The Wave

[alarson]

Then DO something. All you and most others are just running down the hawks for trying to make a sick kid's day a little brighter.

Oh **** right off.

I've said i think their tradition is a good one. I've not run that down.

It is absolutely stupid to do it in our stadium, where we don't have a hospital next to the stadium, merely to satisfy hawkeyes endless need for validation from cyclone fans.

 

[alarson]

Then find a cause and DO something.

Iowa State already does multiple things. The idea that we need to contrive something just because the hawks did something is peak 'little brother'

 

[FatNTired]

@cyIclSoneU whats to disagree about my post? You can look up the guy's record online.

I was a bit surprised to see someone disagreed with your post too. Looks like Levi has been outed on CF.

 

[Frak]

Then DO something. All you and most others are just running down the hawks for trying to make a sick kid's day a little brighter.

You know what, how about THEY do something? Add a dollar on to each hawkeye ticket and donate that to the Children's Hospital. No, instead, they turn around and wave then proceed to break their arms patting themselves on the back for it. It's a fine "tradition", even if it is way overblown. But it is theirs and ISU can find and has found different ways to contribute to society. Besides, I'm guessing very, very few TVs at the hospital in IC are going to be tuned in to an 11am ISU vs KU game on FSN.

 

[bostrem00]

Are Iowa fans that desperate to rid their stigma that they are now openly wanting other school’s fanbases to copy them for once? As much as they say it’s for the kids....the sadness lies in their desperation.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

I’d be fine with doing this at JTS.. in 2 years when Iowa comes back for our home game. It would make 0 sense to do it this weekend.

 

[jsb]

Then find a cause and DO something.

I support plenty of causes.

Iowa State does too.

 

[IAStubborn]

I get why Michigan State did it when they were playing Iowa (since many in the Children's hospital were probably watching on TV) but I don't see the resemblance of us doing it besides being in the same state as the hospital. Good idea by Hawkeye Heaven but it would look like a cluster if we attempted it Saturday.

As a parent of a kid who was a patient there and who was asked to be one of Kirk's kid captains (he refused unless they would let him wear an ISU Jersey). I can assure you those are the state of Iowa's kids and plenty will be watching the ISU game. The hospital is filled with cyclone and hawkeye and panther fans a like. I think plenty will be watching and would be a nice gesture. It isn't stealing their tradition it is saying when it comes to kids fighting for their life, school colors don't matter especially when they are all of Iowa's kids. Just like MSU did since they were on the road.

 

[IAStubborn]

How would waving to the intramural fields give any sick kids respite from anything? They can't see the stadium from anywhere but in the stadium, and they won't be showing the crowd during the break between 1Q and 2Q. It has nothing to do with letting the hawks have good press. It's about letting them have their thing and not trying to force their thing into our stadium where it makes <0 sense.

Same way MSU did.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Guys, how will cancer ever be cured if we don't wave at things?!?!?!

 

[CY88CE11]

Same way MSU did.

Iowa was there. They were already talking about it. Our game has no relation to Iowa or the wave whatsoever.

 

[jbindm]

You know what, how about THEY do something? Add a dollar on to each hawkeye ticket and donate that to the Children's Hospital. No, instead, they turn around and wave then proceed to break their arms patting themselves on the back for it. It's a fine "tradition", even if it is way overblown. But it is theirs and ISU can find and has found different ways to contribute to society. Besides, I'm guessing very, very few TVs at the hospital in IC are going to be tuned in to an 11am ISU vs KU game on FSN.

This is the nagging thought I can't quite get over. It's a very nice gesture for sure, and if it draws attention to the childrens' hospital and maybe inspires someone watching on TV to donate or volunteer, that's great. But honestly, for the fans in the stadium it's turning around and waving for a couple seconds. They're not exactly curing polio. It'd be good for them to back up the gesture with something tangible.

That's why it makes more sense for the team and university to build on the wave during their bye week. Take some kids who are able down onto the field on Saturday, or have the players go up and visit some of the kids (if they aren't doing that already).

edit: if Iowa players or fans are already organizing or doing something in addition to waving on gameday then I apologize and a tip of the cap to them.

 

[Judoka]

As a parent of a kid who was a patient there and who was asked to be one of Kirk's kid captains (he refused unless they would let him wear an ISU Jersey). I can assure you those are the state of Iowa's kids and plenty will be watching the ISU game. The hospital is filled with cyclone and hawkeye and panther fans a like. I think plenty will be watching and would be a nice gesture. It isn't stealing their tradition it is saying when it comes to kids fighting for their life, school colors don't matter especially when they are all of Iowa's kids. Just like MSU did since they were on the road.

Lots of things would be a nice gesture. Should we do this nice gesture every week, or just this one? Should every school do it or just ISU?

It's arbitrary and trying to push it on ISU doesn't make any sense. It's Iowa's thing. Let it be Iowa's thing. We don't need to give them an ad during our game.

 

[rholtgraves]

Doesn't really make any sense for ISU to do it.

 

[drlove]

I despise Iowa City as much as nearly anyone, but I try to consider a few things on this topic:
1. Does this mean that people in Iowa City will be showing the ISU game throughout the hospital or even on the big screen in the stadium? I suspect no, but it kind of puts the shoe back on the other foot. Not that people should be looking for something in return for doing something nice, but it would be funny for us to participate...for the kids....knowing that the game was being shown in IC....for the kids to be able to watch and wave.

2. It is "a hospital" that does a lot of good for a lot of people including a lot of Cyclones fans.

 

[jsb]

I despise Iowa City as much as nearly anyone, but I try to consider a few things on this topic:
1. Does this mean that people in Iowa City will be showing the ISU game throughout the hospital or even on the big screen in the stadium? I suspect no, but it kind of puts the shoe back on the other foot. Not that people should be looking for something in return for doing something nice, but it would be funny for us to participate...for the kids....knowing that the game was being shown in IC....for the kids to be able to watch and wave.

2. It is "a hospital" that does a lot of good for a lot of people including a lot of Cyclones fans.

A lot of hospitals do good for everyone in this state. Blank children’s has done a lot of good.

The wave makes sense during Iowa games. The patients are watching the game live. I don’t understand why they did it during the Michigan State game.

 

[istater7]

A lot of hospitals do good for everyone in this state. Blank children’s has done a lot of good.

The wave makes sense during Iowa games. The patients are watching the game live. I don’t understand why they did it during the Michigan State game.

Because the kids likely had it on tv in their rooms or were having a game watch party together

 

[IAStubborn]

Lots of things would be a nice gesture. Should we do this nice gesture every week, or just this one? Should every school do it or just ISU?

It's arbitrary and trying to push it on ISU doesn't make any sense. It's Iowa's thing. Let it be Iowa's thing. We don't need to give them an ad during our game.

I think it would be a nice gesture just this week. Nobody is suggesting making it a tradition. Just that these are Iowa kids. And belI've me I watched plentybof ISU games with my son sitting there and I promise you there are many others. So what's the harm in helping them keep the momentum going and the story in the news, it is a good thing. For many non common and severe disease U of I children's hospital is the only game in town. This isn't the University of Iowa's Hospital, it is our hospital too. We are a state University just like a Iowa and so I think it would be cool for aNY in Iowa to do it but they wern't asked we were. I would love it if they flashed a number we could text during the game to donate automatically or something too. But if you don't want to wave, dont.

 

[GTO]

Would this mean that we would have to pick up other Hok traditions during their bye week? Like having sex in the bathrooms, stealing from our own players' locker rooms, or booing our own team?

 

[cyclone83]

This is silly. We don't have a children's hospital near JTS. Only approval for anything hoks is waving m finger.

But we do have a vet med college. We could wave to all of the sick puppies and kittys.