[BlacknGold10]

Everyone keeps reffering to the point that they dont think Seantrel would go through all the trouble announcing his decision live on ESPN only to declare himself a Hawkeye. Fans and supporters need to realize while Iowa may not be in the very top tier of recruiting or be viewed as a national powerhouse, Iowa is beginning to emerge as a very succesfull football program. A lot of this is due to the coaching staff, and them selling that this program is the one for them. They make these players believe that, and upon leaving the players reiterate how Iowa was the best choice they could've made. Every Iowa senior reporters talked to this year had nothing but GREAT things to say about the program, they all fell in love. I love nothing better than to see Iowa boys come into that program and have nothing but success and it all comes from hardwork.

It seems, Iowa is beginning to recruit more of the top tier athletes with success and high school football players are giving Iowa even more of a thought. Seantrel, if not mistaken, came on an unofficial visit to the Minnesota game? I heard he rode down with a family friend who just happened to play for Iowa in the past. Im hoping he wispered some things into his ear, and with BB leaving it can only help our chances of him committing. I believe he has planned to also make an official visit to Iowa City this month as well. This will be interesting to see what decision is finally made, but keep your fingers crossed.

With Seantrel or not, Iowa is going to be exciting to watch next year. It's going to be hard to wait 8 months to hear Kinnick roar as Back in Black blares from its speakers.

[ScatmanTony]

I bet he goes to USC with Lane Kiffin

[highonhawks]

Makes you wonder how he feels about the new hire at USC?

[TalkHawk]

Going to New York to announce your commitment?


For god sake.


I don't know if he should be more ashamed or Lemming should be for having a retarted show like that.


The recruiting aspect has gotten out of hand.

[Hawkeye10970]

Yes, the hats sitting in a row on a table at the Army game was ridiculous. That and the "uh...." uttered by each recruit before making their respective choices. Dumb.

[hawkinaclownhouse]

Originally Posted by jshawks

Hard to say what's in a kids head, but I don't see him going through all the hoopla to announce that he's coming to Iowa. Probably OSU or Florida.

If we are recruiting against OSU and Florida how about Iowa has as many offensive lineman currently in the NFL as Florida and OSU Combined.

Iowa - 6
OSU - 3
Florida - 3

Interestingly USC only has 5 offensive lineman and Notre Dame has 7.

[CarrollHawk]

Originally Posted by BlacknGold10

Everyone keeps reffering to the point that they dont think Seantrel would go through all the trouble announcing his decision live on ESPN only to declare himself a Hawkeye. Fans and supporters need to realize while Iowa may not be in the very top tier of recruiting or be viewed as a national powerhouse, Iowa is beginning to emerge as a very succesfull football program. A lot of this is due to the coaching staff, and them selling that this program is the one for them. They make these players believe that, and upon leaving the players reiterate how Iowa was the best choice they could've made. Every Iowa senior reporters talked to this year had nothing but GREAT things to say about the program, they all fell in love. I love nothing better than to see Iowa boys come into that program and have nothing but success and it all comes from hardwork.

It seems, Iowa is beginning to recruit more of the top tier athletes with success and high school football players are giving Iowa even more of a thought. Seantrel, if not mistaken, came on an unofficial visit to the Minnesota game? I heard he rode down with a family friend who just happened to play for Iowa in the past. Im hoping he wispered some things into his ear, and with BB leaving it can only help our chances of him committing. I believe he has planned to also make an official visit to Iowa City this month as well. This will be interesting to see what decision is finally made, but keep your fingers crossed.

With Seantrel or not, Iowa is going to be exciting to watch next year. It's going to be hard to wait 8 months to hear Kinnick roar as Back in Black blares from its speakers.

Some good points, but how many senior players have you ever heard say anything BUT nice things about their school? Nobody's going to come out after 4 or 5 years and say they made the wrong decision and went to the wrong school.

Also, Seantrel already took his 5 official visits. He can't take another official.

[masoncityhawkeye]

So he didn't use his 5th visit at Iowa?

I have a very hard time holding out any hope for us if he didn't us an official. I know he came to the Minn game but just came to the game and left.

Don't see how a recruit can pick a school that he didn't "officially" visit

Hope Kirk can pull out all the stops at his in-home visit.

[superhawk]

Him announcing on ESPN has nothing to do with what school he is choosing and everything to do with having the spotlight on him.

[catcher1]

Someone will have him for 2 yrs.

[masoncityhawkeye]

Catcher, you mean 3 years?

[sergeanthulka]

Originally Posted by SCHawk

He is the #1 recruit in the country (by some services). He was asked to make the announcement on Tom Lemmings ESPN show. Give the kid his due. He has worked hard and has earned the right to be in the spotlight on this. I have read nothing indicating that he is anything but a great football player and will be great for whatever team he ends up with. If you want to go after ESPN for making recruiting such a big deal, so be it, but that is not the players fault. Of course, criticizing ESPN may be a little hypocritical when done by men who check an Internet forum 20 times a day for recruiting news.

He'll get his due. Reading the tea leaves on this one, it just likely won't be at Iowa...and we'll end up looking back in 3 years & say we didn't miss a beat without him.

It's indicative of the fact that it appears that Mr. Henderson likes to be shown 'the love'. We're not real good at showing 'the love' -- we're good at talking about committment, hard work, & being part of something bigger than yourself -- (and oh by the way, doing those things put you in the NFL, too...).

Just not sounding like the right fit, imo...

[Hawkize1]

If Seantrel chooses Iowa then GREAT! If he decides to go else where then we go on with our lives, the football team prepares as it would anyway. The world doesn't stop turning the sun doesn't stop shining.
Good luck to him wherever he chooses.
Go Hawks!

[twinhawkfans]

IF this announcing in NY is his dad's gig, then so be it. If seantral pushed for this and wanted this to happen, then IMO we don't want him. If he wants the spotlight right out of the chute, then he won't fit in the Ferentz scheme of things. If this deal is all about his dad, then get him down here and show him what TEAM is all about. Hard to read this. I think an 18 yr old kid being put on parade just so tom lemming and a handful of people can make money off of it is rediculous. You want the spotlight, earn it. Just my Opinion. He seemed like a down to earth and heady kid in his Army game interviews, so we'll see.

[hoffahawk]

Originally Posted by twinhawkfans

IF this announcing in NY is his dad's gig, then so be it. If seantral pushed for this and wanted this to happen, then IMO we don't want him. If he wants the spotlight right out of the chute, then he won't fit in the Ferentz scheme of things. If this deal is all about his dad, then get him down here and show him what TEAM is all about. Hard to read this. I think an 18 yr old kid being put on parade just so tom lemming and a handful of people can make money off of it is rediculous. You want the spotlight, earn it. Just my Opinion. He seemed like a down to earth and heady kid in his Army game interviews, so we'll see.

I agree with this other then the highlighted part. If he is good enough to start as a true frosh then so be it, I don't think he or his dad think he is just going go to any team and start from day one. He will have to work for it just like everybody else no matter where he goes.

I have talked to plenty of Iowa players that have all said there are plenty of guys that think going from HS to College is going to be easy and then after the first practice they realize that everybody is a lot better then the guys they went up against in HS. That's when they find out what kind of player they are going to be.