Cyclone Squad 17 Cyning Day Thread

[cmjh10]

Sneaky athletic Gym Rat with a high IQ. Really plays the game the right way

Sup CPR

 

[Cyforce]

Hard to image we could bring in as good of a back as the 2 true freshman that played last fall. I'd guess we sign one in 18 then one prep and one Juco in 19. CMC is in a position to swing for the fences on RB recruits over the next two years because of the young backs he has now.

 

[Cycsk]

Sure injuries would hurt us at running back next season. But, the o line will be a strength for years. Pretty easy to sell running backs next year when they visit and see the o lineman. It will be mentioned over and over to recruits. Who wouldn't want to be a running back here with the history of running backs running for big yards in CMC's system. We have a QB who would strap it up tighter and be a serviceable back in a pinch.

We have two RBs who outplayed the Big 12 freshmen of the year, so we are in pretty good shape.

 

[Cycsk]

Hard to image we could bring in as good of a back as the 2 true freshman that played last fall. I'd guess we sign one in 18 then one prep and one Juco in 19. CMC is in a position to swing for the fences on RB recruits over the next two years because of the young backs he has now.

I really look forward to seeing the offers Coach Lou Ayeni makes and who he goes after. I'm looking for him to snag a great one from SEC territory.

 

[dualthreat]

I really look forward to seeing the offers Coach Lou Ayeni makes and who he goes after. I'm looking for him to snag a great one from SEC territory.

To paraphrase him at the recruiting party, Fans are going to be really excited to see the running backs we have on the board for 2018.

 

[RealisticCy]

Hard to image we could bring in as good of a back as the 2 true freshman that played last fall. I'd guess we sign one in 18 then one prep and one Juco in 19. CMC is in a position to swing for the fences on RB recruits over the next two years because of the young backs he has now.

Fully agree. Really glad to see the numbers committed to the OL and DL, everything starts up front. Get Manning plenty of talent and competition for playing time, establish a consistent running game with OL, and just watch how attractive we can become for highly regarded RB's.

Can't wait to see the young high school OL from the first two Campbell classes develop into contributors, and love to see how they are choosing to build the program. Hope they keep getting 4-5 high school OL in every class. And just think of who they can start to target in recruiting when they can sell a winning program that proves it can get guys into the NFL.

 

[isucy86]

If that's true, it is so Pollard-like. Just celebrate a great class, don't need to stretch like that to create hype. I know it's only a poster/tweet, but some times the stuff we send out from the athletic department is cringe-worthy.

While I can't disagree with your last sentence. You do realize these types of statements are published by ISU's Marketing and Promotions folks and not Accounting Marketing is meant to promote kids accomplishments and not down play them. Does your resume convey your averageness or your highest accomplishments?

 

[clonedude]

I was surprised we didn't take a RB in this class, however, I do agree we need more OL and DL, so I think it was a good move.

We have 3 stud RBs on the roster in Montgomery, Kene, and Warren, but after that it's all question marks. Croney might be ok, but not enough to go on. If complete disaster happened, you could always play Ryen back there if needed.

The good thing is that all 3 of our stud RBs are back next year, so it's not like they are all graduating and we'd be hosed next year or anything.

 

[tolfbfan]

Fully agree. Really glad to see the numbers committed to the OL and DL, everything starts up front. Get Manning plenty of talent and competition for playing time, establish a consistent running game with OL, and just watch how attractive we can become for highly regarded RB's.

Can't wait to see the young high school OL from the first two Campbell classes develop into contributors, and love to see how they are choosing to build the program. Hope they keep getting 4-5 high school OL in every class. And just think of who they can start to target in recruiting when they can sell a winning program that proves it can get guys into the NFL.

This staff already has multiple lineman on rosters in NFL. I think 2-3 from 2014-2016 graduating classes.

 

[RustShack]

Look at Warren behind a good run blocking OL his freshman year, and Warren last year. Big difference. RB's are a dime in a dozen, load up on OL.

 

[ILikeCy]

To paraphrase him at the recruiting party, Fans are going to be really excited to see the running backs we have on the board for 2018.

Credit goes to @NATEizKING from his 2018 targets thread
RB John Schmidt: Ill, Iowa, ISU, MN, NW, WI. http://247sports.com/player/john-schmidt-91147
RB Keaontay Ingram: None. 1/24 Offer. http://247sports.com/player/keaontay-ingram-94655
RB Konrie Brown: None. 12/20 Offer. http://247sports.com/player/konrie-brown-89781
RB La'damian Webb: None. 12/15 Offer. http://247sports.com/Player/Ladamian-Webb-86234
RB Tavion Thomas: MSU, WI Warmer. 2/1 Offer. http://247sports.com/Player/Tavion-Thomas-46036670
RB Christian Turner: Miami. 2/1 Offer. http://247sports.com/Player/Christian-Turner-77372
RB/ATH Henry Geil: None. 1/21 Offer. No profile.

Ingram and Turner have the highest rankings on 247 out of this group.

 

[Hayes30]

Credit goes to @NATEizKING from his 2018 targets thread
RB John Schmidt: Ill, Iowa, ISU, MN, NW, WI. http://247sports.com/player/john-schmidt-91147
RB Keaontay Ingram: None. 1/24 Offer. http://247sports.com/player/keaontay-ingram-94655
RB Konrie Brown: None. 12/20 Offer. http://247sports.com/player/konrie-brown-89781
RB La'damian Webb: None. 12/15 Offer. http://247sports.com/Player/Ladamian-Webb-86234
RB Tavion Thomas: MSU, WI Warmer. 2/1 Offer. http://247sports.com/Player/Tavion-Thomas-46036670
RB Christian Turner: Miami. 2/1 Offer. http://247sports.com/Player/Christian-Turner-77372
RB/ATH Henry Geil: None. 1/21 Offer. No profile.

Ingram and Turner have the highest rankings on 247 out of this group.

Don't forget about
http://247sports.com/player/saybein-clark-94524

 

[cmjh10]

Dont forget these two.....

http://247sports.com/Player/Zamir-White-76780
http://247sports.com/Player/Lorenzo-Lingard-80285

jimlad, just in case

 

[t-noah]

Do we have a final list (so far) of all the signees, someone could put up here, or point us to; and maybe some of the misses as well. Thx.

For those of us fans that are slow, like me, I found the list...http://www.cyclones.com/signingday/football/3/
I'll look there first next time, ha.

 

[tolfbfan]

A program like Iowa State just isnt going to have 2 deep caliber RBs 4 deep on the depth chart. If our 4th RB is getting significant playing time and carries we have a problem. Injuries happen, and when they focus on one position it hurts. It will be awesome someday when we can say "ok, 3rd guy went down, next guy in" but we just arent there yet. Point is we have a year to find our next 5th guy, if 4 isnt enough for '17 then 5 or 6 wouldnt have been either because those top 3 plus JoelDozer LannRaming better get every carry. (Ok mix in and end around to Ryen or Jones.)

My experience is that 3 or 4 running backs get significant to some carries for CMC when he has his guys in place. I have mentioned this before and expect it to trend this way once depth is where they want it. This was 2014.
RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
HUNT, Kareem 10 205 1650 19 1631 8.0 16 91 163.1
SWANSON, Terry 12 113 741 9 732 6.5 6 48 61.0
JONES-MOORE, D. 12 80 471 11 460 5.8 6 42 38.3
REMY, Marc 12 42 225 6 219 5.2 0 22 18.2

I can tell you Remy's carries were not mop up time carries. They went with hot hand. 3,042 yards on 440 carries. Backs averaged 6.91 yards per carry.

 

[khardbored]

To paraphrase him at the recruiting party, Fans are going to be really excited to see the running backs we have on the board for 2018.

the kool aid . . .