Of all the reasons given as to why ISU football struggles, none grates my teeth more than this chestnut:
"Ames is a tough town to recruit to. It's not very exciting."
If an "exciting" town is a key ingredient to winning football, how did Norman, Lincoln, Knoxville, Happy Valley, Auburn, South Bend, Fayetteville or Ann Arbor manage to draw enough talent to win? How come no school in any of these cities has won a title in recent memory: New York City, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, DC, St. Louis, Kansas City, Houston, Tampa, New Orleans, Denver, San Francisco/Oakland, San Diego?
When a writer or fan throws out the "it's tough to recruit there" line it really means "I wouldn't have gone there".
I've been to Manhattan, Kansas and Lubbock, Texas. If you can get winning players there, you can anywhere. Including Ames.
Peterclone
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Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. No need to bash on Manhattan, KS. You have a valid point, but you defeat your argument by trying to say other cities are worse than Ames. I know you didn't specifically say that, but that is what's implied.
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