I largely agree with your post except the bold. I don't know that it was specifically next season or at any point during their eligibility. My understanding was that Brands was pretty open about Iowa being his dream job and the recruits were adamant that he was the only reason they considered...
Which is not the same as being on staff (which you claimed he was for all of Iowa's titles under Brands) and from my understanding is basically how Gable's largely been since he retired (I know that last couple of years under Zalesky there was some strain) and likely how he'll be until he...
I'm an Iowa alum so being a visitor I'm going to try and be as respectful as possible in my post but feel free to disregard any or all of it.
First I'd like to point out that Gable was only an assistant to Brands for one season (his first year in which the team finished 8th). Gable stepped down...
