...but short of a crystal ball, how do you tell? Lately, Ferentz has been very quick to discipline people who step over the line but how can you tell that when you recruit them? There’s no Wunderlich test for ethics. Do you want to throw out any prospect from a “suspect” background or community? How can you tell in a recruiting visit if a kid sincerely wants to change his future or is just looking for somewhere to play for 2-3 years until he jumps to the NFL?

As for other programs, have we gotten to the point of an FSU or Miami who had a terrible reputation for “win at all costs” in the 1990’s? I don’t think so. Iowa is such a sleepy program so far removed from any major media coverage that the only thing to cover about Iowa football is who sexually assaulted whom or who charged what on whose credit cards.

Ferentz has gambled with some talented kids who have chosen some felonious paths. He’s also had some less-than-stellar players out perform themselves. It’s hard to tell which is going to be which.

Until we’re in the top-half of the Fulmer Cup standings at EDSBS, I think we’ll be ok