Eli King commits to Iowa State

[SJUgopher]

 

[GopherBlood777]

Things are heating up in Dinkytown

 

[Keyser Söze]

Hopefully this is because he thinks we're getting Tre Holloman.

 

[WriterGoph]

Glad he didn't go to Iowa. This decision for King was made long before Ben had a chance to make any impact.

Let's get Holloman!

 

[WriterGoph]

Hopefully this is because he thinks we're getting Tre Holloman.

It sounds like Holloman is the main focus for Ben and staff

 

[34Gopher]

But the High School and AAU coaches wanted Ben.........

 

[WriterGoph]

But the High School and AAU coaches wanted Ben.........

That doesn't mean that - in three weeks' time - he can change a kid's mind who has a decision this early.

 

[Keyser Söze]

But the High School and AAU coaches wanted Ben.........

He was never going to get 100% of the instate players. 2022 recruiting has barely begun.

 

[abrams]

Bummer. He would have been an important player to get. I think he had an ACL injury this season.

 

[eker0016]

This a real shot to the nuts. Thought we had a good chance with him. Man.

 

[bga1]

That doesn't mean that - in three weeks' time - he can change a kid's mind who has a decision this early.

What I would have hoped is that Ben could have talked him into waiting to make the decision.

 

[TurfGopher]

*Moves all chips in on Tre Holloman*

 

[short ornery norwegian]

Bummer. He would have been an important player to get. I think he had an ACL injury this season.

Meniscus. Not ACL. From what my sources in SE MN tell me, the surgery was more precautionary, so that King would be 100% for his Senior year.

 

[34Gopher]

I was being somewhat sarcastic, but the main point is if we hired Ben because he could get local kids we need early momentum.

 

[BarnBurner]

The excuse train is already loading........

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Ben is gonna get skunked. We were never going to undue 25 years of terribad in 25 weeks.

 

[House 2]

This hurts on a few levels, missing out on a really nice MN player, losing him so quickly and to Iowa St.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

once the coach blames the arena fire him.

 

[UpAndUnder43]

Glad he didn't go to Iowa. This decision for King was made long before Ben had a chance to make any impact.

Let's get Holloman!

Wanna let us know when kids committing elsewhere falls on Ben? I’m cool with a pass on class of 2021. 2022 seems like a class BenJo can make some headway in. King didn’t have to commit today...

 

[SJUgopher]

He was never going to get 100% of the instate players. 2022 recruiting has barely begun.

I would buy this as a valid excuse if we didn’t lose a recruit to a 2-22 team. Not sure what they are selling that we don’t have.

 

[Bad Gopher]

This is a terrible blow.

 

[Obi-Wan Okogie]

What kind of King leaves his struggling people to go cavorting with people from a foreign land? I say we dodged a bullet.

 

[forever a gopher]

I would buy this as a valid excuse if we didn’t lose a recruit to a 2-22 team. Not sure what they are selling that we don’t have.

This. Iowa at least I could rationalize the logic. (Relatively) interesting college town, recent success, good academics, good facilities. Iowa State is worse on all accounts than both IA and MN. Ames- really?!?

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Puke.

 

[GopherBlood777]

I would buy this as a valid excuse if we didn’t lose a recruit to a 2-22 team. Not sure what they are selling that we don’t have.

TJO apparently

 

[From the Parkinglot]

Glad he didn't go to Iowa. This decision for King was made long before Ben had a chance to make any impact.

Let's get Holloman!

That makes no sense since Iowa state just fired their coach. Unless he was going to Iowa state regardless of who the coach is as they offer a better education in whatever he wants to study. If that’s the case more power to him.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

Hopefully this is because he thinks we're getting Tre Holloman.

If I were Eli King, I would absolutely love to play with Tre Holloman. Their games really compliment each others.

 

[Jaykay]

There are 9 MN kids in this class with Gopher offers, can't get all of them.

 

[From the Parkinglot]

He was never going to get 100% of the instate players. 2022 recruiting has barely begun.

Then he’s well on his way to succeeding.

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

*Moves all chips in on Tre Holloman*

Missing on Holloman would be extremely bad optics (IMO).