We have to give credit where credit is due. Iowa opted to honor the scholarship offer to Ava Jones, with her LOI signed months after the accident which likely ended her basketball career. They had a great team when they did this and had to know it could potentially impact acquiring future transfers. I haven't seen anything from the administration about changing AJ's scholarship, just wishful thinking from a few of their fans.
WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff
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Like bringing in Soares over our previous years posts, Jordão and Morgan? That was somehow so different? Or bringing in Jordão the previous year? Come on, I get that some peeps want to diss the rival here but that's sort of a silly take that's it's good for us to do but somehow bad for them.
We've been a lot more active in he transfer portal than Iowa has. One of the criticism of Bluder (somewhat unfair in my opinion) is that she was TOO loyal to her players and didn't use the portal much. In an era of transfers being a big deal she's not had much attrition or addition.
On a non-Iowa note: Heather Ezell got some good news at Wyoming -- McKinley Bradshaw, who was all-MWC in 21-22 but graduated in three years and left to serve an LDS mission, is apparently returning, She has two years of eligibility remaining.
Until Iowa learns to play defense, they won't be winning a national championship.
They just made it to the national championship game. I agree better defense would be better, but how can you say that following what just transpired?
So you have to pay to get people to play at Iowa?
Even then, some savvy image you create if all the NIL moolah in Hawkland can't get players to come aboard.
Not sure I get your point.
Iowa has money - they bought a QB.
They buy some wrestlers, per our wrestling gurus.
I imagine the vast majority of their players are unpaid, like ours.
My point was $100,000 is a good investment if it gives you a shot at a title.
I refer only to Iowa's WBB and its merits:
1) You got Clark and a good bit of players returning.
2) Iowa just lost the N. Championship.
3) Iowa is highly regarded and in the Big Ten.
4) Iowa has great support for its WBB program now.
The two points I was taken to post about:
1) Why not first see who was willing to come on board THEN offer the NIL bundle? This is not about academic scholarships, this is about who WANTS to play for you. Maybe I am a little naive but team chemistry (especially with Clark as a teammate) would be a priority if a goal is getting back to the Championship game.
2) Now that those (apparently) offered NIL money are not considering Iowa, to me, Iowa comes off within a whisker of appearing desperate-if not even a bit amateurish, monied but unsophisticated. I know the players may have already made decisions to play elsewhere and have not turned the money down as I state. But, we shall see who they land.
This new NIL game recruiting is a different play than HS recruits which is a big numbers game.
Probably easier to make a list of the schools that haven't contacted her. Maybe that is why some players choose "not to be contacted"...
We are on the list of 33 if you look at the replies. We were one and done and not an elite so those others schools will get the mention. Not sure why USC got a call out though. They weren't very good and are a LONG way from Chicago.
South Carolina was mentioned before USC so they were talking about California USC.
My thoughts on her are she is looking a couple things for her next school 1. do they have a chance to go far in the tourney 2. can she be the main star ( won't get that at Iowa) 3. what kind of NIL is there for her
Wichita State head coaching job
First candidate listed - is Billy Fennelly
If he really wants to become the next ISU WBB head coach, he might want to consider doing something like this.
I completely agree - let's see what he can do to build a staff, game execution, etc. AAC isn't a bad conference in terms of talent/competition.
The only downside to losing Billy is that he is our top recruiter. Good for him though