I learned my lesson after Lazard went undrafted. Regarding TJ, after his official 40 time, I moved him to the 4th round.
Does every fanbase overhype their potential draft picks?
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If you had followed the NFL for 20+ years, you might have noticed that there is more than 1 round. Also, in 100+ years of ISU having a football program, we've really only had the option to be excited about draft picks within the last 5 years. Tampa will be drafted, but i dont think it surprises anyone that he wasnt a first rounder. The last guy to be hyped as a first round pick was a first round pick to the Jets, literally last year. What frequency are you referring too?
That depends if a team needs a Fair Catch Specialist or not.
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It even says in the article he wasn't expecting to get drafted. 1 or 2 punters a year get drafted total. It's laughable you think there was some kind of "hype" around Kirby getting drafted.
Kirby Van Der Kamp gears up for NFL tryout
Former ISU punter Kirby Van Der Kamp’s presence has been officially requested by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he will report for roll call in Florida on May 15. Despite being one of the highest rated punters in last weekend’s NFL draft according to ESPN.com, Van Der Kamp was not selected by a...iowastatedaily.com
@demoncore1031 https://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/van-der-kamp-to-the-jags.187452/#post-3969301
imagine linking an april fools thread and an article from the Iowa State Daily that states he wont get drafted, as evidence of overhyping. OP, you good?Kirby Van Der Kamp gears up for NFL tryout
Former ISU punter Kirby Van Der Kamp’s presence has been officially requested by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he will report for roll call in Florida on May 15. Despite being one of the highest rated punters in last weekend’s NFL draft according to ESPN.com, Van Der Kamp was not selected by a...iowastatedaily.com
@demoncore1031 https://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/threads/van-der-kamp-to-the-jags.187452/#post-3969301
KXNO has covered Sandfort as an NBA lock more than they’ve covered Cyclones who were actually lottery picks and NBA All Star Starters.
Once Blake Bortles got picked #3, Kirby looked down at his phone to make sure he had enough battery for the upcoming call.
KXNO is not a barometer for national hype. Hell, it isn't even a good way to judge local hype.
EVERY fanbase (though not every fan) overhypes everything about what they are fans of. That's why every offseason people start to over hype new players, their impact, the season outcome, etc. That's why everybody from ISU says Tampa is better than DeJean while everybody from Iowa says the exact opposite.
I'm not a psychology person - but I have to think that the entire pyramid of sports rests on that very core belief/hype about what's to come. If everybody had apathy, people would start to tune out. You see that play out when programs struggle - the fanbase loses hope, the hype dies, and the apathy kicks in.
It's very hard to be a fanatic and still rationale, non-biased, and realistic. You have to have a "scientific" and "data driven" mindset. I try my hardest to be those things and always get called out for being an optimist or pessimist, hater or whatever - all based on the perspective of the other person. But that overall hype of the "fanbase" is necessary to keep fans engaged and buying tickets, merchandise, donating, etc.
I'm not a psychology person - but I have to think that the entire pyramid of sports rests on that very core belief/hype about what's to come. If everybody had apathy, people would start to tune out. You see that play out when programs struggle - the fanbase loses hope, the hype dies, and the apathy kicks in.
It's very hard to be a fanatic and still rationale, non-biased, and realistic. You have to have a "scientific" and "data driven" mindset. I try my hardest to be those things and always get called out for being an optimist or pessimist, hater or whatever - all based on the perspective of the other person. But that overall hype of the "fanbase" is necessary to keep fans engaged and buying tickets, merchandise, donating, etc.
being a DSM local kid probaly amplifies that a bit
for all the ISU NBA success, none of them have been Iowans, sans Fred 30 years ago
there have been quite a few Iowan NBA draft picks who played college in Kansas, North Carolina and Nebraska though. All four of those guys were essentially locks, not fringe picks like Sandfort would/will be. You're right the Iowan who stays in state and goes to the NBA has been very rare.
They treat Garza like a local (from DC) but not Monte who is Mr ISU and Mr Big 12 in terms of career stats. Ironic that they're on same team now with Monte getting playoff minutes and local Garza riding pine.
I definitely get more local Brock Purdy coverage on the west coast than any Iowan does, not even in SF.
