Believe it or not, this Cyclones football squad is about three late game minutes from an undefeated record heading into the Kansas match up this Saturday. I get it, optimism isn't as publicly accepted or nearly as much fun (#LaneKiffinToISU2k16), but this team isn't that far off.
Rant aside, if you need proof of it, and will only accept case-by-case evidence, look at what Dale Pierson has been doing so far this season. Five sacks in three games doesn't even begin to quantify Pierson's influence on jump starting a defensive line that has been dismal in years past.