another new recruit

He's 2* recruit with a UNI offer and interest from Colorado State and ISU. So Iowa has gotten 3 multi-year project recruits by beating out New Mexico State, Temple and UNI. Just wait until 2016 you guys!
 
Do you ever get tired?

Take that UNI! We are BACK.....we are so very BACK!!!!

UNI will NEVER win a FCS championship as long as Curk is around because he has the uncanny ability to swoop in and just take what he wants from them!!!!

"Then on the offensive side, guys who could score touchdowns would be a good thing." -- Kirk Ferentz
 
He's 2* recruit with a UNI offer and interest from Colorado State and ISU. So Iowa has gotten 3 multi-year project recruits by beating out New Mexico State, Temple and UNI. Just wait until 2016 you guys!

I am alarmed by the low quality of recruits Kurt is pulling in. You are not going to contend for conference or even division championships with classes full of 2 or 1 or even no star recruits, irregardless of how well you "develop" talent (and I think that rep increasingly is becoming questionable, to be charitable). The talent level has risen across the board in the conference, and collij football in general; it doesn't appear that Kurt is keeping up. Red flags are popping up all over the place. I just wonder if anyone in the university administration is noticing.

#doormat
 
I am alarmed by the low quality of recruits Kurt is pulling in. You are not going to contend for conference or even division championships with classes full of 2 or 1 or even no star recruits, irregardless of how well you "develop" talent (and I think that rep increasingly is becoming questionable, to be charitable). The talent level has risen across the board in the conference, and collij football in general; it doesn't appear that Kurt is keeping up. Red flags are popping up all over the place. I just wonder if anyone in the university administration is noticing.

#doormat

Marvin is alarmed as well:

Good time to add clauses to Ferentz
 
Decorah has a power house for a football team, I am surprised there are not more D1 players on that team.
 
This is about the same reaction we would have received if Jake Knott had became a Hawkeye. Not saying he is Knott but I like what I've saw of Jewell and he would have been on the top of my list as far as fall back recruits go.
 
This is about the same reaction we would have received if Jake Knott had became a Hawkeye. Not saying he is Knott but I like what I've saw of Jewell and he would have been on the top of my list as far as fall back recruits go.

You mean the Jake Knott who led the clowns to multiple BCS bowls and Big 12 championships?
 
I keep wondering if there might be some hot potato comitted to Coe that KF can swoop in and kipe before Wednesday?! He did have the entire bowl season to be out there beating the bushes!!
 
Jewell accepts scholarship at Iowa - Decorah Newspapers - Decorah, IA

From article:

Playing both ways, Jewell led the Viking rushing attack with 1,314 yards on 166 carries, averaging 7.9 yards per attempt. He crossed the goal line 21 times rushing, with a long of 89. He also caught 11 passes for 91 yards.


On defense, he was second on the team in total tackles with 100, 62 solo and 38 assists. He also had 12 tackles for a loss, five sacks and two fumble recoveries.
 
So honest question. Everyone seems to rag on the staff for going 4-8, which is very legit, but then they ***** and moan because we're not getting 4* recruits. Aside from loving to do nothing but complain, are they really shocked that we're not bringing in more sought after recruits after a 4-8 season?

As far as this new recruit goes. I say give him a shot. He's a late signee that may or may not amount to anything, but obviously they say something that they liked. Maybe we should see how it plays out, or do most of you think a walkon or swallowing the scholarship would be a better idea.
 
So honest question. Everyone seems to rag on the staff for going 4-8, which is very legit, but then they ***** and moan because we're not getting 4* recruits. Aside from loving to do nothing but complain, are they really shocked that we're not bringing in more sought after recruits after a 4-8 season?

As far as this new recruit goes. I say give him a shot. He's a late signee that may or may not amount to anything, but obviously they say something that they liked. Maybe we should see how it plays out, or do most of you think a walkon or swallowing the scholarship would be a better idea.

Actually I'm stunned that we aren't landing better talent after honest abe ferntz told the media, "the 'good' thing about missing a bowl is having the freedom to roll up your sleeves and recruit, recruit, recruit!"
 
Actually I'm stunned that we aren't landing better talent after honest abe ferntz told the media, "the 'good' thing about missing a bowl is having the freedom to roll up your sleeves and recruit, recruit, recruit!"
This. Ferentz the huckster told the media that there was a positive to missing a bowl game, and that was the staff could spend more time recruiting. Since he made that statement, the class has gone straight into the toilet. We lost our only 4 star commit, and we started stealing players from Ball State and UNI. Not one solid player to close out the class. Also, there are plenty of teams with crappy records that are kicking our butt on the recruiting trail. Indiana also went 4-8 and has 4 4*s committed.
 
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