Just my 0.02 for all you CF'ers. Take it for what its worth!

[Cyclonepride]

Stopping Big 12 offenses is next to impossible. The focus should be on ball control and creating turnovers. Neither of which have been happening much lately. I'm hoping Jordan Harris & Demond Tucker can recreate the aggressive nastiness they had @ Copiah-Lincoln. Quarterbacks have been WAY too comfortable against us the last two seasons.

That's why I phrased it "enough stops". We can give up 38 in conference if we're scoring 40.

 

[Bret44]

You sir, are part of the 0.02%.

I guess George Strait's last tour was financially successful, so we should make Paul's last tour financially successful as well.

 

[CyArob]

If we lose to UNI, fan support will be the least of our problems.

 

[CloneIce]

ISU FB Fans are the opposite of spoiled children. The opposite, we are all dedicated fans who have taken a beating over and over and still came back for more.

 

[Mesaclone1]

That was an outstanding post to start this thread!

If you can't support the team and program when its down, then you are not truly a fan. Anybody can support a program that's winning on the field but it takes courage to stand behind the team with your money and your support when things are tough. That is not to say we should tolerate failure, or that constructive criticism isn't welcome, but we have a team and coach that are in place for the coming season....whether some like that or not.

If this season is a failure, everyone will be ready for change...but if, against all odds, there is success....some of you will have lost the right to be considered fans of the Iowa State Cyclones. If you slam the program all off season but the team turns things around in the fall and wins 5 or 6 games...you just plain don't deserve to get back on the bandwagon. In other words, fair weather fans suck.

 

[Bret44]

That was an outstanding post to start this thread!

If you can't support the team and program when its down, then you are not truly a fan. Anybody can support a program that's winning on the field but it takes courage to stand behind the team with your money and your support when things are tough. That is not to say we should tolerate failure, or that constructive criticism isn't welcome, but we have a team and coach that are in place for the coming season....whether some like that or not.

If this season is a failure, everyone will be ready for change...but if, against all odds, there is success....some of you will have lost the right to be considered fans of the Iowa State Cyclones. If you slam the program all off season but the team turns things around in the fall and wins 5 or 6 games...you just plain don't deserve to get back on the bandwagon. In other words, fair weather fans suck.

HOW IN THE BLUE **** CAN YOU CALL ISU FOOTBALL FAIR WEATHER?

Paul has won over 50% of the games played once in his career. ONCE! Come on man.

 

[RING4CY]

HOW IN THE BLUE **** CAN YOU CALL ISU FOOTBALL FAIR WEATHER?

Paul has won over 50% of the games played once in his career. ONCE! Come on man.

No kidding. ISU football fan is part of the definition of "diehard" in the dictionary.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

HOW IN THE BLUE **** CAN YOU CALL ISU FOOTBALL FAIR WEATHER?

Paul has won over 50% of the games played once in his career. ONCE! Come on man.

In his defense, winning that many games at ISU in football is no small task. We really do suck that hard, for that long. We have always been one of the worst college football teams, not just in the nation, but of all-time. If that isn't something you don't already know as you become an ISU fan then I'm not sure what to tell people. I want to win, but it should be no surprise if and when we don't. I'm here to the end either way, I love the torture.

 

[CloneIce]

There are no fair weather ISU FB fans.

 

[CyArob]

If this season is a failure, everyone will be ready for change...but if, against all odds, there is success....some of you will have lost the right to be considered fans of the Iowa State Cyclones. If you slam the program all off season but the team turns things around in the fall and wins 5 or 6 games...you just plain don't deserve to get back on the bandwagon. In other words, fair weather fans suck.

The fact that you drew the line at 5 or 6 wins tells you all you need to know about Iowa State football and its fans. The fans aren't going anywhere, no matter how bad it gets.

 

[Bret44]

In his defense, winning that many games at ISU in football is no small task. We really do suck that hard, for that long. We have always been one of the worst college football teams, not just in the nation, but of all-time. If that isn't something you don't already know as you become an ISU fan then I'm not sure what to tell people. I want to win, but it should be no surprise if and when we don't. I'm here to the end either way, I love the torture.

Still. we pack that place on Saturdays to watch us **** one down our leg every time. We were winless in the Jack last year. 5-19 is still 5-19. I will be at everygame, cheer my *** off, and still be heartbroken because I am an ISU Fan.

Just because I am upset with 5-19 means I shouldn't enjoy wins? If we do not make a bowl Paul needs gone, we all should see that.

 

[isulive2train]

Winning makes me very excite.

 

[Stormin]

You lost me as soon as you called fans 'spoiled children'.

Seriously, this is the best fanbase in america. It shows up, en masse, for what is probably one of the worst 5 showings of any power 5 football team over the last several decades. We've increased our ticket sales. We've increased our donations. Fact is i think everything we've done gives us the right to complain that the return on that investment has been slim to none so far.

If anyone's spoiled, its our football program. It gets support (and even has the gall to raise prices) even after 2 absolutely terrible years.

My last kick in the nuts was given to me by the Basketball team. I have forgiven them and moved on. Time to get optimistic about the new season. Newly expanded stadium. Lots of newcomers. And a lot of the new staff has now been here a year and starting their second year.

Being negative does no one any good. Continue to be positive. And if we get kicked in the nuts again. We will survive.

 

[Redman97]

My last kick in the nuts was given to me by the Basketball team. I have forgiven them and moved on. Time to get optimistic about the new season. Newly expanded stadium. Lots of newcomers. And a lot of the new staff has now been here a year and starting their second year.

Being negative does no one any good. Continue to be positive. And if we get kicked in the nuts again. We will survive.

Good idea.

 

[TheJackWePack5]

You lost me as soon as you called fans 'spoiled children'.

Seriously, this is the best fanbase in america. It shows up, en masse, for what is probably one of the worst 5 showings of any power 5 football team over the last several decades. We've increased our ticket sales. We've increased our donations. Fact is i think everything we've done gives us the right to complain that the return on that investment has been slim to none so far.

If anyone's spoiled, its our football program. It gets support (and even has the gall to raise prices) even after 2 absolutely terrible years.

This guy completely nailed it. I want the team to do well and the kids do play hard, but it's really tough as a fan to keep spending the $$$ to watch disappointing games.

 

[kingcy]

If they are only playing for the love of the game at this level and not to win there is a huge issue. If that is the case I want my money back. How can we be spoiled when it comes to football, when we have never had anything nice?

 

[isulive2train]

Give me a reason to be positive and I will be. I'm not finding too many.

Bring Jeff Johnson back to do some pregame chants!

 

[CyArob]

Bring Jeff Johnson back to do some pregame chants!

CY-CL-ON-ES!

 

[CoKane]

I know I posted this in another thread. But its worth repeating. That is all!

Seriously you all... stop whining like spoiled children and support this team. They are just 18-22+ year old kids doing this for the love of the game. Some positivity around here wouldn't hurt. For ****'s sake. We are FINALLY revamping out stadium after talking about it for the last 4+decades. No more "high school stadium" jokes, lets fill it up. It is a new year, with a Senior QB with talent at WR. Yes, we lost some heartbreaking games last year. It sucked. We all know this. The margin of error for ISU teams isn't significantly large. I think we at least owe them the benefit of the doubt to see how they do the first couple of games before we throw them off the cliff with the rest of the lemmings.

While I and others can understand that people are frustrated with the last coupe of seasons, there is one thing we can control as fans and show them support. People do notice (ESPN/FSN announcers, news paper articles and blogs) and it is tremendously positive not only for perception but as a foundation to build from. We have a very loyal and compassionate fan base. I think as fans we wouldn't be helping our cause if we turned a cold shoulder now.

Lol. If this is their mindset then we need to fire Rhoads now. I'm still waiting on reasons to actually be excited too. Mind giving some?

 

[NorthCyd]

This thread is the worst thing to come out of the UAB loss so far. God its going to be a long off season.