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Agree for the most part. Everyone is going to have their individual preferences in terms of rules. Personally, I find freestyle to be a little hectic with the current format. Standups occur way too quickly, and, if you are going to have a push-out rule, get rid of the incentive to drop to a...

I think completely getting rid of riding time is one of the first changes I would make. Put the top guy on a clock immediately, but I would make it a little longer than FS. No turn after, say, 40 sec, and back to stand-up. Also, reward early escapes, such as before 15 sec, with 2 points...

Arnold leaving would be a major blow to the program, both talent-wise and from a perception standpoint. I really hope the rumors aren't based in reality, and, yes, IMO he should be our 74. If he's physically more comfortable at 84 I don't necessarily see that as a negative. Ferrari has the...

As a general impact, definitely. In the case of DBs, I'm not so sure. Most of Phil's best defensive backs were low stars and/or lightly recruited. I would guess that it's probably more of a "regression to the mean" situation. Phil has hit on quite a few diamonds in the rough over the last...

Speaking of Schulte, I just can't wrap my mind around what has happened with our DBs. Phil hangs his hat on developing defensive players, especially the backs. It became very apparent early in the season that several players hadn't taken that "leap" we normally see, such as Lee, Hall, Nwankpa...

I can't say I've noticed a huge difference recently. It's always been a judgement call. There were a few others even in the game yesterday that weren't called. I would say one thing that has changed, however, is that it's obvious players and coaches are "coached" to sell it when the chance...

The late hit out-of-bounds call was complete BS and absolutely altered the game, but, either way, completely shutting down the pass offense at the 14 min mark is inexcusable and the blame falls squarely on the coaching. Getting conservative at, say, 8 minutes to go, is one thing, but 14 minutes...

With the attrition we are facing with the offensive line, unless we hit on a few upgrades in the portal, I'm not sure it will matter much which QB Lester successfully targets. As far as I can ascertain from what's been reported, there's only been one lineman we prioritized thus far and he...

All possibly true, but that's not really my point. I was referring to records and statistics, and pointing out that breaking the scoring record in and of itself will not be the bar when comparing any player to Clark. If you combine points, assists, rebounds and steals, Caitlin's collegiate...

JuJu could very well break the scoring record (though I doubt it), but IMO it still wouldn't put her in the same league as Caitlin as a b-ball player. Clark is not a generational player because she scores a lot of points - she's a generational player because of her all-around game, her vision...

It may be some hyperbole, but I thought that Iowa's performance in that game was one of the best I have seen during the Fran era. One, in terms of defensive intensity and hustle, that first 5-10 minutes was exceptional. Utah spaces and motions as well as any team Iowa will face, but yet we...

Those in the know will tell you that Polasek was an abusive a-hole on the practice field. I don't think Kirk was one bit disappointed when he left. As far as o-line recruiting, if there is any stock to be put into rankings, we actually recruited well during that time period. There were a couple...

I'm not on social media so miss a lot of that stuff. I get the point, and, let me be clear, I've always bee a Fran supporter. He's a very good coach that runs a clean program and genuinely cares about his players. I would assume that a lot of the blow-back from fans has been primarily after...

It's a complex and multi-layered issue. I think you are right in pointing out the administrative lack of support and questionable priorities. You would think that when the program hit rock-bottom at the end of the Lickliter years, that a renewed emphasis on support would have happened, but it...

Like some have pointed out, elevating the Iowa men's basketball program is going to be a challenge on several levels. From a head coach standpoint, pontificating whether Fran should get a new contract or be replaced probably is a moot point. My guess is that he's already decided to move on...

Agree with pretty much everything that has been said. There's no doubt that the NCAA could have and should have used some foresight to get out in front of this. That said, I think this situation was inevitable regardless of what the NCAA would have done. At some point, an attorney would have...

He actually had offers from Alabama and Texas A&M, but ISU was on him early and it paid off.

Grant Leeper entered today. Too bad. You don't see too many 6' 7" guys with that degree of athleticism, albeit raw. My guess is, with the new 105 rule, there's just not going to be room for developmental projects.

It's definitely not an exclusive quality..... The difference is Missouri can look like Georgia for a quarter, then Purdue the next quarter. Keeping it real, we never look like Georgia.

Drinkwitz is a good coach, and very good recruiter. As others have pointed out, it's hard to know what to expect with Mizzou. Very up and down, even within games.