beavdawg8216
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You mentioned on a football forum that playing time trumps all well now your saying the exact opposite. Now figure it out. haha
This isn't about the potential of Ash surprising us. There's almost no chance at all of that happening. It's not like he went into the transfer portal, then shortly after he improved so much Fran had to offer. This is a simple case of a coach having an extra scholarship and rewarding a walk on.
Fryowa
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Playing time at a podunk school <> playing time at a P6 school, Skeezix.
Talking about playing time in the context of NIL (which is what you’re referring to in my earlier post) implies you’re talking about an elite or semi-elite recruit who has a choice of many P6 schools. Apples/oranges.
Now figure it out. haha
HaydenHawk56
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Maybe. Still blows my mind with all the kids in the transfer portal and he brings back Downtown DJ Qualls.
HaydenHawk56
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That is where I have the issue. If you are trying to put together your best team possible, this was not a winning move (most likely). It was a charity move.....but....then again.....Rudy worked his ass off for Irish and pumped up his team....even made a movie about him. Maybe that is what Fran is working this angle for....rewarding hard work and love for being a Hawkeye.
I'm curious to know the percentages of how often teams go into a season with 13 scholarship players. I assume it's either a lot more often than you think or a lot less often than I think because I don't think this is a big deal or uncommon at all.
beavdawg8216
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so it doesnt trump all got it.
MelroseHawkins
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JoBo's NIL agent.
I dunno. As awkward a shot as it looks, the guy can really shoot the 3. Is he that much more worse on defense than ..........say...............JoBo. Just sayin'. I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see Ash get some minutes a game, unless, Fran finds this dynamite rotation with the new guys.
I dunno. As awkward a shot as it looks, the guy can really shoot the 3. Is he that much more worse on defense than ..........say...............JoBo. Just sayin'. I guess I wouldn't be surprised to see Ash get some minutes a game, unless, Fran finds this dynamite rotation with the new guys.
trj
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He isn't Jbo. At best he is Olgesby and there is a good chance he is not even that. If you can get 3 or 4 clutch buckets out of him this season....then it is a win.
MelroseHawkins
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Northside Hawk
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Sort of li
Post Pavement, Nastanovich has numerous Iowa connections. He once owned horses and wrote charts for Prairie Meadows and still lives, as far as I know, in the Des Moines area.
Sort of like Bob Nastanovich from the (great) American Indie rock band Pavement. Except that Bob did play some keyboards and percussion on stage. Mostly however, he danced and shook his booty and contributed "vocals" that ranged humorous phrases to animal imitations.
Post Pavement, Nastanovich has numerous Iowa connections. He once owned horses and wrote charts for Prairie Meadows and still lives, as far as I know, in the Des Moines area.
MisterLucky
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Sorry Ash. You do not deserve a scholarship at a power institution. And to look at it like it is only for the 13th spot on the roster is wrong. Maybe, just maybe there is a legitimate player, who could make a real difference for the Hawks, out there that is considering Iowa but is slow to pull the trigger and now, there isn't a scholarship available. Each scholarship is of equal worth. It's just what the player does with it. We know what Ash is going to do with it and that's cheer the others from the bench.
If I were Fran I'd want one open available scholly in my pocket almost all the time. With the transfer portal being the wild wild west now you just never know when one may become available that could help you. I'd want to be able to bring them in right away without having to worry about if you can put em on scholly right away or not. Granted with the NIL being what it is maybe that won't be as big of a deal either I dunno. But regardless I wouldn't want a end of the bench garbage time player like Ash being the reason you couldn't add a good player at any time for any reason .
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Ian Pike Hammer
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Could it be even remotely possible that Fran gave AA the schollie to avoid creating animosity over playing time this year? On this team everyone is expecting to play lots this year.
I don't no. I just don't think that'd be is mindset towards things. PT is earned and prioritized by how well guys play within their roles. Fran isn't afraid to experiment with mins but he's also not afraid to bench someone that's not playing well either. He's not a guy that would promise anyone anything in regards to that.
There's some sorting out to do with how mins amongst alot of guys that haven't played big mins before will go. But it will. I suspect the starters will be these guys. I could see CM maybe not starting this year because his role has always been more valuable when playing with Garza and helping feed him. Without him I'm not as sure PM wouldn't be more valuable. So we'll see.
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