[busabus114]

In Kirk we trust

He decided to not make the visit and I'm sure he had a great reason(s) for doing so

[GhostofBTT]

Iowa is undoubtedly a 2nd tier team. I don't know why everyone is taking offense to that. We all know who the tier one teams are, and we know the advatages they have over Iowa.

Iowa is successful yes, but that success has proven to be cyclical. Just because we won a BCS game does not make us one of the big boys yet. There are teams that year in and year out have national championship hopes. We are not one of them. There are teams that simply reload after shipping a load of talent to the NFL. We are not one of them. There are teams that can recruit nationally and attract the highest rated athletes every year. We are not one of them.


Frankly, I cannot understand why a group of fans who pride themselves on their team's ability to develop little recruited players would take so much offense to a poster stating the obvious.

As far as 2nd tier teams go, though, we are amoung the best.

[GhostofBTT]

And also, Seantrel has obviously made his decision. That is why Kirk didn't go.

If you honestly beleive Kirk didn't go visit him for some matter of principle, you are just fooling. Iowa has not been recruiting him heavily for a year to suddenly back off at the last second because of his dad's behavior.

[HawKCP]

Assuming he signs with tOSU...is there any chance that we would get to see a Clayborn/Henderson matchup next year in Kinnick?

[ChosenChildren]

It is such B.S. to agonize over these "top-rated" recruits. So what if we don't get him - it opens up a scholarship for someone else who wants to be at Iowa.

Pat Angerer was not nationally recruited - look how he turned out.

These highly-rated recruits come in with big egos and a lot of baggage and often don't turn into great players.

I say good riddance -

[GodGodGodBathia]

Originally Posted by GhostofBTT

Iowa is undoubtedly a 2nd tier team. I don't know why everyone is taking offense to that. We all know who the tier one teams are, and we know the advatages they have over Iowa.

Iowa is successful yes, but that success has proven to be cyclical. Just because we won a BCS game does not make us one of the big boys yet. There are teams that year in and year out have national championship hopes. We are not one of them. There are teams that simply reload after shipping a load of talent to the NFL. We are not one of them. There are teams that can recruit nationally and attract the highest rated athletes every year. We are not one of them.


Frankly, I cannot understand why a group of fans who pride themselves on their team's ability to develop little recruited players would take so much offense to a poster stating the obvious.

As far as 2nd tier teams go, though, we are amoung the best.

Exactly. USC, Florida, Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, OSU, etc expect to win a national title every year. If they don't, then it's a lost season. I don't think that this is the way that most Iowa fans feel about the program. Iowa has had a lot of success this decade, but only has 1 BCS win to show for it, which does not make us a 1st tier team. USC has been to a BCS game almost every year this decade, so they are a 1st tier team. I think fans are just coming off this season feeling high and mighty. Kansas won the Orange Bowl a few years ago. Does that make them Florida? No.

We're getting really really close, though.

[STILLBUSTER]

Bottom line is this little thing called "integrity" is coming into play, here. Ya see, whether we are perceived to be 1st tier is irrelevant. KF is sending a message that we ARE 1st tier and you either shoot straight and want to be a Hawkeye or you don't. Save the grandstanding, self-stroking game-playing for the other guys, KF's rep speaks loudly enough and it's up to you to either listen or be deafend by your own ego.

I wish Seantral Hendersen all the luck in the world making a monumental life-choice. For his sake, hope he is all he is touted to be + a bag of chips. However, as a chip-on-the-shoulder Hawkeye, I now actually HOPE he goes to OSU for his 2 year mandatory NFL training camp. I also hope he starts next season so Adrian Clayborn can welcome him to the B10 on national TV. Seems to me the Hawks make a point of showing many top recruits just how little difference there is between the "1st" and "2nd" tiers.

[Scotttyd]

Remember the last "Best HS Lineman in the Country" we got? ya, never started. Recruiting is hype - we will see what happens with SH. KF has a reason for not visiting, I will trust his instinct

[GodGodGodBathia]

Originally Posted by STILLBUSTER

Bottom line is this little thing called "integrity" is coming into play, here. Ya see, whether we are perceived to be 1st tier is irrelevant. KF is sending a message that we ARE 1st tier and you either shoot straight and want to be a Hawkeye or you don't. Save the grandstanding, self-stroking game-playing for the other guys, KF's rep speaks loudly enough and it's up to you to either listen or be deafend by your own ego.

Yeah, because you know why Ferentz isn't doing the in-home.

[HawKCP]

KF obviously paid close attention to that VH1 show with Mystery a couple of years ago. This is just a neg. Next he's going to ask SH if he saw the fight outside.

[Hawkchop]

He would have been a great addition...but in the long run, the O line is the one thing i never worry about with Iowa.

[poncho72]

Originally Posted by Bucketochicken

Frankly, I'm glad the whole silly drama is over.

+1

[nilkin]

Or, the head games begin for KF......poker anyone?

[TChawk]

Originally Posted by beaverdaleguy

Scout.com: Hawks Likely Out of Seantrel Sweepstakes

HI.com reports: Ferentz decides to decline an in-home visit invite by Sean Henderson, Seantrel's father.

Stupid move coach regardless of how you feel where he is going, still a stupid move.

[LivermoreHawk]

Maybe Ferentz expected it to be icy when he got back to Iowa City so he decided not to risk traveling lol