Give me your most unpopular take about Iowa State

[Cyched]

Re: Bells of Iowa State - whose idea was it to play at the end of basketball games? Just go straight into Celebration

 

[CycloneErik]

Are you a realist about Softball, M&W golf, M&W T&F, M&W CC, Swimming/Diving, and Soccer to the point of having to bash them at all opportunites? Because that's how you come across about wrestling. Taking every opportunity to bash the program. It gets old.

Nobody is arguing that it deserves top billing. Literally nobody. The realistic place for it at ISU is 3rd or 4th. The argument for placing it 3rd ahead of WBB would be that we are much more likely to be contending for team trophies/national championships in wrestling than WBB and the fan support being similar.

Nobody pushes those like wrestling fans do.
Nothing wrong with being a fan of a niche sport. Just call it what it really is and enjoy it.

 

[LincolnWay187]

Busch Light is just fine for a cheap beer. But the fan base's hard on for bragging how much they drink of it or how much it represents them is super cringey (i.e. all the social media stuff at the Alamo Bowl)

Lets be honest, there is a ringleader around this running joke....its CW. Busch lite can go away.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

That’s where I’m at. I’ve made my share of halftime trips, but really? You’re that desperate for a beer? Especially pathetic when the game is close/important.

The time is now for JP to switch the policy. With a good product on the team people aren't going to quit donating because they can't leave to have a beer.

 

[Cyched]

Lets be honest, there is a ringleader around this running joke....its CW. Busch lite can go away.

Chris pushes the Busch Light and the nut cup mentality too much. Love the guy, but let’s tone it down.

 

[jcisuclones]

Courtney Messingham was never as bad of a coordinator as he was made out to be

A friend of mine who was on the offensive side of the ball when he was the coordinator disagrees with you.

 

[Dr.bannedman]

sports fanatics on kxno is terrible radio. wimpy geek pretending to be tough because his dad was in vietman. and a guy who thinks god is real and country music is good. talk about sports

 

[jcisuclones]

I hate when they play the Bells of Iowa State at football games. Save it for commencement or something else. So lame.

I'm okay with it after the game. Love the song, but it sucks the air out of the stadium before football games.

 

[TOFB4ISU]

The Sukup End Zone Club should have been built into a new press box structure. SEZ should be only seating.

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Concessions inside Jack Trice and Hilton are perfectly fine. More options would just mean longer lines and more problems. (ducks and runs like hell)

 

[TOFB4ISU]

The story of Jack Trice is not that special.

In all seriousness, I'm actually a fan of brutalist architecture, such as Carver Hall. I love all styles of architecture that are specific to different eras.

I appreciate brutalism too, but Carver is brutalism lite at best.

 

[jcisuclones]

If it hadn't been for Gene Chizik's recruiting, Paul Rhoads would go down as the worst hire in modern Iowa State history.

 

[CloneFan4]

A friend of mine who was on the offensive side of the ball when he was the coordinator disagrees with you.

A friend of mine on the offensive side of the ball when he was coordinator agrees with your friend who was on the offensive side of the ball.

 

[Al_4_State]

That does have a lot to do with it but the decline of Campus Town started several years ago. The buildup of West Ames has a lot to do with it too. Prior to Uber it was damn near impossible to get from Welch to West Ames without a DD or walking.

This just kinda sounds like "it was better in my day" talk. Campustown is a lot cleaner and "nicer" than I was living in Ames (2003-2008) and there are more/better food options. There's about the same amount of bars, and a lot of them have been spruced up since my day.

Other than the (massive) loss of People's, I'd have a hard time calling it a decline.

That said, something needs to fill the void left by People's. Ames needs a music venue like that.

 

[CloneFan4]

"Chris on vacation" is the dumbest ******* joke there is. Incredibly overplayed.

 

[Al_4_State]

Also, comparing Ames to Madison is really, really stupid. Madison is the state capitol and has a metro area of 650,000 people. So literally 10x the size of Ames.

Compare Ames to Manhattan, Stillwater, Norman, West Lafayette, etc. Don't compare it to a city that it has almost nothing in common with.

 

[Tri4Cy]

People in Iowa care so much about basketball. You’re right. And our state is just oozing with D1 football talent. Probably because football is just a part of Iowa culture. I’m silly for being a fan of such a fringe, unheard of, barbaric sport such as wrestling. Football is growing at such a rate, there are even girls teams popping up all over the country.

 

[Al_4_State]

Preventing alcohol sales in the stadium contributes to the high quality of our tailgate scene, and is the real reason Pollard refuses to allow it.

ISU tailgating is what keeps people showing up in the lean years.

 

[CyclonesGrain]

Sweet Caroline should only be played when a victory is certain.

 

[Cydkar]

Cyclonefanatic T-shirts are really dumb.