Growing up a farm boy and now being a khaki wearing city boy who works in an office setting, but who still manages to get out in the old John Deere 4440 from time to time...I must say this is one of the dumbest threads I have ever seen. I guess some of you just don't get around the state of Iowa or ISU that much.
First off if someone wants to dub this game or rivalry Farmageddon and put it on a shirt, let 'em, I get it. If you don't like it. Don't buy or get a shirt promoting it or w/e.
Secondly, since when is being from a farm or in ag make you some dumb hick? I was raised on a farm and I am nothing close to a redneck, my sister (isu grad) was raised on a farm and got her masters at UPenn, an ivy league school and works at Cornell in NY. City folk and country folk all have their bright and stupid abundant.
Lastly, If you get around Ames or Iowa State a lot, most of the place and time it would be hard to tell it's an "ag" school. ISU should be very proud of it's ag background, but it is WAY much more than just that, and I'd prolly think of it as an engineering school first honestly...
I know this turned long but I guess my point was to say Iowa State is a huge conglomeration of city and farm kids. And I get if they city kids don't wanna be lumped into the farmer category and vice versa. Let's just celebrate the diversity of the school. Because that's what really makes it quite amazing. Go State!