What team am I boasting? My post contained statements about a single team, ISU. Iowa is on a downward slide, but that does nothing to change the fact that ISU is not improving. This is not some zero sum game where as Iowa declines ISU improves. The are unrelated which is why as Iowa has gotten worse the last few years so has ISU's place in the B12 standings.
But if you do want to compare, Iowa is on a rough three year stretch that has many Iowa fans calling for Kurt's head, the Hawks have won 19 games and went 1-1 in bowl games over this stretch. ISU fans are talking about all the momentum Rhodes is building in Ames, but during the same three years you've won 17 games, haven't had a single winning season and went 0-2 in bowl games. But congrats on the juggernaut he's building there.