[hawkfan]

For hawk fans and cyclone fans I thought I'd bring this info together...since no one has seen him play (outside of the Iowa coaches), and just because he is a guy I've been rooting for since he arrived, so I'd highly recommend reading the below links, even if you hate Iowa, he is a kid you have to root for (in 11 of the Iowa games this coming season ):

“Once in a career” guy « On Iowa

Five Iowa Hawkeyes football players fans will love: Jeff Brinson

In terms of his high school accolades, he was named 1st team all state playing for a 4A team in Florida. He carried the ball 567 times in his high school career for a total of 4,927 yards (An average of about 8.7 YPC) and 67 TD's. He was offered by both Florida and FSU (and as the above article states, FSU pushed really hard for him near signing day) and he was rated a 3 star prospect by both Rivals (#45 RB) and Scout (#80 RB). Here is some info about his high school accomplishments:

Jeff Brinson Profile - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Jeff Brinson Profile
Rivals.com - Rivals5: Super sleepers
Jeff Brinson Northeast High School Football Stats 07-08 - MaxPreps

Iowa's #2 RB will likely by former Heelan RB Brandon Wegher...I'm sure most ISU fans are familiar with him, as he was being recruited by ISU...but he is an explosive prospect (lots of speed) with great upside. His biggest knock is obviously the level of competition he was playing against, so Hawk fans have to hope he has the talent to make the transition to FBS football. Here is some info on him:

YouTube - Brandon Wegher-Iowa Hawkeye Recruit-Running Back-Class of 2008

YouTube - Brandon Wegher-Iowa Hawkeye Recruit-Running Back-Class of 2008

Brandon Wegher - Football Recruiting
Scout.com: Brandon Wegher Profile
Brandon Wegher Bishop Heelan Catholic High School Football Stats 08-09 - MaxPreps
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recru...ory?id=3326957

Wegher rushed for 3,238 yards in 08 on 362 carries (8.9 YPC) and scored 54 TD's. Again, obviously his level of competition attributed to his incredible stats, however, they are very impressive nonetheless.

Brinson has looked very impressive in camp, as long as he stays healthy, I am confident he can perform at, or above, Hampton's level (Ferentz was more impressed with Brinson last fall than he was Hampton, but Brinson took a redshirt due to a leg injury). If Brinson stays healthy he will be a good one.

Wegher is all about potential. The kid is a super fast North/South runner, which should work very well with Iowa's zone run scheme (he has the patience to find the hole, and the acceleration to burst through it), and moved to IC first thing after he graduated to start training for football in the fall (he is obviously a very hard worker that is determined to succeed). However, until I see him on the field, I won't say he is a great college level RB...but he certainly has the potential to be.

If both Brinson and Wegher can stay healthy, I think the both thrive behind Iowa's OL in 09 (assuming no OL attrition)....I guess we'll see, can't wait for September.

[mj4cy]

I think he'll be just fine, I just think the depth will suffer, thus hurting Iowa a bit. Still too bad about Hampton.

[hawkfan]

Originally Posted by mjones34

I think he'll be just fine, I just think the depth will suffer, thus hurting Iowa a bit. Still too bad about Hampton.

I agree, I just wanted to post this to make myself feel a little better, while also giving ISU fans an idea of what Iowa has coming up at RB.

[Aclone]

The best thing for whoever plays is that they have a senior laden offensive line supported by good juniors--and it all starts there.

Still, you put a awful lot of effort into something that alot of CycloneFanatics are just going to rag on you about.

[hawkfan]

Originally Posted by Aclone

The best thing for whoever plays is that they have a senior laden offensive line supported by good juniors--and it all starts there.

Still, you put a awful lot of effort into something that alot of CycloneFanatics are just going to rag on you about.

Yeah, but there will be a few Cyclone fans that will appreciate this synopsis, and those are the posters I'm looking to have a conversation with anyway...I figured it was inevitable this post would take some shots, but I hope some will appreciate it.

[bellzisu]

Thank you for the information... And please cancel my subscirption to Hawkeyefanatic...

I know the rb injury is a big thing... But now we need hawkfan to come in and start threads how next all american in will set the world on fire and Hampton wasn't that great.

Wow... just wow...

[cycloneman003]

Originally Posted by hawkfan

I agree, I just wanted to post this to make myself feel a little better, while also giving ISU fans an idea of what Iowa has coming up at RB.

well here's the thing. he may be good and all, but obviously he wasnt as good as hampton, otherwise brinson would have been the starter. and we all know that hampton wasnt going to be nearly as good as greene was last year. all this does is heap more and more pressure on stanzi to play really really well.

personally, i think iowa will be forced to go to the air more because two running backs who have never played at this level before will take time to adjust to it. if iowa has to throw the ball more, i LOVE ISU's chances because Wally can let Lyle, Maggit, Parker just tee-off in the pass rush and i am extremely confident that LJ, Benton, Banks, Bell, Sims, Smith, etc will be able to shut down iowa's WR's. a bunch that doesnt really look that great to me.

[hawkfan]

Originally Posted by cycloneman003

well here's the thing. he may be good and all, but obviously he wasnt as good as hampton, otherwise brinson would have been the starter. and we all know that hampton wasnt going to be nearly as good as greene was last year. all this does is heap more and more pressure on stanzi to play really really well.

personally, i think iowa will be forced to go to the air more because two running backs who have never played at this level before will take time to adjust to it. if iowa has to throw the ball more, i LOVE ISU's chances because Wally can let Lyle, Maggit, Parker just tee-off in the pass rush and i am extremely confident that LJ, Benton, Banks, Bell, Sims, Smith, etc will be able to shut down iowa's WR's. a bunch that doesnt really look that great to me.

As I stated in the original post, KF was more impressed with Brinson than Hampton last fall, however, Brinson suffered a leg injury that would have forced him to miss a few weeks, so KF put a redshirt on the better RB because he figured Greene was the go to RB anyway for 08.

[swarthmoreCY]

Here is Brinson's Rivals profile (some discrepancies?):
Jeff Brinson - Football Recruiting

[Aclone]

Originally Posted by hawkfan

Yeah, but there will be a few Cyclone fans that will appreciate this synopsis, and those are the posters I'm looking to have a conversation with anyway...I figured it was inevitable this post would take some shots, but I hope some will appreciate it.

The only thing that I'm going to tell you is, don't expect those high school videos to translate to "superfast" at the college level. A true breakaway back, like Eric Dickerson or Adrian Peterson will run about a 10.4 100m in high school--and I saw what the state track results were.

Heck, coming into Iowa State, lots of people thought that Jason Scales was fast, just based on his high school film...track results didn't support that conclusion.

[hawkfan]

Originally Posted by swarthmoreCY

Here is Brinson's Rivals profile (some discrepancies?):
Jeff Brinson - Football Recruiting

This link is in the OP.

[swarthmoreCY]

Originally Posted by hawkfan

This link is in the OP.

I know, but I wanted accentuate the information provided in said link.

[cycloneman003]

Originally Posted by hawkfan

As I stated in the original post, KF was more impressed with Brinson than Hampton last fall, however, Brinson suffered a leg injury that would have forced him to miss a few weeks, so KF put a redshirt on the better RB because he figured Greene was the go to RB anyway for 08.

sure. whatever makes you feel better about losing your starter. who cares what KF said last year? if brinson is truely the better RB then how come hampton was going to be the starter until this injury?

all im saying is that iowa's run game wont be as dominant as it could have been. with that offensive line, it will still be good, but in order to win the hawks are going to need a lot more production from Stanzi. he hasnt shown that he is capable of that yet, because now he doesnt have greene or hampton setting things up in the run game for him. i think ISU's chances to beat Iowa were good already considering ISU's offense and that its in JTS, but now i think they just got even better.

[Stewo]

This information should be written on toliet paper so I can wipe my *** with it. This is CycloneFanatic and I couldn't give 2 ****s about eiu's running back situation.

[MontyBurns]

Originally Posted by cycloneman003

well here's the thing. he may be good and all, but obviously he wasnt as good as hampton, otherwise brinson would have been the starter.

If Brinson was as good as Hampton he would have seen the field last year and Hampton would have redshirted. Pretending that losing the #1 running back and the only running back -- other than a bad walk on -- to have ever touched the football in a game is nothing but spin.

Originally Posted by hawkfan

I agree, I just wanted to post this to make myself feel a little better, while also giving ISU fans an idea of what Iowa has coming up at RB.

We get the idea -- a high school player. Did he ever score four touchdowns in a single game like Al Bundy?