Signing Day Thread

[ThunderHawk]

That can't possibly be accurate; everyone knows the coaches spend all day in their office playing solitaire or minesweeper.

Well they sure as hell don't need to fly, unless to Utah.

2013 HAWKEYE FOOTBALL FAN SURVIVAL KIT:

 

[thejumper5]

247Sports is reporting that Trev Hadachek will be walking on for the Hawkeyes.

 

[Xerxes]

There are on average about 300 kids annually in Dallas and 400 in Houston who "can tackle". Tanner Miller, Adam Shada and Greg Castillo could probably tackle well in high school. Trouble is ole' Josey ain't playing Marshalltown in the fall in Ann Arbor.

If 300-400 kids in or around Houston and/or Dallas knew how to tackle, defense in B12 wouldn't suck as bad as it does.

I'd love for Iowa to do all its recruiting there or in some other football rich urban area but its never going to happen. At least not while Ferentz is here.

 

[HawkIMalaise]

If 300-400 kids in or around Houston and/or Dallas knew how to tackle, defense in B12 wouldn't suck as bad as it does.

I'd love for Iowa to do all its recruiting there or in some other football rich urban area but its never going to happen. At least not while Ferentz is here.

They all play on the offensive side of the ball

 

[thejumper5]

Here's a complete list of Iowa recruits with links to their ESPN scouting report (if applicable).

For a visual reference, check out this recruiting map.

Commitments:
Included is the date the players' commitment became public and the star rating from 247Sports/Rivals/Scout as of February 5.

WR--Derrick Willies [Quad Cities, IL] (April 10) [3/3/3]
OL--Colin Goebel [Chicagoland] (April 21) [3/3/3]
DT--Nathan Bazata [Eastern Nebraska] (April 22) [3/3/3]
DT--Brant Gressel [Dayton, OH] (April 23) [3/3/3]
LB--John Kenny [Indianapolis Area] (April 27) [3/3/3]
QB--Nic Shimonek [Central Texas] (May 17) [3/3/3]
DB--Malik Rucker [Minneapolis] (June 15) [3/3/3]
WR--Derrick Mitchell [St. Louis] (June 21) [3/3/3]
WR/DB--Andre Harris [St. Louis] (June 22) [3/3/2]
OL--Sean Welsh [Southern Ohio] (June 22) [3/3/3]
TE--Ike Boettger [Cedar Falls] (June 24) [3/3/2]
S--Solomon Warfield [Cleveland Area] (June 24) [3/3/3]
TE--Jon Wisnieski [WDM Dowling Catholic] (July 12) [3/3/3]
WR/S--Matthew VandeBerg [Sioux Falls Area] (August 12) [2/2/UR] (Grayshirt)
LS--Tyler Kluver [Marshalltown] (September 14) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
WR--Damond Powell [Utah] (December 9) [3/UR/2] (JuCo)
K--Alden Haffar [Iowa Central CC] (December 10) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
DT--Corbin Blythe [Williamsburg] (December 13) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
RB--LeShun Daniels [Northeast Ohio] (December 14) [3/3/3]
WR--Andrew Stone [Iowa Western CC] (January 21) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
OL--Boone Myers [Webster City] (January 24) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
RB/DB--Desmond King [Detroit] (January 27) [3/3/3]
LB--Drake Kulick [Muscatine] (January 31) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
WR--Connor Keane [Twin Cities] (February 1) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
RB--Akrum Wadley [Newark] (February 2) [UR/UR/UR]
WR--Anjeus Jones [Dallas] (February 3) [3/2/2]
S--Paul Brown [Spirit Lake] (February 3) [UR/UR/UR]
LB--Josey Jewell [Decorah] (February 3) [UR/2/UR]
LB--Bo Bower [West Branch] (February 3) [UR/UR/UR] (Walk-On)
DE--Jake Hulett [Springville] (February 5) [UR/2/UR]
LB--Reggie Spearman [Chicago] (February 5) [3/3/3]
RB/WR--Jonathan Parker [St. Louis] (February 6) [3/2/2]
WR/DB--Trev Hadachek [Union, La Port City] (February 6) [UR/2/UR]

Position Breakdown:
QB-1
RB-2
WR-6
TE-2
OL-3
DL-4
LB-5
DB-3
ST-2
ATH-5

 

[GhostofBTT]

East Mo' That would be West Silvis to you brah! FYI. 3 generations of Hawks. Old man class of '73 Iowa dental school. So don't get too stuck on the "trash" part.

Wow. A dentist in East Moline? Dude must be a millionaire! I mean what those proles lack in personal hygiene and the ability to speak English, they make up for it with a John Deere dental plan.

Also, East Moline is less of a town than Silvis because Silvis has the Wal-Mart.

 

[HawkIMalaise]

Wow. A dentist in East Moline? Dude must be a millionaire! I mean what those proles lack in personal hygiene and the ability to speak English, they make up for it with a John Deere dental plan.

Also, East Moline is less of a town than Silvis because Silvis has the Wal-Mart.

Hey bro. Last I heard they are still trying to put in that pig slaughtering plant our on I-5 within East Moline city limits. Those are high tech jobs in that town. You have never heard of the East Moline economic development coalition have you Ghost?



Me either...

 

[iahawks912]

247Sports is reporting that Trev Hadachek will be walking on for the Hawkeyes.

With only 20 scolly's plus the the one for the hebrew hammer, I wonder why he didn't get an offer.

 

[dave3912]

That certainly explains why message board posters think they're qualified to be college football coaches.

I am still waiting to hear back from putting in my application for the vacant assistant coach position.

 

[hoffahawk]

247Sports is reporting that Trev Hadachek will be walking on for the Hawkeyes.

8th best player in the state walking on.

 

[TChawk]

Pretty weak class over all it looks like just by the experts ratings, but what do you expect with the results the last couple years. The sad part is that it is not going to be getting any better anytime soon.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Naperville North's Colin Goebel Signs With Iowa Hawkeyes - Lisle, IL Patch

From article:

"Been a long four years playing football at NNHS, but now I'm ready to take my work to Iowa. Hawkeyes Let's Go!!!," he tweeted.


Goebel was named DuPage Valley Conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2011. He also earned prep All-America honors and was selected to compete for Team USA in the International Bowl, according to Hawkeyesports.com.

 

[HawkeyeMcNutt]

I'm not gonna bash the kid cuz he hasn't stepped foot on campus, but what can he play? He's 5'7'' it said. DB would be in play, but that is awfully short.

@TheIowaHawkeyes: KF: We envision using Jonathan Parker outside, too, #Hawkeyes

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

IrishIllustrated.com - Hadachek headed to Iowa

From article:

Hadachek arrived at his decision after weighing all of his options, which included a partial scholarship offer from UNI and walk-on opportunities at Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin, and Arkansas.


"Really, it was just my visit. Iowa was just the place that I felt the most comfortable," Hadachek said. "That was really the most overpowering factor for me."

 

[Hawknick]

This recruiting class looks very strong. Great job by the coaching staff in locating and recruiting talent. They are getting into new locations and that should also pay dividends in future years.

 

[TChawk]

This recruiting class looks very strong. Great job by the coaching staff in locating and recruiting talent. They are getting into new locations and that should also pay dividends in future years.

If this class is very strong then the rest of the big ten is going to be loaded since Iowa was 2nd to last in the B1G....

 

[Hawknick]

I refuse to call it the B1G. It will always be the big 10 even though I am still not happy with the conference after their actions towards the Iowa football program in the 1920s. Second I for one worry less about stars than the person. Iowa's coaching staff manages to find great talent that others miss. It takes extra work but it is worth it.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

If this class is very strong then the rest of the big ten is going to be loaded since Iowa was 2nd to last in the B1G....

For Iowa this is not a bad class. I wish people would look past the stars. We hit positions of need big time, with mostly 3* guys. As long as they aren't law breakers I would expect this coaching staff, regardless of what some think of it, to be able to develope them thoroughly. No reason to claim its not great when not one kid has practiced yet.

 

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Scout.com: Big Ten Team Capsules

From article:

Overview: The secondary got a boost here as we think Solomon Warfield is an impact guy, Malik Rucker has the versatility to play corner or safety, and Desmond King, who had over 20 interceptions in his high school career. Two tough, smashmouth style interior offensive linemen, Sean Welsh and Colin Goebel, appear to be future contributors, and linebacker John Kenny has a nose for the football and can play in space. He's joined by Reggie Spearman, a Chicago Simeon product who flipped from Indiana to Illinois and then to Iowa.

 

[kmajhawk]

Hey, at least the tailgating is fun and Kinnick stadium is nice. So what if the team on the field sucks ungodly @$$. My advice? Drink harder.

That's what we did in the pre-Hayden days in the 70s, and we learned to love it!