That said, I would never LIVE in Ames unless the only other option was moving back to Parkersburg. Ames is like living in Cedar Falls except there's no reason for Ames to exist other than ISU. Absolute definition of "land grant." You can get the same experience most of the time if you just buy a Sam's Club membership. Ample parking. The occasional senseless riot (Christmas/VEISHA), clean drinking water (Hurray for Ames!), food in bulk.
For those of you attending Ames for the first time Sat.
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Last time I was in Ames for the Iowa/Iowa St game Iowa won a nail biter 57-3. The last time I was in Ames for a football game was in 87 when Oklahoma won 56-3. I really should attend more games in Ames.
The sound system is totally bush league. The tailgating is completely overrated and the fans, well, just go over to cyclonefanatic.com and read the 20odd pages worth of "**** Iowa" posts for a small sample of Ames' hospitality.
It's just too bad all of it can't be razed and turned into a toxic waste dump.
It's just too bad all of it can't be razed and turned into a toxic waste dump.
W...O...W....Impressive as hell, man...Impressive...as...hell. Did you teach all those poor impoverished Jamaican kids how to speak American?
LC is 1000% right about traffic in both towns. Ames is basically a parking lot and it's very easy to come and go as you please. Iowa City is always a parking nightmare and traffic sucks on gameday if you don't know what you're doing. Iowa City was built before the automobile was a thing. It's the (really) old capitol. As a non-commuter student in IC, you can go for weeks-months without needing transport in a personal vehicle.
For a FB game in Ames, the only traffic to speak of is right around Jack Trice which is neatly placed in a recently forest-turned-cornfield-turned-gridiron that's on campus only because Ames is not much apart from a campus.
9. Ferentz is 7-9 in his tenure against ISU
10. ISU at least has a football and basketball parking lot and the fans don't have to be brought in by rail. I wouldn't spew hatred and compare parking if I was you.
Maybe Iowa could cut the baseball program, raze the field, and put in a parking ramp. Then Iowa could be just like ISU.
'merican. I made sure to let them know we were visiting from the greatest country on earth.
Do they still play clips from Hee-Haw on the jumbotron during tv timeouts? That Ames crowd just loved it.
Not to mention the added media people as well. I am sure it will be a mess.
Anyone got a link to the Ames PD inmate listing? Should be a few Black n gold, and red & yellow shirts worn in those pics.
Yeah, except as much as it pains me to say this, I've been to maybe half a dozen ISU games in Lincoln and never been treated with anything other than total courtesy. Of course, none of my trips to Lincoln were when ISU was competitive.Ah, a common enemy we all can hate and treat poorly
Hey! You're talking about an activity where we have developed a real rivalry with West Virginia.
I lived in Cedar Rapids for 40 years. Don't tell me about towns that smell.
Yes, if only we could know what a conference championship feels like, if only we knew how it feels to cheer for our team on January 1st and to do it without a bunch of JC players???Oh to be isu; i wish i wish
