Jack Trice was Awesome

ChosenChildren

ChosenChildren

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I attended the Iowa State game, and it was the first time I've been at Jack Trice since 2005. Some observations:

1. Iowa State has one of the best bands in college football. Seriously.
2. The stadium is LOUD and the Iowa State fans really support their team. It compared favorably to most of the Big Ten venues. The improvements to the stadium give it a big time feel.
3. The Iowa State fans we sat with couldn't have been nicer. There was some good-natured ribbing but it was fun to be with them.
4. The Iowa State team looked well-coached and their offense was terrific. They have a physical, high-powered offensive scheme.
5. Iowa played with great poise and pulled it out because of their playmakers on offense.
6. There is no reason why Iowa State cannot win 6 games and go to a bowl. They have the talent to do it. I also expect Iowa to have a good season and go bowling as well.

It is an intense rivalry, but I think the game prepares Iowa well for its Big Ten schedule.
 
ChosenChildren said:
I attended the Iowa State game, and it was the first time I've been at Jack Trice since 2005. Some observations:

1. Iowa State has one of the best bands in college football. Seriously.
2. The stadium is LOUD and the Iowa State fans really support their team. It compared favorably to most of the Big Ten venues. The improvements to the stadium give it a big time feel.
3. The Iowa State fans we sat with couldn't have been nicer. There was some good-natured ribbing but it was fun to be with them.
4. The Iowa State team looked well-coached and their offense was terrific. They have a physical, high-powered offensive scheme.
5. Iowa played with great poise and pulled it out because of their playmakers on offense.
6. There is no reason why Iowa State cannot win 6 games and go to a bowl. They have the talent to do it. I also expect Iowa to have a good season and go bowling as well.

It is an intense rivalry, but I think the game prepares Iowa well for its Big Ten schedule.
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They really needed the Iowa game to go bowling. They will likely get Akron, Baylor and Kansas.......getting 2 more victories will be hard.
 
trj said:
They really needed the Iowa game to go bowling. They will likely get Akron, Baylor and Kansas.......getting 2 more victories will be hard.
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They crapped on Texas Tech last year 66-10, so that's not an impossible win. Plus 5 wins might make a bowl game. Especially a team like Iowa State who hasn't been to one in a long time, they'd probably travel really well.
 
ChosenChildren said:
I attended the Iowa State game, and it was the first time I've been at Jack Trice since 2005. Some observations:

1. Iowa State has one of the best bands in college football. Seriously.
2. The stadium is LOUD and the Iowa State fans really support their team. It compared favorably to most of the Big Ten venues. The improvements to the stadium give it a big time feel.
3. The Iowa State fans we sat with couldn't have been nicer. There was some good-natured ribbing but it was fun to be with them.
4. The Iowa State team looked well-coached and their offense was terrific. They have a physical, high-powered offensive scheme.
5. Iowa played with great poise and pulled it out because of their playmakers on offense.
6. There is no reason why Iowa State cannot win 6 games and go to a bowl. They have the talent to do it. I also expect Iowa to have a good season and go bowling as well.

It is an intense rivalry, but I think the game prepares Iowa well for its Big Ten schedule.
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Iowa State hates Iowa. They get up for that game more than any other game by a long shot. Last year their attendance hovered around 50,000, which is over 10k short of capacity. If they ever get decent though, that place would be rocking more often
 
ChosenChildren said:
I attended the Iowa State game, and it was the first time I've been at Jack Trice since 2005. Some observations:

1. Iowa State has one of the best bands in college football. Seriously.
2. The stadium is LOUD and the Iowa State fans really support their team. It compared favorably to most of the Big Ten venues. The improvements to the stadium give it a big time feel.
3. The Iowa State fans we sat with couldn't have been nicer. There was some good-natured ribbing but it was fun to be with them.
4. The Iowa State team looked well-coached and their offense was terrific. They have a physical, high-powered offensive scheme.
5. Iowa played with great poise and pulled it out because of their playmakers on offense.
6. There is no reason why Iowa State cannot win 6 games and go to a bowl. They have the talent to do it. I also expect Iowa to have a good season and go bowling as well.

It is an intense rivalry, but I think the game prepares Iowa well for its Big Ten schedule.
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sounds like you've turned ketchup & mustard
 
As I stated in a different thread, ISU's talent, man 1-22, is pretty darn good. Campos, Good-Jones, Lazard, Butler, Montgomery, Park, Spears, and Cotton-Moya would start for most high quality P5 teams. And their specialists are pretty good.

Last year, they led Okie State and Baylor by double digits in the 4th. Gave Oklahoma and K-State all they could handle. And beat the snot out of Texas Tech. So they've got talent.

Their problem is their reserves....they just don't have any depth. So when injuries mount or when they need to sub, the dropoff right now is pretty steep.
 
So you're saying that the fans in person are the complete opposite of their fans online? I think I would like ISU fans a lot more if I didn't come across them online. They are basically insufferably arrogant when it comes to basketball, and insufferably obnoxious when it comes to football.
 
Stanzi said:
So you're saying that the fans in person are the complete opposite of their fans online? I think I would like ISU fans a lot more if I didn't come across them online. They are basically insufferably arrogant when it comes to basketball, and insufferably obnoxious when it comes to football.
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I'm sure it's the same with every fan base. It's easy to talk tough for some behind a computer
 
I talked with my brother last night. He usually attends games at Kinnick, and he said he couldn't believe how little the football knowledge was at Half-Price Stadium (yet, he could believe it). He also said that he heard an Iowa fan refer to ISU as little brother, and they pulled out the enrollment card. Also, he sat behind a Clown that yelled at the refs every single play that wasn't a big gain for ISU or a short gain/loss for Iowa. Another Clown fan also yelled that he was expecting another letter of apology from the NCAA about how bad the refs were. My brother said that he hadn't been to Half-Price Stadium for several years, but was glad to see nothing had changed.
 
Stanzi said:
So you're saying that the fans in person are the complete opposite of their fans online? I think I would like ISU fans a lot more if I didn't come across them online. They are basically insufferably arrogant when it comes to basketball, and insufferably obnoxious when it comes to football.
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I've said this before but my wife can't stand Iowa fans because of the online persona of some people. There were tons of Iowa fans at the game, in the lots, etc. We tailgated with them and had a ball. I had pretty much the same experience in IC myself. There were one or two total jerks in IC which just made me not want to go back and I'm sure some people maybe even on this board have had the same experience in Ames, which is honestly too bad because it can be a lot of fun.
 
Every fan base has insufferable A-holes and pretty terrific people as well. I gotta co-worker who knows next to nothing about sports but wears a cyclone shirt before the big game. She always tells the story of how she heard from a friend of a friend who got beer poured on them and spit on at Kinnick.
I always say, I don't doubt that happened. But it happens at Trice and every other stadium in the country. She won't be convinced, though. To her, everyone at Kinnick is a thug, and everyone at Trice is a hand holding, kumbaya singing saint.
 
While I was impressed with Iowa State I fully expect that to be their best game they play all year. It's happened too many times to make me think any different after one game. If not for Stanley overthrowing receivers (this is not a knock on him, I think he played great) four times for potential touchdowns and our defensive backs miscues Iowa could have won this game convincingly in regulation.
 
1hawkeye1 said:
Every fan base has insufferable A-holes and pretty terrific people as well. I gotta co-worker who knows next to nothing about sports but wears a cyclone shirt before the big game. She always tells the story of how she heard from a friend of a friend who got beer poured on them and spit on at Kinnick.
I always say, I don't doubt that happened. But it happens at Trice and every other stadium in the country. She won't be convinced, though. To her, everyone at Kinnick is a thug, and everyone at Trice is a hand holding, kumbaya singing saint.
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That's how the world works today. People only surround themselves with people who agree with them and everyone else is wrong and dumb. See: politics, cable news, Facebook comments, etc.
 
1hawkeye1 said:
Every fan base has insufferable A-holes and pretty terrific people as well. I gotta co-worker who knows next to nothing about sports but wears a cyclone shirt before the big game. She always tells the story of how she heard from a friend of a friend who got beer poured on them and spit on at Kinnick.
I always say, I don't doubt that happened. But it happens at Trice and every other stadium in the country. She won't be convinced, though. To her, everyone at Kinnick is a thug, and everyone at Trice is a hand holding, kumbaya singing saint.
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Yeah, I kinda doubt that. First of all, good luck getting an open beer in Kinnick, secondly...other fans would never put up with behaviour like that.
 
BryceC said:
I've said this before but my wife can't stand Iowa fans because of the online persona of some people. There were tons of Iowa fans at the game, in the lots, etc. We tailgated with them and had a ball. I had pretty much the same experience in IC myself. There were one or two total jerks in IC which just made me not want to go back and I'm sure some people maybe even on this board have had the same experience in Ames, which is honestly too bad because it can be a lot of fun.
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I think for the most part, that's the way it is. There are plenty of nice people at both sites. But having traveled to many road games over the years...I have to be honest. The jerk factor in Ames is second only to Madision (where the drunken ahole factor is huge)...but it has improved dramatically in recent years. @ Arizona in 2010 was far and away the worst thing I've ever seen. That was unbelievable.

Those that step out of line in Iowa City are usually policed by other Hawk fans telling them to cut the crap. I've seen some pretty intense discussions between Iowa fans telling the drunken jerk Iowa fan to shut it down or get the hell out.
 
I'd say the same thing in Ames drummer, but it happens unfortunately.

For the record ISU played Alabama in 2001 and nothing I have ever seen compares to Alabama fans, and that was when they were 6-5.
 
I think they have something going there in Ames. I also thought the stadium looked pretty nice with the updates. It's a nice set-up with ample adjacent parking and relatively easy to get in and out. It's a nice road game to go to.
 
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