Here's the Video from Today of Kirk Ferentz Talking About Daviyon Nixon
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PlatypusMessiah
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Well... that sounded like Kirk speak for, “I don’t know what’s goin on.”
MikeyLikesIowa
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It sounds to me like they want him to stay with the program, but the ball is in DN's court.
RobHowe
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Maybe there's only so much he can say. There are privacy laws.
PlatypusMessiah
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Possibly... But Kirk makes sure to state Nixson is enrolled in classes but is exploring his options. It doesn’t should like Kirk is pushing him out the door. One of the things I like about KF is that he is more than happy to get you off the team if you don’t want to be part of it.
The Big LeHAWKski
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Even with consideration of the gaps created from players who've opted to leave early, I have a calm sense of confidence that Iowa is reloading now, way moreso than rebuilding.
Just like the wrestling team's recruiting has really taken off since we landed Spencer Lee, I think Iowa Football recruiting has jumped up a notch since we landed AJ Epenesa.
Elite talent attracts elite talent.
Just like the wrestling team's recruiting has really taken off since we landed Spencer Lee, I think Iowa Football recruiting has jumped up a notch since we landed AJ Epenesa.
Elite talent attracts elite talent.
ATLHawkeye
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Obviously there is something we don't know, and it's probably none of our business. I have a feeling he wants to be here, but if whatever it is doesn't work out, he'd like to know what his options are. I hope he ends up staying.
Well if I am counting correctly Nixon has been out of high school for two years. He played juco and got his grades up enough to enroll at Iowa. I am pretty sure if he failed academically in the Fall 2018 semester it would be publicly noted that he is not eligible for football in the spring. Maybe he is an academic casualty but we just dont know it yet.
Maybe is grades are good enough and his nearly 2 year journey has taken him to the point where he is not sure about Iowa. It sounds like he practiced a lot with the team last season in 2018 so he should know if he likes the team.
Morgan said he was doing well. As noted, the Dee LIne has lost about 8 players including both starting D tackles so it would seem as others have said that Nixon should be set up for some playing time and he probably has 3 years of eligibility.
Maybe he just wants to go vagabond and move to another place.
Maybe is grades are good enough and his nearly 2 year journey has taken him to the point where he is not sure about Iowa. It sounds like he practiced a lot with the team last season in 2018 so he should know if he likes the team.
Morgan said he was doing well. As noted, the Dee LIne has lost about 8 players including both starting D tackles so it would seem as others have said that Nixon should be set up for some playing time and he probably has 3 years of eligibility.
Maybe he just wants to go vagabond and move to another place.
WinOneThisCentury
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This has always been the issue I have with the University allowing school to get in the way of the football program. The football program pays the damn bills...grades should be the least of their worries. The way these kids are taken advantage of by the NCAA and the Universities, school should be an optional requirement. They should have a trade school as an alternative to regular higher education. What trade school kids ain't good enough for these elitist a-holes? We could have an All Automotive All American on our team, and we don't give them the chance.
BigD
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I agree and disagree. The trade school idea isn’t a bad idea and I could see that being a viable option. The problem is that there already is enormous corruption in college athletics with kids getting passing grades who in some case don’t even show up to class.
We must keep in mind that for every kid that makes it into the NFL there are probably twenty-five or more who don’t. So getting a college degree is very important for those who don’t make it into the NFL. If it takes regulations and expectations to get these kids to do it then so be it.
I can see the trade school option but with all the illegal activity going on already it would be challenging to regulate a trade school environment. A kid comes into the automotive shop where he is suppose to learn automotive skills but instead sits down and has a few beers and lights up a joint then gets up and leaves and goes over to the football complex and practices with his SEC or Ohio State teammates. Yep, I could see that happening on a regular basis.
Umm, me think his comment contained a wee bit of sarcasm...
BigD
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Lol, just a little.
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DDThompson
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I know you are being a smartass, but you do raise a very valid point.
I have had so many people, from extremely educated to just avg people ask where I went to school at and then why I didn't. I have always said I don't like the structure of it. Maybe I want to sit in physics class/lab and some philosophy or phycology classes. I just want to wander around and learn about things that facinate me. Let someone else worry about if that equals a degree.
From the standpoint of earning a degree this does not fit the mold. From a does this qualify as a full time student? Absolutely. I figure there is surely enough for me to learn just walking around a university to keep me occupied for 10 years. After all that is done, then it could be discussed what crap and bs I "have" to attend and learn for a degree. Basically I don't like the whole electives set up. It's boring and basically forced upon. However if I learned what I wanted and then some years later someone said oh btw, if you take a few of these (bs classes) you would have a degree in ______. I would be much more receptive to that idea.
I’d say a bachelors degree in football from the university of Iowa is about as useful as 90% of the other degrees handed out there. Once you get out of the STEM fields and healthcare options, no college degree given at any university carries weight anymore.
Exactly my point.
Besides I figure the more interested a person is, the more they will want to learn. So let them learn.
You know nobody would have cared if Tesla or Einstein barely passed some elective class or if it was an afterthought.
Basically the way it's set up, it is very possible to discourage and bore someone who could have been a genius in whatever it is they liked.
Although I do understand the need for such classes as basic behavior and social skills because as more jobs are online and as more kids grow up playing games and such, the human interaction skills have plummeted. Different conversation, but in that area, society is sliding and its sad. From pajamas in public to just plain being rude, to internet toughness. Compounded by the fact the parents don't have time, don't see a problem, or just don't care and it's not looking like it's going to get better without mandatory education.
WinOneThisCentury
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Ok, I was being a smartass, but I was serious about the alternative education route. Why not broaden the educational opportunities for people to include a trade related major or two. That would give students who really have no interest or aptitude for business, political science, etc...an alternative. They would also be allowed to play sports.
