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**Clone5** · 05-20-2009, 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

If the Predator Monster promised he wouldn't kill the other players, would you put him in the game?

Harry Carey says no. Haha it took me forever to figure out where that was from. HEY! CUBS WIN!

**el tornado** · 05-20-2009, 02:54 AM

Originally Posted by A-town Cy

If the Predator Monster promised he wouldn't kill the other players, would you put him in the game?

Hmmm, if the predator monster wasn't from Iowa, I guess he couldn't suit up for the Cyclones. But what if his spaceship landed in Iowa? Would he be eligible?

**AntiSnob** · 05-20-2009, 10:33 AM

do you guys know how to close the thread?

**IcSyU** · 05-20-2009, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

do you guys know how to close the thread?

Mod intervention from above would be a wonderful thing right now.

**BryceC** · 05-20-2009, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

yeah but here's the thing: would you rather have out of state players that are elite and think they are god's gift to basketball and don't work as hard OR would you rather have in-state kids that are thankful enough to be playing and work twice as hard?

It isn't an either/or. A lot of the top rated kids work very hard. Do you think Harrison Barnes doesn't work hard?

I want to see the best possible players. If they come from IA, good. If not, good. If I only wanted to watch Iowans play I'd follow high school sports.

**mplscyclone** · 05-20-2009, 01:32 PM

This idea is horrible. Since recruiting begins as early as 8th grade (if not younger), all you'd have is families relocating so that the particular school could offer that player. Someone like Barnes would simply move out of Iowa while in high school if he didn't want to go to ISU, and that would be bad for the state.

**TedKumsher** · 05-20-2009, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

Yes, but if EVERY school had to recruit only in-state players, it would neutralize the disadvantage. I think that Iowa State could compete with anyone in the Big 12 North except for Missouri.

Have you heard of Texas? That giant-state-that's-more-populous-than-a-lot-of-countries?

See also: California

**mplscyclone** · 05-20-2009, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by AntiSnob

yeah but here's the thing: would you rather have out of state players that are elite and think they are god's gift to basketball and don't work as hard OR would you rather have in-state kids that are thankful enough to be playing and work twice as hard?

In Iowa, the in-state kids simply aren't as good. Iowa is just not as talented at high school sports in comparison to other states.

As an ISU fan, I want the best players. The idea that elite players do not work hard is silly. Yes, some of them go off of their talents alone, but others had to work extremley hard.