[clim33]

I see he visited ND yesterday. We still got a good chance with him? I would think some of Marvin's success would be good and having JVB and Ruddock would be nice for him to see too. Anyone have any insight??

[herkyattack]

Unfortunately, it looks like he will likely be choosing between Notre Dame, Michigan, or Wisconsin.

[Igothawked]

yeah I think we are out for him, not officially but thats how I feel. I would much rather have him go to ND as opposed to Mich or Wisky though, especially Wiskydick.

[tm3308]

What has come to the surface that makes people think we're out? I've not heard much of anything, and don't understand why people say we're most likely out in favor of UM/ND/Wisky.

[herkyattack]

Originally Posted by tm3308

What has come to the surface that makes people think we're out? I've not heard much of anything, and don't understand why people say we're most likely out in favor of UM/ND/Wisky.

24/7 site had a pay article on him a few days ago, and darboh's interest in Iowa was subsequently lowered from "warm" to "cool." I just put 2 and 2 together.

[MoseSchrute]

Ouch. That's going to suck bad if he goes to another B10 school.

[superfan12]

sucks we can't get the best in-state kids, but we can't expect to get the best WR's with our offense

[Hawkfromnorwalk]

Originally Posted by superfan12

sucks we can't get the best in-state kids, but we can't expect to get the best WR's with our offense

The last two years DJK and McNutt have put up big numbers. Campbell is working wonders with these guys much like he did at Michigan. Why wouldn't a receiver want to come here?

[superfan12]

because we run on 70% of our snaps

[knighthawk13]

Originally Posted by superfan12

because we run on 70% of our snaps

Yeah, 'cause Wisconsin is a passing juggernaut.

[greghammel]

What faulty logic. Favoring Michigan and Wisconsin because of a passing game? That surely isn't the reason.

[superfan12]

I didn't say Wisky was a passing team either. Honestly, if I were him, I'd look at the QB depth, which I feel clearly favors Iowa with our quality and talent.

[tm3308]

Originally Posted by superfan12

because we run on 70% of our snaps

We're usually pretty balanced. This year, it's 45/55 pass/run. Most teams are about the same. Including Stanford, and they have Andrew Luck.

[Hawksel]

Originally Posted by superfan12

because we run on 70% of our snaps

I'm guessing you're using a little hyperbole there, but I think even when Iowa had Shonn Greene and therefore had a good reason to run most of time the coaches still only ran slightly more (60 percent) or so than they passed.

There have been two games this year when Vandenberg threw it almost 50 times (47 and 48), although admittedly those were games where Iowa was behind by a lot -- Pittsburgh and Michigan State. He will soon eclipse Stanzi's attempts from last year, and that was a pretty pass happy year (for Iowa), too. He has about as many attempts as Northwestern's quarterbacks combined. If anything, with Coker and some nice backups, I think they maybe should have run even more this year (think Minnesota).

In other words, Darboh might have plenty of good reasons for not coming to Iowa, but it shouldn't be that we don't pass enough.

[herbyhawk]

What I heard he is concerned about disciplinary issues, maybe the DJK thing bothers him, if he is worried about disciplinary actions not sure i want him if he is worried about how players are disciplined, if you don't plan on breaking rule you shouldn't have to worry about those situation