MelroseHawkins
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The donors will be getting sick of donating hundreds of thousands of dollars if not seeing results. It's a double-edge sword but will be fun to watch.
Let the portal madness begin
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Regarding guys coming from lower schools and the accuracy of HS recruiting rankings:
The last 2 year's final 4 in the CFP featured the following QBs whom pretty much all of the blue bloods missed on...
A 3-star who had 4 P4 offers out of HS (the best was either Nebraska or Ole Miss, both in the bottom halves of their conferences at that time)
A 3-star who had 6 P4 offers out of HS (the best was probably Minny or K State)
A 3-star who committed to JMU (who was BY FAR his best offer prior to the JMU coach moving on to Indiana and offering there, as well)
A 3-star who had 0 P4 offers (committed to Ferris State)
It also featured some 4-5 star guys that most thought would be successful. The point being, just because someone started off at a lower level, that does not mean they are lower quality. There just isn't that much data available on HS kids, you have a much better idea what they are all about after they have played some college ball (at any level).
The last 2 year's final 4 in the CFP featured the following QBs whom pretty much all of the blue bloods missed on...
A 3-star who had 4 P4 offers out of HS (the best was either Nebraska or Ole Miss, both in the bottom halves of their conferences at that time)
A 3-star who had 6 P4 offers out of HS (the best was probably Minny or K State)
A 3-star who committed to JMU (who was BY FAR his best offer prior to the JMU coach moving on to Indiana and offering there, as well)
A 3-star who had 0 P4 offers (committed to Ferris State)
It also featured some 4-5 star guys that most thought would be successful. The point being, just because someone started off at a lower level, that does not mean they are lower quality. There just isn't that much data available on HS kids, you have a much better idea what they are all about after they have played some college ball (at any level).
AreWeThereYet
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Latest on ON3 College Football Portal Tracker to date (1-9-26 1:15PM):
2677 players have entered the portal.
926 have committed - 35% of 2677
17 have withdrawn - 0.65%
The number of players in entering the portal is about 10% higher than two days ago. Estimating at 5% a day entering, for 7.5 remaining days, non-accruing. 2677 + (2677 x .05)7.5 = 3680 That's a linear estimate.
An estimated 3680 in the portal for 2026, would in line with past years. (4195 for 2025 & 3311 for 2024)
The number of commits has consistently run 65-70% of the total in the portal.
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kicker22
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Can't help but think how that will affect the chemistry of the locker room and his reputation around the team. Agrees to come back, then instantly gets a better deal and announces he's gone, only to turn around and "decide" (and I use that term loosely) to return to avoid potential legal issues. Don't know what kind of kid he is or his reputation around campus, but can definitely see how that would piss off a good amount of teammates and coaches. Doesn't seem like an ideal locker room situation to me.
Yeah... That's why right after I'd heard that I'd said to my friend it'd be funny if the coach cut him... Now it feels like you're forcing someone that doesn't want to be there to have to be there after they'd changed their mind even if it's 100% financial. His agent dropped him cause he knew how messy this was getting and wanted to continue having a career in the industry.
My conspiracy hat makes me think that the agent just dropped him before it was the other way around though. I mean it could go either way with who initiated the nonsense of him reneging on the deal. Was it the agent that advised him too because of other offers from the tampering Lane Kiffins or did the QB advise his agent to do so cause he changed his mind? I doubt we'll get clarity to that. But the agent doing what he did is telling us what he wants everyone to think.
All I know is I'm glad that drama hasn't been happening with us cause that locker room could be all kinds of messed up if the folks involved don't figure shit out really quick.
kameltoez102
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Lots of guys are late bloomers physically so they automatically get passed up. Other guys slip through cracks due to many reason. Believe it or not it can be hard to be recruited. If your team and teams you play against are not very good or rural then no one sees you in big numbers. If you are a multi-sport athlete or money is tight you cant get to camps and showcases which are really important. So lots of talent is missed
NCHawker
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Maybe, but hey, the guy has made good friends on the team over the past year -- been through tough Saturday games together, having each other's backs. I've never played on a team at that level, but can imagine all that doesn't suddenly dissolve away, just because the guy wants to get his. And the first time next season that QB throws a dime for a TD or makes a spectacular 1st down run, I seriously doubt his teammates are gonna be thinking about what he did 9 months prior.
Iowa received a WR commitment from Tony Diaz from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. 5'11" and 176 lbs with three years of eligibility remaining. Had offers from Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Arkansas and Virginia Tech. Given the competition it looks like a good pickup.
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NCHawker
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That’s the big one
SCHawkeye2
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Gotta walk before you can run
BigD
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The Glass is broken.
Looks fairly quick, so am guessing he may get a look at punt and/or kickoff returns as well. Looks like the Wetjen/Phillips replacement -- altho let's face it, Wetjen was a generational talent!
BigD
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Just wonder how the Iowa work ethic, work your up, slowly develop your skills, is going to work with buying the best players your budget will allow? That was Kirk's strong point and his coaching staff. Recruit under recruited players, work with them over three to four years and by the end of year three going into year four they are fairly competitive and formidable players. That's one of the biggest things that made following Iowa fun.
How do you totally change that now? How to you keep player's in the pool when the pool is full of blood thirsty sharks circling and trying to devour with their jaws and massive power (money, deep pockets) and survive this shit show?
I don't see Kirk in the future getting too emotion about how his team played their hearts out for him and left blood on the field for the sake of playing for him. Blood? No............ Hundred dollar bills falling out of their pockets onto the field? Yes. Also the fan's are going to be less understanding and more demanding like you see from the fans of the NFL. It sucks.
Uniform, tradition........... meh.
Now the college semi-pro NBA, that could be interesting. A lot less players to buy and a one or two big money player could make a huge difference. Still shaking my head at the BYU basketball program paying some kid out of high school over 14 million dollars. BYU??? WTF???
Then again that's what I am talking about. A player here, a player there, can be huge in basketball, but trying to finance 100 to 120 players on a football team? That's going to be complex and very difficult for most schools to deal with financially, even if there are millions of dollars involved. The ole golly shucks crap won't cut it for any college football coach of a power five program. Everyone will expect more since half if not more that half of the players will be millionaires by the time they get through college.
Has anyone heard anything on how this is going to work with maintaining grade point to remain eligible?? Will they even need to be academically eligible? What if they are not will they have to give the money back to the schools?
AreWeThereYet
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It looks like defensive end Brian Allen committed to Vanderbilt. I don't quite understand the tradeoff. Was the grass greener on the other side of the line? Were opposing linemen whispering sweet nothings into his ears during the game or negotiating transactional deals?
Oops, wrong Mendoza...I accidentally provided the recruiting profile of Fernando's brother. Fernando had one P4 offer from Cal. https://247sports.com/player/fernando-mendoza-46099875/high-school-248689/
