Being younger than you is one thing, but then they start being younger than your kids. That's when you need to sit down for a minute and really wonder wtf happened.
What happened? I was able to be a Cyclone fan my whole adult life! It has been awesome!
I was able to see:
1) I got to see Nate Carr wrestle and win National Championships as well as the last ISU National Team Champions.
2) I saw Ron Harris limit the great Wayman Tisdale in a game ISU won. I saw Barry Stevens go point for point with Steve Alford, and Danny Manning never win a game in Hilton, and Lafester drop 54 on Iowa. And all the stars since then.
3) I attended the memorial service for the women’s cross country team killed in a plane crash and gave one of the girl’s mom a hug as I likely got the last one from her at a party a night or two earlier.
4) I saw the football team knock off Oklahoma State in bitter cold when they had the great Leslie O’Neal playing defensive tackle. I saw “The Run” from Seneca Wallace and thousands of Troy Davis yards.
5) I remember when Bill Fennely wasn’t the women’s basketball coach at Iowa State and I even reffed a WBB scrimmage on the Hilton court.
I could go on and on, but those experiences were priceless so I don’t consider myself old, but rather wonderfully experienced! Go Cyclones!
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