Clark to TCU

**nickcyv** · 04-20-2010, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Stewo

Agree or disagree with the OP, he's right. We've missed on Clyburn (backed off or not), Clark, Oto and most likely Wilkins. Spring recruiting is an arms race and we're off to a perfect 0%. I will laugh until I vomit if we can't even get Bo Barnes to commit.

Good post. People can spin it all they want but this is bad. We are now getting beat out by mid majors for back up and filler recruits.

**IcSyU** · 04-20-2010, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by nallen34

In my original i think the information would that Andre Clark is going to TCU. In my second post I think the point of my post was for you to shut the hell up. I think that about covers it.

Easy tough guy. Don't want the hot air balloon on your shoulder to explode now.

**SC Cy** · 04-20-2010, 01:20 PM

What was wrong with the original post? I see nothing wrong. Don't drag this site down with antagonistic posts people. I found it informative. Losing the recruit was news to me.

**Wesley** · 04-20-2010, 01:45 PM

It must be the website.

It cannot be the shoes and jerseys, the weather, the academics in the business school, the playting time, the style of play, the mono bugthe conference under expansion attack, the assistants, the Hilton magic, the tweets, the other coaches, the TV media, the newspapers, the bloggers, the NCAA, the pros, the German bench, the looks of cheerleaders, Cyclone Alley, the training facility, the bus to des Moines Airport, or the UNI Panthers running rings around everyone,

**gogagig** · 04-20-2010, 01:49 PM

We didn't want him anyway.

Wait, no- we did want him. But it's his fault. Kids nowadays, you know....

**enisthemenace** · 04-20-2010, 02:07 PM

I'm in the same boat as Stewo right now.

Somebody with inside info please say we have other viable options...please. I don't care if you don't have names, just say there is in fact something in the works.

We can't possibly be looking to "bank" all 4 (please God).

It's nail biting time...

**abcguyks** · 04-20-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by nickcyv

Good post. People can spin it all they want but this is bad. We are now getting beat out by mid majors for back up and filler recruits.

If we are talking about backup and filler recruits why in blazes is everyone so worked up about not getting them? Save the angst for long term targets that we had good expectations of signing.

**mr89ia** · 04-20-2010, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by abcguyks

If we are talking about backup and filler recruits why in blazes is everyone so worked up about not getting them? Save the angst for long term targets that we had good expectations of signing.

how about the fact we have by my count 7 scholarship players for next year. one of those being laron dendy who i am not sold will be back. fyi, we play in the big 12, and we wont win more then 3 games with 7 scholarship players.

**CycloneWarning** · 04-20-2010, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by abcguyks

If we are talking about backup and filler recruits why in blazes is everyone so worked up about not getting them? Save the angst for long term targets that we had good expectations of signing.

We are in serious need of some bodies. Hopefully, some talent additions.

If you are doing a significant portion of your recruiting for the immediate year in the spring, that is already a bad sign since the majority of the best players announce in the fall.

If you are doing a significant portion of your recruiting for the immediate year in the spring, and losing out on your top offers, that is a worse sign.

If you are doing a significant portion of your recruiting for the immediate year in the spring, losing out on your top offers, and yet will still have no choice but to keep working your way down the talent ladder to find bodies -- that is where ISU is at.

**Enginerd** · 04-20-2010, 02:28 PM

TCfreakingU. Starting to get as bad as Walden losing recruits to UNO. If you are going to pardon GMac for losing Barnes to NC (I do not) then you sure as hell better be all over GMac for this one.

I don't care who is the coach at ISU, four years from now our situation will be better one way or another. What a bonehead decision by that kid. He screwed up. There are more opportunities at ISU than TCU regardless of the coaching situation.

**ISUFB** · 04-20-2010, 02:32 PM

well kg... whats the reasoning on this one?

**thatguy** · 04-20-2010, 02:59 PM

I wonder what excuse they are going to use on this one.

**kg-cyclone** · 04-20-2010, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by ISUFB

well kg... whats the reasoning on this one?

Another DRob recruit....Uphill battle once he left.

**azn4cy** · 04-20-2010, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by kg-cyclone

Another DRob recruit....Uphill battle once he left.

Can't fault KG for being "cryptic" here.... pretty blunt.

**abcguyks** · 04-20-2010, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by CycloneWarning

If you are doing a significant portion of your recruiting for the immediate year in the spring, that is already a bad sign since the majority of the best players announce in the fall.

If you are doing a significant portion of your recruiting for the immediate year in the spring, and losing out on your top offers, that is a worse sign.

If you are doing a significant portion of your recruiting for the immediate year in the spring, losing out on your top offers, and yet will still have no choice but to keep working your way down the talent ladder to find bodies -- that is where ISU is at.

You are missing one key component of the issue which is that McD was forced to fill spots in the spring that he did not know were going to be open last fall. Before you say that it is his fault that the players left also consider that most on this board have a strong disdain for recruiting over current players.

Before the season started most on this board were wondering where we are going to put the players that we were recruiting since there was no more room. Now these same people are complaining that there are too many vacancies.