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8 minutes ago, sith_horn said:

Indeed ...

Texas is 4.8x the size of Iowa, 9.4x the population with 5x the number of Rig 12 members + a guaranteed game with OU at the Cotton Bowl every season.

ISU to Iowa University:  125 miles

Austin to: 108 miles to Waco, 187 miles to TCU, 406 miles to Texas Tech, 195 miles to Cotton Bowl, 164 miles to Cougar High Stadium.

Source:  Britannica.com

Texas: 268,596 square miles, 30,029,572 population (2022 estimated)

Iowa:  56,273 square miles, 3,200,517 population (2022 estimated)

Yeah, I was just talking culturally. 

But, sure.

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I can only hope that Iowa State can give you guys and your CFP hopes a giant kick in the fellas on your way out the door. I've been predicting ISU will win this game since I saw the schedule and I'll

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Lets be clear here: I don't begrudge Texas for moving, but I don't have to be happy about it due to the fact it negatively effects my school. All I'll say is your insufferable arrogance is part of wha

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Texas “blowing up” an SWC Arkansas had already left?? Ok Texas “blowing up” Big 12 as we are told repeatedly by commissioner how unimportant we are in? Ok (after aggy, Colorado, Mizzou and Nebras

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19 hours ago, billfromlaketravis said:

About 90% of the national college football podcasters think we’re losing in Ames. “Classic trap game. Prove it Texas.” Blah, blah, same bullshit we’ve heard since 2010.

Are you implying that mindset has been bullshit since 2010? Some might consider it a profitable betting strategy…

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7 hours ago, texifornia said:

Iowa State's fashion program graduates a surprising amount of pretty girls that move to Brooklyn. That is my entire exposure to ISU grads.

I work with a ridiculous number of Iowa and Iowa State alumni and I'll just say that the state of Iowa produces an inordinate number of pretty women. They also do craft beer well up there for a state in the proper midwest.

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On 11/14/2023 at 12:19 PM, Park Gothic said:

Texas is leaving the Big 12 because the conference is full of passionate but unimportant teams, and the gap between Texas and the programs in its peer group is only going to widen as time goes on if Texas doesn't move. I don't even dislike the Big 12 that much, but program like ISU, KSU, OSU, Baylor, and Tech do not have the resources or the fanbases to draw sufficient national attention.

When you're good, people will say "neat" and immediately forget about it. They don't care that your coaches have great records or that you're "doing more with less" as developers of talent. No one gives a shit and they never will. Texas has nothing to win by beating teams like ISU and everything to lose.

The writing has been on the wall since Nebraska and A&M left, so bitch at them if you really need to bitch at someone. I would respect your fans more if you didn't, however. I'd rather you just said "thank you" for the years of unearned money and attention that you drew based on proximity to Texas and programs like it. Because Texas didn't kill the Big 12 - shitty programs with shitty fanbases on no resources did. Here's tip: if an employee leaves a company and the company falls apart, you don't blame the employee for killing the company. The employee was the one holding everything together. If you can't stand on your own then you have no one to blame but yourself, and certainly not the person who's been propping you up for almost 30 years. 

None of this matters though. ISU (or OSU/KSU/Tech whoever) should learn to enjoy being king of a small mountain. You can still watch your team win and lose. You can still have your fun. The Big 12 isn't dying. It's just becoming what it has always been without teams like Texas - a second rate conference with a small audience. 

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56 minutes ago, billy_bats said:

I work with a ridiculous number of Iowa and Iowa State alumni and I'll just say that the state of Iowa produces an inordinate number of pretty women. They also do craft beer well up there for a state in the proper midwest.

I worked with an isu grad who married an iowa grad, and she was a doppelrganger for the *young* Shirley MacLaine (like in the Alfred Hitchcock movie, "The Trouble With Harry") who looked like this in that movie:

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On 11/14/2023 at 7:45 PM, Chuckie Finster said:

An Iowa State player openly admitting that they circle the Texas game every season right as this board is being lectured on Texas’s arrogance is hall of fame comedic timing.

  

I mean, the fact that we're coming off the worst decade in Texas football history, and yet we're THE team that lives in Iowa State's head - you know what that tells me?  

It tells me that the rest of this left-behind league is profoundly lacking in name-brand schools that ANYONE gives a shit about.  Hell, our own conference mates don't even give a shit about playing each other, as witnessed by the abysmal TV numbers when there's no OU or Texas on the field, and instead it's just Baylor, UH, Cincinnati, KSU Iowa State, etc.

See how this Iowa State guy doesn't give a shit about the rest of this also-ran teams in flyover country?  See how he's going to be without a SINGLE Big 12 home game next year that he's super excited to be a part of?  

That's how OU and Texas have felt for the past decade.

 

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On 11/14/2023 at 1:28 PM, CowboyFred said:

Aggy left because they wanted to be “out of our shadow”…how is that working out for them?

Nebraska is ass; Colorado is still ass; Missouri, well they’re just there.

 

Arrogance was not the reason these schools  left. 

 

Fun fact: every school that ran away from us, even going back to the SWC days when Arky left, has never won a conference title. 

Arkansas: 3 SEC title appearances, 0 championships

Mizzou: 2 SEC title appearances, 0 championships 

Nebraska: 1 B1G title appearance, 0 championships 

Colorado: 1 Pac 12 title appearance, 0 championships

aggy: ) 0 championships and have never reached the SEC title game.

Wanting to be "out of our shadow" is really working out for them. At least I hope they're having fun!

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3 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Iowa State is starting a FR and RS FR at 2/3 linebacker spots. Kansas gave them a ton of fits with pre-snap motion. They were caught out of position a ton. 

I would expect more of the same from Sark in this one. 

I would also expect going for it and failing on 4th down and not kicking field goals to keep the game tight from Sark.

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2 hours ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

I hope Quinn Ewers and co are man enough to overcome the jinx of the country's most awful senator

why the fuck does Ted Cruz have to talk about Texas sports? Just go vacation in cancun while Texas freezes and leave us be with our only source of happiness.

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2 hours ago, WelfareBuysMyWeed said:

I hope Quinn Ewers and co are man enough to overcome the jinx of the country's most awful senator

why the fuck does Ted Cruz have to talk about Texas sports? Just go vacation in cancun while Texas freezes and leave us be with our only source of happiness.

Take this shit to some other board. Fuck you and anyone else who think politics belongs here. 

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I can’t stop watching this. I’m so ashamed of myself. 
 

that young lady is going places, or has been places, or whatever. 

No reason to feel dirty, when you're looking at three-quarters of what appears to be a very interesting foursome. YMMV

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37 minutes ago, Shotgun Willie said:

Going to Ames for the first time this weekend. Any recommendations for longhorn tailgates or bars ? We’re staying over by a brewery in Ames that seems like a good starting point. 

Staying by a brewery?  I'm guessing you must have Airbnb'd?  If it's Alluvial, you're in for an absolute treat.  It it's Torrent, it's still pretty fucking good.

12 hours ago, billy_bats said:

I work with a ridiculous number of Iowa and Iowa State alumni and I'll just say that the state of Iowa produces an inordinate number of pretty women. They also do craft beer well up there for a state in the proper midwest.

Our beer scene is great.  Surprised to see a general negativity about Midwestern beer though.  Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois all have some seriously excellent breweries.

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31 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Staying by a brewery?  I'm guessing you must have Airbnb'd?  If it's Alluvial, you're in for an absolute treat.  It it's Torrent, it's still pretty fucking good.

Our beer scene is great.  Surprised to see a general negativity about Midwestern beer though.  Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois all have some seriously excellent breweries.

Thank you, and yes an Airbnb near Torrent. Good to know about Alluvial too. We fly into Des Moines so we are going to hit up Lua Brewing on Friday.

Our tickets are in section 12 which looks like the ISU sideline. Ideally we get out of there in one piece.

 

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8 minutes ago, Shotgun Willie said:

Thank you, and yes an Airbnb near Torrent. Good to know about Alluvial too. We fly into Des Moines so we are going to hit up Lua Brewing on Friday.

Our tickets are in section 12 which looks like the ISU sideline. Ideally we get out of there in one piece.

 

Lua slams.  Alluvial is way out on the north edge of Ames, but it's excellent beer in a unique setting (on the edge of 40 acres of restored native prairie).  I'd either hit it before checking into your Airbnb, or take an Uber out there.

You're staying downtown, which is a fun area.  Much less of the "puking in the toilets" college kid crowd and more of the young professional or Alumni back for the game crowd.  For Friday supper, I'd hit up either Sweet Caroline's or Cornbred - both are on Main and likely walking distance from where you're at.  If you're in the mood for pizza, Great Plains Sauce & Dough is an ISU institution that I've never personally been that into.  Whiskey River is always a fun bar in that neighborhood as well as London Underground, and Sportsmen's.  A bunch of the other bars have changed hands in the past few years, and I can't vouch for them either way.

On Saturday, go to the Tip Top when you get rolling for the day and then go tailgate.  Just walk around with beer, don't be a dick, and you'll be welcome at most tailgates.  I'm sure you'll see a shit load of "horns down".  99% of is good natured fun, but like anything in this day and age I'm sure there will be some assholes out there that will be trying to get a rise.  An unfortunate reality and comment on society.

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19 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

Lua slams.  Alluvial is way out on the north edge of Ames, but it's excellent beer in a unique setting (on the edge of 40 acres of restored native prairie).  I'd either hit it before checking into your Airbnb, or take an Uber out there.

You're staying downtown, which is a fun area.  Much less of the "puking in the toilets" college kid crowd and more of the young professional or Alumni back for the game crowd.  For Friday supper, I'd hit up either Sweet Caroline's or Cornbred - both are on Main and likely walking distance from where you're at.  If you're in the mood for pizza, Great Plains Sauce & Dough is an ISU institution that I've never personally been that into.  Whiskey River is always a fun bar in that neighborhood as well as London Underground, and Sportsmen's.  A bunch of the other bars have changed hands in the past few years, and I can't vouch for them either way.

On Saturday, go to the Tip Top when you get rolling for the day and then go tailgate.  Just walk around with beer, don't be a dick, and you'll be welcome at most tailgates.  I'm sure you'll see a shit load of "horns down".  99% of is good natured fun, but like anything in this day and age I'm sure there will be some assholes out there that will be trying to get a rise.  An unfortunate reality and comment on society.

Awesome feedback, thank you. We are looking forward to it and will definitely hit up your recommended spots. 

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13 minutes ago, Shotgun Willie said:

Awesome feedback, thank you. We are looking forward to it and will definitely hit up your recommended spots. 

Also, I should add, I'm not sure if this is a guy's trip, or if wives are involved, but Della Viti is a cool wine bar right across from Sweet Caroline's.  My wife always makes sure we stop in there.

Cellar 626 is a little bit of a hike from downtown, but it's a cool craft beer/cocktail speak easy behind the cooler of Cyclone Liquors (a big liquor store in a strip mall).  Totally unexpected location, great drinks.

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