I have been an Iowa State fan for 34 years.
My first spoken sentence was to respond "hate those Hawks" after I was asked "what does Cy say?"
My parents potty trained me by putting a Herkie the Hawk sticker on the bottom of the toilet and encouraging me to give him what he deserves.
I have missed one football game since I was seven years old, and that was because my little sister scheduled her wedding around future in-laws traveling rather than the Oklahoma football game that we almost won in 2007. And even then, I only skipped the game because my parents informed me of where they'd hide the pieces of the body if I did miss my sister's wedding for football (their priorities were a little skewed, I think even they'd admit in retrospect)
But, this year, I've been sick for the last about 9 months straight. Long story short, I'm just starting to get well again, and I cannot in good conscience make the decision to put myself at risk by standing outside in single digit weather.
I'm sad that I can't be there to support the team and especially the seniors who have poured their everything into the team I love for the last 4 or 5 years.
I'm pretty depressed that I had to make this decision.....
My first spoken sentence was to respond "hate those Hawks" after I was asked "what does Cy say?"
My parents potty trained me by putting a Herkie the Hawk sticker on the bottom of the toilet and encouraging me to give him what he deserves.
I have missed one football game since I was seven years old, and that was because my little sister scheduled her wedding around future in-laws traveling rather than the Oklahoma football game that we almost won in 2007. And even then, I only skipped the game because my parents informed me of where they'd hide the pieces of the body if I did miss my sister's wedding for football (their priorities were a little skewed, I think even they'd admit in retrospect)
But, this year, I've been sick for the last about 9 months straight. Long story short, I'm just starting to get well again, and I cannot in good conscience make the decision to put myself at risk by standing outside in single digit weather.
I'm sad that I can't be there to support the team and especially the seniors who have poured their everything into the team I love for the last 4 or 5 years.
I'm pretty depressed that I had to make this decision.....
