Obadiah Toppin

coach66

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We could learn a few things from AK on transfers. It's amazing how many

transfers he has had the past five years. It's helped them for sure.
 

RightOfCenter

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transfers he has had the past five years. It's helped them for sure.

This brings up a question that I have. Is it illegal to recruit players at other schools? The Bears always seem to get transfer players for positions of need for all sports, but especially football. How do they get these players if not for impermissible contact?
 

Wizard.sixpack

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transfers he has had the past five years. It's helped them for sure.
They'll never do anything substantial going transfer market year in and year out. Team chemistry takes time and the best teams are ones that have played together for awhile.(Except UK and other blue bloods) Don't get me wrong, they'll always field an average to good team but that strategy will get them exactly where they have been for the last 3 years. I'm fine with that.
 

mstateglfr

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They'll never do anything substantial going transfer market year in and year out. Team chemistry takes time and the best teams are ones that have played together for awhile.(Except UK and other blue bloods) Don't get me wrong, they'll always field an average to good team but that strategy will get them exactly where they have been for the last 3 years. I'm fine with that.

Iowa State basketball says Hi.

Key transfers IN since 2010-
- Chris Babb
- Chris Allen
- Royce White
- Anthony Booker
- Korie Lucious
- Will Clyburn
- DeAndre Kane
- Jameel McKay
- Abdel Nader
- Bryce DeJean Jones
- Deonte Burton
- Nick Weiler Babb
- Darrell Bowie

7 seasons- these are impact transfers who helped make ISU so successful over the last 7 seasons. Some had to sit a year and some were eligible immediately.

In that time- the program has finished 6 times ranked in the Top25, won the conference tournament 3 times, went to 2 Sweet 16s, finished 2nd in the conference twice, and finished 3rd in the conference twice.

That seems pretty sustained to me. Many transfers made an impact for 1 year and left, yet the program has continued on. Crazy to see.
 

Wizard.sixpack

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Their coach at that time is coaching the Bulls in the NBA Playoffs right now. Can you see Andy K doing that any time soon?
 

DAWG61

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This brings up a question that I have. Is it illegal to recruit players at other schools? The Bears always seem to get transfer players for positions of need for all sports, but especially football. How do they get these players if not for impermissible contact?

Cause you don't make impermissible contact before they announce they are transferring. There's ways around rules once you know what the rules are.
 

mcdawg22

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This brings up a question that I have. Is it illegal to recruit players at other schools? The Bears always seem to get transfer players for positions of need for all sports, but especially football. How do they get these players if not for impermissible contact?
I think you are on to something. Guys, I think Ole Miss is cheating in multiple sports. Someone should check into this.
 

mstateglfr

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Their coach at that time is coaching the Bulls in the NBA Playoffs right now. Can you see Andy K doing that any time soon?

1- he had 0 coaching experience when he started pulling all this talent. As in 0 years at any level.

2- no i cant see AK in the NBA. A college program without a future NBA coach can still manage personalities to make transfers work.

3- Prohm isnt by amy account a future NBA coach yet the transfer talent continues. See last part of point 2.
 
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