For all the Hawkeye Trolls out there.
You may want to have a look at this:
http://thedirectorscup.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/june26stand.pdf
38 versus 78.
Just amazing how many Hawkeyes I have seen on boards, comment sections, etc. completely bashing Pollard and ISU regarding JP's comments. Shouldn't be surprised I guess.
To be fair, there are many fans who don't care about Director's Cup since many aren't popular. The problem is that many of these fans are inconsistent with the sports to follow. I would buy it if they just stuck to football and/or MBB, however many will cherry pick other Olympic sports "that no one cares about" to boast about their school.
So in Iowa's case, I have no problem when they stick to football and/or MBB, however I found over the years they'll conveniently drop MBB (when they suck) or add WBB or wrestling or another Olympic sport, then state, "No one cares about Olympic sports" for the Director's Cup.
In my case, I like Director's Cup as I'm an alumn and support my school. Also, it adds fire to those who talk about ISU's athletics as garbage, solely based on our football or typical discounting ISU.
If you really want to make Iowa look bad, pull up each of their sport team's finish in the Big 10 last year. Across the conference, they're the worst athletic department.