Douglas

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Douglas

it requires the staff to be a good judge of character based on limited info and i think it can come back to kick you in the nuts fairly often.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Douglas

i would personally love to see rick stanzi or arvell nelson transfer to UNI. is UNI recruiting tyler peshong?

[Mudrafan]

Re: Douglas

if they are bad at iowa what makes you think they'd be good at uni? i don't get it.

[Marc Wigim]

Re: Douglas

you realize that FBS transfers comprise a significant % of FCS players, right?

i would bet that the majority of FCS schools have at least one starter that transferred from an FBS school. you say we had 7 on the roster so that is more than 10% of our scholarships. I am not going to look it up.

Since when is 10% signifcant?

[TREE]

Re: Douglas

As soon as we hear Missouri State or WIU have talked to him we will be all over him

[Trapped in California]

Re: Douglas

Why focus on the offensive side of the ball? Have we failed to out points on the board in the Farley era? Usually our QB is having to make a 4th Q comeback because our defense has been lit up.


I believe (that is why I am Farley's first person to call for advice) you need to recruit for speed. Look at the gateway facilities wise -

UNI - fake
ILL ST - fake
IN ST - fake
NDSU - fake
SO ILL - fake
YSU - fake
W ILL - turf
MO ST - turf
SDSU - turf


Shutdown DBs are the missing ingredient. We have the beef on both sides of the line, and can attract offensive skill players because of the pro-style offense (indoors no less). Kickers also love the Dome. Speedy DBs are all I want for Xmas.

[dasJamin]

Re: Douglas

It is also a perk if you transfer from FBS to FCS, you do not need to sit out a year.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Douglas

if they are bad at iowa what makes you think they'd be good at uni? i don't get it.

you must have some ultra-high level contacts, because the rest of the world hasnt seen them play yet. iowa has 7 QB's on scholarship or committed and changes are going to happen.

you may want to check out their offer lists. I think it would be worth a shot.

http://iowa.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=39019

http://iowa.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=41594&sport=1

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Douglas

Since when is 10% signifcant?

are you kidding me?

[GatewayFB]

Re: Douglas

I could care less if all of UNI players were transfers. What difference does it make? I went to several JC games this year. Those kids are very talented and want to play ball just as badly as any kid at UNI. Same with the kids from FBS schools that transfer in. They want to play football. I have no problem with that.

As for what makes them bad at Iowa and good at UNI. I am sure there are players at UNI not getting any playing time that are as good or better than the kids that do play. How many times have you seen the third string QB (at the start of the year) gets playing time and plays better than the other two QBs? Happens a lot.

[Mudrafan]

Re: Douglas

9-yr...what the hell are you talking about?

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Douglas

you said those freshman QBs are bad when they have yet to play a meaningful snap and were recruited by good programs. i want to know how you know such things.

i am also saying that a demographic that produces a quality starter or comprises 10% of a roster should be considered a significant.

[AmesPanther]

Re: Douglas

A lot of FBS players don't want to sit out so they go FCS. If someone leaves an FBS team I think it's fair to ask if one of the best FCS teams (UNI) is going to get them.

[9YRPLAN]

Re: Douglas

on that note, i didnt realize the Tarvaris Jackson started out at Arkansas but transferred because he was behind Jones.

[Mountain Panther]

Re: Douglas

When was the last time we had an impact player transfer from Iowa? Did Sapp go there first?