Iowa state always gets offensive and defensive juco commits that are always supposed to be great yet finish 3-9 consistently.
Not sure I would use the word "always", but over the last 2-3 year's ISU has recruited JUCO's more, but Rhoads probably went that direction too late to save his job.
There is a new coach and I think he brings a new mentality to the Cyclone Football program and reason for optimism. If we can't be optimistic about the future- we shouldn't be fans of our school. Right now Campbell is undefeated at ISU
In the end, it isn't about a handful of recruits that will make a difference, but the class in entirety. If you look at this years class in is mostly, 3 star kids. In past years it was a 50/50 mix of 2 & 3 star kids. So there is reason for Cyclone fans to feel Coach Campbell will get turned around. In the end, at schools like Iowa and Iowa State, its about hiring a coach who can develop recruits.