Another recruiting MISS

**jbhtexas** · 04-19-2010, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Cy Hard

You lambast the guy because he states that message boards do matter to recruits. Then this golden nugget! You are saying (to benefit your own argument) that they do in fact matter greatly. Nice....

I'm thinking that if you step back and look up, you'll see the sarcasm from his post flying over your head...

**Cy Hard** · 04-19-2010, 02:02 PM

Sure......that's what you meant.

That's an effective use of the sacrasm pirate.

**UNIGuy4Cy** · 04-19-2010, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by FarminCy

100% Correct. Can't believe people actually think that recruits aren't coming because of what people are saying on here.

A buddy of mine is in the athletic department at a D2 school with a very strong basketball program and he is telling me that amongst the college coaching groups that ISU is considered a mess and that is coming up even in the D2 recruiting trail. They have been using this as fire power for a kid to accept a scholarship at a D2 instead of a possible walk on invite to Iowa State or D1 program in trouble. Not saying that D2 schools are out recruiting ISU right now just pointing out the fact that smaller schools are using ISU as an example of things that can go wrong if these kids accept a walk on offer to a D1 school.

They can probably scrimmage too. McDermott made his bed with Wesley Johnson now he must lay in it, sad part he is bringing Cyclone basketball down with him. I am with Deace and Miller at this point his successor is doomed to fail.

**Cy Hard** · 04-19-2010, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by jbhtexas

I'm thinking that if you step back and look up, you'll see the sarcasm from his post flying over your head...

I've been here long enough to know sacarsm rarely is ever drips from any of his posts.

**Dryburn** · 04-19-2010, 02:03 PM

It amazes me that so many here want to blame the players, the fans, the assistant coaches, staff, Wayne Morgan, LE, Tim Floyd, this website, Cyclone Alley, Veishea, the tooth fairy........everything........but they never seem to want to put any blame on the man in charge.......GMac!

**chuckd4735** · 04-19-2010, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by KingClone

Say you're new to town. Prom is coming soon.

You meet a girl and get along with her great. She is a little overweight, but not enough to make it a deal-breaker in your mind.

She asks you to go to Prom with her, and you say you are interested.

On Monday, you go to school and tell some people about your invitation to Prom. They immediately start calling the girl "Moby Dick" and emphasize all her failed relationships in the past.

After reflecting on their feedback, are you still interested in going to Prom with her? Do you trust your initial instincts or are you influenced by these third-party reports?

Message boards matter. Obviously, the best course of action is to lose the extra pounds next year so the problem goes away, but that doesn't help in getting a date this spring.

You're saying shes overweight, but not too overweight, and she has many failed relationships. However, if she just loses a few pounds, everything is fixed, and she will no longer fail in relationships?

**isuno1fan** · 04-19-2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

It's posts like these that are the reason that Harrison Barnes will be in Carolina blue next year instead of cardinal and gold!

I hope you are happy with yourself!

Geaux Tigers!

**FarminCy** · 04-19-2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Wow...I guess you really do have to post with that pirate smiley if you want some on this site to be able to identify sarcasm.

My thoughts exactly, mental note to self, use pirate face at all time as I am apparently not as witty on a message board as in my own head.

**jbhtexas** · 04-19-2010, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Cy Hard

I've been here long enough to know sacarsm rarely is ever drips from any of his posts.

Well, that one was obvious, and it was well played to boot...

**thatguy** · 04-19-2010, 02:05 PM

This website is just another excuse for JP, his minions, and the people that are affiliated with McDermott to blame there mistake on. They keep looking for excuses and now have found one in a message board.
All I know is that eventually they will run out of excuses.

**FarminCy** · 04-19-2010, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by thatguy

This website is just another excuse for JP, his minions, and the people that are affiliated with McDermott to blame there mistake on. They keep looking for excuses and now have found one in a message board.
All I know is that eventually they will run out of excuses.

But I think someone might still be hiding on the grassy knoll, that has not been used yet.

Also heard a theory that Chuck Norris doesn't like ISU basketball and threatened to punch all babies in the face if Gmac ever had a winning record. So basically Gmac is holding true to his great integrity by losing to save the babies. As the father of a baby girl I thank you Gmac.

**isuno1fan** · 04-19-2010, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by thatguy

This website is just another excuse for JP, his minions, and the people that are affiliated with McDermott to blame there mistake on. They keep looking for excuses and now have found one in a message board.
All I know is that eventually they will run out of excuses.

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**chuckd4735** · 04-19-2010, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by isuno1fan

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**Palmer** · 04-19-2010, 02:16 PM

I wonder what we can blame CF for after next year......when GMac is gone?

I say volcano eruptions.

**azn4cy** · 04-19-2010, 02:19 PM

I love how this is continually brought up, like recruits are the most sensitive people on the face of the earth. I'm guessing when Enron was in the news for all their crap, you didn't need a message board to tell that it MIGHT not be a good place to work, just like im guessing the fact that 2/3s of McDermott's recruits have left have told possible recruits ISU MBB MIGHT not be a stable program right now.

And this just made me laugh out loud...

Originally Posted by mustangcy

But my all-time favorite is the "other websites are worse than ours" approach. Right, that's like saying my coworkers are all acting like ***** so I will too!. How stupid. I don't care what KU's website is saying. Frankly, the fact that KU and UNC was upset at anything should just go to show if you're THAT upset about something...put the keyboard down! All you do is make yourself look foolish.

Are your co-workers making millions in the same field while you are sitting in your polite, full of sunshine little world and barely above the poverty line? If so, perhaps you should investigate a career or attitude change. Whether you like it or not, college athletics is big business, results matter. You don't get participation medals for competing.