Iowa State fans are the most patient people on the planet. Where else will you find a full 61k seat stadium for a program that wins 25% of the time, loses winnable games 35% of the time, and gets its doors blown off 40% of the time, year after year? We nurture the hope that one day the program will be better than .500 and won't lose to UNI. That's about as far as the aspiration goes and it really isn't asking much.
I nurture the hope that Warren doesn't nearly decapitate Ryan in the backfield again. Let's start there and work our way to that other HUGE goal you've outlined.