If we lose Jaleel Johnson...

[BackNBlk]

Jaleel's Twitter Feed has been pretty positive since the new year and mentions the Hawkeyes a lot..

twitter.com/jaleel_67

Yeah, I don't think players spook that easily. Being a little concerned is a natural reaction. Choosing a school is like having buyer's remorse after a major purchase. It's going to happen no matter what choice you make. Once the dust settles, I bet he will remember the reasons why he chose Iowa and stick to his decision.

 

[Clark]

And all those others coaches knew they would have a position to fill for the last 2 months? Seriously? Yes, the posting is just ending now. But why did they wait until the eleventh and then extend it until the 18th? You guys act like there is no difference between coaches getting jobs after the season and ones that announced their retirement during the season.

This is a dead period. Coaches cannot contact players. But it is a great opportunity to change the narrative. This is one thing KF really sucks at. He lets negative narratives spin without any attempt to change the ******. Announcing an exciting coaching hire could change the narrative quickly.

Instead, he'll let the narrative spin out during a dead period allowing 18 year old kids with lots of options to get very nervous.

Hey, I'm still waiting on you to show me how the early recruiting was negatively impacted by the initial hires. I guess we don't want players like Clark and Gallery anymore?

 

[HawkeyeWalker]

The guy has promise and would be a good recruit. But "promise" is not actual. What we need is some "King, Kroul, Greenway" types that come from nowhere(or the depth chart) to contribute, then rise to leadership. We will never have enough 4* and 5* recruits to bank on young kids who have never played a down of D1 football, to save the program.

 

[hawkfarmer]

The guy has promise and would be a good recruit. But "promise" is not actual. What we need is some "King, Kroul, Greenway" types that come from nowhere(or the depth chart) to contribute, then rise to leadership. We will never have enough 4* and 5* recruits to bank on young kids who have never played a down of D1 football, to save the program.

We already have those guys on the team. Miller, Tobin, Zus was, Kirksey, Hyde. All not highly hyped guys. We need 4 and 5 * talent arond them. Iowa can't count on many 2* guys turning into All-Americans. They need the 4, and 3* guys that have the ability as well.