Have been a Clemson fan since 1972, and the Best Man in my wedding was an Iowa Hawkeye fan from Des Moines. So I am somewhat familiar with Iowa State football and have visited your great state several times. I think the average Clemson fan is very excited about playing you guys, and all indications are that it will be a very, very close game. Similar to the Cyclones, our strength is our D while our offense is erratic. I've been scouting Iowa State as most of your games are on Youtube; the teams are very, very similar. Hope everyone has a great time at the game!
Greetings from a Clemson fan....
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Just heard Charlie Kolar is playing - good luck with that
There are a lot of ISU fans that were hoping for this match-up - not because they thought it would be a cakewalk but rather because they knew playing against your talent would be a challenge with a potential for high reward.
Sorry to hear that your best man was a hokeye. I hope the marriage is working out.
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Have you had any players announce they are foregoing the bowl game?
I agree; for whatever reason our QB hasn't shown a great deal of improvement over the length of the season. Our last game against SC is a nice example of that. His mistakes tend to kill drives (obviously) and there's very little continuity on O. Our RBs have gotten better as Will Shipley has improved. All things considered, my gut tells me this is a close game...
So far as I know, none so far. There's a rumor that Andrew Booth, a DB, might sit out, but I've heard nothing definitive. I hope not, as all season long Clemson has relied on the D to keep us in games....
We were in the US Navy together, NAS Lemoore, California (1985-1989), marriage still holding...
. I don't know that much about the rivalry between Iowa/Iowa State......is it that heated? Our biggest rival is of course SC, and the roots of the hatred are sometime a city vs. a country school kind of thing; is the State/Iowa rivalry similar?
The Cy-Hawk rivalry is very heated. There is actually a competition across all sports as well as in each individual sport. Considering there are no pro teams in Iowa or terribly close, the schools tend to be a fan's primary rooting interest so it is pretty rabid.
Many Iowa fans refer to ISU as MOO U, because of our Ag school. This is true despite Iowa having an ANF sticker on their helmet (for "America Needs Farmers") since the late 80s or early 90s.
Many Iowa fans refer to ISU as MOO U, because of our Ag school. This is true despite Iowa having an ANF sticker on their helmet (for "America Needs Farmers") since the late 80s or early 90s.
Welcome to the board. It is my most sincere hope that you have a pleasant experience while here. I hope your team has an absolutely miserable time during our matchup. So welcome...yet FO. JK JK. Glad you are here.
We were in the US Navy together, NAS Lemoore, California (1985-1989), marriage still holding...
Iowa is like a cousin that you always thought had some screws loose, for example they always show up to our basketball and football games in Hawkeye gear, its super odd. We observe them and study them hoping we can find them the help they need someday.
The Iowa State University Cyclones / University of Iowa hoks rivalry is one of the most downright hateful rivalries in the US. It was so bad that the hoks wouldn't even play us for many years because they were mad that we beat them.We were in the US Navy together, NAS Lemoore, California (1985-1989), marriage still holding...
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To clarify, he means to our games when we aren't playing Iowa.
There are a lot of hawks that come to games ISU is playing in to root against ISU. They like to call themselves "Big Brother" but I don't know what could be more little brother than that.
Years ago, Iowa played SC in the Outback Bowl and beat them pretty good; now a lot of Hawks are in love with SC, and often show up on the Gamecocks message board, in a kind of weird love affair...
