If Rocco leaves early, it's much more likely that he does a Michael Penix/Sam Hartman transfer for money and/or a bigger stage instead of leaving for the NFL after 2024.
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If Rocco leaves early, it's much more likely that he does a Michael Penix/Sam Hartman transfer for money and/or a bigger stage instead of leaving for the NFL after 2024.
Umm…no.
It’s like some of you come up with these scenarios, without paying any attention to who the kid or his family are whatsoever.
Pretty much the same folks who’ve constantly thought Matt Campbell was going to jump somewhere for big money, I suppose.
Of the 3 options (stay 4 years, transfer, go pro early), I'd guess that staying 4 years is the most likely. While I love Brock Purdy and what he's done in the NFL has definitely opened some eyes, expecting a repeat from Rocco is a stretch. I'd love to be wrong and for ISU to become an NFL QB pipeline, but I'm not convinced that NFL GMs are going to suddenly look at ISU with a completely different lens.
Rocco does look a LOT like Purdy, with some areas being even better and others not quite as good. He's going to have a lot of the same knocks Purdy had when it comes to being drafted: height and arm strength being top of that list. He'll also have some of the strengths, decision making (to a greater extent so far), accuracy (to a lesser extent), etc. Will that be enough to be drafted early (versus being the last draft pick overall)? Personally, I'm not at all convinced. I expect he'll probably be here 4 years.
“Our players are just different” is gonna be the rallying cry for programs like ISU right up to when their QB gets bought by a B1G or SEC school. Sorry, but that’s the new normal. It sucks and it’s reality; both are true
Isn't there a third player out of Algona that interests us? He could even be out of Algona Garrigan, as they did have a state-champion team this year.
I feel like Rocco is the same player with less gun slinger in him. Imo he's better than Purdy at the same point of their careers. See how high his ceiling is next year.
There is a big lineman from BGHS that was looked at a little bit by ISU, but he is going to Wayne State in Nebraska.
An indirect comment: Brock started 3-1/2 years, not 4.
It's irritating to me (anyone else here?) that commentators compare Rocco's freshman season with Brock's first year as a starter. Not directly comparable.
This is not one whit a complaint about Rocco, love the guy. But apples should not be compared to oranges in such a situation. There, I said it ;-)
Rocco is doing very well but Purdy’s signature pump fake move gives the nod to him. Purdy’s breakout game against Oklahoma State was unbelievable. Iowa State was absolutely having a disastrous season until we played Purdy. Then the winning started. Purdy was the reason.
Yes, it’s so normal that we’ve lost a grand total of two players in the NIL era.
Not that you are wrong but those new tv contracts are just starting or will start next year. Who knows what will happen once that starts rolling.
Young
McDonald
That nose guard that split with Lee
Tyrese Hunter
I know there were a couple more.
