**2017–18 Offseason Thread**

[Mr. Hawk]

I still hope they lose every game.

 

[YugoslavianMountainHound]

 

[Wanderer]

 

[Hawk&Balls]

Wouldn't NFL teams not want a finished product?

 

[KitKatApples]

Depends on how good they are

 

[WCFHawkeye]

I still hope they lose every Giant Douche game except Wisconsin.

 

[Bovert]

WTF?

 

[hawkbloom]

Ah, so Nebrantska did hire pollard

 

[MikeyJoe]

WTF?

LOL what?

 

[brantshawks]

WTF?

Ohio State and Nebrantska do have something in common from last year....

 

[Billy Butters]

I thought that fanbase couldn't get any more retarded than when they turned Tanner Lee into a 1st round pick during the offseason last year.

I think Frost will be good but it's not happening this year with their schedule. It will he great to see how their fans react to a 5 or 6 win season with their savior at the helm.

 

[gable_guy]

When you can write to your fan base and it’s also clickbait to any other fan bases in ththe area...

 

[Jimmie Dimmick]

I thought that fanbase couldn't get any more retarded than when they turned Tanner Lee into a 1st round pick during the offseason last year.

I think Frost will be good but it's not happening this year with their schedule. It will he great to see how their fans react to a 5 or 6 win season with their savior at the helm.

the fans I talk to, which are many (fml), truly think 6-6 will be a win

 

[Billy Butters]

I thought that fanbase couldn't get any more retarded than when they turned Tanner Lee into a 1st round pick during the offseason last year.

I think Frost will be good but it's not happening this year with their schedule. It will he great to see how their fans react to a 5 or 6 win season with their savior at the helm.

the fans I talk to, which are many (fml), truly think 6-6 will be a win

I work with these dumbfucks daily and realize a lot of people are saying something similar but it's easy to say that in the offseason. They expected Riley to compete for the West last year and all the sudden they have no expectations for Frost, it's a little bizarre.

 

[wondergrape]

According to the Ohio coaches' grapevine, Ahmad will not be coming back to Iowa .

 

[hawkeyealum]

Didn't want him anyway

 

[Bob]

I think I'd be cool to have him on the team and that he has the potential to be really good but if they're convinced he should be a TE it makes sense given the depth chart there. Even if Fant leaves early it's still pretty loaded

 

[hawkimike]

Is this coach related to Branthawks?

 

[eclone]

o/u 7.5 wins
+20,000 for national championship

 

[Geese]

Frost warning!! Better cover your plants with old bed sheets!

 

[Swingin' Dick Stanzi]

 

[Soda Popinski]

 

[Swingin' Dick Stanzi]

Fuck you @Soda Popinski !!!

 

[Soda Popinski]

Haha, you fucker!

 

[Emeril Lagasse]

Wagner had just as good of a chance of getting drafted by the NFL this year as any Iowa State player

 

[douglasbader]

Good for him, he is going to the SWAG team and coach that @Revolver told us about.

 

[Revolver]

Please don't @ me unless it is new material.

 

[douglasbader]

Please don't @ me unless it is new material.

Fuck you, twerp.

 

[Geese]

Lolol

 

[Wanderer]

Good for him, he is going to the SWAG team and coach that @Revolver told us about.

Am I the only one who was unaware that before hiring Mark Stoops, Kentucky had a head football coach named Joker?

 

[Bob]

probably not the only one no

Has anyone figured out exactly what his eligibility situation is? I'm pretty sure you get 5 years total if you play 2 sports but would he have to sit out or did he graduate so he can play right away?

 

[PoopyFaceTomatoNose]

probably not the only one no

Has anyone figured out exactly what his eligibility situation is? I'm pretty sure you get 5 years total if you play 2 sports but would he have to sit out or did he graduate so he can play right away?

I thought I read that if he stayed at Iowa he would have 2 years left, if he transferred to another D1 he would have to sit out a year. Not 100% sure though.

 

[Bob]

That's what I remember too but UK writers are saying he's immediately eligibile and can play 2, so maybe he graduated? There aren't a lot of cross sport FBS transfer examples to look to

 

[douglasbader]

That's what I remember too but UK writers are saying he's immediately eligibile and can play 2, so maybe he graduated?

I wonder if he was able to either graduate or petition the NCAA for immediate eligibility waiver since he is transferring for a different sport.

 

[douglasbader]

The last part is pretty Iowa State-ish

 

[Geese]

Rev bows me but not Doug here lmao

Fuck you, twerp.

Lolol

 

[douglasbader]

Rev bows me but not Doug here lmao

Fuck you, twerp.

Lolol

He knows his place.

 

[Geese]

I love the word twerp.

 

[KitKatApples]

I love azmess and his basketball recruiting insight.

 

[douglasbader]

Lol. I like the kid and he may turn out to be a good football player, but "incredible athlete"??

He was a terrible basketball player and couldn't even get minutes on the worst team in the Big Ten.

 

[Bob]

His problem wasn't athleticism though, he's just not skilled at all when it comes to basketball and a little on the short side for a power forward/center. He's really athletic and now he's finally playing what was his best potential sport even in high school.

I don't really get the point in shitting on the dude on the way out the door. He seems like he has the tools to be a really good football player. I wish he'd stayed at Iowa but it seems like he wants to be closer to home and UK is also going to give him a chance to play WR at first instead of tight end like Iowa wanted. He also has a more obvious path to playing time in 2019 if he does ultimately wind up at TE

 

[douglasbader]

His problem wasn't athleticism though, he's just not skilled at all when it comes to basketball and a little on the short side for a power forward/center. He's really athletic and now he's finally playing what was his best potential sport even in high school.

I don't really get the point in shitting on the dude on the way out the door. He seems like he has the tools to be a really good football player. I wish he'd stayed at Iowa but it seems like he wants to be closer to home and UK is also going to give him a chance to play WR at first instead of tight end like Iowa wanted. He also has a more obvious path to playing time in 2019 if he does ultimately wind up at TE

Who the fuck is shitting on him?

Because I'm not licking his nuts doesn't mean I am shitting on him.

 

[HawkLax6]

Stewart Mandel did his homework and has Iowa #24 in his post-spring Top 25 ($$ link) -> https://theathletic.com/335462/2018/05/01/stewart-mandels-post-spring-college-football-top-25/

 

[CurdMan]

I will be rooting for Ahmad, but in no world is he an incredible athlete

 

[douglasbader]

I will be rooting for Ahmad, but in no world is he an incredible athlete

Exactly.

Great kid, hope football works out for him and will be following how he does.

He is really athletic, but there is a difference between that and "incredible athlete".

 

[wondergrape]

I will be rooting for Ahmad, but in no world is he an incredible athlete

You're wrong, but I'll concede that certainly didn't make him a good basketball player, and it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be a decent football player.

 

[Wanderer]

I will be rooting for Ahmad, but in no world is he an incredible athlete

Do we have to go through this again?

Well he has played 3 years of D1 basketball. As a high school WR, he was a top 40/4 star recruit according to 247. Also ran the anchor leg of Ohio’s fourth place 4X100 team.

Great take.

https://247sports.com/player/ahmad-wagner-38643

 

[Bob]

I guess I don't care enough to have a big semantic debate about when exactly athleticism becomes "incredible." He's a very big guy who can run fast and jump very high who is going to play multiple sports at a major conference level

 

[douglasbader]

I guess I don't care enough to have a big semantic debate about when exactly athleticism becomes "incredible." He's a very big guy who can run fast and jump very high who is going to play multiple sports at a major conference level

We get it Bob, you know him or the family and Ohio something.

Nobody is shitting on him.

 

[douglasbader]

I will be rooting for Ahmad, but in no world is he an incredible athlete

Do we have to go through this again?

Well he has played 3 years of D1 basketball. As a high school WR, he was a top 40/4 star recruit according to 247. Also ran the anchor leg of Ohio’s fourth place 4X100 team.

Great take.

https://247sports.com/player/ahmad-wagner-38643

You might as well have given his Intramural stats if you are going to cite High School.

Also, in what fucking world was he a Top 40 High School football recruit????