Why I love Iowa fans

**Cyclonestate78** · 12-09-2011, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by 00clone

You forgot the "sh" on the end of your name. Maybe it wouldn't fit.

Somebody just landed a haymaker!

+1

**hawkadoodledoo** · 12-09-2011, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by VeloClone

Then you both jump me for bringing up football. Either it is appropriate to bring up other sports or it isn't.

Get back to me when you decide.

O, so when you said teams, you meant Basketball and Football, not wrestling? My mistake for thinking you were referring to all ISU sports. Iowa fans are no different than any other fan of any other team that sucks, when talking about their bball program. Did you not pay attention to the Lickliter years? Your picture is a two year old picture from the great Lickliter years. Seriously, it was terrible to watch, and it may have single handedly killed Iowa basketball for years to come. The problem we have now, is that there is still a lot of Lick left on that team. Archie, Brommer, and May are not D1 bball players, let alone starters, and two of them are starters. Football is way different than basketball, and you'll still see Iowa football season tickets sell out, despite having average years. Iowa bball fans are excited for the future, as we've got solid core of Freshman and Sophomore's right now, with a good recruiting class coming in, but the bottom line is that we just aren't good this year.

Bragging about going to watch a crappy football or basketball team, as it relates to fandom, is as silly as bragging about having the 2nd smallest ***** in the room. Iowa's athletic dept isn't hurting for $, and Iowa fans know this. If you want me to get off my couch and drive 100 miles to watch an Iowa game on a Wednesday night, you better damn well put a product on the court that makes me want to do that. I'm not going to spend my hard earned $ on the crap product that Lickliter put on the court.

**NEICyFan** · 12-09-2011, 01:09 PM

We obviously don't work together. My office is split 70/30 ISU versus Iowa fans. No Cardinal and Gold in the house today. Not even from the one person actually going to the game and not even from me--supporting the Panthers today due to the playoff game tonight.

Both programs are crappy right now. Just not a lot of excitement for hoops in this state from either program.

**hawkadoodledoo** · 12-09-2011, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cyclonestate78

If you can keep my burger warm until I pick it up at the drive-thru window.... now that would blow my mind. Keep trying though.

O snap, that was awesome. Now, if you were only smart enough to realize that Iowa is a better academic institution than ISU, your dumb jokes would make sense.

**Al_4_State** · 12-09-2011, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by benjay

Hawk fans here already cashed in the season. They're expecting to get routed tonight.

Definitely.

One of my good buddies who is a huge Hawkeye (grew up in Iowa City, Iowa alum) and actual basketball fan. He's a big Fran supporter and goes to most of the games. He texted me today predicting 17+ point win for ISU.

When this dude is calling for a blow out, the Hawks are in trouble.

**VeloClone** · 12-09-2011, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by hawkadoodledoo

O, so when you said teams, you meant Basketball and Football, not wrestling? My mistake for thinking you were referring to all ISU sports.

No, you decided it was appropriate to talk about other teams, so I took one I already knew and wouldn't have to look up. (I didn't know right off the top of my head what the wrestling squad was averaging for fans this year. I'll bet you didn't either.) However, when I did, you suddenly were aghast that I was bringing another sport into the conversation.

Bragging about going to watch a crappy football or basketball team, as it relates to fandom, is as silly as bragging about having the 2nd smallest ***** in the room. Iowa's athletic dept isn't hurting for $, and Iowa fans know this. If you want me to get off my couch and drive 100 miles to watch an Iowa game on a Wednesday night, you better damn well put a product on the court that makes me want to do that. I'm not going to spend my hard earned $ on the crap product that Lickliter put on the court.

Thank you affirming what has already been asserted. Fairweather fans. Now that wasn't so hard, was it?

**Hawkeye11en1** · 12-09-2011, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

Definitely.

One of my good buddies who is a huge Hawkeye (grew up in Iowa City, Iowa alum) and actual basketball fan. He's a big Fran supporter and goes to most of the games. He texted me today predicting 17+ point win for ISU.

When this dude is calling for a blow out, the Hawks are in trouble.

I don't need that dude to know we are in trouble. I got the rest of you guys to tell us how bad we suck!

**Al_4_State** · 12-09-2011, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Clark

ummm, Kevin Jackson isn't a football coach...

I probably wouldn't be going to wrestling meets even if ISU was awesome. I've never cared much for the sport, even when ISU was good.

The same can't be said about Iowa fans and basketball. 10-15 years ago, Hawkeye basketball was still a big deal and Carver was always full and loud. Hawk fans cared deeply about basketball.

I don't know how many Iowa fans I've talked to this week that didn't even realized the Iowa/ISU basketball game was today, and they topped it off with "I don't even LIKE basketball".

I guarantee when Iowa gets their basketball program turned around, Carver will be full and all of these Hawkeye basketball fans come back out of the woodwork. A lot of Hawk fans are front runners.

**Hawkeye11en1** · 12-09-2011, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

I probably wouldn't be going to wrestling meets even if ISU was awesome. I've never cared much for the sport, even when ISU was good.

The same can't be said about Iowa fans and basketball. 10-15 years ago, Hawkeye basketball was still a big deal and Carver was always full and loud. Hawk fans cared deeply about basketball.

I don't know how many Iowa fans I've talked to this week that didn't even realized the Iowa/ISU basketball game was today, and they topped it off with "I don't even LIKE basketball".

I guarantee when Iowa gets their basketball program turned around, Carver will be full and all of these Hawkeye basketball fans come back out of the woodwork. A lot of Hawk fans are front runners.

Nah, I prefer when Iowa sucks. Just personal preference.

**Cyclonestate78** · 12-09-2011, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by hawkadoodledoo

O snap, that was awesome. Now, if you were only smart enough to realize that Iowa is a better academic institution than ISU, your dumb jokes would make sense.

Oh yes.... Iowa is the 71st ranked university in the US and Iowa State is only #97. I bet the difference between those two is like the difference between Harvard and DMACC. Get a clue moron.

**dbqhawk1952** · 12-09-2011, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by DRCHIRO

I can't wait until their football team continues their decline and we get to deal with less and less of them.

I would not hold your breath.

**Al_4_State** · 12-09-2011, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by dbqhawk1952

I would not hold your breath.

Iowa football is in for its worst year since 2007 next year. ISU has a very real shot at winning in Kinnick.

Good thing they're in the Big 10.

**00clone** · 12-09-2011, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Al_4_State

I guarantee when Iowa gets their basketball program turned around, Carver will be full and all of these T-Shirt fans come back out of the back woods. A lot of Hawk fans are front runners.

Al, love you man, and you have a point, but FIFY.

**Cyclonestate78** · 12-09-2011, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by dbqhawk1952

I would not hold your breath.

Sincerely,

Kirk "James Vandenberg is better then Ricky Stanzi" Ferentz

**hawkadoodledoo** · 12-09-2011, 01:32 PM

Velo, you do realize I never said you couldn't bring other coaches into it right? That was your own Cyclone ally. You said ISU supports their "teams" even when they suck, and I pointed out that, that is actually not true in what is going on with your wrestling program (7000k fans at the Iowa/ISU dual this year and there wasn't that many, compared to over 11,000 two years ago). It may be true for football and basketball, but not wrestling, and that is one of your "teams". Move past it, your statement was incorrect.

Call me a fairweather fan, I don't really care, but driving 100 miles to watch my team get blown out when I could save $50 and watch it on my couch is smart, not fairweather.