It is so weird to me that Iowa fans always make excused for Fran's recruiting or lack there of. If he doesn't get top HS recruits its because he doesn't cheat and he can't get transfers because they don't have a ton of NIL money. There are programs like Iowa that pull in transfers. To me it is clear Fran doesn't like the portal and he would rather hang on to his recruits even if they are busts for 4 years than push them out and upgrade the roster. They could have been a tournament team if the just pushed a couple guys out and brought in even halfway decent guards.