A.J. Klein comments on Iowa State students wearing Iowa shirts on campus

[VeloClone]

On that note, last week my wife and I went to a minor league baseball game here in North Carolina. The home team (Carolina Mudcats) had a 1st baseman that was striking out left and right. He was a Hawkeye (per the program) so Stacy started to heckle him about being a Hawkeye every time he struck out... It was hilarious (to me anyway).

How did he take it? Was he a tool?

[ZombieCyclone]

well they still have a baseball team............ but he's still a Hawk, let him have it ;p

[SplitIdentity]

On that note, last week my wife and I went to a minor league baseball game here in North Carolina. The home team (Carolina Mudcats) had a 1st baseman that was striking out left and right. He was a Hawkeye (per the program) so Stacy started to heckle him about being a Hawkeye every time he struck out... It was hilarious (to me anyway).






I know... cool story bro, but that $%*+ was funny.

Justin Toole. He *was* actually a solid player for Iowa. However, solid at Iowa translates to A level minor league.

[00clone]

Justin Toole. He *was* actually a solid player for Iowa. However, solid at Iowa translates to A level minor league.

So his name is Toole, and he went to Iowa? These things write themselves folks.

[ty4cy90]

One thing that hasn't been brought up is the fact that athletics, in my opinion, does help a University academically. It was brought up a lot during realignment but what if ISU wasn't in a major conference? Don't you think that would hurt as far as funding, grants, name recognition, and enrollment levels? I sure do. Therefore, by cheering against your school, you could really be hurting yourself and your future. Obviously not tremendously, but I think every bit matters.

[fission]

“It’s irritating. You should have pride in your school and where you go. I don’t care if you go out of state. For me, I’m from Wisconsin. I grew up a Wisconsin fan. It doesn’t mean anything. I don’t like Wisconsin. I’m an Iowa State Cyclone. I always will be and I am always going to support my team, my school and my University. I think it is a punch to the jaw if you are a school here and you don’t support your own team.”

Here's the complete blog.

Williams Blog: Hide that Hawkeye shirt from A.J. Klein | News | Football | Cyclone Fanatic

There is a short rope involved with treason ... put that hawkeye shirt on during homecoming or anywhere in Ames at any given time and you will see how we accomodate you .

[colbycheese]

So his name is Toole, and he went to Iowa? These things write themselves folks.

Ya, I can't believe I forgot to mention that. It was hilarious.

He was frustrated from striking out, and was getting even more mad as he got heckled. I think he was really more surprised to be getting hawk hate 1,200 miles from Iowa than he was mad about getting heckled.

[Jambalaya]

My personal favorite situation is when Cedar Falls kids go to ISU and then choose to root against ISU twice a season, UNI and Iowa...

Sorry, being an UNI fan is just an excuse to root against ISU twice. (currently living in Waterloo and I get more guff from UNI fans than Iowa fans actually. pretty funny

< The UNI people I know in eastern Iowa act like dooshes when ISU is in the conversation..Incredible wannabee syndrome. They're all diehard Hawk fans and a few I know even wore Black and Gold @ Kinnick when UNI (their alma mater) almost beat their adopted team in 2009.

who the fu- roots against their own alma mater?

pathetic. Have to glob-on to a D1 school. And they bag on ISU in front of an ISU grad. what a-holes

[State43]

ATTENTION HAWKEYES

[VeloClone]

How did he take it? Was he a tool?

Ya, I can't believe I forgot to mention that. It was hilarious.

He was frustrated from striking out, and was getting even more mad as he got heckled. I think he was really more surprised to be getting hawk hate 1,200 miles from Iowa than he was mad about getting heckled.

I tried to remind you but apparently you didn't get the hint.