Yes, because recruiting kids to Iowa State is exactly the same as recruiting them to Auburn. Of course it's not, but he never moved the needle at ISU. He had worse classes than Baylor, the 12th-best team in Texas. Within one year and an appearance in the Outback Bowl he had a Top 5 recruiting class. Add in the Cecil Newton thing and boy, it's a wonder why anyone would question how Chizik became so great.