Dear Colorado

**weeb2k1** · 10-04-2010, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by jdoggivjc

Oooh - I can answer this one, because I was there. 1997, Baylor was 1-5 when they came into Cyclone Stadium. We beat them 24-17, and us students rushed the field, tore down the goal posts, and tossed them into Lake LaVerne. Of course, we were 0-6 up to that point and that win snapped the nation's longest losing streak, but we still rushed the field on a one-win team.

By the way, that game was the last time I remember us being able to actually tear down the goal posts at Jack Trice.

I also believe that was a homecoming game. That was my freshman year and I'll never forget it. I'm also pretty sure you are right about it being the last time we were able to tear the posts down. The following year we upgraded to the super tough ones that are almost impossible to tear down.

**Chizit** · 10-04-2010, 12:11 PM

I'm happy that we didn't rush the field on Saturday.

**Knownothing** · 10-04-2010, 12:12 PM

The following year we upgraded to the super tough ones that are almost impossible to tear

They are not almost impossible to tear down. So far the ARE impossible to tear down.

**jdoggivjc** · 10-04-2010, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by Knownothing

They are not almost impossible to tear down. So far the ARE impossible to tear down.

Someone needs to sneak in an acetylene torch and see how impossible they are to tear down then...

**drlove** · 10-04-2010, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by cyfanatic

Not sure if it was storm-the-field-big...but that was a very big win for CU and Hawkins! Georgia was 1-3 coming into the game...but they had only lost to SEC opponents correct?

Agreed. I don't condone them storming the field (and neither do most of the CU alums and staff that I know), but this was a big win for CU for the reasons you mentioned. First, Georgia is 1-4, but they are pretty talented and this was the first game back for their best player AJ Green and he was incredible. Second, there are a lot of disgruntled fans over the coaching of the program with rumors that Hawkins could be replaced at any moment. This win saved his job for a while. Third, Georgia game out in force for this game and were loud! The Bulldog fans got there early and didn't leave at half with a re-entry pass. Finally, the 1990 Title team was honored and it was a pretty big deal in Boulder all week long.

Lets not kid ourselves, if Georgia came into Ames this season and the Cyclones won, our fans would be on the field.

**ISUFan22** · 10-04-2010, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Chizit

I'm happy that we didn't rush the field on Saturday.

+1

**cyfanatic** · 10-04-2010, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by drlove

Lets not kid ourselves, if Georgia came into Ames this season and the Cyclones won, our fans would be on the field.

Completely agree!

**azepp** · 10-04-2010, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by weeb2k1

I also believe that was a homecoming game. That was my freshman year and I'll never forget it. I'm also pretty sure you are right about it being the last time we were able to tear the posts down. The following year we upgraded to the super tough ones that are almost impossible to tear down.

They came down after the 1998 Iowa game. I think '99 was when they upgraded.

**Cyclonestate78** · 10-04-2010, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

No, thank God.

Saturday, when we win, then storming the field is just fine by me.

Fixed for accuracy.

**DurangoCy** · 10-04-2010, 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by azepp

They came down after the 1998 Iowa game. I think '99 was when they upgraded.

Yeah, and 1998 was in Iowa City. I was always impressed with that.

**CyBobby** · 10-04-2010, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by Haverhill

I've never been to a ISU/CU game where we havn't stormed the field lol.

You Know...You Could Be Right...sounds like gene chizik to ME...

I remember storming clyde williams field in 1971!!!!!!

**isufbcurt** · 10-04-2010, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Flag Guy

I don't know that we've ever stormed a field for beating a 1-4 team, but we were pretty bad about storming the field when Chizik first got here. It was pretty embaressing, and I actually didn't storm my last game as a student because it was so rediculous

We stormed the field when we beat Baylor, 1997ish

**Flag Guy** · 10-04-2010, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by Knownothing

They are not almost impossible to tear down. So far the ARE impossible to tear down.

we haven't had a coordinated enough effort yet... they got twisted out of shape a few years back but they just torqued it back into place...

About the time people were figuring out how to twist it they kicked us out

**azepp** · 10-04-2010, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by DurangoCy

Yeah, and 1998 was in Iowa City. I was always impressed with that.

Yup. Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure they took that opportunity to replace the ones that had been torn down with the indestructible ones.

**Absinthe** · 10-04-2010, 06:01 PM

Greetings from Boulder, as a non-field-stormer I can say I wish we'd stop doing it. That said if you really stormed the field after beating Texas tech you need to keep your advice to your self. Tech is terrible, possibly the second worst team in the big-12.