Hasn't Ben said they put a value on each player and won't pay more than that determined value? Lets hope that valuation is competitive with what his market is. It would appear his market has gone quite up after the summer he had.
This can be a great confidence building game... Power 5 team and a rivalry game but the team is bad. Focus on the first 2 parts and not the fact ISU is bad and it can be a launching pad for conference play.
Zach Wilson was probably going to commit to Iowa but our pal Petras beat him to the punch. Wonder if things would have been any different if he was the guy.
It's not a terrible projection.. losing a lottery pick and top 3 producers with no other consensus Nba talent on the roster. We all agree the overall talent level is improved but someone not really close to the situation may not see that.