In State Recruiting

[hawkfarmer]

Barrent went to MSU. I think he was a 4*

 

[AdamHawk]

While Iowa will always have more talent than ISU, it does seem a bit odd that they continue to not land 4 star products from the state. I wouldnt expect these kids to go to ISU, but its shocking how few go to Iowa too. I just dont get how Iowa has had many of these 4 star kids right in their back yard (DSM to IC) and let them slip away.

ISU and Iowa both offered Hill, Bevins. ISU got both. Thats a pretty small sample size to think ISU is landing more talent in the state.

I will agree that it is frustrating that Iowa has only landed about half of the 4 star recruits in the state in recent years but to think that ISU is landing more talent in the state is silly. While ISU may be bringing in a higher number of Iowa players, Iowa is clearly bringing in the better prospects. Honestly, when was the last time ISU signed a 4 star Iowa kid?

 

[madrx]

Iowa suffers from a really bad decision to move the capital to DM. That shifted the population center from larger Midwest population centers toward the vastly unpopulated plains. An Eastern Iowa capital could have basically created a population center running from the Illinios border through IC to CR. Instead, you get these freezing little hamlets that keep bleeding population.

IC could have been another CBUS or Madison.

You make an interesting point, although the Des Moines metro is actually bigger than the Madison metro by a good 100,000 people (having lived in DSM and now living in Madison). I do agree that Des Moines is more of an island on it's own than the eastern Iowa cities.

 

[wartknight]

I will agree that it is frustrating that Iowa has only landed about half of the 4 star recruits in the state in recent years but to think that ISU is landing more talent in the state is silly. While ISU may be bringing in a higher number of Iowa players, Iowa is clearly bringing in the better prospects. Honestly, when was the last time ISU signed a 4 star Iowa kid?

WHen was the last time ISU signed a 4* high school player at all? There haven't been very many of them.

 

[David79]

Iowa got Blythe and he was a 4* last year.

 

[imported_ankle23]

Iowa got Blythe and he was a 4* last year.

iowa has got more of the in-state high star players than they have lost - by far.

 

[bkim24]

You can add Ebert to the 4*s that got away