I think its mostly because our QB is concussed, the WRs havent been able to make the clutch plays, and the coaching staff doesnt have it together when it comes to play calling and clock management.
We are little brother
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I've been a Cyclone fan through far worse than this and I would never refer to my team as little brother, no matter what occurs.
I went to a Bucky/Hok bball game last winter on some random night but I would never wear an ISU shirt to something like that.
Funny you should ask. I do have a screen shot from Kinnick during the Penn State game. I dont have the screen shot from Ames but we were maxing in the low 90s during the BYU game.
Yes - it is sad an argument about "little brother" is used about crowd noise. I guess using this argument, Wisconsin isn't a little brother, but a six month old baby this year?
And your picture of the "east side" was taken at 13:43 left in the third quarter.. you know, right after halftime where fans are still finishing running to the restrooms, grabbing food and beverages, etc....
This is just a bad argument all around
In Madison? No, I really wouldn't.
And probably not at Iowa either, people that old shouldn't be drinking.
Completely disagree with the ********, clickbait thread title.
That said, I do believe that the energy and environment at JTS leaves a lot to be desired so I don’t think the OP is completely off base with the general point they are making about the in-stadium atmosphere.
Compared to Hilton, JTS is a graveyard. It’s too bad we can’t channel some more of that energy for football. I was a student for some objectively worse teams than we are fortunate enough to have now, and in the handful of games I’ve been back for I’ve been decently disappointed in the crowd involvement compared to what I remember from the early 2010s.
If we’re going to pile on the OP, do it for the unhelpful comparison to UI and the thread title. In general, we need to stop comparing ourselves to TOE. They aren’t as relevant to us as some on this board make them out to be.
That said, I do believe that the energy and environment at JTS leaves a lot to be desired so I don’t think the OP is completely off base with the general point they are making about the in-stadium atmosphere.
Compared to Hilton, JTS is a graveyard. It’s too bad we can’t channel some more of that energy for football. I was a student for some objectively worse teams than we are fortunate enough to have now, and in the handful of games I’ve been back for I’ve been decently disappointed in the crowd involvement compared to what I remember from the early 2010s.
If we’re going to pile on the OP, do it for the unhelpful comparison to UI and the thread title. In general, we need to stop comparing ourselves to TOE. They aren’t as relevant to us as some on this board make them out to be.
Yes! That’s the difference between Cyclone fans and Hawkeye fans. During rivalry week we are focused on the game and want to beat our rival. After the game we only care about our conference games. We would rather lose to Iowa and compete for a title than beat Iowa and have a poor conference record. Every Cyclone fan would trade a conference loss for a loss to Iowa.
Hawkeye fans on the other hand seem obsessed with how the Cyclones are doing and they need to win the CyHawk trophy for their self esteem. They talk constantly about being the big brother, and it kills them that their little brother is better in football and basketball right now. I think most Iowa fans would take a win against ISU over a conference win. They need it to feed their egos. Cyclone fans don’t.
Anybody with half a brain should know a we are still little brother post isn’t going to go well here. Why not just say in your experience the Chokeye crowd is louder than the Cyclones
When Pollard reseated the students, he should have seated some of them in the first 5 rows behind the opponent bench to increase the noise behind the teams we are playing, but I doubt we could afford to give up that much donation money. The Sukup area is always going to look half empty when the weather turns poor as many watch the game inside to get out of the elements.
Damn I thought this thread title was bad and then I noticed you quoting your own username and I immediately stopped reading.
Its not just the volume. Its the attitude. Ames is a place you take the family for a nice afternoon out at a football game. Iowa City is where people go to get drunk and scream at football players.
This isn't the flex you think it is.
