wadley is DJK 2.0.
These conspiracy theories that Kirk Ferentz has sooooooooo much damn pull with NFL GMs that he can ruin NFL careers is absolutely laughable. Is he respected? Yes. Is his word so powerful that 30+ GMs, many of whom have never worked with or maybe even met him, bow down to his secret orders to not give players a chance? Absurd. Remember, Michael Vick was given a second chance after serving time for dogfighting for crying out loud. DJK and Wadley not cutting it in the league is 100% because they weren't good enough.
Not saying you’re wrong, but maybe the football program didn’t do much to help, as well.
Maybe he didn't earn the help he needed.
Maybe and most likely they did. His bs about vomiting is pure shit. I’m sure he was given a plan to do it the right way and he chose not to follow it. Drinking weight before a weigh in will attest to that.
Don’t put words in my mouth. Coaches have pull, both positively and negatively. Just saying that it could be a possibility that the program didn’t go to bat for him...and that wouldn’t be the first and won’t be the last time. Completely agree that players need to take advantage of their opportunities, too.
Probably a good thing they didn't go in the military. That will be next I guess. Hey Mr. Drill Sargeant, you can't talk to me like that.....
Well so much for those of you thinking sacrificing Doyle would sufficiently appease the mob.
Why was he chugging energy drinks? I don’t get the point of that, was it supposed to be protein drinks?
Akrums comments have the same aroma that djk’s have.
And just what extra help did they deserve? You make your own bed. In retrospect do you really think that KF should have gone to any extra length for Wadley, or DJK, especially after he had to boot him his senior year? Really??
He wanted water weight because he wasn’t following the plan he was given. So much like a paper test he chose to cheat rather than learn the material. That shit catches up with you sooner or later.
White and Wadley were two peas in a pod. White screwed up big-time here.Here are the texts messages.
Between Coach White and Akrum. After the bye with after Illinois game. Iowa was 4-2 after the game. (White left Iowa in Jan 2017)
Why not just drink water instead of energy drinks? Not expecting you to know but it just seems like a much easier way to do it than pounding a bunch of preworkout.
Again, don’t put words in my mouth. I never brought up DJK, every situation is unique, so I don’t think you can pair them together. As I said earlier, I can’t tell if what Wadley is saying true. I also don’t have blinders on and think that KF can do no wrong.
We knew that this shoe was waiting to drop. This PR Guy put out a video a week or so ago to let everyone know. The real question is will there be anything new and will it be refuted? I know nothing of this Robert T Green, but so far he just looks to be trying to get attention as I have not seen him actually do any interviews and take any questions. He is slowly releasing stories via the internet.
He has an end game that involves $$. That you can be assured.
Maybe he should have toned down the weekends? Oh woe is me, I had to eat so that I could play D1 football and get a shot at the NFL....
Looks like a lot of people here never had military basic
training. lol
I'm going to call this 99% bullshit. There is no way a coach tells the entire O-Line to intentionally injure a player and no one reports it, let alone that the team would actually follow this guidance. And I'm going to guess that Spearman is likely represented by the same PR firm.
Gee I don't know why a coach would get pissed about this week after week.
Maybe he should have toned down the weekends? Oh woe is me, I had to eat so that I could play D1 football and get a shot at the NFL....
He says he turned to alcohol to cope but it sounds like he's just one of a number of college students who struggled with alcoholism and now wants to blame the university and coaches for his problems instead of accepting personal responsibility. I've known many alcoholics in my life and everything is always somebody else's fault.
This is like 75% of college students. Who the hell did not drink (to excess regularly) in college? Thankfully no camera phones back in the day.
If I remember correctly, Wadley himself said he didn't follow the nutrition guidelines the first 2-3 years he was there. Now, some guys really struggle to put on weight and his body type might very well be one. If a player is not going to do what is needed to add weight to benefit himself and the team, I would have a hard time trusting the player in a game.
I agree with your premise, but he obviously got to a point where he was trusted enough to gain 2,800 rushing yards, score 28 touchdowns and be named 3rd team all conference.
Wake up dehydrated and down a lot of water weight, happens to me a lot after drinking
If I had such a terrible experience somewhere, I can not imagine I'd find myself tweeting after-the-fact about sweet memories that took place during the supposed "nightmare" experience.
Does someone have the hard evidence the family was recently pushing to get a schollie at Iowa for the younger Wadley?
