Official 2014 Recruiting thread

[temperflare]

I think maybe Moala and Guy are being recruited at DT? I also think the coaches will see where they end up numbers wise and in the spring they will shuffle players around depending on who they get and what position they think everyone will play.

For example are they going to move Irving back to DE, how good does Cousin look, is a guy like Aka going to switch to DE or is he going to start there and move back to DT because Mitchell Meyers plays really well, ect.

It's pretty fluid.

Thanks for the info and I get that we could have some position changes. I dunno, I just wonder if DT is such a difficult position to recruit why we aren't offering to more than just two. It seems like we are not recruiting enough of the guys that ARE good enough to be offered.

I guess I'd just like to know the thought process, or the method behind the madness if you will.

 

[demoncore1031]

I had hoped we would offer DE Desmond Branch - Yahoo! Sports but I guess we will not. Branch comes from a very athletic family. His father played football at New Mexico, where his brother Brandon currently plays. His oldest brother is Alan Branch from the Buffalo Bills. With some work, this could could be really good.

 

[cyclone4L]

Things are looking positive for the recruitment of Greg Gooch according to 247sports.com

 

[Stewo]

Things are looking positive for the recruitment of Greg Gooch according to 247sports.com

I assume you're talking about the guy from Orlando picking ISU today?

 

[cyclone4L]

I assume you're talking about the guy from Orlando picking ISU today?

No, that's Kenric Young, and I'm not sure about which way he is leaning. Gooch is a LB/DE.

 

[Stewo]

No, that's Kenric Young, and I'm not sure about which way he is leaning. Gooch is a LB/DE.

I meant the writer from Orlando picking ISU in his Crystal Ball prediction at 1AM today. Apparently, there's something else?

 

[Stewo]

Speaking of Young, I just glanced at his twitter, he's announcing at 2 (not sure if that's east). I'm thinking the chance of him going anywhere but Utah is about .5%.

 

[mkleve44]

No, that's Kenric Young, and I'm not sure about which way he is leaning. Gooch is a LB/DE.

If I had to bet anything, my guess is that Kenric is going to Utah. He just visited there and it just feels like he is leaning that way. But in the game of recruiting, you never know.

 

[IAStubborn]

So by most accounts this is our best recruiting class in a while but we are still 10th in the big 12 overall (per 247) and 59th overall. The class calculator they have there is a fun little tool. Looking at some of the recruits we have a decent shot at (not Jones or the Ucla kid) they still all fall near the top of our class:


so by most accounts we have between 3-5 spots left. Assuming we have 5 left and take amongst this group and not 2 DL (in that case would include Moala or Antonio guy but they didn't show up on here) I am guessing we take a RB, a CB, a DL, an LB and the best remaining. This option would produce our best rated class moving us up to 45th and ahead of TCU, KU, and KSU:
But would give us two CB (though gray is also the #60 ranked RB and a projected safety by others so really could be a very vversatile option for us). My O option and probably the more realistic one would be this: still a good class: (note whether Johnson or Gray wouldn't matter for class ratings much they are both really close). Really though I would be thrilled with any combo of these guys.

 

[xboxfever]

I predict these will be the final signings of the class:

Mike Johnson
http://rivals.yahoo.com/iowastate/f...nson-140960;_ylt=An5TBWlfx1ICRNp0MFjf0XGjsJB4

Terry Ayeni
Terry Ayeni - Yahoo! Sports

Greg Gooch
Greg Gooch - Yahoo! Sports

Antonio Guy - Yahoo! Sports

With the possibility of Michael Warren and Kenric Young.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Account for Jensen not likely returning and that adds another available scholly.

 

[State43]

I really hope we land Gooch.

 

[CY9008]

I really hope we land Gooch.

Would be a great get. 3 crystal ball picks for ISU this morning...hopefully we know something soon.

 

[Dandy]

@cyclonereport: LB Willie Harvey commits to So Miss, per Southern Miss Football. But still planning Iowa St visit on 1/31 according to Hattiesburg American

 

[Stewo]

Starting to think Micquell Cotton will be ours based off a pic tweet from him yesterday.

Micquell Cotton - Yahoo! Sports

 

[buf87]

@cyclonereport: LB Willie Harvey commits to So Miss, per Southern Miss Football. But still planning Iowa St visit on 1/31 according to Hattiesburg American

Don't we pay for a recruit to take an official visit here? If he recently committed elsewhere, why bring him here?

 

[CyTwins]

Starting to think Micquell Cotton will be ours based off a pic tweet from him yesterday.

Micquell Cotton - Yahoo! Sports

What'd he tweet?

 

[PhiCy]

Don't we pay for a recruit to take an official visit here? If he recently committed elsewhere, why bring him here?

He just wanted to assure he had a spot on a team. Things can still change. This happens quite often.

 

[WhatchaGonnaDo]

What'd he tweet?

SackMamba Cotton ‏@mqisking9Jan 22
woke up with football on my mind this morning

 

[KMAC_ATTACK]

Man watching Micquells highlights, he's got a real ability to weave through traffic pick the right rush lanes quickly, and still has patience not to overcommit He would be a great replacement for Brackens. Not afraid to put his head in there, i really like his ability. If that guy was 6'-1" he would have 20 D1 schollies. As it is, he's only got 5 with 3 of those 5 being very good programs and one being above the middle tier D1 schools.

This would be another welcomed addition to this class.....

Go Get him CPR.....