The Wave

[ILikeCy]

Please don't do this. Nothing says "little brother" more than jumping on the bandwagon of a feel-good tradition that doesn't even make any sense from Ames. How many kids in Iowa City will even be watching that game on TV, anyway? And I doubt the camera crews will capture it live. They'll be on commercial break.

 

[isu81]

I really like their wave tradition - it's a great story.

It's their story and their tradition, we shouldn't steal that from them.

Also curious if they have been doing a wave from another stadium when they are on the road?

Yes. I saw Michigan State fans did it when Iowa played there. Wherever Game Day was that day waved as well.

 

[isu81]

I don't think it's a bad idea. After all, it's about children in a children's hospital, not about Hawkeye Heaven or even the U of I football program. That said, it would take some effort from ISU to coordinate a live feed to the U of I hospital.

Not sure why people are getting up in arms about this.

A live feed in to the hospital? It's called television.

 

[JM4CY]

Yeah we should totally... no.

 

[mj4cy]

If the kids in the hospital would appreciate it, I'll do it hands down. If they won't care or know, then don't see a point.

 

[oldman]

On the surface it's kind of an "awwwwww" idea - for the kids, you know? But then it begs the question, who waves to them the other 45 Saturdays of the year when there's no home game? I think the wave is cool, but it's THEIR wave. It's a Hawkeye wave, not a state of Iowa wave.

How about if their football team goes out on the field on Saturday afternoon and waves to the kids, then goes inside to visit them? Much better continuity...

Great idea KC!

 

[Fitzy]

Idea... Instead of waving, how about an effort to raise some money for the children's hospital prior to the game?

Could be something as simple as bringing spare change to donate on game day... "Change for Children" or something along those lines. If 50,000 fans each brought a quarter, that'd be $12,500.

Or could start a GoFundMe online if that'd be easier for everyone. "Cash for Kids" in that case.

 

[WastedTalent]

If Hawk fans are cool with us doing it, I say go for it! It's an awesome tradition that needs all the exposure it can get. It's about the children, not the rivalry.

Pretty sure there are some Cyclone fans over there that would appreciate it too.

I think donating some money >>>> any kind of wave

 

[isufbcurt]

Kinda putting us into a trap. If anybody with ISU says no, Then we look like ******** because... Kids. If we do it, then we are either copying them or just doing what big brother told us to.

I'll volunteer to say No.

 

[jbindm]

Polite pass. It's a nice thing they do, but it's their tradition. Without the hospital as a backdrop it would just look like 60,000 people waving at nothing.

 

[RedDog]

Idea... Instead of waving, how about an effort to raise some money for the children's hospital prior to the game?

Could be something as simple as bringing spare change to donate on game day... "Change for Children" or something along those lines. If 50,000 fans each brought a quarter, that'd be $12,500.

Or could start a GoFundMe online if that'd be easier for everyone. "Cash for Kids" in that case.

This.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

Holy **** I laughed so hard at this at my desk.

 

[Judoka]

If Hawk fans are cool with us doing it, I say go for it! It's an awesome tradition that needs all the exposure it can get. It's about the children, not the rivalry.

Pretty sure there are some Cyclone fans over there that would appreciate it too.

It gets a crapload of exposure and already and provides a bunch of free advertising for Iowa Football. Congrats to them for coming up with it but I don't see why we should give them yet another free ad.

Besides, the whole "new tradition" for something that really is just "new" always reminds me of those ESPN ads calling football on new years eve a "new tradition" that they had to abandon after a couple of years because ratings were so bad.

 

[mj4cy]

Idea... Instead of waving, how about an effort to raise some money for the children's hospital prior to the game?

Could be something as simple as bringing spare change to donate on game day... "Change for Children" or something along those lines. If 50,000 fans each brought a quarter, that'd be $12,500.

Or could start a GoFundMe online if that'd be easier for everyone. "Cash for Kids" in that case.

I'd donate to that cause.

 

[SpokaneCY]

Hawkeye Heaven (on Facebook) helped make "The Wave" a actual thing. They are requesting that since they are on a bye week, and that the Cyclones are at home, that ISU does it after the 1st quarter this Saturday vs KU. My first reaction is... Just another thing that Hawk fans will b**** about us "copying" them. But if this is something that the people that "created" this tradition wanted us to do, would it be such a bad thing to do for the kids? Just wanted some feedback. And no, I don't follow hawkeye heaven, but I had an Aunt (who is the only hawk fan in our family) share the post. Just trying to get the idea rolling...
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It's never the wrong thing to try and help sick children. Put aside all Hawk partisanship and try and give a kid a smile. Makes it a better world for those in need at least for a bit.

 

[ZB4CY]

Holy **** I laughed so hard at this at my desk.

Truly a great GIF, imo.

Laugh at it every time.

 

[YeahBuddy]

These types of things are better when they are spontaneous and not forced. The waves that MSU fans did when they hosted Iowa, when the Va Tech Gameday crowd did it after the segment about this aired on Gameday and the ESPN crew at the Chiefs Monday night game a couple weeks back were all unexpected and really a cool thing to do.

I think it would be great if ISU did it and dont really see an issue if they decline to do it. These things should not be coerced.

 

[RedDog]

Could you at least wave to me? I'll probably be watching. I'll even wave back.

55000 people waving in unison to Gonz would be epic.

 

[Clonefan32]

As someone who has spent some time at that Children's Hospital, I love the tradition. But like so many things in this world, there is no sense in over thinking it. People at an Iowa home game should wave to the kids watching the games. That's really it.

 

[Gonzo]

55000 people waving in unison to Gonz would be epic.
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I'm in Warren County though, so face south.