Voice of the Hawkeyes Board

I agree with you that other positions are more of a priority at this point than running back is.

That being said, his season just ended about three weeks ago, there's plenty of time between now and Signing Day, and there are a lot of variables at play right now. Iowa is in the middle of its worst season in a long time. I think it's reasonable for a recruit to make sure the entire coaching staff will be returning, especially when he would have found out either way in the near future (likely by next week). Cal's coaching situation was/is obviously fluid as well, and then there's the issue that recently popped up at Minnesota. In-home visits happen all the time, and that would have given him a chance to ask any remaining questions he had. I don't think that's unreasonable at all for him to take another week or two.

I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad move by Iowa. If the coaches decided that running back is no longer a priority, or if another back moved ahead of Edwards on the board, then it makes sense. But if it's just because Iowa thinks he was taking too long, then I do think it was a bad move.

By this reasoning FU, every offer we have out needs to be rescinded then, cuz they're taking just as long taking that sh**. But at least he was showing genuine interest. Who else is showing that much interest in us these days? A committed OLB from another Big Ten school? Nice

Oh there was no guarantee he'd be announcing today, tomorrow or next week or next month. He and his family were being as thorough as can be. Its not hard to figure out why, its the most important decision up to this point in his life. Of course, instead of letting Cal firing their coach, and that drama at Minnesota play out, we just pull our offer. Poor kid didn't even get a chance to say yes. Maybe this is a Cyrus hangover? Who knows.

And sorry, but to me, RB is a huge priority. I've said it before and I'll say it again, 1/2 of our RB roster is pretty much CRAP. Hell, 1/3 of our overall roster is pretty much crap. And the only log jam we have is the one that KF creates by insisting on playing an upperclassmen.

As for your assertion that we have "more pressing needs"...why did we take 2 TE's in this class...we have a GLUTTONY of TE's...none of whom are a SR...and if CJF doesn't bolt to the NFL, that means we will have 8 TE's and 4 FB's on the roster next year. Not a lot of speed there. We'll have 13 or 14 WR's on next year's roster, so how pressing is that need? Took 2 S's last year, got 2 this year, and we have 3 underclassmen...how pressing is that need? And I seriously doubt OT is a pressing need...near as I can tell we have no offers out to an OT in 2013 that's still considering us. OLB? Everyone will be returning and we already have two pretty good ones in the class, and now maybe a 3rd?. So not that pressing either. That just leaves DE. We lost our best DE recruit in quite some time, IMO...and we don't have any offers out to anyone who is seriously considering us. That leaves some scrub who no one is recruiting will end up filling that spot...nice. Or worse yet, some MAC level DB just to keep our last prized recruit.

Personally, I think its nice that Coach Ferentz and his staff can develop players, but I am sick and tired of these pet projects that take years to get anything out of. Its the reason our season is the way it is.

You of all people FU should see the value in NOT HAVING TO REDSHIRT a player, being a Tide fan.

Yeppers...too bad. I wonder how bad this is going to end up biting us in the buttocks?

With Jerry Kill's health concerns is there a chance that he retires this year? It could be a life or death decision. Soup Campbell has coached in the B1G for 20some years now. Would he be a candidate 'way up north there'?