Iowa Stops Recruiting Florida

[petro]

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[bgator85]

He makes nearly $4 million per year and has a ridiculously long contract, what was the Iowa AD thinking?

[gatorr4life]

Not that it matters, but I believe a kid out of Newberry signed with Iowa recently. Quinn?

[Jaggator]

Originally Posted by ncgatr1

Have you ever been to Iowa and met the people? I'm originally from Cedar Rapids, my parents left there for sunny florida when I was 2. They are probably some of the nicest people you will ever meet and Iowa women can be pretty hot, especially down in Iowa City. I have been to that campus and was amazed at the talent there.

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by gtr2x

I'd say Iowa football has been mediocre for awhile. No problem with your analysis, but the kid I know was also recruited by UM and there were no extra benefits received from Iowa. I think it was simply a matter of liking their offensive style and their coaches. BTW, Iowa is ok academically, but UM is superior to Iowa. Florida kids don't go to Iowa for a superior education.(no offense to any Iowa grads that may be lurking).

Depends on what you're going to study. Iowa has the number one creative writing program in the country. The communications department is awfully good, especially the advertising program. I've worked with a lot of Iowa grads and without exception they are extremely competent. Have one close friend who went undergrad and med school there. He's reputed to be one of the best Pediatric Oncological Neurologists in the US.

UM is a fine school, but the academic setting isn't for everyone. As far as college towns go, Iowa City is much nicer than Coral Gables. From the perspective of a football player, I'd much rather go to a school that supports the team. Iowa fans are among the most loyal in the Big 10. I honestly don't know a single Miami fan.

[geauxgator1]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Depends on what you're going to study. Iowa has the number one creative writing program in the country. The communications department is awfully good, especially the advertising program. I've worked with a lot of Iowa grads and without exception they are extremely competent. Have one close friend who went undergrad and med school there. He's reputed to be one of the best Pediatric Oncological Neurologists in the US.

UM is a fine school, but the academic setting isn't for everyone. As far as college towns go, Iowa City is much nicer than Coral Gables. From the perspective of a football player, I'd much rather go to a school that supports the team. Iowa fans are among the most loyal in the Big 10. I honestly don't know a single Miami fan.

South Beach and $$'s that seem to float around the UM athletic dorms trump creative writing. These are athletes, not Rhodes Scholars.

[HungaryGator]

What hurts schools like Iowa in their effort to recruit kids out of Florida is not UF/sow/scUM. Its not even Bama/UGA/Auburn/Clemson. They simply were not going to get the kids any of the above were pursuing as a general rule. What hurts them is usf/ucf/fiu/fau These were either not around 15 years ago or if they were they were just starting up. Now that the state of Florida has a contingent of pissants in the I-A ranks, they soak up a lot of those 3rd tier type prospects that the weaker programs in the Big 10 used to get. Obviously some of those turn out to be good players.....certainly better than anything on offer in places like Iowa and Minnesota for the most part.

This is part of the reason the Big 10 aside from OSU/Meatchicken/PSU is in big trouble long term. They just don't have a recruiting base and the demographics are all moving against them. They are steadily being reduced to 4th tier kids from the South as opposed to the 2nd and 3rd tier ones they used to get.

[gtr2x]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Depends on what you're going to study. Iowa has the number one creative writing program in the country. The communications department is awfully good, especially the advertising program. I've worked with a lot of Iowa grads and without exception they are extremely competent. Have one close friend who went undergrad and med school there. He's reputed to be one of the best Pediatric Oncological Neurologists in the US.

UM is a fine school, but the academic setting isn't for everyone. As far as college towns go, Iowa City is much nicer than Coral Gables. From the perspective of a football player, I'd much rather go to a school that supports the team. Iowa fans are among the most loyal in the Big 10. I honestly don't know a single Miami fan.

Whatever. I get it that you are a midwest guy and pretty much hate any Florida school. However, the argument "that it depends on what you study" can be made about most any school in the country. Even Auburn has an excellent veterinarian program, etc, etc.

Personally, I hate UM with a passion, but I would choose that setting over Iowa any day of the week. football player or otherwise. And I know 2 Iowans, both successful people, and neither have any plans on returning. Iowa would seem to be a pretty tough place to recruit to me, but to each his own.

[GatorAbe7]

Originally Posted by gtr2x

However, the argument "that it depends on what you study" can be made about most any school in the country. Even Auburn has an excellent veterinarian program, etc, etc.

Unless we're arguing the few Harvards and Stanfords of the college world, I've never understood any sort of bickering between the rivaling alumni, especially the ones from the big state schools. Heck, I graduated from the University of Arizona, famed mostly for Parties and Pot, and managed to beat out MIT and service academy grads for position I have now.

If we're taking specific disciplines than it absolutely has much more to do with the U you attended, as mentioned above.

If it's about enlightenment, or whatever they call it these days, that's more of something you do on your own with books you read and friends you make.

[tedunderhillstab]

good luck with that. lol

[CRIMDEFgator]

I can understand why a very good player who is, perhaps, not a 5 star would go there if he fit their system and could start versus riding pine behind 3 guys at Bama or 2 or UF.

[CharlesUF09]

Ferentz's contract goes for like 5 more years too, so they can't even fire him if they wanted to without dishing out like 16 million dollars.

[Mayhem41]

Originally Posted by geauxgator1

Oh brother.. there's enough money at U of Iowa or any state institution to take care of a few kids. Have you been watching Auburn the last 2 decades? All you need is a couple of rich alumni to take care of that type of bidness. How about Ole Miss? Are they a "rich" school? Something's going on there, or are they all of a sudden attracting 4 and 5 star kids that never considered going there before? I don't put it past any school these days especially with so much money at stake, and careers in the balance, to do what they think they must.

You completely missed his point. He wasn't saying Iowa didn't have alums/boosters with money. He was saying they wouldn't waste their time spending money on B and C type players from Florida, which were the types they were getting (not 4 and 5 star players.... which they weren't really hauling in, anyway).

[themistocles]

Actually, Iowa City is in South Eastern Iowa, about 200 mile north and 75 miles west of St. Louis.

That is not Tundra, which starts north of Waterloo in the East. Now, Iowa State, in Aimes, is both in the Prairie and where the Blizzards hit very, very hard.

Eastern Iowa is hilly, being largely a driftless area (Glaciers didn't sweep through there and leave flatland, wonderful soil and huge boulders lying around when they melted).

Iowa City is a really pretty river town and there is an amazing amount happening there, perhaps largely because of the University's location there. About 20 miles to the South West of Iowa City lie the Amana Colonies (you may recall Amana Refrigerators & such), where you can get some of the most amazing fruit and vegetable wines you can imagine.

Not the Tundra at all. A really nice place to spend 4 or 5 years.

[Gator515151]

In 2011 Iowa State signed a couple of Manatee high players, Quenton Bundridge and Quinton Pompeii.