The fact that so many of us (myself included) are converted Cyclone fans - just proves that we truly are gluttons for punishment.
How did you become a Clone fan?
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CycloneErik
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Both my parents are from Mitchell, SD and attended USD. When they graduated, they moved down to Urbandale, and my dad, being someone who just likes sports in general, lived under the umbrella of Hayden Fry. He's been a Hawkeye fan since then, but he always said he loved watching Cyclone Basketball. He still says Jeff Hornacek is his favorite college BBall player of all time. Anyway, we moved back up to SD when I was young, so I was never under the constant pressures of the Iowa/ISU rivalry. When time came to go to college, and I decided on ISU, I threw myself into it completely. Getting to march during only our second ever bowl win as a freshman, I was hooked forever. I was dipping my feet that whole season, but Ellis Hobbs III and his game clinching interception are responsible for me jumping into the deep end.
CycloneErik
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Born, bred and raised a Cyclone. I was the first in my family to go to a University and get a degree, though. And, by family, I mean ANY of my family. Except my Uncle, who was a pilot in the Air Force and a Math Teacher after he retired.
I still remember Cy lifting his tail feathers at me when I was in 7th grade. I had just told him Herky was better. It was at the State Science fair. Before it was over I was in love with ISU and never even considered another college.
Attended Wahlert HS from 79-82 and got to be a part of back to back state championships started fueled my basketball fanhood, then going to ISU for the 84-87 years to see Stevens, Grayer, Horny etc. in sold out, magic filled Hilton. My first ISU game ever was watching the clone beat the #3 ranked Jayhawks from floor level seats!
Dubuque Walhert made a name for itself at some point?
I only ever competeted against Hempsted and Senior, who shared facilities for my particular sport
Grew up an Iowa fan in eastern Iowa, went to school at ISU and became an ISU fan.
Became a rabid ISU fan after school and found out what (*&^head some Iowa fans can be to ISU fans. The straw broke the camels back when one New Years we went out with 4 couples and 3 of the couples were ISU fans and one Iowa couple. The Iowa couple gave us *&^% all night about going to the "smurfbowl" that year.:skeptical::skeptical::skeptical:
Became a rabid ISU fan after school and found out what (*&^head some Iowa fans can be to ISU fans. The straw broke the camels back when one New Years we went out with 4 couples and 3 of the couples were ISU fans and one Iowa couple. The Iowa couple gave us *&^% all night about going to the "smurfbowl" that year.:skeptical::skeptical::skeptical:
Born into it, and although it has at times been tough, I am and always have been die hard Cardinal and Gold. All of my siblings (6) are Clones and either married Clone fans or converted their spouses. My kids (4 and 3/4) have "drank the kool-aid" and know fully well never to wear black and gold in any clothing combinations. The tradition lives on!
Went to graduate school at ISU. Went to a college without a football team and then came to ISU and watched the Cyclones tie Nebraska at Clyde Williams Field (197?) in the mud, the blood and the rain. That is how I became a Clone fan forever.
Raised in Ames, lived around ISU as a kid at Veisha. Apparently drank too much of LAKE LAVERNE and it grew on me.. Both spouse and I graduated from ISU..........Always knew the popular Hawk saying of " If you ain't a Hawk, you ain't ****" is an excercise in in hawkeye gooberisms, meaning if you are a hawkeye, you are ****. I learned English the ISU way.
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