I wouldn't cheer for them directly but I can give them credit when it's due. I don't live in a place where I'm going to be surrounded by/see comments from belligerent hawkeye fans so that helps.
When I was younger, I spent way too much time and energy arguing about/hating Iowa, and I realized that's a really stupid approach, and when I see ISU fans going out of their way to make it happen, it only fuels their fans and the 'super bowl/only care about one game' narrative.
UMMMM yes the amount of IOWA fans rooting for the clones to the final four would be much greater than half if u guys make a deep run. ESPECIALLY if your playing the likes of Kentucky (well any SEC school), duke, 'Cuse, Louisville, Kansas, etc.....
I know you want to believe all hawkeye fans have the same mentality as you, well they dont. I would much much rather see an iowa born kid get to the big stage and have a big game on a home grown team than some ghetto b@$+urd from south or east coast. Past the iowa-iowa st game I would rather iowa st do well in the tourny then flop.
I admit that I'm a bit torn. I want to hate the Hawkeyes at all costs, but is there a point when I should actually cheer for them? For instance, the Huskers will be insufferable if they win. And who wouldn't like to see the Buckeyes crushed? Or take down a top SEC team?
At some point, as much as I hate to admit it, I think it is good for the whole state for the Hawkeyes to do well (and worse for the state if they have a high profile choke like us in BB last year). I'm just not sure what that point is. I don't think I can cheer for them unless they do make it to the playoff. At that point, a win is good for the state, even if it makes Hawk fans even more insufferable. But who can handle them being even more insufferable? I may give myself a ban for even considering it.
Is is there a point when any of you will cheer for the Hawkeyes?
On my first day of work my new boss (Iowa fan) saw me pinning up a copy of ISU's schedule on my desk and he said he wouldnt mind if the campus burned to the ground. I thought he was joking so I laughed. He did not smile or laugh. He was stone-faced. It was a great first impression.
Does ISIS have a football team and do they play Iowa?
you might take sports just a tad too seriously
It's morons like that that make this rivalry no fun.
Rose-Michigan
Peach-Ohio State
Capital One-Iowa
It's happening.
This is spot on and exactly how I am now. Takes 75% of the negative emotion away but you can still dial it up when needed. You can watch their games with your hawk fan friends unprovoked with a twinkle in your eye when they lose tragically.
I guess I shoulda included trailer trash, honkey, and whatever other acronym we can find but generally just talking about the " not a role model" type of individuals. That Marshall Henderson from ole miss a few yrs back is good example of what Im talking about. Id rather see hard working, level headed kids like Niang do better then Hernderson. But I guess if you guys want to disagree then thats OK its your opinion.
I wouldn't cheer for them directly but I can give them credit when it's due. I don't live in a place where I'm going to be surrounded by/see comments from belligerent hawkeye fans so that helps.
When I was younger, I spent way too much time and energy arguing about/hating Iowa, and I realized that's a really stupid approach, and when I see ISU fans going out of their way to make it happen, it only fuels their fans and the 'super bowl/only care about one game' narrative.
UMMMM yes the amount of IOWA fans rooting for the clones to the final four would be much greater than half if u guys make a deep run. ESPECIALLY if your playing the likes of Kentucky (well any SEC school), duke, 'Cuse, Louisville, Kansas, etc.....
I know you want to believe all hawkeye fans have the same mentality as you, well they dont. I would much much rather see an iowa born kid get to the big stage and have a big game on a home grown team than some ghetto b@$+urd from south or east coast. Past the iowa-iowa st game I would rather iowa st do well in the tourny then flop.
But Niang is from the East Coast...