Norton and Sanders
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they quit on the team!!!!!!
CMC came out and more-or-less said they would be transferring. I'm guessing a frank discussion happened about Sama being featured going forward and they didn't take it well, but that's just a guess.
Yep, their egos got in the way. Then Sama nailed the coffin shut on their career at ISU that same day.
Yeah, very disappointing. I get it, I totally understand trying to do what you feel is best for you but would have been nice for them to see out the season. Oh well
Welcome to the brave new world of professional athletes
If they weren't going to be the feature back here there's nothing wrong with going somewhere else to try to do it, they only have so much time to play. They put in hard minutes for us.
I have no issue with what you said, if they started their search yesterday and not before the last game.
We don't know the whole story. There may have been a meeting and it was discussed, Sama and Hansen would be the primary going forward. That may have prompted Sanders and Norton to say, they are looking to transfer. It may have been mutual, no need to crucify them as we don't have all the details. Norton was rooting Sama on, FYI.
I mean, I suppose-- but do you really want two guys with their feet out the door playing? In a way, I'm glad it's all transparent. If you don't want to be here, don't make the trip. And it worked out really well. Had they been there, I'm guessing after Sama's fumble we see him ride the pine for a bit. Without them there, he had to keep getting carries.
I agree with wanting them to be bought in and not having a foot out the door. What I meant with, had they decided they didn't want to be here after end of year meetings or season end, then I don't care.
They didn't love the process and the process didn't love them back.
My guess is they started their transfer prep a little early, the staff caught wind, and didn't want anyone that wasn't completely committed to the squad making that trip.
Both of these guys gave ISU good minutes. Both could see that Sama was going to be the bell cow going forward. Both could be absolute studs/bell cows at G5 schools. I would have loved to keep at least one of them for depth, but Hansen looks just fine as a counter to Sama.
The only thing they did wrong, IMO, is start looking a little early, but if we have them to use we don't get Abu's huge breakout game. His breakaway gear is something we've rarely seen, and he's going to be an NFL back.
Both of these guys gave ISU good minutes. Both could see that Sama was going to be the bell cow going forward. Both could be absolute studs/bell cows at G5 schools. I would have loved to keep at least one of them for depth, but Hansen looks just fine as a counter to Sama.
The only thing they did wrong, IMO, is start looking a little early, but if we have them to use we don't get Abu's huge breakout game. His breakaway gear is something we've rarely seen, and he's going to be an NFL back.
I'm not thrilled with the timing, and I wouldn't have been surprised to see one of them leave but good luck to the two of them. Sama has had flashes all year of being great but it would have been nice to see one of those guys stick around. You really need a couple of guys like that splitting carries in my opinion 60/40 and relying on a true Freshman for a bunch of that load is going to be tough.
I thought he left the program and had bet on ISU games? My assumption was he's in the same boat as Dekkers.
