Posted on 06/15/2010 7:28:04 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
This isn’t directed at you particularly...but since you mentioned us, and the article could only say “Iowa State....has a good wrestling progam” I just wanted to weigh in.
Are we a perennial power? No, not yet...and MAYBE not ever. However, there were about 30 Bowl games last year, and we were one of the WINNERS of our bowl game. We beat Minnesota at the Insight Bowl; we were a positive in the Big 12 football season last year. And, we exceeded expectations greatly with our new first-time head coach.
I like Texas, and the rest of the Big 12 schools. Unlike the Nebraska fans, we appreciate playing in a conference with Texas, A&M, OU, etc. I always watch every televised Big 12 game during the season, and when any Big 12 school is playing someone from another conference, you have a very VOCAL band of supporters up here in Iowa, although since no one pays any attention to us you probably do not know it.
Can we please get a little bit of help? When guys like this make us out to be laughing stock, particularly in light of the fact that we just won a bowl game...can you use your considerable weight & numbers to help us call them out on it? It can only help our conference become stronger.
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