How do Iowa State fans react if...

[Wingback]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

 

[Bader]

Back in your hole bugeater.

Most fickle and least loyal huh? Does the name Frank Solich ring any bells?

I don't think fanbases get more fickle than Nebraska's.

 

[Rolling Clones]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

I stopped reading at this. You lost all credibility.

 

[CycloneBax]

If Freddy fails(which won't happen), nobody will blame the Mayor. Pollard will be escorted out town for his failure.

 

[Tedcyclone]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

Your an idiot, and also prob insane... ISU fans are the most loyal ever... what other fan base sets a record for season ticket sales after not making the NIT for 3 straight years? Nebraska? oops, nope.. o wait all huskers are blue jay fans when it comes to basketball because your program sucks... ISU football has never won a conference title in football and usually isnt very good, and still has continued to up season tickets and bring at least 40k to games as the 2nd football school in small state... you have no clue... ISU fans are loyal to a fault most the time...

 

[cyatheart]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

Fred and Pollard will be run out of town in year 4 if they don't succeed. Hopefully it works and that doesn't happen.

 

[ketelmeister]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

Way to be positive..

 

[dosry5]

Your an idiot, and also prob insane... ISU fans are the most loyal ever... what other fan base sets a record for season ticket sales after not making the NIT for 3 straight years? Nebraska? oops, nope.. o wait all huskers are blue jay fans when it comes to basketball because your program sucks... ISU football has never won a conference title in football and usually isnt very good, and still has continued to up season tickets and bring at least 40k to games as the 2nd football school in small state... you have no clue... ISU fans are loyal to a fault most the time...

I agree with you....but could you check your grammar on the first sentence please? Thanks bud.

 

[kilgore_trout]

please stfu, hater.

thanks.

 

[gwoodclone]

What the hell? Husker Troll is posting in basketball threads now too? I doubt half the people in the state of Nebraska even know NU has a men's team. Most of them are KU fans or CU fans. Talk about loyal

 

[Al_4_State]

How many other schools put 46,000 people into a 43,000 seat stadium to watch a 2-9 football team?

Shut the **** up. Remember Solich? What's Nebraska's bball attendance? Oh wait, you're probably a Creighton fan.

 

[Wingback]

I stopped reading at this. You lost all credibility.

If there is so much loyalty, where were the sellout crowds at Jack Trice when Mac was in the hunt for Big 12 North football titles? I specifically remember walking up to JT on a 65 degree November evening a number of years ago when Colorado came to town with Iowa State very much in contention for a strong finish in the North (I'm a college football fan and wanted to see a good college football game on an incredible November evening) and not only getting in the stadium, but actually moving to the lower section at after halftime. Even during Iowa's struggles the past few years, fans were still pouring into Kinnick on Saturday afternoons.

Where was the loyalty when Dan McCarney was getting thrown under the bus after leading Iowa State to some of its most successful football seasons in the school's history?

Where was the loyalty (at the very least, to the players) when McDermott was going through his struggles and you could hear a pin drop at Hilton?

And where will the loyalty be if Fred Hoiberg doesn't get the job done in Ames? Legitimate question!

 

[CYVADER]

Fred and Pollard will be run out of town in year 4 if they don't succeed. Hopefully it works and that doesn't happen.

i think the op makes a very good point. and if it takes 4 more years of losing, they better be burned at the stake.

 

[The_Architect]

I'm kind of leery about the same thing as the OP. UNC went through the same thing with Matt Daugherty.

What happens if the Mayor doesnt work out? It'd be such a shame for his ISU legacy to be tainted...

 

[Tre4ISU]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

You must not have lived anywhere else. Fickle fans don't turn out 35,000 people for a football game when we haven't been good in 10 years. They also don''t turn out 12,000 for basketball games when we haven't been good in 3-4 years. Get a clue man. This fan base is loyal as hell. Fickle and sometimes bitchy? Sure, but we are all loyal in the end.

 

[bellzisu]

If there is so much loyalty, where were the sellout crowds at Jack Trice when Mac was in the hunt for Big 12 North football titles? I specifically remember walking up to JT on a 65 degree November evening a number of years ago when Colorado came to town with Iowa State very much in contention for a strong finish in the North (I'm a college football fan and wanted to see a good college football game on an incredible November evening) and not only getting in the stadium, but actually moving to the lower section at after halftime. Even during Iowa's struggles the past few years, fans were still pouring into Kinnick on Saturday afternoons.

Where was the loyalty when Dan McCarney was getting thrown under the bus after leading Iowa State to some of its most successful football seasons in the school's history?

Where was the loyalty (at the very least, to the players) when McDermott was going through his struggles and you could hear a pin drop at Hilton?

And where will the loyalty be if Fred Hoiberg doesn't get the job done in Ames? Legitimate question!

Your talking about the "Tornado Game"??? Yeah it was a great night but I know alot of people that left because of 2 tornado warnings before the game and many not making it because they thought the game would be canceled...

Great comparison..... Plus, have you ever heard of harvest season????

If you wanted a comparison I would of brought up the Missouri game in 30 degree weather end of the season with the big 12 on the line.

I hate calling someone names and usually complain when someone does it on this site, but you are a ******* retard. Please leave.

 

[weR138]

Where were NU fans when Solich won 9 games.

Go **** yourself you **** sucking Nebraska troll.

 

[IceCyIce]

I love how tough people are on message boards. But I agree with the majority of the posts noting your ***** envy. You are obviously not a fan of ISU. If you were, you would know ISU fans are outstanding.

 

[Wingback]

Your talking about the "Tornado Game"??? Yeah it was a great night but I know alot of people that left because of 2 tornado warnings before the game and many not making it because they thought the game would be canceled...

Great comparison..... Plus, have you ever heard of harvest season????

If you wanted a comparison I would of brought up the Missouri game in 30 degree weather end of the season with the big 12 on the line.

I hate calling someone names and usually complain when someone does it on this site, but you are a ******* retard. Please leave.

Sorry pal, this ******* retard isn't talking about the "tornado" game. I'm talking about the Iowa State - Colorado game in 2001. No, Iowa State wasn't going to win the Big 12 North that season, but they had a very, very competitive football team and played a Colorado team that was nationally ranked straight up until early in the fourth quarter. It was a very good football game and there was no excuse for the stadium not being filled to capacity on that 65 degree day. It wasn't even close to capacity.

You guys can refer to me as a troll all you want to, but the last time I checked, someone who has been a member of CF for nearly two years and has hundreds of posts isn't a troll. As a matter of fact, I probably have more right to post on a Cyclone board than a lot of people who frequent CF as my wife and I have thousands of dollars invested in getting a child through the University when many posters here have never set foot on campus nor paid a dime toward an education at the University. I have a lot of respect for ISU as an outstanding institution and attend Iowa State football and basketball games (actually more women's games than men's) whenever I can.

I have no problem whatsoever with Iowa State (in fact, I very much enjoy seeing Iowa State have success as it is the alma mater of one of my kids), but the hate so many Iowa State fans show for anything that isn't cardinal and gold has always astounded me. And the way they turn on coaches, including Cael Sanderson, has always perplexed me. I maintain the fan base is incredibly fickle and certainly has not supported the athletic programs when it needed them the most.

I asked a simple question, and I think it's a valid one - how will Iowa State fans react if Hoiberg doesn't achieve success in Ames. Will they turn on him and call for his head? Unfortunately, I believe they will.

 

[Bobber]

How do Iowa State fans react if four years from now Cyclone basketball under Hoiberg isn't faring much if any better than it was under the McDermott regime? What if ISU still isn't being invited to the dance? Or if Iowa State is still among the lower tier of teams in the Big 12? How will you react?

I know I will get crucified for saying this, but I will anyway. Having moved to central Iowa a dozen years ago, I have found Cyclone fans (as a general rule) to be among the most fickle and certainly amongst the least loyal of any fan base I have ever seen.

With Fred Hoiberg being among the most revered of all former Iowa State players, regardless of sport, if he fails to bring the program to where you want it to be, do you turn on him? Personally, I think once again this shows the immense failure of Jamie Pollard. I'm afraid Pollard has once again painted himself into a corner. If Hoiberg fails, fans will most likely turn on him and one of Iowa State's best will leave Ames with a tarnished reputation.

It's a tough, tough situation. If I were Hoiberg, I would stay put, keep my reputation in place, and let someone else get crucified in Ames.

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