Does the Tennessee offer to Washpun change things?

[championdrinker]

You will be run off the boards for saying stuff like this....be careful. I think with any fan base you have a subset of fans that will find a way to pump up the recruits they are getting. They will go as far as possible to downplay the accuracy of recruiting rankings, expert opinions, etc, etc. Flash back two years ago and everyone was irate that Cougill wasn't a top 150 player out of high school.

It's not hard to go back and look at the last 5-7 years of recruiting classes in the Big 10...for the most part the teams with the 4-5 star recruits are the ones finishing in the top half of the conference on average. It's not rocket science...recruiting is key.

Recruiting rankings are probably more important in basketball than in football, but that seems to be the main reason people are ragging on this kid and I don't get it. The only knock on this kid seems to be his shooting percentages, but the way I see it, this program needs athletes first and foremost.

Also, the fact that the players' grades were an issue up until this year may have driven down offers from high majors.

 

[Hawkstrat]

To date, Fran has received a committment from one recruit (Oglesby) with other BCS offers and he lived a few miles up the road from Iowa City.

That is not a true statement.

But more importantly, the two recruits he has signed that didn't have BCS offers, are the two best players on the team. That is more important that ratings.

 

[CRhawkeye4life]

I'm beginning to think Fran and his staff have trouble closing the deal with recruits.

To date, Fran has received a committment from one recruit (Oglesby) with other BCS offers and he lived a few miles up the road from Iowa City.

White had a offer from Miami(FL) and the last time I checked Miami(FL) was in the ACC. Also the BCS has nothing to do with basketball.


Harris, Stokes, Katenda, Cezar, Carter, etc. No committments from anyone that has other options. And don't give me the "why would anybody come to Iowa" line. It's not like the powerhouse schools are our competition for these kids.

Katenda has a offer from Notre Dame, Carter has offer from UCLA.
Maybe I don't know what power house schools are.

I would say Butler is since they have been in the last 2 championship games but, according to you they can't be because they are not a member of a "BCS" conference.

If this continues, Fran needs to re-evaluate his staff after the spring signing period. Recruiting will make or break Fran's tenure at Iowa. I hope he realizes this.

 

[CRhawkeye4life]

Besides Larson and transfers, quickly name me five scholarship players who are redshirting from any team.

Sorry, but I don't think redshirting is as common as you think. I can't find current info, but in 2008 only 4 D1 scholarship freshmen redshirted for reasons other than injury.

But thanks for the comic relief. Always love a good dose of irony.

Thats more then a little misleading it was 4 redshirted for reasons other then injury in the top 150 not all D1

Rivals.com College Basketball - Redshirting remains rare in college hoops

 

[JHHawk]

Thats more then a little misleading it was 4 redshirted for reasons other then injury in the top 150 not all D1

Rivals.com College Basketball - Redshirting remains rare in college hoops

Off the top of my head I know that Evan Anderson of Wisky redshirted,as well as Eliason at Minny.
Jordan Morgan of Michigan redshirted last year....due to injury.
Gavinski, Bergrenn,Wilson,Evans and Butch all redshirted at wisky.
Bertrand did at Illinois last year.
Wisky really does it more than most places.