I'd like to know more about this flatulence you speak of.
What is Iowa doing in the transfer portal?
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Patience.
We're still working through evaluations of this year's bumper punter and long snapper crop.
We're still working through evaluations of this year's bumper punter and long snapper crop.
Hoping Kirk and the gang are ready to go and can snag a couple at need positions.
Per 247, all but one of the Top 200 that entered the portal in the first window are off the table.
Iowa signed #174 (DL/Hawthorne) and the only one still unsigned is #191 (QB/Georgia).
Kirk said at the presser there are still guys on the roster that don't have guaranteed spots, so they must be over yet.
So cuts will happen soon. You'd have to cut even more if wanted guys from the portal.
I'm guessing the plan at most schools is to run through spring practices before assessing final cuts and portal needs before going into summer. Hence the need for the May portal period to allow players to move.
I don’t think Gronowski is a question mark at all. He will be ready in June, plenty of time with his experience.
I am sure there will be a handful of difficult convos during these two weeks ahead.
Boy, is that true. The head of our NIL speaks to this all the time. Agents are constantly calling him shopping players who haven't even put their names in the portal, trying to bid up the price and then playing one school against another. And many of them are charging outrageous percentages to boot. He won't play that game. But many schools will, and so it continues. You're right, for those agents, it's not at all about finding a good fit, but finding the program willing to pay the most money. And if it doesn't work out, the player will be shopped to another set of schools for the next year (with that agent grabbing another percentage). Structure is needed, at all levels. Contracts are signed. Penalties are enforced if those contracts are breached. Agents percentages are capped, and their role is limited once a deal is signed. These are just a few of the items that need to be addressed. I don't know what the form of the new system will be, but it can't be fixed by nibbling around the edges. And longing for the "old days" is just a waste of time.
A couple of thoughts that come from conversations at the coach's clinic....
From a portal standpoint, Iowa is looking to add a S, CB, DL and LT.
Unless a player ridiculously proven and valuable like Gronowski, look for Iowa to focus on players with multiple years of eligibility. It's difficult and rare for a younger player to come in and have a positive impact year 1 at Iowa.
Per Tyler Barnes, if a player talks money early, he is taken off the board. Irrespective. They are steadfastly committed to finding the right guys who fit their model.
As a final note, I would like to see a QB (Gronowski) who can actually get the ball out on time before I downgrade the WR corps. It's year two for that group, and Lester has done his work to really build up the QB room.
Patience is never easy, but almost always necessary.
The MAC teams better watch out. He we come! Coming for your best guys.
If you are playing with an enormous sum of other peoples' money it is an easy game to play.
It would be nice if Phil would blitz more than once a season. That could help the old pass rush quite a bit, not to mention taking some pressure off the DBs. Other teams blitz to great success. Phil needs to make the adjustment. He's already late, IMHO.
Leistikow reiterated same on radio said last week and that his procedure was literally a 15-20 minute one. Yes sucks he had an injury but staff was well aware prior to signing and he played through injury up until their loss in the semis. That and he’s ahead of schedule rehab wise.
The game that confounded was Michigan State. Even if we had the guys in that were out on D, I don't think we come close to winning that one.
