I am in the camp that NFL front office types look at ISU players and still think that the kid could not be that good and if he is, then why is he playing for ISU in Cedar Fall Idaho? They think players like Lazard, Hall and Purdy were flukes and no way could a player that productive be coming out of a small school in the middle of Indiana or is it Idaho, wherever ISU is located. In other words, our players do not get the free pass that gets them into the discussion like players from UT, OU or even EIU. The only way to change that is keep producing quality NFL products year after year and prove them wrong.
Take Worthy who the Chiefs took in the first round, no way he gets picked that high if he had played at ISU instead of UT. They would look at his size and discount his breakaway speed and therefore downgrade him. Tampa is going to be a very good pro player and have a nice 10 year career, you just have to give him his shot.