So ISU is "that" neighbor...
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Exactly. Do people in Chicago go to Cubs games and the Pier every day? Do NYC people go to a broadway show once a week? People do the same thing - they work, they hang out with family/friends, go to a park, play golf, etc whether they live in Ames or NYC.
Even here in Iowa people in small towns talk about how much more there is to do in DSM like Adventureland, I-Cubs, the Zoo, Wells Fargo Concerts, the State Fair, etc...yet most DSM metro people aren't doing this stuff every weekend and likely don't do these activities as much as "tourists" from other parts of the state.
cool quote from a WVU fan about our fans (not so much the football team)
"This is the point that always gets me. They suck. They've almost always sucked. They're not going to be good for a long time, but..... Their fans show up in droves EVERY game, and the university is investing tons of money into the program.
It is time for us to step our game up."
"This is the point that always gets me. They suck. They've almost always sucked. They're not going to be good for a long time, but..... Their fans show up in droves EVERY game, and the university is investing tons of money into the program.
It is time for us to step our game up."
As I mentioned KU fans thinking Lawrence is NYC are the worst. 100% positive that anyone from a major city (myself included) sees absolutely zero difference between Lawrence and Ames if they spent a few days there. Not sure where they get their attitude from, maybe it's just basketball fan arrogance. Having lived in LA and Chicago I like these little college towns for what they are, some insecure fans like KU must not really like their town to construct some lie about it being a cosmopolitan major city. I doubt WVU fans think Morgantown is the San Francisco of the Appalachians the way KU fans think Lawrence is NYC of the plains.
Some college towns like Austin and Madison have a college town feel but are also true mid sized cities. Lawrence, Manhattan, Iowa City, both Ok schools and many more are not among them.
It's kind of true. But it won't be forever if we don't get another glimmer of hope.
People in Chicago don't go to the Pier everyday because there is so much stuff to do. Whatever you are in to parks/bar/restaurants/etc there are so many things that you don't have to go to the same place all the time. It is truly different living in the city of this size and it is hard to truly understand the pros AND cons unless you have live in one, not visit.
What sucks is with the WVU game always being on Thanksgiving weekend, neither fanbase gets the real gameday experience at the other teams venue. WVU parking lots had massive open areas in 2013 and I expect more of the same in 2015. Pretty much everyone I met was nice. A couple of people apologized for the lack of tailgating.
We're that neighbor, but we promise to invite you over when we finally get the hot tubs installed
My take.
Ironically on two of my many road trips back to Ames from Chicago I did need to buy auto parts and was thankful that I was in the Mecca of auto parts.
What's mind boggling to me is that we now have the 3rd biggest stadium in the Big 12. Only behind Oklahoma and Texas. For a team that has sucked for 100 years. It's pretty impressive what Pollard and the AD have done. Even more impressive though are the fans for continuing to show up.
Now if we could just win a little more...we'll see football become what Fred made ISU basketball become.
Now if we could just win a little more...we'll see football become what Fred made ISU basketball become.
Basically we will be top half of the Big 12 until some other mid level teams demolish their current stadium and build from scratch. KSU/Baylor/TCU aren't going to anytime soon with brand new stadiums or brand new massive projects. KU will likely build a new stadium but it will probably be more like Baylor/TCU where it is nice but smallish. OU and TU are already bigger and will always be. I think Tech has recently added to theirs too.
My guess is that Tech and WVU have the fanbase and support to expand seating, both regular and premium. Other than them and the regulars in Texas and Oklahoma, the Big 12 has some pretty small fanbases.
I was raised in one (Chicago) and lived in one 2/3 of my life. I still stand by my comment that many people do not take advantage of all the diversity of things in the city. I agree there is a lot more to do, and the diversity is nice, but living in Ames isn't bad just because there are less things to do, which is what "nothing to do" implies.
