STAY BABY STAY: Shaun Prater Elects To Return To Iowa For Senior Year
by RossWB on Jan 11, 2011 3:36 PM CST
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With the deadline to enter the NFL draft looming (January 15), we've been waiting to hear what three prominent Iowa juniors were going to do -- whether they would attempt to take the leap into the NFL or return to Iowa for one more year. Well, one down:
Prater always seemed fairly likely to return, since it wasn't like he had a breakout year the way some other recent Iowa corners had (Charles Godfrey, Bradley Fletcher, Amari Spievey) or established himself as a virtual lockdown corner (like, say, Spievey). He was solid, but there was definitely room for improvement. Now he'll have a chance to display that improvement in an Iowa uniform -- and possibly have that aforementioned breakout year. Prater's return means that, barring the odd run-in with rogue bartenders or any other off-field tomfoolery, Iowa should return both starting corners from the current team. Prater and Micah Hyde had issues at times this year, but they also made plenty of big plays (they combined for eight interceptions and scored three defensive touchdowns, including one rather clutch score a few weeks ago) and showed plenty of promise. Considering that Iowa will be breaking in at least one new safety, it's nice to know that there should be some stability and continuity in the cornerback ranks.
But as we said: one down, two to go. Now we wait for McNutt and Sash to make their decisions known.
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Great news!
Hopefully he has a good off season and comes back ready to lock down. It seemed that he gave a large cushion for much of this year.. though that is probably more of a scheming thing than anything. Either way, glad to see him back.
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by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Jan 11, 2011 3:48 PM CST reply actions
Speaking of Hyde
ESPN had a “10 best plays from this year’s bowl games” bit on this morning. What play did they choose from the Insight? A 30 some odd yard Missouri pass/completion. Granted, it was a great catch, but was it really better than Hydes game winner?
No. It was not.
Actually, I watched all 10 thinking “the was the best youcould come up with?”.
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Me too!
Especially because the morning after the insight bowl, it was the #1 of the top 10 plays for the day, I would think if it was that good it could atleast be in the top 10 for bowls
by clay-born to party on Jan 11, 2011 4:03 PM CST up reply actions
It was a very odd list.
The #1 play was Dyer’s run at the end of the game last night, which was a nice run and came at a very clutch moment… but best play of all the bowls? C’mon.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
This is the TWWL that we're talking about here.
Logic and reality is not talked about there.
"You don't become a Hawkeye fan, You're born with Black and Gold in your veins." - Me
by BStylin Hawkye on Jan 11, 2011 4:07 PM CST up reply actions
What, you mean Todd McShay and Craig James
aren’t the most well respected analysts in college football?!?! BLASPHEMY.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 11, 2011 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
The Dyer run was the best they could come up with
because it was one of the only important plays in the fucking snooze-fest that was last night, and they’re trying to justify their stature as the purveyor of the BCS games.
Templeton Rye'd the Lightning.
by Smokin Herb Grigsby on Jan 11, 2011 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
Awesome news for the Hawk D
Now if we can get Sash to stay for their Senior years, we will have an experienced back 7 to try to offset the loss of so many starters on the D line.
McNutt would be a huge safety blanket for Vanderburg to have. I’m excited to see what the Polish Hat can do given more seasoning and playing time next season.
After this season, I don’t want to get my hopes up too much but if McNutt and Sash return, I’m going to be cautiously optimistic for next season making a run at the first Big Ten Championship game
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
I cant see either being drafted before the mid third round
ill be shocked if either leave
by IrishHawkeye7 on Jan 11, 2011 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
This just in! McNutt just declared
that he has a freakin’ sweet last name.
You got no fear of the underdog; That's why you will not survive!
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 11, 2011 4:35 PM CST reply actions
You dirty dog
i don't wife em...i one night em
by smokinthereiff on Jan 11, 2011 4:36 PM CST up reply actions
I know
But is anybody else like me and hit the limit this year with the “hitting refresh” mentality towards being a Hawkeye fan? Players are gonna leave the program, drop out, go to the NFL, get kicked off the team, etc., etc. Getting too worked up about any of it isn’t worth it.
Probably just that I’m getting old and my heart can’t take it. Maybe I’m just worn out by what felt like a long and emotional season. Most likely I’m just a prick and have to get back to work.
You got no fear of the underdog; That's why you will not survive!
by YouCanPutYourEddsInIt on Jan 11, 2011 5:06 PM CST up reply actions
My 2011 win prediction just went up one game
If the big ass lineman from Maryland signs, it goes up another 1/2 just on mojo alone. Don’t get snarky about the 1/2 either.
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
My 2011 win prediction just went up 1/8 game because Michigan hired Brady Hoke
Cheers to the backup plan. No wait, that was Les Miles. Hoke was the backup backup plan. You think they would have fired DickRod if they knew Harbaugh and the Hat were going to tell them to take a hike?
by DJK's bongwater on Jan 11, 2011 5:23 PM CST up reply actions
If they keep Sash, McNutt and get all three remaining DeMatha guys, that would rock.
I’m not sure the latter would affect the win total that much, but it would be one helluva an off-season. Able to keep all your so-called free agents, have one helluva “draft.”
Speaking of, would CK, Walsh, Blythe and Heiar give Iowa one of the better o-line recruiting years recently? I would think Walsh/CK is better than Doering/Richardson?
On the Caring is Creepy front, Pitt decommit Quinton Alston is now committed to Iowa. He still plans on taking his visit on Jan. 21st, though, so he can try to talk CK and Cooper into coming.
http://iowa.scout.com/2/1038570.html
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
That would be a killer OL class, yes.
Rivals has Cyrus as the #2 tackle prospect and Blythe and Walsh as the #5 and #6 guard prospects (respectively). Tough to do much better than that.
But, for what it’s worth, the 05 class had the #4 and #8 tackle prospects (Doering and Dace, respectively) and the #5 guard prospect (Eubanks).
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I knew Eubanks was a high prospect, but I thought he was a pure center prospect.
He certainly was not a top 5 guard upon graduation.
"They're not people, James Ingram. They're Jimmy Buffett fans."
by SomeJerkPoster on Jan 11, 2011 8:55 PM CST up reply actions
Alston seems like a bad apple from that article
I mean, he actually mentioned academics. And took the time to call other coaches to tell them he had committed to Iowa. Any classy athlete knows that you have to commit by picking a hat on TV, and you commit based solely on the amount of ass you’re going to get at a school.
by DJK's bongwater on Jan 11, 2011 6:54 PM CST up reply actions
That's CBB, not CFB
Basketball players are much smarter in knowing that getting laid in college is much more important than a slight uptick in draft-ability from going to a certain school.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 11, 2011 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
Saw a T-Shirt once
that said “Basketball players score more”
Take it for what its worth.
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by SaturdayMorningKegStanzis on Jan 12, 2011 8:52 AM CST up reply actions
Met Blythe in line for concessions at the OSU game
Can’t wait to see what Doyle does with that framework.
Getting Creepy Around Here
How would you like your steak done, Mr Sweater Vest?
by FiveSecondRuleChef on Jan 12, 2011 4:23 AM CST up reply actions
Yeah, that wasn't the best wording on my part
I meant to say I’m excited to see him fill out in the coming years. Wait, that’s worse.
/just waiting for the OMHR o-line pic and some bear reference from Catnuts.
by PackerHawk on Jan 12, 2011 6:49 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
So Blythe was only a wolf at this point?
Glad to know I can be counted on for the random gay lingo references
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 12, 2011 8:26 AM CST up reply actions
I'm
confused… by bears… and wolf doesn’t even make sense.
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 12, 2011 9:50 AM CST up reply actions
It was destined to be a gayborhood with the abbreviation of "WeHo"
Kinda like the meatpacking district of NYC
What can I say, the gays make great neighbors. Quiet, honest, hardworking DINKs who know how to pay a gardener and keep up the house’s appearance. Oh, and decorate. Gotta throw that (kinda true) stereotype in there as well.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 13, 2011 12:24 AM CST up reply actions
And uh,
feel free to tell me to shove it if I offend. I was born with a bad case of foot-in-mouth disease that has never healed. At least I’ve started working on my recent case of Dunlop’s disease with SMA’s P90X group so I won’t be completely unacceptable in social situations.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 13, 2011 12:43 AM CST up reply actions
No problem
As long as we steer clear of slurs, it’s all good. I live up to some stereotypes, and not others. That’s how most of us are but it’s often easier to find the parts of people that reinforce, rather than contradict, the stereotypes of that group.
Also, I tend to offend other lgbtq individuals myself, so I won’t cast that stone in my glass house. Although I would love to have a tastefully decorated version of Johnson’s glass house.
No, not a wolf.
A wolf would be more like an otter, but more assertive. He’s definitely already got the bear build (although I can’t vouch for his hairiness, I’m not that creepy). Just a nice guy who didn’t seem to mind being asked by an inebriated fan if he was that Blythe kid from Williamsburg and how glad I was he decided to join the Hawks. Then again, wearing a Williamsburg letter jacket adorned with wrestling and football accoutrements kind of gave it away.
Isn't that a bad thing?
Or are you working through a case of Natural Ice?
by Eyeheartfreedumb on Jan 12, 2011 9:50 AM CST up reply actions
I apologize
for being old and breathing through plastic
that i coul dnot last through the mythical national championship game last night
and a pillow was a lot better than two
overated teams that i didnt care about
but one thing i do not want to lose from last night
the highlight
in fact the highlight of the time since we had some insight
was the pellican whore
we have to make it someone mythical mascot
or make it breathe for another day
in some way
cause it is just awesome
I don't intend to upset folks with the way I write it just happens,,,
Seconded
The Pelican Whore needs to come back. Also, this free verse is starting to grow on me.
So what if I tailgate to the NPR jazz station?
Thirded(ed?)
I was not here for the game threads but I saw a mention of the Pelican Whore in another thread and had to find out what it was. I was not disappointed, may it live forever, or at least anytime Tokyo Alleys are brought up.
When I grow up I wanna be like Koeppel Knievel
perhaps a pellican whore button
where one click could always bring it back?
I don't intend to upset folks with the way I write it just happens,,,
I think McNutt comes back for sure, but Sash may leave
McNutt has room to grow at Iowa, especially if he’s the #1 next year. Could be the difference between a late-round pick (this year) and a 1st-3rd round pick (next year)
Sash? I don’t see that another year at Iowa will help him much in his draft stock. He’s probably maxed out there. It won’t be as high as he (or we) would like, he’s probably a 3rd round guy or worse. And I don’t think another year bumps that up much, he doesn’t need more seasoning or learning of the system and he’s probably maxed out his athleticism. Safetys are not a priority position, and he’ll have several guys in front of him (including converted CBs) either year that will have much better measureables than he will at the Combine. So I guess it comes down to whether he wants to stay or go. It’s probably not much of a money difference one year or the next, just a lifestyle question. Does he love campus life or is he ready to move on?
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
Sash
“I will never leave you nor forsake you- Hebrews 13:5” was his tweet last night shortly after Prater made his announcement via social network. Does that mean he isn’t leaving, is it a tease, or am I reading into it too much in wishful thinking?
"I share with you an innate desire to be of public service to this country. It is the lot of our generation to serve as military men first, and then, with an idealism undaunted to enlist with as much zeal to form a lasting peace. All will come right, our cause is just and righteous. This country will not lose." - Nile Kinnick
His comments on Twitter lately have been very odd.
He said that but he also retweeted some guy who claimed Sash was going pro. Until he officially says something, I have no idea what’s going on there.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
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