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Eric Idle, Iowa State, and 9-1.

Alright, so I'm sure the last thing you want is for some Cyclone alum to come on here and patronizingly tell you "Hey, it's not so bad, right?" Especially if you caught the first bit of the ISU-OSU game and heard the "Fuck (you, we're) Iowa" chant coming from the student section at Jack Trice after the final score was posted.

(For the record, I was somewhat embarassed by it and didn't join in, but clearly 35-3 isn't easily forgotten by some people.)

But before the despair and the shock take hold and deflate the season for good, take a step back from the ledge and listen to Eric Idle in "Life of Brian":

 

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"You've come from nothing, gone back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!"

 

Truth is, 9 weeks ago there was no talk of the Hawks as a potential national title game crasher. There was panic because Iowa had needed a second straight blocked field goal to hang on to the state bragging rights. Don't get me wrong, it was an incredible road to 9-0, and I'm glad I somehow ended up back in Eastern Iowa to watch this amazing run.

But apart from a National Championship that Iowa was going to get dicked out of anyway thanks to SEC refs and pre-season polls, we haven't lost that much. Because you know what?

A 12-0 Hawkeye team was going to be relegated to the Rose Bowl.

Which is exactly where an 11-1 Hawkeye team would end up.

As a Cyclone fan, I've grown pretty accustomed to dissappointment over the years. I was there first-hand for the build-up and eventual epic fail of the 2002 season which went from being #9 in the country to getting destroyed on snowy blue turf on national television.

Look back to the beginning of the season. If your team has succeeded your expectations, then no matter what happens, this season was a success. Leave the world domination to the BCS pollsters and the Republicans. Hell, the 'Clones have a chance at being bowl eligible which would have been unheard of at the beginning of the season. I consider it a win, even if the Big 12 north is softer than Florida's non-conference strength of schedule.

9-1 and in BCS bowl contention with a shit-ton of freshmen at skill positions. Christ, we should be so lucky.

So if anyone decides to troll this board this week and let you know how this loss was inevitable, and how lucky you were to even get to 9-0, and how the midwest is inferior, you know what you tell 'em?

"Fuck you, we're still Iowa."

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Well put....

"Are you sayin' Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?"

by DCHawkeye07 on Nov 9, 2009 1:55 PM CST reply actions  

ISU chant

That’s stupid, I don’t cheer against them but once a year and felt pretty bad for them when they lost that game on a missed extra point.

Moving on: I’m slowly looking forward to Saturday again. I want to see Clayborn and Co. mangle OSUs offense.

Keeping wildlife, an amphibious rodent, for uh, domestic, you know, within the city - that aint legal either, Dude.

by AcrimoniousAngerererer on Nov 9, 2009 2:46 PM CST reply actions  

There are many of us

who have love for both teams. I was born and raised in eastern Iowa in a Hawkeye household, and ended up going to Iowa State for school. But there’s always a few of those assholes on both sides for who it’s not enough to just cheer for their team, they have to really hate the rival team with a passion.

On a different note, how fast you can get a QB up to speed for a game depends on your coach, and I firmly believe Iowa has one of the best coaches in the country.

"I am so proud to be your coach." -Paul Rhoads

by CyHawk on Nov 9, 2009 4:27 PM CST up reply actions  

A little off topic

but I really hope that ISU takes down CU this weekend. I can’t even tell you how many Buffs fans have told me that Iowa never deserved to be undefeated… which is hilarious considering they were 2-6 at the time.

by rinseandrepeat on Nov 10, 2009 12:16 AM CST reply actions  

Didn't their coach

guarantee 10 wins this season?

by TEXaco on Nov 10, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions  

Quitsies

Every Buff fan I’ve talked to out here in Colorado has completely tossed in the towel. It’s all about ‘fire Dan Hawkins,’ which is probably legit. CU tends to have a fairweatherish following anyway, which is partially an observation and partially self-admitted from the uninterested fans.

Anyway, I bet a co-worker at the beggining of the year that ISU would beat CU, so I have no problem cheering for them on Saturday. Well, I won’t be “cheering” per se…..but I will look at the box score with a vested interest.

No self-respecting man from Iowa goes anywhere without beer

by Hayden Fry's Moustache Ride on Nov 10, 2009 1:31 PM CST up reply actions  

Want to run into Jackson's in Denver for me?

And have a beer? If you see another Hawkeye in there behind the bar, that’s Ed. He’s good people.

by imadirtyoldman on Nov 10, 2009 2:49 PM CST up reply actions  

I have a coworker who is a pretty hardcore Buffs fan and he seems to think they can still get to a bowl. I had to choke back a laugh. What bowl would want a section full of powder-blue-clad CU fans anyway?

by rinseandrepeat on Nov 10, 2009 7:06 PM CST up reply actions  

I hope they like the Queso Bowl!

Because there’s always room for one more.

I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.

by HoyaGoon on Nov 11, 2009 9:41 AM CST up reply actions  

Actually, considering 35-3

I’d put the tigerhawk on Pontius Pilate and Biggus Dickus.

Brunettes not fighter jets

by rockyh on Nov 10, 2009 8:13 AM CST reply actions  

Pat Forde is Pontius Pilate

And he’s been waiting to nail you to this cross for a while now.

It’s cool, though. The view’s nice from up here.

"I am so proud to be your coach." -Paul Rhoads

by CyHawk on Nov 11, 2009 5:22 PM CST reply actions  

Hopefully

we rise from the dead this weekend…

"All the hay is in the barn as far as I'm concerned come game time" - The Legend Hayden Fry

by hawkeye4life on Nov 12, 2009 11:13 AM CST reply actions  

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