Why is everyone so down on Thursdays Game?

EMPLOYEE: Boss, we've been working on this Gessell bobble head for weeks and we can't come up with one that does not look like Gollum. We're worried about copyright infringement.

BOSS: Look, we've got to come through for the Hawkeyes here. They've run out of pizza, t-shirt, and rally towel promotions. Grab the Jess Settles bobble head and call it good.
Can you even imagine how long a Jess Settles bobble head could be used at Iowa?
 
Is this where the **** Iowa line starts?

**** Iowa.

I'm even wearing my **** Iowa shirt today, except for some reason it says "Beat" instead. Need to change that.
 
All red tomorrow, I'm even thinking red pants.

Might not go over well, since it's not casual Thursday.
 
This.

The game worries me to. Iowa is playing lose of late with nothing to lose, a lot to win Thursday by knocking off numbers 2 and 4. After ISU/Buffalo and watching the Iowa game on Monday, i'm convinced that this game is no gimmie.

While I don't disagree..as this game is always competitive no matter who is the better team...but I'm actually feeling opposite as we just had a game Monday and honestly didn't look or play that well...didn't shoot well..and just looked out of sync. 99% of time when that happens the next game is totally different. I'm actually glad we played icky on Monday yet still won by 21.

Iowa crushed Western Illinois by about same amount that Cregihton did. Oh btw...3-4 of Western Illinois other wins ca,e vs Non Div 1 schools...yes they beat Wisc but game 1...Didn't Iowa lost to Augustana too?
 
I think the Hawkeye football team has taken away some of the buzz from the Iowa side, but most ISU fans seem to be pretty pumped up for this game. I do kind of miss the late Friday night slot, brings back some fun memories of past games, but I can't blame them for switching to Thursday to give it more national exposure on ESPN2.
Agreed iowa fans got their foosball and know they have no chance Thursday
 
I've had more than one Iowa fan plead that we don't take them to the woodshed too badly. I tell them it's not me they have to worry about, the 5 on the court are the ones they need to tweet to.

They are impressed with this Iowa State team, and that never happens.
 
The only game in the series with McCaffery that ISU has ever lost is the game I went to.:twitcy:

Last year was the first Fran vs. ISU game that I wasn't at... I missed the best one! Although 2013 in Hilton was a pretty great finish.
 
Georges was a freshman just finding his role and Lucious/Clyburn were garage.

Lucious was 3/13 from the floor and Clyburn was 0/5. The 18 turnovers didn't help, either.

Anyway, on to happier memories:

[video=youtube;9nSoEddQGbE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nSoEddQGbE[/video]
 
There's less chatter than normal because 1) Iowa isn't that good this year; 2) they had a historic football season just end that they're using as justification to act like they won't care what happens tomorrow (unless god forbid they win); 3) it's not on a Friday. I think typically, a lot of people plan a night out around the game and that's not happening nearly as much with a work day following it.
 
If by everyone the OP means Hawk fans then he is absolutely correct. The hawk fans that I talk sports with around the office seem to have zero interest in discussing this game. I think they don't really feel they have much of a chance, plus football is still all they want to talk about. Meanwhile all the Cyclones want to talk about is basketball. When half of the rivalry seems totally disengaged it definitely takes the edge off the game. There is no question in my mind Hilton will be packed and rocking come game time, though.
 
Man, reading this board, listening to sports radio, podcasts, friends, co workers, etc. nobody is excited for this game it seems?

Tickets are going unsold on here and stubhub.

We have a chance to pummel our in state rival at home. Is everyone preparing the nut cups? Is it because of no Fred? Is it our friends to the east doing so well in Football? A hangover from our football season?

Just seems so strange for the number 4 team in the nation.

There is no such thing as an unsold ticket here or stubhub. For those tickets to exist means they were already sold once. If some people are trying to capitalize on high ticket prices and can't sell them...no big deal. Maybe they are asking too much for those who don't already have to tickets to buy. Who knows. Fact is though, it is "sold out" and has been for a very long time.
 

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