Hawkeye Nation Invades Columbia, Missouri

more and more Hawk gear is coming out of the closets. I’ve been wearing my trusty, ragged Hawks hat to work and have had several other Hawk fans holler out something to me on the Metro (DC’s mass transit system).

There is a tall, modern condo building I pass each day on the way to work on I-66. From one of the top floor balconies proudly flies a gold-on-black Tiger Hawk! To that person’s credit, that flag has been flying all season long.

More and more people around here are admitting (as if they are ashamed) they are native Iowans. Even my wife (a native Pennsylvanian) is telling folks that her husband (me) is from Iowa. It is crazy! We really needed this to find each other. As it turns out, we surround them!

Just keep winning!

And there’s nothing Iowa here… only more and more PSU gear showing up. Which makes my Iowa gear shine just a bit brighter.

Go Hawks or Get PSAS

more and more Hawk gear is coming out of the closets. I’ve been wearing my trusty, ragged hat to work and have had several other Hawk fans holler out something to me on the Metro (DC’s mass transit system).

There is a tall, modern condo building I pass each day on the way to work on I-66. From one of the top floor balconies proudly flies a gold-on-black Tiger Hawk! To that person’s credit, that flag has been flying all season long.

More and more people around here are admitting (as if they are ashamed) they are native Iowans. Even my wife (a native Pennsylvanian) is telling folks that her husband (me) is from Iowa. It is crazy! We really needed this to find each other. As it turns out, we surround them!

Just keep winning!

Iowa gear everywhere. Also lots of positive comments on 9-0.
All my SDSU friends are now checking out BHGP and wishing they
had a blog that could be half as good.

Or even just a coupla College Football fans.
I’m in upstate NY and I think people out here confuse CFB with College LaCrosse. There are a few Nittany’s and a few Syracuse fans (if you can get them to admit it). I ran into one Hawkeye fan at a bar last year during the ISU game but we are definitely few and far between. Oh well, no biggie. I finally got the BXI Network so i haven’t missed a snap since watching the end of the Northern Iowa game. Great season so far. I’m totally worried about jNW but i’ve been worried about every single game this year.
GO HAWKS!!!! Keep those flags flying!

Try living in Oklahoma City and being a Hawkeye fan. Last year, when the Hawks lost all those close games, people gave me shit saying how the great teams define their season by winning the close ones. My oh my, how the shoe is on the other foot.

It’s hilarious how Owho fans slobber their shit everywhere and try to defend their 3 loss team. Talk about excuses. And then they have the balls to knock the Hawks over their close games just like everyone else.

As for finding any Hawkeye related apparel, good luck. I went to “Hat World” the place that claims to have the biggest selection of the obvious, and guess what? No Iowa hats. This state has no clue that college football exists outside the big xii footprint. They have their heads so far up their own asses they can’t even carry on a conversation outside their own division much less the entire conference.

On a positive note. Somebody at work made a comment to me the other day on how all the Iowa fans in this state have seem to come out of the woodwork. I told them they have always been here, it’s just you guys have your head too far up your own asses to realize their is football outside of Norman. They seem perplexed at this idea and really have no way of grasping the idea.

FUCK YOU, WE’RE IOWA!

but in South Dakota you either root for Minnesota or you don’t know what college football is (kinda sad since i got to the NEW MVC powerhouse.) but still i have been seeing an abundance of iowa shirts, caps etc around. even saw a kid with an Iowa Fuckin’ City shirt yesterday. GO HAWKS. this has been such a fun season and i too will never forget it

There are about 2 other “authentic” Iowa fans here. But the bandwagon is slowly picking up passengers. The big change was VA Tech’s loss to UNC last Thursday. Prior to that game, when wearing my lucky Iowa shirt/sweatshirt out on gameday, I would usually get dismissive looks and/or derogatory comments about how the Hokies would stompt the Hawks. Last weekend, with VA Tech effectively eliminated from the BCS, all of a sudden a bunch of people came up to me at BW3 in Tech gear to congratulate us on the win and tell me how they were rooting for Iowa. Far be of it me to cast off new fans, but I found their timing suspicious.

I live in Western North Carolina, where there are no major schools, but the Tennessee Vols seem to have somewhat of a presence here with Knoxville on the other side of the mountain. Anyway, several times when I sport my Iowa garb, people stop or come up to me to ask where I’m from, how long Ive been down here, etc. The couple I used to watch games with down here moved back to Iowa City in April. I haven’t seen any other Iowa fans at the sports bars on game day, but am always hopeful. Thank God for BHGP!!

Does SBNation give you any kind of location information for the readers of this site? It would be cool to see a map of the followers. But I doubt it is possible to see that.

You got any information as far has how many new members have joined in the last few months? That would be interesting to know.

DC Area: Crystal City Sports Pub. http://www.ccsportspub.com/

Its the home of the Iowa DC Alumni group. Place was ape shit crazy at the end of the Michigan St game. We had so many people there that a lot of fans from other teams were asking if there was anyone left in Iowa.

Especially considering all of my roommates here in Chicago are die-hard Mizzou fans. I tell you what though, gameplay aside, Missouri fans remind me quite a bit of Iowa fans. It’s probably why I tend to get along with them.

…and bandwagons fans aren’t all bad. I’ve even gotten my Mizzou loving roomies to start watching Hawkeye games even when I’m not home. Love it.

We have a few Hawks here in Connecticut. Another Iowa grad where I work has all the BXI mini-helmets in his office that he lines up in order of the weekly standings – it’s great to have the black and gold in front! Won a bottle of scotch from the UM grad – boy does that taste good!

There are a TON of us here, so everywhere you go you see something Hawkeye-related. But, this being the capitol of Big Ten Country, there are also a lot of fans of other B10 schools, which means there are also a TON of people around here who fucking hate us. And that’s a beautiful thing too. I LOVE wearing my crappy Tigerhawk hat or a tshirt or whatever out & about…
Like Mohawk said, the eye contact, the knowing nods & silent fist pumps… that’s my favorite, even more than the “Go Hawks!” I hear.

is a diffucult spot for a hawk fan to live in, but in KC the OP in downtown Overland Park makes it all better. An absolute ballzy place to watch a game. Except on St. Patricks day a few years ago in NCAA tourney…..fuck

Weber’s Front Row is the STL I-Club spot. Have been some massive crowds this year.

that graduated from Iowa (as did I) and is now a Ao Cal academic recruiter for Iowa. She told me just yesterday that when she goes to the academic recruiting “fairs” the organizers “always stick me by the restrooms or near the parking lot”.

“Lately, they’ve been moving me closer and closer to the main group. Yesterday I was set up across from Harvard. I’m convinced its because of Hawkeye Football.”

I agree. The MSM sports pundits might have that who-do-they-think-they-are hatred for us, but I have this ever growing suspicion that the rest of the country is beginning to not only notice, but root for, this team of hard nosed, loosey goosey, devil-may-care FIGHTING IOWA HAWKEYES.

There are a TON of Hawkeye’s down here, it’s crazy. Lived here almost four years, go to the Sandbar for most game watches, and they are some of the best in the country. I have to go 2+ hours early just to get a table (which means getting there at 6:30am for early games).

I always wear my Hawk hat around, and always get someone saying something to me about the Hawks. Despite the blatant Pac-10 homerism, It’s a great place to be a Hawkeye, but then again where isn’t??

Just thought I’d shout in on this lovefest too- found the blog this season after moving out of IC and being starved for all the surrounding Hawkeye pride I was used to. Love BHGP of all the hawk sites on the net, you guys have it all – especially enjoyed all the posts this week.

My girlfriend and I felt like the only Hawk fans in the state of Montana, but have bumped into a few by showing our colors. We have also quickly converted a few locals down at Reds Bar into Hawk fans with our dedicated and enthusiastic weekly showings. Feels so good to carry the flag out here every Saturday. Loving it.

I couldn’t agree more. I have a family member that lived in Iowa for 22 years before getting a job in New Jersey for the last 20 years. He is still an avid Hawkeye fan and has season tickets and flies back to 4-5 home games every year. The greatest story he has told me was after the Mich. State game when he went to a bar to watch it and he was going absolutely nuts wearing his Hawkeye gear with everyone else around him giving him blank stares. He said while calling me on the phone right after and I quote, “They can stare all they want because…Fuck them, we’re Iowa”!!

Moral of the story is, you grow up in Iowa and you are an Iowan for life. The values you gain growing up in Iowa stay with you and naturally you are a Hawkeye for Life!