Bleacher report article on David Johnson

[HGoat]

Interesting piece on former UNI RB and Clinton native David Johnson.

From the article:

"Playing high school football in the small river town of Clinton—on the western shore of the Mississippi—David attracted little attention from big-time colleges. How unknown was he? David received a letter at his home from then-Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads that was addressed to "David Jacobson.""

Coach Rhoads might still have a job if this guy had came to Ames..

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/da...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

 

[ForbinsAscynt]

Pretty much somes up the Paul Rhoads era

 

[HGoat]

Pretty much somes up the Paul Rhoads era

Addressing one of the NFL's best players by the wrong name when recruiting him to come to your college out of HS. Thats one you're never going to live down. It's so Iowa State it hurts.

 

[keepngoal]

Paul Rhodes offered David Jacobson?

LOL

 

[Bret44]

Interesting piece on former UNI RB and Clinton native David Johnson.

From the article:

"Playing high school football in the small river town of Clinton—on the western shore of the Mississippi—David attracted little attention from big-time colleges. How unknown was he? David received a letter at his home from then-Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads that was addressed to "David Jacobson.""

Coach Rhoads might still have a job if this guy had came to Ames..

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/da...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Ya well, that's just uh, great.

 

[Desiigner]

Interesting piece on former UNI RB and Clinton native David Johnson.

From the article:

"Playing high school football in the small river town of Clinton—on the western shore of the Mississippi—David attracted little attention from big-time colleges. How unknown was he? David received a letter at his home from then-Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads that was addressed to "David Jacobson.""

Coach Rhoads might still have a job if this guy had came to Ames..

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/da...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

Thats such a Paul Rhodes move

 

[BCoffClone125]

http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/former-uni-rb-david-johnson.206653/page-2#post-5476726

Was also posted in this thread, credit to @CyTwins , but yeah Rhoads done messed up.

 

[ISUCubswin]

I'm not saying that he's wrong, but without a pic, I'm not going to buy into it quite yet.

It could very well have happened, but "Jacobson" was probably on the envelope as that's where the letter is sent from.

 

[Freebird]

Go River Kings.

 

[Cycsk]

I know Coach Rhoads liked to send hand-written notes, but I doubt if he actually prepared the envelopes.

 

[madguy30]

Interesting piece on former UNI RB and Clinton native David Johnson.

From the article:

"Playing high school football in the small river town of Clinton—on the western shore of the Mississippi—David attracted little attention from big-time colleges. How unknown was he? David received a letter at his home from then-Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads that was addressed to "David Jacobson.""

Coach Rhoads might still have a job if this guy had came to Ames..

http://thelab.bleacherreport.com/da...um=referral&utm_campaign=programming-national

There was enough talent anyhow to at least get bowl eligibility or .500ish with some proper direction, and he'd still have a job.

I said it in the other thread, but I don't believe Rhoads would have gotten Johnson's abilities to their potential.

 

[allday4cy]

There was enough talent anyhow to at least get bowl eligibility or .500ish with some proper direction, and he'd still have a job.

I said it in the other thread, but I don't believe Rhoads would have gotten Johnson's abilities to their potential.

Rhoads would have probably put DJ on defense lol. Granted, I heard Farley did that the fist few days DJ was at UNI before he was moved to RB. Not sure if that is true or not, but i have heard that from a few UNI fans.

 

[isutrevman]

Pretty much somes up the Paul Rhoads era

I get it that people hate Rhoads, but EVERYBODY missed on David Johnson, not just us. He was the exact type of recruit that people would have ripped on him for taking since he had very little offers.

 

[CyValley]

Could it be . . . might it be . . . that someone in the football office not named Rhoads might have mailed that letter and screwed up big time?

 

[83cy]

Pretty much somes up the Paul Rhoads era

Sums . Freerents screwed the pooch on this one among all the other Div I coaches.

 

[HGoat]

I get it that people hate Rhoads, but EVERYBODY missed on David Johnson, not just us. He was the exact type of recruit that people would have ripped on him for taking since he had very little offers.

Fair point, and you're right. Not everybody sent a letter to him addressing him by the wrong name, either.

 

[HGoat]

http://cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/former-uni-rb-david-johnson.206653/page-2#post-5476726

Was also posted in this thread, credit to @CyTwins , but yeah Rhoads done messed up.

My fault, I missed that. Moderator can delete/merge if they feel necessary.

 

[CtownCyclone]

Go River Kings.

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