I don’t understand this line of thinking. Why should someone be forced to throw away 10+ years of fanhood simply because of where they went to school?
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I don’t understand this line of thinking. Why should someone be forced to throw away 10+ years of fanhood simply because of where they went to school?
Different strokes for different folks, I guess. You can be “true” to your school for the other 11 games they play. I think it’s silly to expect someone to abandon a lifetime of fandom because they went to a different school.
I don't expect to change the minds of tavernhawks. They've been brainwashed.
What’s funny to me is the people I know who went to their respective state school for better academics (Iowa for med, ISU for Ag, etc) have switched over their allegiance to where they’ll get their degree from and i totally respect them.
The people who confuse me are the ones who attend ISU/Iowa/UNI for education or marketing or business when all 3 offer same major, comparable cost and rankings. If you’re that big of a hawk fan and you’re liberal arts major, why the hell don’t you just go to Iowa?
Are they the same cost though? I always thought UNI was significantly cheaper than the other two in-state schools, although I could be wrong.
Edit: I see that the price difference is only for out-of-state students, so disregard. Regardless, I don’t see the harm in someone rooting for the same team they grew up rooting for you. Do you think that someone who grows up an Alabama fan but attends Auburn (for whatever reason) is going to switch allegiances? I’m going to guess that most would not.
Tuition is pretty similar between Iowa State and UNI. About $300 more for Iowa compared to UNI according to this website.
https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/compare/tables/?state=IA°ree=Undergraduate&type=Public
https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/compare/tables/?state=IA°ree=Undergraduate&type=Public
Having lived in both North Eastern and Eastern Iowa for ~4 years I can completely confirm this.
Ah, but the female to male student ratio at UNI..
I find this idea of loyalty interesting.
I'm a UNI Panther fan. I root for UNI, am a multi-sport season ticket holder (and user!), and give quite a bit of $$ each year. I do that because I live in CF and I like supporting the home team. If I moved to Ames, I would likely do the same for ISU.
Some of you are probably horrified with my lack of loyalty. I'll tell you one thing. Without this feeling of "loyalty" and ethics related to fandom, the current cheating scandal would devastate college sports. It takes a high level of loyalty to put up with an obviously unequal playing field.
I'm a UNI Panther fan. I root for UNI, am a multi-sport season ticket holder (and user!), and give quite a bit of $$ each year. I do that because I live in CF and I like supporting the home team. If I moved to Ames, I would likely do the same for ISU.
Some of you are probably horrified with my lack of loyalty. I'll tell you one thing. Without this feeling of "loyalty" and ethics related to fandom, the current cheating scandal would devastate college sports. It takes a high level of loyalty to put up with an obviously unequal playing field.
Former UNI basketball player that played at Iowa City West. Fred wanted him, but he ultimately chose UNI. Iowa didn't offer him.
From 13-17. He wasn't a star, but would have been solid for us.
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To quote the Beach Boys...
"Two girls for everybody boy."
I could quote something from Office Space, but this is a family website.
Good friend of mine (ISU grad) told his kids they could go to any state school they wanted. But if it was Iowa, not to bother coming home for the holidays. They both chose correctly.
He was solid. The panther/hawk guys heard about the Iowa State and immediately thought he would be a star at that level.
He wasn’t quite a star, but a good solid player. He’d have contributed here as well.
Funny, I seem to recall we were more interested in Morgan for football. Guess the memory plays tricks.
