Rumor About Eno Lying To Iowa Staff

[tksirius]

Ok, so the story goes that Tom Kakert and/or his staff have contacts within the program that tell Kakert and/or his staff that Eno lied to the Iowa staff about visiting other schools, leading to the removal of Eno's scholly offer.
Assuming that this rumor is true, how do y'all feel about the Iowa program violating NCAA rules concerning speaking about recruits prior to signing their LOIs?

 

[99topdawg]

My honest answer? Cheat more to level the playing field. This kind of "cheating" doesn't help. Figure out how to do it right.

 

[Joshbrown]

SAT test question.

Kakert is to Ferentz

as

CNN is to _______

 

[PCHawk]

Ok, so the story goes that Tom Kakert and/or his staff have contacts within the program that tell Kakert and/or his staff that Eno lied to the Iowa staff about visiting other schools, leading to the removal of Eno's scholly offer.
Assuming that this rumor is true, how do y'all feel about the Iowa program violating NCAA rules concerning speaking about recruits prior to signing their LOIs?

Not sure about that. It could have been a vague conversation so there was no violation. The whole thing I'd dumb on both sides tho. It is dumb for the staff to put a recruit in the situation where he feels like he has to lie and it was dumb of Eno to think he could hide it.

Everyone says the staff moved on so they wouldn't get Higdoned but they would have been better off pretending everything was fine until signing day so they didn't burn bridges with his friends. Not seeing this coming really shows a disconnect between the staff and kids.

 

[RobHowe]

He may or may not have been less than truthful. We don't know. He has not said publicly. But as I've said before, there's more to this story from his side than has been told publicly.

 

[HawkGold]

Not sure about that. It could have been a vague conversation so there was no violation. The whole thing I'd dumb on both sides tho. It is dumb for the staff to put a recruit in the situation where he feels like he has to lie and it was dumb of Eno to think he could hide it.

Everyone says the staff moved on so they wouldn't get Higdoned but they would have been better off pretending everything was fine until signing day so they didn't burn bridges with his friends. Not seeing this coming really shows a disconnect between the staff and kids.

KF has repeatedly shown he can get 8 wins more or less with EITHER no running backs or receivers. Magic I guess. When he does have both, it's Rose or Orange Bowl.

 

[Hawk5656]

Ok, so the story goes that Tom Kakert and/or his staff have contacts within the program that tell Kakert and/or his staff that Eno lied to the Iowa staff about visiting other schools, leading to the removal of Eno's scholly offer.
Assuming that this rumor is true, how do y'all feel about the Iowa program violating NCAA rules concerning speaking about recruits prior to signing their LOIs?

One thing we can all agree on is Ferentz royally messed up the Eno situation which has led to where we're at now

 

[damnfinn]

 

[ssckelley]

One thing we can all agree on is Ferentz royally messed up the Eno situation which has led to where we're at now

But this is based on only what we know.

 

[deanvogs]

He may or may not have been less than truthful. We don't know. He has not said publicly. But as I've said before, there's more to this story from his side than has been told publicly.

Agreed Rob. I remember your first take on it was it would be very unlike this staff to pull the offer just because of a visit. As you said, the staff has worked around those in the past. These are the ones that I know took visits while they were committed to Iowa. Are there more I am missing?

Ross P
Delano Hill
Karen Higdon
Drew Ott
Noah Fant
Calloway
Coralles (still has an offer and considering Iowa according to his dad)
Holmes (still had an offer after visiting OU the weekend of the Iowa vs Michigan game)

Also on the flip side can you think of a commit that got his offer pulled because he visited another school? I know Dantonio has done that a few times, but I can't think of Iowa doing it, but obviously you know this area more than I do.

 

[Fryowa]

Not sure about that. It could have been a vague conversation so there was no violation. The whole thing I'd dumb on both sides tho. It is dumb for the staff to put a recruit in the situation where he feels like he has to lie and it was dumb of Eno to think he could hide it.

Everyone says the staff moved on so they wouldn't get Higdoned but they would have been better off pretending everything was fine until signing day so they didn't burn bridges with his friends. Not seeing this coming really shows a disconnect between the staff and kids.

Do you think that might cause trust issues with future recruits if they did that though?

 

[Fryowa]

Karen Higdon

Intentional or not, that's funny

I like it.

 

[tksirius]

Just what I thought. 'Almost' everyone avoids the whole NCAA rule violation.

 

[tksirius]

He may or may not have been less than truthful. We don't know. He has not said publicly. But as I've said before, there's more to this story from his side than has been told publicly.

You talkin bout kf or eb?

 

[deanvogs]

Just what I thought. 'Almost' everyone avoids the whole NCAA rule violation.

When did a coach publicly comment on Eno Benjamin by name? I'm sure if they did, they would have been reported.

 

[RobHowe]

Agreed Rob. I remember your first take on it was it would be very unlike this staff to pull the offer just because of a visit. As you said, the staff has worked around those in the past. These are the ones that I know took visits while they were committed to Iowa. Are there more I am missing?

Ross P
Delano Hill
Karen Higdon
Drew Ott
Noah Fant
Calloway
Coralles (still has an offer and considering Iowa according to his dad)
Holmes (still had an offer after visiting OU the weekend of the Iowa vs Michigan game)

Also on the flip side can you think of a commit that got his offer pulled because he visited another school? I know Dantonio has done that a few times, but I can't think of Iowa doing it, but obviously you know this area more than I do.

Kevin Rouse, LB from Joliet Catholic visited and ended up going to Wisconsin? 2007 class maybe. My memory is not great

 

[hawkeyes87]

Just what I thought. 'Almost' everyone avoids the whole NCAA rule violation.

I don't know what the rule is, exactly.

Obviously during the recruiting process coaches speak with lots of non-Iowa-football people about recruits. That can't be a violation.

I'm not a KF supporter, but NCAA rulebreaker is not one of his faults.

 

[tksirius]

I don't know what the rule is, exactly.

Obviously during the recruiting process coaches speak with lots of non-Iowa-football people about recruits. That can't be a violation.

I'm not a KF supporter, but NCAA rulebreaker is not one of his faults.

With the media?

 

[PCHawk]

Do you think that might cause trust issues with future recruits if they did that though?

It wouldn't really come out. If Eno flipped last minute, would future recruits really think that maybe Iowa didn't pull his offer earlier just to keep his friends? It would just look like another kid flipping on signing day because that's all it would be.

 

[tksirius]

When did a coach publicly comment on Eno Benjamin by name? I'm sure if they did, they would have been reported.

You're missing the point. Someone within the program told someone in the media, which surely the NCAA would interpret as being "public." Unless of course, that media person made it up...