Meh, I have a feeling, while Iowa State will certainly have another great team, and will again be a major handful for us because reasons....they will take another loss or two in conference this year that they avoided last year (which is always a key to any team like Iowa State, or not-Bama/Clemson/OSU/Oklahoma). Teams like Iowa State don't just win championships because they are flat out better than everyone else. They do need some things (or a lot) to fall their way as well.
That's not to take too much credit away from ISU. Just that it's highly unlikely they go 7-1 in the Big 12 next year, even with the players they're returning.
ISU fans have no idea how salty it makes other programs when a program like yours is able to rise up from obscurity and have major success (especially if it's before other programs in similar positions), and you'll begin to find out just how vindictive those programs can be.
Iowa did, so we know first-hand......