Before other Iowa State fans come in with some "we didn't want him anyway" BS let me say this is very troubling. I'm not floored that a quality TE or OL from the state would chose Iowa but we're getting killed by Iowa in recruiting when presumably we should have made some progress, especially with a kid with a bio like this. I see none. In fact I see a step backward (if not four) in our recruiting. Where's the Iowa high school relationship building? There's no evidence of any "fence mending" from the Chizik disaster that I can see. I know you guys like to laugh at ISU's expense so if you want to laugh hysterically check out our offer list. We're competing with ZERO BCS programs (unless you count that juggernaut Wake Forest).
As usual Iowa is getting the last laugh...
if not decades to change/alter overall perceptions. Fry coming to Iowa when he did was a godsend, in that college FB started to receive greater attention and TV exposure at a time when Iowa got decent/good. Iowa has won 5 conference titles in the lifetimes of the parents of the in-state players and in the last decade played in 2 BCS bowls and finished in the Top 10 4 times. Iowa certainly does not get every kid in-state it wants, but it at least gets Iowa in the door with most every kid in state.
KF bringing Reese Morgan on board a while back was shrewd and overlooked by some fans. Morgan is a good coach, and also had long-time relationships across the state from his many years coaching Iowa high school football.
...this ****ing sucks...
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