You do realize that those three teams you listed (UK, KU and Duke) have a combined eight regular season conference titles, five Final Four appearances, four title game apperances and two national titles in the past five years, right? Maybe your definition of "feasting on that so far" needs to be adjusted. I thought the whole point of this sport was conference titles, Final Fours and national titles? One Big 12 tourney title and a few sweet sixteens doesn't mean that ISU is better off without elite recruits. It means they are in prime position to build on their current success to attract elite recruits to get to the next level of success. I get that consistent 20+ wins, top 3 finishes in the conference and sweet sixteens "can be hard to adjust to" but it's not the top of the mountain and certainly not where Hoiberg wants the program to level off at.It's not what is working now, it's what has been working for the past 5 years. It's now a tried and true method of team building at this point which hasn't even culminated yet even after beating KU on the way to a Big12 tourney title and a sweet 16 with a win over UNC without our best player. HS kids are for UK, KU, Duke, etc. on one end and teh Iowa Hoks on the far other end. All those HS guys in the middle can be feast or famine and we've even been feasting on that so far so I'm not sure if you've forgotten about MM or Thomas, or now Custer. Hoiball is something new and I get that it can be hard to adjust to. Maybe when espn, cbs, 24/7, etc start giving transfers stars it will interest you more?