Comments on: Blythe proud to represent home state for Hawkeyes http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/31/blythe-proud-to-represent-home-state-for-hawkeyes/ powered by the Iowa City Press-Citizen & The Des Moines Register Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Horse1963 http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/31/blythe-proud-to-represent-home-state-for-hawkeyes/#comment-8572 Horse1963 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:51:28 +0000 http://hawkcentral.com/?p=11964#comment-8572 Could be a disappointing day tomorrow. Just heard today that Kouandjo is already secretly committed to Bama, Pitts to Pittsburgh, Wright to Stanford. I can't remember the school where Cooper and Cyrus are supposedly committed to, but I don't think we will be getting either of them. Of course none of this is final until tomorrow....just a bunch of talking heads for now, however the Kouandjo kid and the other DeMatha kid apparently are definitely committed to other schools. I agree that the star rating system is very subjective. I'm sure KF and the staff will have some very good players to coach up. Could be a disappointing day tomorrow. Just heard today that Kouandjo is already secretly committed to Bama, Pitts to Pittsburgh, Wright to Stanford. I can’t remember the school where Cooper and Cyrus are supposedly committed to, but I don’t think we will be getting either of them. Of course none of this is final until tomorrow….just a bunch of talking heads for now, however the Kouandjo kid and the other DeMatha kid apparently are definitely committed to other schools. I agree that the star rating system is very subjective. I’m sure KF and the staff will have some very good players to coach up.

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]]> By: LettermanHawk http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/31/blythe-proud-to-represent-home-state-for-hawkeyes/#comment-8560 LettermanHawk Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:38:21 +0000 http://hawkcentral.com/?p=11964#comment-8560 I have some knowledge about these "star" ratings that the scouting services and sites put on kids. Sometimes their ratings prove true, sometimes they don't. Jake Christensen had four and five star ratings and was rated the #2 high school QB in the country. Ricky Stanzi was three stars and probably ranked way down low...and we all know how that turned out. On the positive side, KF and the Iowa coaches are great teachers. They take players with potential and teach them to be very good, sometimes even excellent players. In many cases, they have turned players into stars by changing their positions, as they did with Dallas Clark. I like the recruiting class so far and how it blends in with what the Hawks already have. If they can get Cyrus and Coopoer, that would be big time icing on the cake. Fingers are crossed for signing day tomorrow. Best of luck to Austin Blythe, and GO HAWKS. I have some knowledge about these “star” ratings that the scouting services and sites put on kids. Sometimes their ratings prove true, sometimes they don’t. Jake Christensen had four and five star ratings and was rated the #2 high school QB in the country. Ricky Stanzi was three stars and probably ranked way down low…and we all know how that turned out.

On the positive side, KF and the Iowa coaches are great teachers. They take players with potential and teach them to be very good, sometimes even excellent players. In many cases, they have turned players into stars by changing their positions, as they did with Dallas Clark.

I like the recruiting class so far and how it blends in with what the Hawks already have. If they can get Cyrus and Coopoer, that would be big time icing on the cake. Fingers are crossed for signing day tomorrow.

Best of luck to Austin Blythe, and GO HAWKS.

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]]> By: doctedhawk http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/31/blythe-proud-to-represent-home-state-for-hawkeyes/#comment-8559 doctedhawk Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:08:33 +0000 http://hawkcentral.com/?p=11964#comment-8559 Midwestern guys are always under-rated. So, we never know how good these recruiting classes are until a few years later. I have a feeling this is a very good class....we shall see. Go Hawks!!!!! Midwestern guys are always under-rated. So, we never know how good these recruiting classes are until a few years later. I have a feeling this is a very good class….we shall see. Go Hawks!!!!!

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]]> By: 1hawkeye1 http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/31/blythe-proud-to-represent-home-state-for-hawkeyes/#comment-8553 1hawkeye1 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:38:34 +0000 http://hawkcentral.com/?p=11964#comment-8553 Can't wait for signing day. I think the Hawks will have a banner day. Then all those talking heads at ESPN can suck on it! Can’t wait for signing day. I think the Hawks will have a banner day. Then all those talking heads at ESPN can suck on it!

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]]> By: dave7605 http://hawkcentral.com/2011/01/31/blythe-proud-to-represent-home-state-for-hawkeyes/#comment-8534 dave7605 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:16:36 +0000 http://hawkcentral.com/?p=11964#comment-8534 Austin will be a great addition to the hawks, I didn't realize that so far there are only two Iowans in this class. Rivals.com has Austin as a 4-star recruit, not sure why the difference between rivals and scout but oh well. If Iowa doesn't get Darian Cooper or Cyrus from DeMatha I think they will offer Travis Perry of Urbandale. Austin will be a great addition to the hawks, I didn’t realize that so far there are only two Iowans in this class. Rivals.com has Austin as a 4-star recruit, not sure why the difference between rivals and scout but oh well. If Iowa doesn’t get Darian Cooper or Cyrus from DeMatha I think they will offer Travis Perry of Urbandale.

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