Originally Posted by CyBobby 
Insead of bernstine I would rather have a Troy Davis or a Bert Dobbins from down south or how about Ellis Hobbs from Texas.
Let old bernstine be a squawkeye, Chizik will look elsewhere for better D-1 Talent.
CyBob - I'd like to respectfully disagree with your position on this matter! Bernstine didn't want anything to do with the previous administration, hence
ISU is way behind in attempting to recruit him (and possibly won't be able to get in the race). Even so, in my humble opinion, he may be the single most important recruiting approach Gene Chizik makes this year! Chizik said he intends to make in-state recruiting a priority; does it make sense for him to write-off the consensus #1 recruit in the state? Get this kid to change his mind now and it'll make it easier to recruit against Captain Kirk in years to come.
Second and even more important, did you see the safeties that
ISU trotted onto the field this past season? If not, I'll post the statistics for you! Caleb Berg may be a fine special teams performer, but he had no INT's and only three "break-ups" all season! I don't know how many passes were thrown his way, but it was a significant number! If the #1 recruit in your home state also happens to fill a major hole in your team, you've got to go after him with both guns blazin'.
ISU Defensive Statistics from cyclone.com
2006 Cyclone Football
Iowa State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 18, 2006)
All games
|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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15 Bowen,Alvin 12 92 63 155 5.0-10 1.0-6 1-22 3 1 1-0 1 . .
17 McKenzie,Tyrone 12 58 71 129 9.5-32 2.0-14 1-17 3 1 . 4 . 1
1B Banks,Jon 12 57 42 99 2.0-3 . . 6 . 1-0 1 . .
21 Berg,Caleb 12 41 35 76 0.5-0 . . 3 . 2-0
(Ok - insertion of the stats didn't work; but you know where to go find them!) :)
