Definitely a concern of any top recruit that would choose Iowa.Yeah, but just how much playing time will he get. Cook was often subbed out by Kriener or Till or some other 6'-8" walk-on. TC should have been playing more minutes in many of the Hok games.
That's the danger for XF going to TOE - he may even start, but there is no guarantee that he will get more minutes than Nunge, Till, Patrick, etc (even if XF deserved them). At ISU, if XF starts / gets significant minutes it will be due to the coaches actually developing the young man and giving him the opportunity to "beat out" high-level competition in practice.
Sure, you’re nearly guaranteed to start, but Fran is known for line change substitutions in which Missouri Valley level guys get nearly equal PT.