If you are not seeing recruiting success the last few years I suggest you schedule an appointment with an optometrist.
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If you are not seeing recruiting success the last few years I suggest you schedule an appointment with an optometrist.
Sounds good! I’m still holding out for Speiser for my #3 !
You're a clown, except you're not funny
I'lll stop posting on this forum, FOREVER, if Iowa makes the B1G title game next season.
NFW that happens. Not with a HC that can't coach guard play, completely whiffed on Rodriguez and Deal, terrible in game coaching, and puts two players in charge of roster construction/culture.
Oh, and if JJ doesn't add a "4" and expects a true freshman to replace Hannah's rebounding...disaster.
Would still like to see Iowa get one of these young women: Sophie Burrows, Jordan Speiser, Hillary Fuller, Nunu Agara or even Reece Ross as secondary players. All but Jordan would not require a deep investment.
Jan has been a post coach her whole career you idiot. The guards are coached by Lasondra B. and Abby stamp.
Yep, JJ did a great job with Hays...who regressed as the season progressed.
She's the CEO...she's responsible for EVERYTHING.
And therein may be the problem, maybe it's too much for her?
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Ok. I have had enough. I am more of a wallflower and read and don’t say anything. But this Iowa City Lit isn’t smart enough to pour piss out of a boot if the instructions are written on the bottom. So quit arguing with this dumb SOB.
You’ve just outed yourself. And I’m sorry you can’t make a rational argument. It has to be frustrating.
Who you like in the portal?
IMO, if JJ expects MW and Houston to be the "4"s next winter, that ain't gonna work. Need a one year portal player.
Lots of holes to patch on this team.
I’m not so sure in this. If she can convince JH that the 4 is her best position AND she plays an uptempo, transition offense then it might work.
And maybe MW could be a matchup nightmare for opponents as an undersized 4. You just can’t play a half court methodical style. But you could do some creative things.
I agree with this, but you have to go back to the Bluder teams to figure out how we got here. Not recruiting a star player to play with Clark (or players to follow) led Iowa to a "depleted" roster in '24-'25, following what would be the height of popularity, but also, the whole game changed right there to start the Jensen era. Addie Deal was the prized recruit that was meant to bridge this gap, helping to form a new team. Olsen was a serious big-time get, but what else do you do there? The class is already coming.
The recruiting for the '26 class had already been in motion while Clark-mania was in progress. That was happening while the '26 recruits were taking their visits. I mean, of course the coaches and all of Iowa was all-in with Caitlin Clark, why she was involved, and ultimately what might have made it hard for recruits to relate. Who knows? Jensen then knows she has to figure out what to do with Hannah and Heiden together, and what she perhaps wanted to do had to change, and that sort of thing waffles your pitch, so your talking about playing a certain way, but stuck with a roster that can't do it. Transition years.
Clearing the roster right now is painful, but probably necessary. Still, they are stuck selling what they want to do, and haven't yet had it together to do it. Maybe Cambridge is the player to help bridge the transition. Maybe they somehow go after Thompson as well, at which point Barrett would have been the best recruiting move Iowa could have ever made.
Recruiting to Iowa City? Idk, ask every coach in every program. It's always been some sort of struggle.
If Cambridge commits, and if Chat and Dani are friends with Thompson, she could be the 3&D player they need. Watching her highlights, I'd like to think they have already given her a call. A lot can happen as valuations start to shake out.
Interesting. But I never understood the “recruiting to “Iowa City” thing. I feel like any good marketer would be able to sell Iowa City foe women’s athletes. I mean…Columbia South Carolina? Blacksburg Va? Louisville Ky?
What special town is out there?
You make a great point in that it does feel like there was a missed opportunity during/after the Clark years.
Finally got some insight from JJ on her portal plans. This from an article in the DMR.
I'll just write it in paraphrased bulletpoints.
1) Fill 10 to 12 for the roster.
2) However, JJ also stated, like to add three to four pieces for sure, then we’ll kind of see if we want to add more (6+3 only 9).
3) Specific players: True CG as Stremlow is more suited for a small-forward position.
4) 3-point shooting to help loosen up room around Heiden. Two shooting guards would be ideal.
5) A power forward is desired for depth at the 3/4 spots and to take pressure off Woliczko.
6) A positive ra-ra cheereader player like Johnson, Levin and Gyamfi.
I'll just write it in paraphrased bulletpoints.
1) Fill 10 to 12 for the roster.
2) However, JJ also stated, like to add three to four pieces for sure, then we’ll kind of see if we want to add more (6+3 only 9).
3) Specific players: True CG as Stremlow is more suited for a small-forward position.
4) 3-point shooting to help loosen up room around Heiden. Two shooting guards would be ideal.
5) A power forward is desired for depth at the 3/4 spots and to take pressure off Woliczko.
6) A positive ra-ra cheereader player like Johnson, Levin and Gyamfi.
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But the things some fans seem to EXPECT should be easy for a program in a tiny city not near an airport in a red state with poisonous water and declining academics...is ridiculous to me.
This might be the dumbest post on here today. LOL, so awful
You are rising up the ranks for dumb posts in this thread. keep it going!
Man I think you’re underestimating Iowa City in a big way. Coming from someone who relocated here for the culture, the literacy, the inclusivity, the arts and being surrounded by educated folks But your point is a good one. I just think…
Majority of college towns are small/mid size. And Iowa City sure as hell beats a lot of those southern college towns. Iowa City was just ranked 33 in best places to live in the country. Let’s stop playing defense and start playing offense. Oh yeah..and those red colors may be changing.
Thanks for this! Really interesting. Maybe the most telling was her comments about TS at the 3. Which I suspected. Will be fascinating to see who starts at 3 and 4.
I think of Iowa City as it's own oasis, Iowa's little Austin. I think it's probably difficult to get perceptions corrected unless someone visits and spends some time there. Not sure if the student population numbers from Chicago/St. Louis are what they used to be, but I assume that dynamic still persists. It does seem a marketing issue.
Getting recruits on campus is the hard part.
Maybe it all gets easier if Jensen and staff can just put it together with this roster opportunity.
Yes, and the other thing that somehow stood out to me was this, like to add three to four pieces for sure, then we’ll kind of see if we want to add more. Well 6 on the roster +3 minimum is only 9. My first thought was that doesn't make for a very big NIL pot in my mind. I could be wrong on that, but that's what crossed my mind not filling more roster spots.
My goodness if we replicate another season close to last season (CCW out for a few games as she is only a push away from duplicating last year), another unfortunate season ending injury, Woliczko having a Deal frosh season and were down to 6 or 7 in the rotation. Then in foul trouble on top of it. This makes me want to go to where I don't want to. That's to at least question our NIL position of not filling out 11+ spots for sure. Especially if one of those players is an end of bench cheerleader. These last few spots can't cost that much can they?
My other thought is maybe just too many players to newly dev at one time and that's the reason to minimize the roster size this year? Although, just thought the class of 2024 had 5 new faces + Lucy and didn't seem to be a problem?
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Don't wait. Do it now.You're a clown, except you're not funny
I'lll stop posting on this forum, FOREVER, if Iowa makes the B1G title game next season.
NFW that happens. Not with a HC that can't coach guard play, completely whiffed on Rodriguez and Deal, terrible in game coaching, and puts two players in charge of roster construction/culture.
Oh, and if JJ doesn't add a "4" and expects a true freshman to replace Hannah's rebounding...disaster.
I’m most likely in the minority here but I’m fine if we don’t recruit a big to play power forward. I understand the reasoning such as rebounding and a physical presence to guard a big opponent. I would rather see us play McKenna and Journey at our 4 position so we can play 4 out and get better spacing and movement. If we can get fortunate to sign Dani Carnegie or someone similar who can be a dynamic scorer I don’t want to see us in the triangle or any type of double post offense. Great creators want to see everyone outside the three point line (preferably with NBA spacing) except their post buddy. They need space and it’s hard to get with two or more teammates inside the arc. My priorities are to get a player like Carnegie, a couple more shooters, and a great perimeter defender to replace Kylie. I think that would create an excellent, entertaining team.
I have to agree with Hawk Cub. Never a positive word about Jan or the team. We win 27 games and you piss and moan.
Realiistically what did we lose in the portal? What? A 5 star that didn't live up to her hype, a transfer who wasn't a team player, an often injured point guard who didn't contribute and another guard who played spot minutes and wanted more playing time so stepped down to a non-P4 league.
Edit: left off Teagan, between injuries and external issues never reached her potential. I wish her luck, has had a tough go.
I also agree that next years team will be better. To those who want all those shiny five stars in the portal, probably won't happen. I do think we'll bring in a solid player at the two/three and several good perimeter players. Maybe help at the four, but I think McKenna will be very good.
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You need to check your math. She would need over 1700 points to pass Caitlin. Not going to happen you Clone homer.
I think Jan will want to bring in 4-5 in the 27 class, that is why she wants several 1 year players. Delicate balancing act.
I think Jan does want a bigger class. She can balance that by not filling all her spots in the portal, I expected a team of 12 to 13, but it could be even lower. With up to 15 scholarships she will be fine. Balance the classes a bit could be interesting.
Raegan McCowan is scheduled for a visit
Iowa is still very interested in Tianna Thompson.
You guys are so lazy with your insults. Not every Audi fan is a “clone homer.”
Audi’s about to come in with about 2800 points.
Don't get me wrong, I love all the players who have worn the Iowa jersey, but there's a difference between signing the #23 pick in the WNBA draft in The Transfer Portal and signing an All-American level player like Georgia Amoore or Olivia Miles. Made the #23 recruiting class in 2025 and #17 in 2026 is also good, but not good enough to advance to Round 2 two years in a row. More is expected from a supposedly top-5 budget team in the country and the most popular team in the world. It's expected to compete for WNBA first-round level players like Olivia Miles or Georgia Amoore, but we're never in contention for names of that caliber. It's expected to have a top-5-top-10 recruiting class, with two 5-star recruits or three or four top-40 recruits, like several Elite Eight teams and Sweet 16 teams are doing. We're not asking for the Uconn, Texas, LSU, and South Carolina standard here, we're asking for the Kentucky, TCU, Duke, and Oklahoma standard. But if you're happy with Iowa stopping in Round 2 for two consecutive years, that's fine too.
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