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发帖数: 1432 | 1 It's surprising that Moore didn't get drafted
but it did say a lot about the quality of the team
Those were a bunch of 2* 3*
Great coaching job | b**j
发帖数: 20742 | 2 我刚好看了一篇文章, 确实没想到
Iowa among best at producing NFL talent
When Riley Reiff hears his named called in the first round of Thursday’s NF
L Draft, he will become the 43rd player from Iowa to be drafted since 2002.
Need help quantifying that number?
It’s more than Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State has had over the same perio
d. In fact, outside of Ohio State, it’s more than any other Midwest program
.
Maybe even more surprising, Reiff will be the Hawkeyes’ 23rd draft pick sin
ce 2007, which is more than Miami, arguably the No. 1 “football factory” i
n the country.
And the Hawkeyes have done that with just one top 25 recruiting class since
2006. A top 25 class alone instead of a top 10 or 15 class at those traditio
nal powers is often even considered a disappointment.
Don’t think for a second the Iowa coaching staff is not using those numbers
to its advantage either. The recruiting process is just as much about helpi
ng a high school prospect get to the NFL as it is about anything else.
“When you look at our process, we’re not getting the four- and five-star g
uys, but we’re developing our two- and three-star guys better than the prog
ram getting the four- and five-star guys,” Iowa recruiting coordinator Eric
Johnson said. “They’re getting the guys that are highly recruited, but we
’re getting more guys to the next level. You can go to a place that allows
you to coast or go to a program that’s going to develop you, push you and g
et you to the next level. A two and three-star guy might say Iowa is the pro
gram to help me mature, to get me to the level where I want to be.
“That’s a dream that most have is playing football. That is a big part of
recruiting.”
Johnson said every year the Iowa staff convenes and goes over the best ways
to recruit the next year’s class. So the staff hands out surveys to the inc
oming freshman and to the Hawkeyes already on the roster about the recruitin
g process. The chance to get to the NFL is always among the highest.
“When they talk about it anonymously, and the order might change from year
to year, but it’s the opportunity to play early, the stability of the staff
and NFL opportunities,” Johnson said. “Those are the three most important
components [recruits] feel in their mind.”
Johnson could not put a percentage on how much the staff sells the NFL succe
ss as opposed to academics, facilities and the rest of the Iowa program, but
he said the key is to be balanced.
When a recruit makes a visit to Iowa, the staff is sure to show him two wall
s. One wall consists of Iowa’s consensus All-Americans, and Johnson estimat
es one-third have come since he and Kirk Ferentz arrived at Iowa before the
1999 season.
The second wall is the academic All-Americans, and Johnson guesses 95 percen
t have come since 1999.
“Over the last 14 years and you can name the year, it’s Northwestern, Iowa
and Penn State at the top in graduation rates. We show both sides,” Johnso
n said. “Coach Ferentz understands how hard it is to get to the NFL and sta
y in the NFL. We push our guys to be the best on the field and the best off
the field. You’re going to offend some recruits if you just sell the NFL al
l the way, and you’re not going to get some guys if all you talk about is a
cademics.”
At Iowa, Johnson knows the Hawkeyes are going to not always win the battles
against the likes of Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State, so he said the sta
ff looks for three things.
“We try to identify guys that we feel have good character, are tough and li
ke football,” he said. “A lot of times that may not be the four- or five-s
tar guy, but we think in our minds that’s what has made us a good program.”
And more importantly for recruits, it’s made Iowa a stepping stone to the N
FL.
【在 l********l 的大作中提到】
: It's surprising that Moore didn't get drafted
: but it did say a lot about the quality of the team
: Those were a bunch of 2* 3*
: Great coaching job
| l********l
发帖数: 1432 | 3 IOWA has been a program famous for "big uglies"
IOWA linemen is kind of the same popularity level as Saban DBs
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【在 b**j 的大作中提到】
: 我刚好看了一篇文章, 确实没想到
: Iowa among best at producing NFL talent
: When Riley Reiff hears his named called in the first round of Thursday’s NF
: L Draft, he will become the 43rd player from Iowa to be drafted since 2002.
: Need help quantifying that number?
: It’s more than Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State has had over the same perio
: d. In fact, outside of Ohio State, it’s more than any other Midwest program
: .
: Maybe even more surprising, Reiff will be the Hawkeyes’ 23rd draft pick sin
: ce 2007, which is more than Miami, arguably the No. 1 “football factory” i
| f**********n
发帖数: 10757 | 4 自从跟 boise state打了一场以后，我就觉得 他们很有实力，不光是 well coached，
而是很有实力。 很多人认为 随便 Power run 几下，就能把 boise state 拖垮，其实
还是不 了解这支球队，能打赢 Okolaham,VT, UGA不是偶然的
【在 l********l 的大作中提到】
: It's surprising that Moore didn't get drafted
: but it did say a lot about the quality of the team
: Those were a bunch of 2* 3*
: Great coaching job
| l********l
发帖数: 1432 | 5 do you think their raw talent level is at the same as the big profile
schools they defeated?
I can see the kids may not be as highly rated only because they are far away
from recruiting "hotbed", but I am not sure their talent level is really
that HIGH
I think the coaching made a HUGE difference. Just imagine when those coaches
can have an extreme talented team (e.g. TEXAS) to work with. They may own
college football.
【在 f**********n 的大作中提到】
: 自从跟 boise state打了一场以后，我就觉得 他们很有实力，不光是 well coached，
: 而是很有实力。 很多人认为 随便 Power run 几下，就能把 boise state 拖垮，其实
: 还是不 了解这支球队，能打赢 Okolaham,VT, UGA不是偶然的
| b**j
发帖数: 20742 | 6 这个命题我觉得不见得成立。2*, 3*会安心听教练的，4*, 5*估计不会花那个功夫。
away
coaches
【在 l********l 的大作中提到】
: do you think their raw talent level is at the same as the big profile
: schools they defeated?
: I can see the kids may not be as highly rated only because they are far away
: from recruiting "hotbed", but I am not sure their talent level is really
: that HIGH
: I think the coaching made a HUGE difference. Just imagine when those coaches
: can have an extreme talented team (e.g. TEXAS) to work with. They may own
: college football.
| j***4
发帖数: 3119 | 7 这些数字的确惊人，而且不是一年两年，有consistency.
On the flip side, after Iowa got these many NFL drafts, their recruiting is
still not in top 25. That says something about the program too | f******o
发帖数: 4689 | 8 Not a big deal, bro.
If all of the talents in any powerhouse stay until senior, I bet it would
have been more than that "6" drafted.
【在 l********l 的大作中提到】
: It's surprising that Moore didn't get drafted
: but it did say a lot about the quality of the team
: Those were a bunch of 2* 3*
: Great coaching job
| s****y
发帖数: 18685 | | B******m
发帖数: 2643 | 10 核心是5/6年级打人家2/3年级的。
【在 f**********n 的大作中提到】
: 自从跟 boise state打了一场以后，我就觉得 他们很有实力，不光是 well coached，
: 而是很有实力。 很多人认为 随便 Power run 几下，就能把 boise state 拖垮，其实
: 还是不 了解这支球队，能打赢 Okolaham,VT, UGA不是偶然的
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