"More than just a Five O'clock Shadow" E-mail from Athletic Dept

[4VR4CY]

Just got this in my ISU e-mail.... Hope it all shows up. There are pics of "example" facial hair. Pretty funny!

Yep, That's right... a facial hair competition!
The person who grows the best facial hair wins a Cyclone shaving prize pack!

According to the American Mustache Institute... "it is important to note that the greatness of a mustache is that a new style can be created each day by any mustached man... and sometimes a woman." As the AMI often notes, "A mustache is a terrible thing to waste."

Here are the rules:

1. Email a picture of yourself freshly shaven to cy@iastate.edu
no later than Feb. 7 (please include your name).

2. Send an updated photo of your progress by Feb. 14.

3. Submit final photo of your three week facial hair
growth by Feb. 21.

4. Be creative and have fun!

Winners will be selected during intermission of the Iowa State vs. Nebraska wrestling meet (Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.). Contestants must be present to win.

For complete guide to growing and grooming your facial hair, click here.

Check out these great examples...


chevron mustachedali mustacheenglish mustache

fu manchu mustachehandlebar mustache

horseshoe mustacheimperial mustachewalrus mustache

lampshade mustachepainter's brush mustachetoothbrush mustache

anchor beardbalbo beardbrett beard

chin curtain beardchinstrap beardcircle beard

garibaldi beardgoateesoul patch beard

full beards

hollywoodian beardold dutch beardverdi beard

spade beardvan dyck beard

[isucyfan]

Originally Posted by 4VR4CY

Just got this in my ISU e-mail.... Hope it all shows up. There are pics of "example" facial hair. Pretty funny!

Do you think you have a chance at winning??

[wartknight]

I think Haluska caught wind of this a few weeks ago and is in competition.

[4VR4CY]

Poop. Can anyone else post with pics?

[4VR4CY]

Originally Posted by isucyfan

Do you think you have a chance at winning??

Not unless I take some testosterone or something else to turn me into a guy....

Any guy who can grow some massive facial hair in that amount of time should get an award!

[twittkop]

Originally Posted by 4VR4CY

Poop. Can anyone else post with pics?

Here's the email WRS email: mustache contest - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - Iowa State Cyclones Sports
The pictures are pretty funny.

[isugcs]

I am so doing this!

[vanillathrilla]

If anyone can grow a GOOD imperial, I'll give them $10

[everyyard]

Originally Posted by 4VR4CY

Just got this in my ISU e-mail.... Hope it all shows up. There are pics of "example" facial hair. Pretty funny!

they should have seen our "mustaches for state" tailgate for the last game of the season in 2006...complete with sweatshirts. It was awesome.

[cybsball20]

This sucks, a pic of me two weeks after the original will look exactly the same... How do they expect me to grow quality facial hair in two weeks, I need at least two months!

[soccercy]

Pretty sure I could win this if I had any interest in being clean shaven first! My Bohemian face would grow hair back later that day.

[cyclonedave25]

Originally Posted by vanillathrilla

If anyone can grow a GOOD imperial, I'll give them $10

I want to see somebody with an Imperial mixed with an Old Dutch. If anybody can pull that off, i will pay them $20.

[vanillathrilla]

Originally Posted by cyclonedave25

I want to see somebody with an Imperial mixed with an Old Dutch. If anybody can pull that off, i will pay them $20.

I'll give you $10 to grow anything on the list

[cstrunk]

I am SOO glad our athletic department has the time and resources to put things like this together... instead of... you know, important things like student attendance at basketball games or anything...

(LOL)

[cycopath25]

That is great. I laughed my butt off on some of those.

a few weeks isn't really enough time to really get some quality facial hair for most though.