2027 Recruiting
- Thread starter Hawkangler
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If the NCAA adopts the new ‘5 in 5’ rule (which is quite possible and expected), both Medina and Whiting could be awarded an extra year of eligibility. That is also true for any player that can be accepted into graduate school.
For the Iowa women basketball, a program that is well known and respected for academic excellence, that would mean an older/more mature team. As a result of this (as well as the new dynamics of the transfer portal), recruitment in the future is more speculative than ever.
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On the 22nd the NCAA will change eligibility to 5 years for anyone eligible to play next season and are under the age requirement.
That is the proposal for now and it is expected to pass, but it is not a ‘done deal’ just yet. I personally am in favor of it and hope that it happens.
I think a lot of members here are not aware of this potentially imminent rule change or they do not understand the implications. The impact of the ‘5 in 5’ rule change will have far reaching repercussions.
First of all is the resulting increase in the number of graduate student athletes participating. Of course that will necessarily increase the average age of teams resulting in an increase in the overall level of play. It could also potentially level the overall playing field as the very best 5-star players opt out of the fifth year and are drafted into the WNBA after their four years.
It will also reduce the number of opportunities for [marginal] HS seniors to receive a college education from athletic participation. (The same thing happened with the extra year for Covid except this proposal is a permanent change.)
The NCAA is also considering separate rule changes in the future that could limit transfer privileges.
A good bunch of players on Jan's post here. Never really thought about it, but it makes me wonder how many players contact Iowa coaches hoping for a look on a weekly basis.
It's Jan's Twitter/x. I don't have an account, so look at pages sometimes with xcancel.com. Maybe that doesn't link properly through the forum. Try pasting the address into your browser? Or just look up her post yesterday, if you have Twitter.
I don't have any social media. Shut down linked-in nine years ago.
For someone with no social media ..you sure post alot on a social media site.
This program secured the first and only commitment top 20 recruit in the 2028 class, Jhaliana Guy, a Iowa girl.
The fact that everyone discusses topics behind an alias, somewhat diminishes the social aspect of this board. I look at this site as a message board.
I started posting back in 2014, eight years longer than you but have 1200+ fewer posts. Not that active in totality. When I worked I seldom posted.
For some of us that's our one indulgence. Even this gets a bit much at times, but HERE at least we get to stay somewhat informed about our team and discuss. Big difference between that and other social media, IMHO...
It truly is sad what has become of society. Last week I had a young woman walk into me while standing on the sidewalk. She was focused on taking pictures of herself while walking down the sidewalk. Crazy
I started posting here in the early 2000s under a different name. Not sure what your point was.
And there is nothing correct about my join date or number of posts. My name on the previous site didn't have a space between my first and last name so my name did not match up to pull over the the info.
I have people almost walk right into me all the time, and I want to scream, "hey, look up from the damn phone". There is evidently a new neck injury related to people spending so much time looking down at their phones. Its beyond ridiculous. Just got home from getting a quick bite at a fast food place and the Mom and two daughters sitting across from us spent the entire time, each of three, on their PHONES! People, put the phones down and interact......
I usually speak loudly "Look Up" when walking up on anyone walking towards me looking at their phone
My reaction generally depends upon the gender and appearance of said walker.