The state of Iowa is not a recruiting hotbed. In any given year, there may be 5-10 P5 caliber recruits. Because the HS competition level in the state is considered low compared to other states, it becomes risky to take many recruits from there. If Iowa is the main source of recruits for a P5 program, they are in trouble. The Hawkeyes took 11(out of 19) recruits from Iowa in the class that just stepped on campus. That is a recipe for disaster, imo.
To address your other statements, why wouldn’t Neb want ISU in the B10? It would be the easiest road trip for fans on game day.
If a vote ever was made on whether to invite ISU to the B10, I can assure you the answer in Iowa City would be yes.
we got a few good ones outta iowa like roger craig..
myself I liked the big 8, so I have no problem with isu or k-state.
the only reason I singled them out in this thread is cause, the distance they are from lincoln.
and because how similar they are...as far as they rose with a good coach...snyder and campbell
I think, ksu and isu should be 100% focused on keeping the big 12 together.
my attitude is screw the whorns, zero u, the sec and espn.
you cut them clowns out of it and get with fox for the best deal you can get, then there decent teams you could add like houston, colorado state, boise, byu etc..
or stay at 8 teams (west) and join 8 teams (east) from the acc, and have a champ game...and be the 4th 16 team league for a playoff.
either way hang in there cause I think whorn and okie want to tank the big 12 so they won't have to compete at all for recruits..or honor the agreements they demanded.
with all this sec hype going on, there a basic element people tend to forget. there's 1 winner and 1 loser in a football game. there a reason, ohio state,oklahoma,nd,penn state,florida & usc are not in one division... they would'nt have the records they do if they were.
so a 5-4 ut team in the sec, may not be as appealing as 10-0 isu or ksu that plays alot in texas, for texas recruits.
in conclusion I don't want isu or ksu to tank, except if their tanking brings us a few troy davis type players...lol
and again screw the whorns 0u espn and the sec....