Woohoo!
They've got to be hurting in Iowa City right now.
This is the day when the State of Iowa's annual civil war takes place on the gridiron. Nobody outside this state cares much, but here, there is no middle ground. You're either a Cyclone fan or a Hawkeye fan. And this afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa State played Iowa. The entire state held its breath.
In the Waters household, it's the Iowa State Cyclones. For one thing, rooting for the 'Clones doesn't create a conflict with my fondless for the Northwestern Wildcats or the Illinois Fighting Ilini, who share Iowa's membership in the Big Ten. For another, Ames is only thirty miles from Des Moines, while Iowa City is in an entirely different part of the state. Like most native Des Moinkers, Denise has a tendency to favor the Cardinal and Gold.
Then, of course, theres the romance of rooting for the underdog. The University of Iowa is a national institution, as are all the Big Ten schools. Iowa State, on the other hand, has always existed in Iowa's shadow, mocked as "Moo U" by cocky Hawkeye fans.
This was the year Iowa was supposed to contend for the national championship.
Final score:
This is the day when the State of Iowa's annual civil war takes place on the gridiron. Nobody outside this state cares much, but here, there is no middle ground. You're either a Cyclone fan or a Hawkeye fan. And this afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa State played Iowa. The entire state held its breath.
In the Waters household, it's the Iowa State Cyclones. For one thing, rooting for the 'Clones doesn't create a conflict with my fondless for the Northwestern Wildcats or the Illinois Fighting Ilini, who share Iowa's membership in the Big Ten. For another, Ames is only thirty miles from Des Moines, while Iowa City is in an entirely different part of the state. Like most native Des Moinkers, Denise has a tendency to favor the Cardinal and Gold.
Then, of course, theres the romance of rooting for the underdog. The University of Iowa is a national institution, as are all the Big Ten schools. Iowa State, on the other hand, has always existed in Iowa's shadow, mocked as "Moo U" by cocky Hawkeye fans.
This was the year Iowa was supposed to contend for the national championship.
Final score:
Iowa State 23
Iowa 3
Comments
Iowa State 23
Iowa 3
Ouch!