we have been building recruiting. we have the best class ever coming in.
The WRs? X is on pace to have the most receptions of any ISU WR in a single season. What are you talking about?
Dekkers just threw the ball 48 times last Saturday.
Yes but also - its not just the number of receptions I think some kids look at . I think its one thing to catch a bunch of crossing patterns and slants and hooks / curis. I think when you so rarely throw the ball down the field - people notice that. That and the fact that essentially we throw it to 2-3 guys and then the running backs. X is the best receiver we have, yes, get him the ball, yes, but good defenses are going to be like, we're going to make someone else beat us. It'd be good to start getting other people involved in some way or form.
Agree on recruiting but that's why this season is potentially going to be at a cross roads. A second straight so-so season ( compared to where we were a couple years ago, keep in mind) of 6-6 or 5-7, that will be another dagger to the recruiting in all likelihood because teams can negatively recruit and say see, they peaked, now they're back to being etc and it was just a special group of kids and nothing more along with the normal stuff of how long do you think they keep their coach etc...
I don't think that is the case but I 100% know that is what every coach in the Big 12 is going to be saying if we continue to struggle a little bit. That's why this year was and is huge IMO - because if we can get to 7-8 wins in the regular season we can shut up the negative recruiting about it being a fluke a couple years ago and keep recruiting momentum. If we miss a bowl game - yes, its completely understandable when you look at what was lost from our POV - but it makes negative recruiting very very easy for every school we play. That's why I always thought this was and is a crucial year in terms of results. Because it either lets us build on the recruiting momentum we have or - it takes us back to a place where we have to generate it again if we want it back.
I hate using the term "must" win in week 6 of a 12 game schedule but in some ways IMO it is - when it comes to recruiting. Recruiting classes can always fall apart due to negative results and negative recruiting.