A college football fan (TN fan) travelled to Iowa State to experience an Iowa State football game. Here is a video of his experience.
Iowa State Football Experience - from an outsider perspective
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Long watch, but very cool to see the outsider's perspective of what we know and love. He saw a rivalry game on a perfect weather day, and loved every minute of it!
I wanted to see the Cyclone Weather Alert, but it was edited out, or he didn't realize that would be important. A little funny that after the final 4th down incomplete pass, he zoomed in on the hawkeye fans in front of him...not sure if intentional.
I wanted to see the Cyclone Weather Alert, but it was edited out, or he didn't realize that would be important. A little funny that after the final 4th down incomplete pass, he zoomed in on the hawkeye fans in front of him...not sure if intentional.
What is going on with the purple attire? What is that? Not UNI, right? They certainly weren’t cheering for ISU.
That’s MOC-Floyd Valley HS gear. Despite being a pretty big ag area there’s a lot of hawk fans up there.
I was surprised that he loved the hillside part of the stadium. He also appreciated the design of the concourse, which I don't necessarily think is big enough.
my favorite quote:
"the only roasting of the tailgating experience is the food, because it smells delicious!"
my favorite quote:
"the only roasting of the tailgating experience is the food, because it smells delicious!"
His callout of the Bridge should make everyone very happy! 5:49 "That's a really good looking bridge!"
Over Labor Day weekend, there was a house fire in that community that killed 3 teenagers and left 1 with severe injuries (last I knew) https://www.kjan.com/index.php/2025/09/three-people-have-died-following-a-northwest-iowa-house-fire/. I'm guessing the purple was a way for them to feel they were showing support for their community as they navigate this tragic situation.
Sounds like we need to work on having constant noise in the stadium haha. Good video and he was very complimentary. He had way better seats than me on Saturday.
At 67, not able to make any games, and an irrationally dedicated fan, this objective experience was appreciated in so many ways. The passion has always been there at ISU. I believe it's mostly due to not achieving 'super' status, but always promising the possibility. But, what really sets this fan base apart from so many, is the dedication through the absolutely embarrassingly horrific years. And, to see how it has evolved into the experience it is today challenged my manly emotions. I only hope I can get back for an Iowa State game again. Last time was when Patrick Mahomes was demolished. Maybe @ Cinci this year. Who knows? But, one thing I do know is that if I make it, I won't be alone.
His biggest complaint was the TV timeouts being too long (blaming the TV networks). Completely agree on this issue. Just too much down time for fans.
Honestly, we have a lot to be proud of, despite what hawks have to say. And that’s has nothing to even do with the team.
Hillsides just unique and a great option for anyone with young kids. Never forget the concourse before the remodel how ever many years ago, it's 10x better than plenty of stadiums I've been too.
Obviously, that's not just an Iowa State issue, that is ALL of college football now. These breaks are often 3 minutes and I have seen 4 minutes when Nebraska played Cincinatti.
The concourse issue I saw last Saturday was that seemingly about 99% of the people coming out of the seats on the east side wanted to go out the east gate or the bridge. Whereas I needed to go south and out the south gate. So Mrs. Larry and I were two of about 12 people trying to go south while 2,000 people were crammed up against us trying to go north to get to the bridge. But of course getting out of the stadium is always going to be the most difficult when the game is decided in the last minute. So, I'm not complaining really, it was worth every second I spent inside JTS!!
I took my boys to their first game in Ames (South Dakota game). It was the first time I had been back since 2015 (first game after SEZ was built). The regrading of the north hillsides and the concourse on that end as well are such a big change. Huge upgrade especially coupled with the south endzone.
Yep, and it's only going to get worse. Fox added additional time this season. Hard to believe they wont keep adding as the years go on.
Mine must have been 2014 then, because they were working on the SEZ then. Every year I say I will go to a game but haven't made it yet. I keep saying I need to see it since they enclosed the SEZ. Prior to that, I have been to far too many games that went the wrong way so almost feel like I'm a jinx.
I’m not a super old timer but have been going to games since the 2000’s, and it’s wild how much things have changed since then. Can’t imagine how much it’s changed since the 80s-90s
