College Gameday in Ames?
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I'd like to think our fans could do as well as Western Michigan managed when Gameday showed up for their finale in November during a slight blizzard
Here you go. My saying 80% was wrong, it a little over 61%, but that does not change the fact the UI has a lot more suburban Chicago students that ISU.
For Iowa
https://dailyiowan.com/2018/12/02/i...dents-choose-iowa-over-in-state-universities/
https://www.insidehighered.com/news...les-students-private-colleges-worry-they-will
ISU https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2018/09/05/fall-2018-enrollment
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Iowa State has more kids enroll from the Minneapolis area than they do Chicagoland
Edit: you know what? I don't even know why I'm making this a thing. I wish work gave me more to do today, I must be really bored!
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I'd be all right with a defacto big12 title game spot on the line against Texas for gameday. Both of us could be either 8-1 as we both face Oklahoma before or 9-0(chugga chugga choo chooo)(or kool-aid)
Why could we not have Gameday here twice? They've done it at other schools. Cy-Hawk and for the Big 12 title against Texas.
This was just put out by 247Sports. These are their predictions for GameDay locations each week of the season...
We were not their first choice on any of the weeks... but we were mentioned for weeks 10 & 11 against OU and Texas.
https://247sports.com/LongFormArtic...Huskers-Georgia-Texas-134412280/#134412280_10
Week 10 LSU @ Alabama
Why this is a good option for GameDay: America might be tired of this game, but viewers in the South beg to differ. Last season, GameDay went to Jacksonville in this spot for Florida-Georgia, so switching locales for another SEC city during a prime viewing weekend in November seems plausible. LSU-Alabama is almost here by default. The rest of the national slate in Week 10 leaves a lot to be desired outside of Iowa State at Oklahoma.
Week 11 UGA @ Auburn
Why this is a good option for GameDay: Your guess is as good as ours here. If Auburn and Georgia are both in the Playoff race and nationally-ranked, it's possible GameDay heads to the Plains for this one. There's several other appetizing games with an argument to host, however — Texas at Iowa State, Alabama at Mississippi State, Stanford at Washington State and Penn State at Ohio State. The Longhorns' trip to Ames is intriguing considering Iowa State has never hosted GameDay. By our account, Iowa State is one of 11 P5 programs who haven't.
We were not their first choice on any of the weeks... but we were mentioned for weeks 10 & 11 against OU and Texas.
https://247sports.com/LongFormArtic...Huskers-Georgia-Texas-134412280/#134412280_10
Week 10 LSU @ Alabama
Why this is a good option for GameDay: America might be tired of this game, but viewers in the South beg to differ. Last season, GameDay went to Jacksonville in this spot for Florida-Georgia, so switching locales for another SEC city during a prime viewing weekend in November seems plausible. LSU-Alabama is almost here by default. The rest of the national slate in Week 10 leaves a lot to be desired outside of Iowa State at Oklahoma.
Week 11 UGA @ Auburn
Why this is a good option for GameDay: Your guess is as good as ours here. If Auburn and Georgia are both in the Playoff race and nationally-ranked, it's possible GameDay heads to the Plains for this one. There's several other appetizing games with an argument to host, however — Texas at Iowa State, Alabama at Mississippi State, Stanford at Washington State and Penn State at Ohio State. The Longhorns' trip to Ames is intriguing considering Iowa State has never hosted GameDay. By our account, Iowa State is one of 11 P5 programs who haven't.
Post on HR regarding this:
Herbstreit just talked at length on ESPNU Radio about the possibility of Gameday at Ames for Iowa-ISU. Based on the conversation, my guess is they’ll be there provided both teams are undefeated.
https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/college-gameday-for-cy-hawk-game.280830/page-3#post-6763913
Herbstreit just talked at length on ESPNU Radio about the possibility of Gameday at Ames for Iowa-ISU. Based on the conversation, my guess is they’ll be there provided both teams are undefeated.
https://iowa.forums.rivals.com/threads/college-gameday-for-cy-hawk-game.280830/page-3#post-6763913
2010's Iowa isn't a big enough name to justify GameDay IMO. I'll believe it when I see it but I think they'll try to hold out for Texas
How do you guys actually go over to the Iowa forums and not feel like your IQ has dropped below 50?
He's probably trying to figure out how to call Kevin Costner to confirm.
Not gonna lie, sometimes I go over there when I'm having a tough day and just need a pick me up. That will usually put the train back on the tracks
Not gonna lie, sometimes I go over there when I'm having a tough day and just need a pick me up. That will usually put the train back on the tracks
I don't go over there out of fear that me and my children who aren't old enough play sports could get beat up at any moment outside of a gas station in Ames, Carroll or Ankeny
Which, if Twitter is any indication, would absolutely be in their wheelhouse. We would have to have some kind of security to limit that.
I've been routinely surprised how laid back Hawk fans are in far NE IA. Most of them fit the "tavern hok" definition of being big Iowa fans that didn't go to Iowa, but they just aren't douchey about the rivalry. I've gotten to the point of being completely neutral about Iowa because I'm not dealing with Hawk that feel the need to **** on ISU constantly, which is something I encountered far more in other parts of the state.
Once you get past Waterloo/CF area, they really calm down.
Yeah, you definitely aren't winning any popularity contests over there.
