Originally Posted by chuckd4735 
I would rather beat Iowa for my own self satisfaction; however, I know it is better for Iowa State to beat conference opponets. Look at 2005, we would of benifited more with an Iowa loss and a Baylor win...
Yes, we would have. Compare the fan turnout in the game against Iowa and the game against Baylor that year. That Iowa game in 2005 was one of the most enthusiastic, intense environments I've ever seen for a Cyclone game. The home crowd against Baylor was terrible, no enthusiasm whatsoever.
Our fans are very passionate about the Iowa game, and rightfully so. But it's been done. Let's move on. Beating Iowa does not do much for where we want to go. Chizik was hired because we want to win in the Big 12. If we only wanted to beat Iowa all the time, then why did we ask McCarney to leave? We have so much more to gain by beating Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas than we do Iowa. It's about time our entire fanbase understands that.
