re: This was the 5th year senior class you guys beat in Tampa (link)...

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Well, in fairness, this board is now populated with prepubescent morons and e-tough guys. That said, however, you really can't expect to come here with a hopelessly lame and totally defenseless premise that "We lost because we had a bad recruiting class 5 years ago," and not expect to be skewered with rationality such as "Where were the recruits from 2010, 2011 and 2012 that helped you compile that excellent 8-4 record?" Only bad 5th year seniors were allowed to play in the bowl game?

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You guys get top five/ten classes annually. You lose underclassmen to the draft because of their athletic ability.

Iowa gets classes in the 40s and if we can keep them in the program for 4-5 years will also get a great shot at the NFL, despite being less gifted athletically.

We've had to play guys before they were ready due to attrition (50% in the lays two senior classes). Some guys just don't want to make the commitment that it takes to play in the NFL.

We have good young talent, they just aren't on the same level as your young talent. The ones that hang around to be seniors have a >90% chance of getting to an NFL camp. That is the type of player we win with. That class that should have been there this year wasn't. It will be better the next few years and Iowa will be much better as well because of it.