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At the risk of defending Frost, he has been wildly successful at his other coaching gigs. Nebbie hiring him was viewed as a homerun at the time. It clearly did not work out, and most of that is on Frost, but not all of it. Nebbie's athletic department has been a mess for a long time before...

This is where I land. It almost sounds like he did not want to reclassify, it was presented to him by Iowa, and he did so because he really wanted to be at Iowa. As someone else mentioned, Ben maybe just outrecruited his piers by suggesting this as an opportunity. I am guessing the money was...

My roommate in college was 6'9 and played hoops his first two years and then injury set in. He said he hated being that tall. You don't fit anywhere easily, especially planes, people stare at you all the time, ask dumb questions about being tall, etc. There are also more health issues for...

The kid is good, but I did not see any ink suggesting he is a 1 and done NBA type player. Those guys are like the Top 5 players in all of college basketball. So, I don't think that is it. As for the portal, of course someone could lay out a trail of cash for him to leave Iowa. But, this...

Bigs have to be the hardest thing to judge. They are all likely dominant in the high school setting, so AAU ball is the best way to judge. However, they are still growing and whether they settle into a body where they are quick enough to play or not is hard to know.

A much better indicator of talent is offers. TT had some legit programs coming after him hard. That tells me all I need to know. I agree that the scouts are not experts. There is a lot of group think and echo chambers between the various services, and I think they mostly just look at offers...

Or who was that in-state center who was like a high 4-star kid, that picked ISU over Iowa and then hardly ever played. About 5 years ago? I think he had a girlfriend at ISU or something?

Of late, Koch was a Top 75 kids and had offers from Illinois, Wisky, and Purdue among others. A legacy kid though, so not exactly a good comparison. At the beginning of the Fran era, Woodbury was highly sought after. He had a Kansas offer when Kansas was Kansas. But, Iowa had a built in...

Rarely does a kid with this pedigree fall flat. Sometimes a highly touted Big comes in and cannot adjust to the speed of the game right away or ever. Hell, Garza struggled a lot his freshmen year. But, with kids like this who already have a solid frame, and can score both inside and out, he...

It is really rather extraordinary that we landed this kid given all the teams that wanted him. Ben and his staff really knocked his socks off. It is interesting that reclassifying was not his idea, but he went with it. This story has so many hopeful signs for Iowa MBB future.

My understanding is that these kids are usually looking to stretch their high school years out so they are older and more mature and ready for the college game. So, my guess is that he was at or near what he needed to graduate in the Spring, but planned to stick for one more year of high school...

While the availability of playing time was a big factor, what intrigues me is that we had sufficient cash to at least be in the same neighborhood as KU. Self has been buying players long before it was legal. KU has deep pocket donors for MBB. Iowa must have been competitive, financially...

Promises might be a strong word, but you get the gist. KF lured in some talented DBs and OLs his first recruiting cycle by stating the obvious---playing time was available early given the status of the program. Again, Thompson spurned the likes of KU and he decided to go to college a year...

Before his injury, there was a lot of buzz that Koch had a real shot at playing his way into the starting line-up last season. If he is healthy, he will get minutes. Thompson did not reclassify and turn down KU to come to Iowa and sit on the bench. I am confident promises were made. He may...

These are 20 year old kids in college. I bet they are getting outright F'ed up when they drink!

Not that anyone should need more motivation to play at a high level, but Graves has the ability to play himself into being a high draft pick and banking a lot of cash. He will have every opportunity to get a lot of snaps and create some serious tape for scouts. He is disruptive and that is...

Beth cannot go back in time and remedy mistakes. Nor have I heard any suggestion that there is enough donor money for a new arena or a serious makeover. Baby steps are probably the best that is available, but at least there is some incremental progress on improving the atmosphere. Student...

Assuming everyone is healthy, I would guess starters are: Stirtz, Hausen, Folg., Koch, and Thompson McCollum usually has a short bench if history holds. I would think that Banks and Manyawu will be in the mix. The back up guard positions seem pretty open.

Its hard to get excited for more than just what is coming up in the next season given NIL and the portal, but landing this kid could be a game changer for the program. He could be a multi-year starter. I was already pumped for this upcoming season, but having a kid who can score regularly from...

Injuries were the decisive factor in McNamara's poor performance at Iowa. That and a shitty OC. I thought Toni Moeki was the most naturally gifted TE that has come through Iowa, and that is saying something. But, he could not stay on the field. Injury bug cancels out a lot of talent. If...