I love Iowa State Fans!
- Thread starter TheCity
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Iowa is a state with a relatively small population with $3MM, which is 30th out of 50 states. There are no major league professional sports teams. However, one huge selling point to coming to Iowa State is how huge college athletics are in this state. College athletes are treated like Rock Stars!
That place is the ****. You get like a whole chicken with a huge piece of Texas toast for $6.
I second this, if you're looking for excellent BBQ, check out Battles. Then come on back down through Campustown and have a round with the students after we pound the Tiggers!
*Disclaimer: We'll be at the bars regardless, so come on down! :wink:
I'd second that, but you have to try Hickory Park. The place is huge and has great ribs.
I think Texas and OU already use that chant...and of course, the entire SEC :smile:, but usually it is chanted off the field.
And that line is determined by 100 feet and a court order. :wink:
Watch where you say that! With Battles AND Hickory Park involved, there will be many takers :wink:
Battles is the answer. At least in Ames, Iowa. :wink:
My opinion of good BBQ has changed dramatically living in Texas.
Hickory Park is on the South Duff strip, as you enter town. It's enormous, where all the students take their parents, and has great food. Many go for their sundaes. Battles is right in the middle of Campustown, on Welch Avenue (Money knows where that is), and has the (slightly) better barbecue. It was founded about twenty years ago by a guy from Texas...who, unfortunately, passed away a few years ago. Still, it has great Texas-style BBQ.
They're both winners.
But then, hopefully, you'll have plenty of opportunity to be familiar with both, eh, TheCity?:yes:
I agree. I think Battle's would be more Texas style BBQ, while Hickory Park is more of a Memphis/NC style. Battle's you can eat sauceless, and it rocks. Hickory Park relies more on its sauce for its flavor.
Both are different, but both are great in their own ways. Ames has some pretty good eats for a town its size. It also has a lot of things to do, without traffic being bad. While the culture shock for those coming from a big city is probably real, it is a place where you can actually focus on your education. I couldn't recommend ISU enough to young people looking to better themselves.
if money does come to ISU I fully expect a Cyclone Fanatic callout in the press conference Something like instrumental in my decision, you know something subtle.
PS, how do I get a cool nickname, like Money or The City?
Something like instrumental in my decision, you know something subtle.PS, how do I get a cool nickname, like Money or The City?
if money does come to ISU I fully expect a Cyclone Fanatic callout in the press conference
PS, how do I get a cool nickname, like Money or The City?
Be 6'3, run a 4.4 and make plays.
Or, "Wx4Cy"? Personally, I thought that "MrsWx4Cy" was a pretty sweet nick, as it was. :biggrin:
