dumb question but i was never a college athlete so i don't know.
do recruits really look at playing time vs being on a good team? would you rather start for the twins or be a reliever for the cubs if you had a choice?
Not even decision, you participate in sports to play as much as you can.
The kids that committed clearly are not basing it on ISU the football program legacy or past performane, if that were the case we probably would be sitting with about 3 commits.
More about you have a very young coach who can relate to kids socially, and you give kids an opportunity to play next year and not wait 2 or 3 years before seeing the field regularly.
Part of instant gratification culture we are morphing into.