Dear Fred....Time to Breakup

[BloodyBuddy]

Dear Fred,

It is with great sadness that your title as ”The Mayor of Ames” is gone, effective immediately. Please return your key to the city, and do not try to talk us out of this decision. It is with great regret that our relationship has to come to this moment, but you really left us with no other option here. You obviously have made a choice that has no way in resulting in positive light for Iowa State University, Ames, or the fans. So what do you expect us to do?

At one time, we thought you were the one. The Savior, someone who puts good in front of evil. You put ISU at the top, treated us like the most beautiful girl in the room, never cheated or strayed from us, said all the right things. But it seems money and power corrupts all. And this is just another reminder of how everyone’s integrity has a price, and loyalty no longer exists.

Let’s think or a moment how this decision could work out for you.

1. You have unprecedented success at NU – take them to Elite Eights/Final Fours. How can you expect us to support that? This is the same University that won’t shut up about 90’s football? The same fans that become Creighton Basketball fans most winters. There is zero way we could support this outcome. We can’t go on with you becoming their version of Dan Gable, or Cael Sanderson.
   
   
2. You Fail at NU and Prohm Fails at ISU – we all wallow in our own pity together. ISU fans are sick of failure, there is no way we can support this.
   
   
3. You Succeed at NU and Prohm fails at ISU – You come back to Ames Johnny Orr style. How can you expect us to root against Prohm’s and ISU’s success? This would be a dysfunctional relationship. And you would have the challenge of repeating your NU success again at ISU, This isn’t a healthy outlook for anyone.
   
   
4. You are moderately successful at NU and take the first NBA job available. Maybe the best option – but what is the point of tarnishing your legacy in this way. This doesn’t lead you back into our arms, so how can we be happy with this outcome? We must still look for that person that can take ISU to the promise land.
   
   
5. Steve Prohm goes to the Final Four, makes ISU a national power year in year out– and you never reach that level at NU. Again good for ISU, but Steve becomes the new “Mayor of Ames” if this happens.
   

So as you can see there really is just no way you can keep “The Mayor” title – so it’s best we all move on. As hard as it is, it’s time to say “Goodbye”. Maybe someday we will look back at this and remember some good times, but our future lies apart from one another.


Sincerely,

City of Ames & Iowa State University & BloodyBuddy

 

[3TrueFans]

Open letter time!

 

[CloneGuy8]

Thank you. I felt the # of Fred threads on here had been lacking.

 

[RedlineSi]

Another thread? JFC

 

[deadeyededric]

He already broke up with us like 4 years ago. He's been whoring around for a while now.

 

[CyCrazy]

Some of you need help.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Who's Fred?

 

[JM4CY]

It's pretty obvious some people around here have never been through a divorce.

 

[tyler24]

 

[3TrueFans]

So granted this thread is dumb but why don't people seem to think both Hoiberg and Prohm being successful is a possibility?

 

[ISUCubswin]

He already broke up with us like 4 years ago. He's been whoring around for a while now.

Motion to autocorrect all posts on CF that say "Hoiberg" or "Whoreberg"

Those in favor of adopting the proposed resolution, say "Aye, S, U"

 

[Hayes30]

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Tyrese?

 

[cyclone101]

Did anyone actually read this?

 

[KnappShack]

Did anyone actually read this?

Manifestos are just too long to read. I need the highlight package of this post.

With the off-season here this Hoiberg story can run and run and run and run.

Great.

I'm Team Prohm

 

[3TrueFans]

Did anyone actually read this?

lol no

 

[SpokaneCY]

Dear Fred,

It is with great sadness that your title as ”The Mayor of Ames” is gone, effective immediately. Please return your key to the city, and do not try to talk us out of this decision. It is with great regret that our relationship has to come to this moment, but you really left us with no other option here. You obviously have made a choice that has no way in resulting in positive light for Iowa State University, Ames, or the fans. So what do you expect us to do?

At one time, we thought you were the one. The Savior, someone who puts good in front of evil. You put ISU at the top, treated us like the most beautiful girl in the room, never cheated or strayed from us, said all the right things. But it seems money and power corrupts all. And this is just another reminder of how everyone’s integrity has a price, and loyalty no longer exists.

Let’s think or a moment how this decision could work out for you.

1. You have unprecedented success at NU – take them to Elite Eights/Final Fours. How can you expect us to support that? This is the same University that won’t shut up about 90’s football? The same fans that become Creighton Basketball fans most winters. There is zero way we could support this outcome. We can’t go on with you becoming their version of Dan Gable, or Cael Sanderson.
   
   
2. You Fail at NU and Prohm Fails at ISU – we all wallow in our own pity together. ISU fans are sick of failure, there is no way we can support this.
   
   
3. You Succeed at NU and Prohm fails at ISU – You come back to Ames Johnny Orr style. How can you expect us to root against Prohm’s and ISU’s success? This would be a dysfunctional relationship. And you would have the challenge of repeating your NU success again at ISU, This isn’t a healthy outlook for anyone.
   
   
4. You are moderately successful at NU and take the first NBA job available. Maybe the best option – but what is the point of tarnishing your legacy in this way. This doesn’t lead you back into our arms, so how can we be happy with this outcome? We must still look for that person that can take ISU to the promise land.
   
   
5. Steve Prohm goes to the Final Four, makes ISU a national power year in year out– and you never reach that level at NU. Again good for ISU, but Steve becomes the new “Mayor of Ames” if this happens.

So as you can see there really is just no way you can keep “The Mayor” title – so it’s best we all move on. As hard as it is, it’s time to say “Goodbye”. Maybe someday we will look back at this and remember some good times, but our future lies apart from one another.


Sincerely,

City of Ames & Iowa State University & BloodyBuddy

Did any of you pine away for an old girlfriend this much? There's a group on here that would be better suited to sitting at a crappy bar with an old HS jersey hanging behind the register showing some Class AAA semi-final regional appearance getting drunk on bad beer remembering the "good old days".

 

[CloneGuy8]

 

[SpokaneCY]

Did anyone actually read this?

Just enough of it to make a catty comment.

 

[ISUChippewa]

So granted this thread is dumb but why don't people seem to think both Hoiberg and Prohm being successful is a possibility?

Way too much nuance there. It's a Black OR White world here on CycloneFanatic.com, no room for any shades of grey.

 

[FinalFourCy]

So granted this thread is dumb but why don't people seem to think both Hoiberg and Prohm being successful is a possibility?

Why do you think people don’t?

It doesn’t need to be a zero sum game. It’s nuanced. Iowa State and Prohm can be successful when even Iowa is beating them and reaching the second round, but that doesn’t mean it’s irrational to root for Iowa’s demise or think there’s a degradation to the legend status if a Cyclone were to coach there.