Nah. They think Iowa is heaven. They think ghosts of baseball players come back and play games in a baseball field made from a cornfield. Or maybe they think that Iowa is a great state to ride a bicycle through. Or maybe they think Iowa is a showcase for international long distance runners.
I’m way too lazy to compile this list, but I’d love to see the recruiting star ranking of each starter on this year’s super bowl teams.
Here's an article about last year's Super Bowl (Patriots-Eagles) and the ratings for the starters:
https://www.sbnation.com/college-fo...atriots-eagles-high-school-recruiting-ratings
Though 17 out of 22 Patriots starters were rated at least three-stars, the Patriots average star rating sits at 2.7, thanks to five unrated recruits.
The Eagles on the other hand, skew much, much higher, with an average star rating of 3.5. Recruiting fans scanning the Eagles’ roster will be familiar with those like Nelson Agholor, Tim Jernigan, Brandon Graham, Nigel Bradham, Ronald Darby, and Alshon Jeffery.
Let’s get nerdy
Thirty-nine percent of the Super Bowl starters were four- or five-star recruits. To put it another way, about two in every five Super Bowl starters were four- or five-star recruits, but only about one in every 770 recruits are rated as such. So yes, your odds of starting in the Super Bowl are, unsurprisingly, much higher if you were a superstar recruit in high school.
- Five-stars: The Patriots have one, while the Eagles have five.
- Four-stars: The Patriots have four, while the Eagles have seven.
- Three-stars: The Patriots have 12, while the Eagles have seven.
- Two-stars or lower: The Patriots have five, while the Eagles have three.
Are you quoting Walton? Who won't ride a bicycle through IA in July because the weather is much nicer in San Diego. The only color commentator I've ever heard randomly bringing up Walcott, IA during a game. Love that guy.
I dont think it's amazing at all. There are thousands and thousands of unranked kids every year. It would be more amazing if less turned out that good.5 unrated recruits....amazing when you think about it.
I dont think it's amazing at all. There are thousands and thousands of unranked kids every year. It would be more amazing if less turned out that good.
Not in the slightest. Do you realize how many high school football players there are in America?So you aren’t surprised that every recruiting service and 120ish d-1 football teams didn’t notice 5 players (22%) out of a super bowl winning NFL team’s starting lineup?
So you aren’t surprised that every recruiting service and 120ish d-1 football teams didn’t notice 5 players (22%) out of a super bowl winning NFL team’s starting lineup?
Come on man. You sound like some sleazy salesman. You said it is realistic for fan to expect Iowa to win 9 or 10 games. If it is realistic, how many years out of 5 should they hit that number? You seem upset that they fell one game short of your expectation, so which is it?
Sigh.
OK. I'll break it down for you. I'll try to be thorough -
I said a great brand like Iowa Football (excuse my positivity) could have MORE 9/10 wins regular season than they do.
MORE 9/10 win regular seasons.
Not AVERAGE, like you said TWICE.
AVERAGE is a totally different concept. Did you know that?
AVERAGE is, well... AVERAGING 9/10 wins a season.
I'd run through the math for you, but I think you probably get it.
Averaging 9/10 wins a season, like you said, is winning a hell of a lot more games that just having some more 9/10 win seasons.
Iowa has had like five 9+ wins in the regular season in 20 years?
Actually, that's not bad at all.
And I am not anywhere close to wanting KF gone.
Just saying, I wouldn't be upset about it either.
I know, I know...
Perhaps a few of us are just a little too optimistic to think Iowa could have a few more huge seasons.
But why should we not be optimistic?
So you aren’t surprised that every recruiting service and 120ish d-1 football teams didn’t notice 5 players (22%) out of a super bowl winning NFL team’s starting lineup?
Who DOESN'T want more 9/10 win regular seasons? Everyone does. Yet you say we should expect more, then you say what we have done "isn't bad". Which is it? If you would have said I wish, or I want us to have more 9/10 win season, I'm right there with you brother. When you say we SHOULD EXPECT more of them, that is where I think it is important to see just how fee of teams can actually get to that number frequently.