Best stretch Brands has had since his threepeat came with PA kids that wouldn't have started at PSU all 4 years
Let's go away from recruiting PA kids!
Well, they did just get Henson in 2021 ...
The flip side of this is: which PA kids did Iowa have much of a chance with anyway?
2022: they tried with Bouzakis and Gibson. Franklin just visited there. Otherwise, few if any that I'm aware of even had Iowa as a finalist. Some guys wanted to stay near home (Crookham, PItzer, Stout, etc.). Some guys felt they would develop and/or fit better elsewhere (Feldman, Arrington, Solomon, etc.). Hard to argue they should've pressed for Van Dee considering they have Ayala, Schriever, Ybarra all with 4 yrs remaining, and just added Jesuroga.
Speaking of better fits elsewhere: Iowa a serious contender for Haines? Hahahahaha.
2023: they're a finalist for Welsh. MacKay is gone (Pitt). I'm too lazy to go thru the rest.