Well at least he might stay. A lot of good information.
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=171&f=2549&t=3600884
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=171&f=2549&t=3600884
Greg Ohlson talks with Darius Darks (Requires Free Membership)
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The best we can hope for is that the players get over the initial hurt and rally around each other. I think if we could get a guy like Turner Gill to come in, the guys might use this to build on.
i really doubt he stay unless we get a really good hire... gill, tubberville. someone along those lines
Thats definitely reassuring!!! Hopefully we can get someone that both the players and fans can really unite behind!! After all that has gone on, wouldnt it be awesome if this ended up actually being a huge blessing?:wink::biggrin:
CycloneErik
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I think more things end up that way than not. It looks terrible at first, but once you reach the end of it, you find out you ended up better off than the other way could have been.
If we end up with a guy like Turner Gill, man, did we win in this thing!!!
Ouch.
I know he's still frustrated but woof. These guys are pissed.
Oh, and mods feel free to delete if I'm crossing the line quoting that. Didn't figure it was a big deal since Greg posted it on the free board.
Be prepared to lose several recruits. I can tell you that from experience. When Callahan left it was like rats fleeing a sinking ship. Bo was able to woo a couple of them back but still we lost somewhere around 10 recruits. Most of these kids anymore commit to the coach opposed to the school. Maybe in a perfect world it would not be that way but it is what it is. However, the ones that stay are solid recruits devoted to the school as well as the coach. Hopefully the new coach is someone who will draw his own recruits although timing is bad. You will also discover other coaches will be contacting your recruits they become open game and the other coaches often will tell them lies to entice them.
these are 18-19 year old's, he actually showed a lot of maturity by saying he would talk things over break and see who the new coach is.
CycloneErik
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He did a nice job on that one. I'm glad people don't know everything I say when I'm angry.
Fixed it for you.
And thanks for the heads up from Huskerland. It'll be interesting to see how many if any stick around.....
I figure this recruiting class will be almost a complete loss. We didn't have too many guys committed as it was, and the new coaches' recruiting pitch will be to the guys who were in uniform this year.
It would be nice if some of the CF posters would do the same. It took some guts to post that. I'd give it a look-see if you haven't already.
Darius, I hope you decide to stay. ISU is going to need guys with good heads on their shoulders. I hope you are one of them.
