Perspective.
Am I disappointed? Yes, very much so. But you have to see HB for what he is: a 17-year-old kid. He may be more well-spoken and mature than the typical 17-year-old, but he's still 17. It's difficult to look beyond the flash and glamor of What Is Right Now (UNC) and see What Could Be (ISU). Does Coach feel used? Do the guys on the team feel used? Those are the ones who are personally impacted by HB's decision, not random yahoos on a message board.
Shirley has done a wonderful job raising a thoughtful young man, and I'm sure it was an agonizing decision for him, but in the end, he has to do what he feels is best for him and the personal goals he set out for himself. And that is at UNC. Maybe we were in it until the very last minute, we'll never know. That's the hardest thing to swallow - we'll never really know how close we were, despite what people say one way or the other.
Perspective. It hurts, but we'll get over it. We're Cyclone fans.