***Official 2015 Recruiting Thread***

Dandy

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I thought Nerness was always a 2 star. You also can't just take the offers list as gospel. Some of these kids commit early and then don't report anymore offers bc they aren't going anywhere else. On the flip side just because a kid has offers from a couple major conference offers doesn't mean he is going to be rated a certain way.

Building on this... Different web sites (Rivals, Scout, 247, ESPN, etc.) use different grading metrics too. Evaluators prefer some skills more than others and it varies from site to site.
 

CloneinWDSM

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Anyone know anything on this Micquell Cotton? He tweets about ISU a lot, has ISU in his background on Twitter and his information. I know he was a 2014 recruit, if I remember correctly, he did not qualify and was going to IWCC. Anyone know any other information on him?

https://rivals.yahoo.com/iowastate/football/recruiting/player-Micquell-Cotton-150449

Very interesting. Was huge into ISU and was reportedly down to Us, Indiana, and Syracuse. Didn't make grades and I thought signed with Iowa Western

Pretty interesting his twitter bio says #ISU....
 

Aclone

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Anyone know anything on this Micquell Cotton? He tweets about ISU a lot, has ISU in his background on Twitter and his information. I know he was a 2014 recruit, if I remember correctly, he did not qualify and was going to IWCC. Anyone know any other information on him?

https://rivals.yahoo.com/iowastate/football/recruiting/player-Micquell-Cotton-150449
If he didn't qualify, he'd be a 2016 recruit, right?

And if he's at IWCC, he'd be a teammate of Charlie Rogers...right?
 

Stormin

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Anyone know anything on this Micquell Cotton? He tweets about ISU a lot, has ISU in his background on Twitter and his information. I know he was a 2014 recruit, if I remember correctly, he did not qualify and was going to IWCC. Anyone know any other information on him?

https://rivals.yahoo.com/iowastate/football/recruiting/player-Micquell-Cotton-150449

IMO, ISU is making a real effort in getting more size in the Defensive backfield. Look at our current recruits and commits. Cotton is only 5'8". IMO, the days of the shorter DB's at ISU is coming to an end. Too many big receivers in the Big XII.
 

demoncore1031

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Iowa already has 14 commits for 2015, dang!! BUT... 6 of them are 2 star guys, the other 8 are 3 star guys. Their recruiting seems to have gone down the last couple years. Only 2 of the 14 commits are defensive players... I remember not all that long ago when they were getting a good number of 4 star guys. I know stars don't matter, but after watching several videos on their commits, I am not impressed. Good!
 

Gonzo

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Iowa already has 14 commits for 2015, dang!! BUT... 6 of them are 2 star guys, the other 8 are 3 star guys. Their recruiting seems to have gone down the last couple years. Only 2 of the 14 commits are defensive players... I remember not all that long ago when they were getting a good number of 4 star guys. I know stars don't matter, but after watching several videos on their commits, I am not impressed. Good!

Iowa did just get James Daniels, OL out of Ohio. #4 center nationally. Chose Iowa over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Michigan, Michigan St., Ohio St., Penn St., Wisconsin. That'll help.
 

ribsnwhiskey

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Iowa did just get James Daniels, OL out of Ohio. #4 center nationally. Chose Iowa over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Miami, Michigan, Michigan St., Ohio St., Penn St., Wisconsin. That'll help.

Great get for you guys. No recruiting ******* matches needed. Kirk's results speak for themselves.

Keep this thread on topic.
 

tgraham1984

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I think you are right with the Hawk class on two points....not that impressive from a star standpoint, but Kirk is a very good talent evaluator and developer. While the class won't be star studded I feel the OL class has big potential...Daniels film is really impressive. I am a pretty big fan of 2* LB Jinning (watch his film), and I am a big Boyle guy. Overall I trust the coaching staffs eyes. I like what you guys are going this year as well.
 

ISUCY23

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I think you are right with the Hawk class on two points....not that impressive from a star standpoint, but Kirk is a very good talent evaluator and developer. While the class won't be star studded I feel the OL class has big potential...Daniels film is really impressive. I am a pretty big fan of 2* LB Jinning (watch his film), and I am a big Boyle guy. Overall I trust the coaching staffs eyes. I like what you guys are going this year as well.

I too, am a huge Boyle's fan. Really wish we would have offered.
 

CYphyllis

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I would expect Nerness and Spears to get bumped up by the time it's all said and done on Rivals, Spears already got the jump up on 247 and Scout - fairly considerably in terms of position rankings.
 

CyTwins

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