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You aren't very intelligent are you?

You're right. Recruiting sites know more about evaluating talent than division 1 head coaches, but less than the message board poster who has seen a highlight video. My bad.

Show me a post where I use rankings above other offers.

To turn this thing around, yeah, I think you do have to expect it. Nkereuwem Okoro - Yahoo! Sports Georges Niang - Yahoo! Sports GopherHole.com - Royce White talks about why he chose Iowa State over Kentucky and the Gophers

I agree that it's necessary to add role players, which is why if the staff signs a star (Gessell doesn't do it for me), then this class is a success. If they don't, it's another year of BC-types making all conference honorable mention on a bottom feeder team.

If Woodbury signs, it's a great class for that reason. On the other hand, face the facts that if he doesn't, Iowa has 3 signees whose offers include East Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mercer, Creighton, Drake, Iowa State, Nebraska, UNI, Stanford, Utah, Northern Illinois, Southern...

Were you being serious?

Nope. He isn't.

I agree. It is important that Fran win some recruiting battles.

Scouting and offers are different things. All I'm saying is we're not talking a 2013 or 2014 recruit; if other teams were interested, they'd have offered by now.

Creighton, Drake, Iowa, Iowa State, Nebraska, UNI, Stanford, and Utah. That list?

Think we'll ever win a recruiting battle?

It's been more than a little disappointing that Fran's east coast connection has so far proved to be a non-factor. Establishing a Chicago/any pipeline would be a step in the right direction.

Wait. What?

Five posts in and we turn the topic to Iowa State. Get over it.

I don't think he's a bad player by any means. I just don't think he's a 3 year college player either.

When you put it like that, his story reminds me of all the other undersized PFs from unsuccessful teams that got drafted in this year's extremely week draft.

Brackins at 6-10 can play a 4 in the NBA. Basabe at 6-7 would need to play the 3 and has a poor outside shot and is a TERRIBLE passer. If he leaves after his junior year, I guarantee you it is not for the NBA.

If the best recruit of the class, and the one on which Fran used so much of his capital, is only a band aid, how is this program going to be turned around?

Jury's still out. Fast paced teams and candid coaches aren't necessarily guaranteed wins.