Iowa-Iowa State Fan Map
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Factual and serious statement that can also double as a PantherHawk joke....nice work.
My grandparents farmed outside of Spencer and all of their neighbors would give them crap about being Cyclone fans, my Grandfather was quick to point out that Iowa State was the real Ag school in the state of Iowa.
Yeah, I'm also questioning the Linn Co results. It's definitely pro-Hawk, however there are many Cyclone fans here. It's not in a small minority as the map depicts. I would've expected 60-70% Hawk tops.
With that said, the overall state total is believable.
You drew that picture all by yourself?!?! We'll make sure to put it on the fridge.
I actually think Polk County is more than 60% Cyclone, especially among fans younger than 30. But there is still plenty of uneducated tv fans that couldn't begin to tell you why they started rooting for the hawks in the first place. I always tell them that if they had nothing to do with Iowa, meaning didn't go to school there or have a family member good to school there, then they should be rooting for the local school, the central Iowa team. Of course they are not going to flip, but it is still fun messing with them. I think the only people that really flip are kids that grow hawk fans, but then flip when the go to school at ISU and see the light. As a matter of fact, most of the biggest hawk haters I know are former hawkeye fans.
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Its good to see how close nearly all those counties are, if this is a real map.
What would be more interesting would be to break it down by age. I bet +50 year old fandom is still 90-10 hawkeyes, I bet the 25-50 age range is probably half and half, and the under 25 range is more ISU than Iowa. Just in the last 10 years there has been a massive change in the Des Moines area in terms of numbers of ISU fans, specially with kids. And you are starting to see that now with enrollment
What would be more interesting would be to break it down by age. I bet +50 year old fandom is still 90-10 hawkeyes, I bet the 25-50 age range is probably half and half, and the under 25 range is more ISU than Iowa. Just in the last 10 years there has been a massive change in the Des Moines area in terms of numbers of ISU fans, specially with kids. And you are starting to see that now with enrollment
Here's the only map that matters. It explains why Iowa State is the flagship!
Yiiikkkeesss....sad to miss out on all of the talented and intellectually superior Clinton County kids though.
I wonder if that isn't Twitter or Facebook data that somebody compiled a few years ago. In Linn County there are around 5,000 alumni. When you consider the population and divide it by the average family size, you get an idea of the percentage of families with a connection to Iowa State.
My neighbor is a good example of the turning of the tide in this state. The parents are (or at least were) big Hawkeye fans. Their two oldest sons are in high school and are planning to attend Iowa State. They are hoping to make it to some football games this fall.
I live on a dead end road with 7 homes. Counting the new converts, there are now 4 of the 7 homes with an Iowa State connection. Two homes are Iowa fans and one is Ohio State. One of the Iowa fans is a North Dakota grad that adopted the Hawkeyes after moving to town.
The map that shows the number of students in each county has changed in recent years. Iowa State is capturing more counties. Of course that makes sense with the growth the university has been seeing.
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