JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
Ferentz at DeMatha High to recruit Darian Cooper | Hawk Central
This would be a great, great school to get in with
This would be a great, great school to get in with
Ferentz at DeMatha look at STAR players
- Thread starter JonDMiller
- Start date
hawkfarmer
Well-Known Member
I think he could be on the coaching staff. Love that piece and glad to see the coaches' enthusiasm toward Iowa.
imported_ankle23
Well-Known Member
Why the sudden focus on recruiting DeMatha, given their head coach's respect for Ferentz? I'd have thought sometime along the way (prior to Coker) we'd have picked up a DeMatha kid.
hawkeye12345
Well-Known Member
JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
I think DeMatha HC and KOK went to college together. Not roomies, but same small college.
imported_ankle23
Well-Known Member
OK, if it is KOK who had the connex to their coach, why has it took this long? Maybe they've been trying and it took 10 years to get a recruit. who knows.
goods10
Well-Known Member
No way we would jump Ohio State even after getting both of those guys.If we got CK and DC, we would end up with the #1 recruiting class in the Big Ten for the first time under KF.....I'd be OK with that
Raziel
Well-Known Member
Maybe not.....it would be closer than you think though. And I guess it depends on the site. Rivals weights 5 stars very heavily.....OSU has none currently.
We get CK and DC, we'd be top 15 (we're currently rated 25th) for sure on Rivals....if we could eek out one more 4*, I'd bet we would pass OSU. Of course, that assumes they don't take anymore commits....but my understanding is they are going to have a smaller class this year, and they currently have 19...so they're probably pretty close to done...maybe one or two more.
imported_ankle23
Well-Known Member
I just looked up Cooper on Rivals. Noticed he was offered by MSU and they list Ted Gill as the recruiter.....i thought that name sounded familiar, then it came to me.........wow, that's a name from the past.
MoseSchrute
Well-Known Member
I hope Cyrus reads that article(or talks to his coach)!
OSU is far from done, Doran Grant will commit tonight and Walker, C. Grant and a couple others may be in the cards as well. No way any B10 team passes OSU....
tm3308
Well-Known Member
The only way that we'd pass OSU is if we swept all of our top remaining targets (Kouandjio, Cooper, Price, Jackson, and Simmons). Since THAT'S not happening (I'll be ecstatic if we get CK, DC, and EP), we aren't going to pass the Buckeyes.
Americanzi
Member
The fact that CK has a brother playing at Alabama and wants to play in a warm climate is a little intimidating. Hopefully Coker is doing work on recruiting him and hopefully our reputation of our O-line helps CK pick Iowa.
thejumper5
Well-Known Member
Interesting that Coach Ferentz would choose today to visit DaMatha, since Kouandjio is at the UA All-American game and not on campus today. I feel like if he had waited a couple days, maybe a week, he could have killed two birds with this visit.
tm3308
Well-Known Member
Kouandjio's coach downplayed the importance of a warm climate (FWIW), and Kouandjio himself said early in the recruiting process that his brother wasn't going to give Alabama an advantage over any other school.
99topdawg
Well-Known Member
I thought that at first, but then thought that maybe it is perfect timing. Cooper may feel like he's playing second fiddle to CK and the individual attention may be a something that stands out to him. Just my 2 cents.
RocketHawk
Well-Known Member
Good assessment, that makes a lot of sense.
goods10
Well-Known Member
I could not agree more! Excellent angle of thinking! We have to remember these kids are just that...kids. The more attention they receive the better it makes them feel.