I've been to college campuses all over the country. ISU is seriously one of the best. That's not a homer mentality. You look at a campus like Iowa, Minny, Mich. They are not like an ISU or KU. Sure there are the CU's where if you love looking at the mountains or skiing, CU is tough to beat. If you love the ocean, we don't have that, but neither does Alabama, Ohio State, TCU, Penn State, ND, OU, etc. Do we have snow, yep. So does Wisconsin, Iowa, ND, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, and every other B1G school. If you really REALLY hate snow, you should probably just give up your football dreams as a large portion of the NFL plays in snow since they play into December!
I think the argument that we can't recruit here is just stupid. That's a loser mentality and it's based on what people have been told. Campbell can do everything here he can do anywhere else. Best fans is not just a homerism. Look at KU's empty stadium look at that spirit walk video at KU and look at ours. If we are going to compare our Big XII success to anyone, it's KU, unfortunately. But our fans are more comparable to OU!
Most programs are spoiled. We're like the kid who grew up broke, had nothing, and worked their ass off to just have a shot at what others were born with. We aren't privileged. Any place we end up is because we worked harder than the next guy. That's ISU and I'm good with it and I think Coach Campbell is too. Not everyone likes the easy path. The reward just isn't as sweet.
