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okeefe4prez
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
#1DieHardHawk
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Outstanding player and person. Hope he has an awesome NFL career.
hawkdrummer1
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Damn, hate to see him go. What a great Hawkeye. Can't wait to see what he can do on Sundays.
Denverhawk1
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No surprise. Go get the money, young man. Have a helluva career.
Like this means anything.
Can't blame the fella at all. Not one bit. Good for him. Just wish the 49ers would be a good fit for him but they don't need him nor will they be drafting high enough... However if 9ers decide to let Armstead go as a FA and want to be aggressive and trade up for him I'd be all about that noise
No?
I'd argue the optics of TJ and Fant were what intrigued Elijah Yelverton and Luke Lachey, 2 very high quality TE recruits, and it nearly got us Theo Johnson.
There's 9 Iowa players participating in the AFC and NFC championship games this weekend (several of which are major players). Recruits notice that.
NikeHawk21
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Great career and great Hawk. Hope he has a great career in the NFL. Similar to TJ Hockensen I think he really wanted to stay because he loved being a hawk, but you simply can’t pass on the opportunity to be a top 15/10 pick.
If and when Wirfs goes and when they both go first round I hope Iowa’s PR team is pumping out the media on Iowa having 4 first round picks in a two years. We can capitalize on this on the recruiting trail.
If and when Wirfs goes and when they both go first round I hope Iowa’s PR team is pumping out the media on Iowa having 4 first round picks in a two years. We can capitalize on this on the recruiting trail.
pythagoras
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Fans notice that. -FIFY
MelroseHawkins
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This is not bad as it can be a recruiting point. Iowa needs to sell these kinds of thing.s
Both in the top 10 might be a little tight. Neither are the top ranked guys at their positions and in Wirfs' case there are 3 other top flight tackles that could go ahead of him because they're great too. Plus there are 3 QBs that will get picked early too. This year's draft is absolutely loaded at several positions.
Fryowa
Administrator
As I've said before, this is a great thing for the Iowa Hawkeye Football team.
It's literally impossible to buy publicity this good. When was the last time Iowa had 4 first rounders taken in a two year period?
Never.
Most popular player in the NFL by a mile? A Hawkeye TE.
Top two TEs taken in the draft and the first time two have ever been taken? Hawkeyes.
Freshman TE busting out in the 2nd half of the season looking like TJ and Fant, showing recruits that the TE train ain't slowing down? A Hawkeye.
Two potential first rounders again on the OL and DL? It's a good time to be where we're at folks. AJ and Tristan, go get that money and make sure you @ those recruits on Twitter.
It's literally impossible to buy publicity this good. When was the last time Iowa had 4 first rounders taken in a two year period?
Never.
Most popular player in the NFL by a mile? A Hawkeye TE.
Top two TEs taken in the draft and the first time two have ever been taken? Hawkeyes.
Freshman TE busting out in the 2nd half of the season looking like TJ and Fant, showing recruits that the TE train ain't slowing down? A Hawkeye.
Two potential first rounders again on the OL and DL? It's a good time to be where we're at folks. AJ and Tristan, go get that money and make sure you @ those recruits on Twitter.
NikeHawk21
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Almost seems like we lost 4 guys early last year and then won 10 games this year with a tough schedule.
NikeHawk21
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If one of those top flight tackles you speak of is the kid from USC, well he was abused by AJE.
You’re right it’s going to be tight. Maybe more like top 15 but you never know. I think with Wirfs a lot of people are expecting him to dominate the combine which could leapfrog him over other tackles.
