Agree, Tre. No guns have been held to any heads. If you don't want to go to Dowling (or any other private school) and pay tuition, then don't.
Lazard plays in Ames tonight
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Agree, Tre. No guns have been held to any heads. If you don't want to go to Dowling (or any other private school) and pay tuition, then don't.
I agree. I've heard ISU maybe wary of K-M because of academic issues. So did Troy Davis and that worked out.
This. It happens at all the non-Des Moines schools in the area. It's not the schools actively recruiting so much, but they definitely give a pitch when a student moving to town pays a visit. Nowadays, a lot of the transfers start with the player / family looking for a better situation from an athletic stand point.
See, but now you're into the chicken vs. the egg argument.
The whole recruiting angle is a dead horse, and I really don't think it holds any water these days. Even though they have the ABILITY to recruit, I'm not sure they really do a whole lot of genuine recruitment. Kids want to win, and they know what schools traditionally do that. Martensdale-St. Marys isn't a private school, but they brought in kids from all over on their way to 3-straight state titles in baseball. The kids played together on travel ball teams and sold each other on the idea of playing varsity together. I would be willing to bet scenarios like that make up 99% of all "recruiting" at the high school level in Iowa. And that stuff can, and does, happen anywhere at any school in the state.
How did this turn into a private school recruitment thread? No more comments about Urbandale's under-use of Lazard? He was impressive when he was standing there, but I was quite disappointed that they didn't run plays that featured him.
95' Iowa City West first team didn't give up a first down all year. We gave up one score after a goal line fumble. Sabers just said that to **** off IC West siders and because he had just been blown out. Though I like xavier over Ames.
I'm from Ames and I think the hype might be a bit much. I think once they meet up a great defense, they could be in trouble. I have no doubt they'd put up a few touchdowns against Xavier, but not enough.
But, to be honest, I think Dowling will probably take Ames out, if Valley doesn't first.
I'm from Ames too and I think they've earned the hype. That being said, stopping Valley's rush offense (and Swenson will pound it at them) will be a tall order for the Little Cyclones.
You seriously think a coach made that kind of comment after getting dominated in a state playoff game simply to annoy west-side IC people (his own fans) over a team from 18 years previous?
Didn't see the game, but did see Dowling take Lazard out of the game as well. Put a similarly-sized guy on him at the line of scrimmage and had matching speed downfield. Had one catch all night. Wonder if Ames did the same thing?
As an extension of the earlier talk about the 4A semifinals and how they've been dominated by the Big Four (SEP, Valley, Dowling, Ankeny) in the west, does anyone know who made the semis in '97, '98 and '99? I know Ames made the title game in '96, and I've tracked the complete history back to 2000 (Marshalltown is the only non-Big Four team to make the semis in the west in that time). I also know Valley, Dowling and Ankeny made the championship game in '97, '98 and '99. I just don't know who they beat to get there. Anyone know?
Who cares. 478 yards is all we need to know. That is more than anyone on the team Clones so far.
