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Iowa State Clinches Cy-Hawk Trophy

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Only Cyclone fans care about this.
Just like it is for the individual sports, we hate to lose to the Hawkeyes more than we enjoy winning. I think it's the same for Hawkeye fans. As an example, Hawkeye fans would rather beat Ohio State than Iowa State, but hate losing to Iowa State more than losing to Ohio State.
 
I always forget this exists until ISU wins, and one of them beats their chest about it like a 4 month old gorilla. There might literally, and I mean that in a literal sense, be a single Iowa fan that cares about that competition.

Congrats!
Agree. I forget it exists. Why? Because I don’t care. Even when Iowa wins, I am usually not aware of it and certainly never comment on it.

It gets clone fans excited, though. Good for them.
 
ISU has a better athletic program right now

thanks a lot Barta
Absolutely not true.

The series is not an accurate reflection of the athletic departments, as ISU doesn't even have a baseball or field hockey team.

Really the only things people in Iowa care about are football, men's basketball, and maybe wrestling, women's basketball, and baseball.

ISU football isn't even in the same ballpark as Iowa football.

ISU basketball is definitely a notch or two better than Iowa basketball.

Iowa is better at wrestling and women's basketball.

And ISU doesn't even have a baseball team
 
Absolutely not true.

The series is not an accurate reflection of the athletic departments, as ISU doesn't even have a baseball or field hockey team.

Really the only things people in Iowa care about are football, men's basketball, and maybe wrestling, women's basketball, and baseball.

ISU football isn't even in the same ballpark as Iowa football.

ISU basketball is definitely a notch or two better than Iowa basketball.

Iowa is better at wrestling and women's basketball.

And ISU doesn't even have a baseball team
ISU football has won two of the last three and likely will make it 3/4. Why do you think we have a better program right now?
 
ISU football has won two of the last three and likely will make it 3/4. Why do you think we have a better program right now?
When speaking of the current programs, the performance of the current coaches should be taken into account.

Campbell is 2-6 vs Iowa.

ISU football has never been in the same league as Iowa football, and it isn't now.

Spare us your predictions. A couple years ago we heard all summer how ISU was going to blow out Iowa. Then Iowa went into Ames and dominated them.

Honestly, for you to even have to ask for an explanation is laughable. The Iowa football program is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than ISU's. It's quite obvious
 
ISU has a better athletic program right now

thanks a lot Barta
LOL. They made a last second FG to lead the game for the first time.

In men's basketball I agree, yes. If that is the only sport that matters to you. In every other sport that matters, NFW.
 
Our hockey team is better than yours.
Both Iowa and Iowa State have hockey teams that participate in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Iowa State competes in Division 1, while Iowa in Division 2. Iowa is not on Iowa State's schedule this year and maybe hasn't been for many years, so I can't dispute your claim that Iowa is better. Some years you can find that Iowa State fields teams in all three divisions as well as women's teams. That surprised me as I've only heard about the D1 team.

Club hockey is a big deal for many schools, including those that have NCAA Division 1 teams. It's surprising how many teams there are.

Iowa State has been very successful over the years. As of 2018 had been to at least 14 Final Fours, 9 championship games and won at least one national championship. History is a bit hard to come by as the ACHA has only been around 34 years and it's hard to find what it was before that.

Iowa State has been playing club hockey for 57 years. Following the team suspension for the 2022-2023 academic year, the Iowa State Men’s Hockey Club has returned to the ice and has altered its organizational structure, now becoming a fully student-run organization. I don't think they have fully recovered from the suspension.

When Hilton was built in the early 1970's they had an ice floor and could push back what was once called the arena circle so boards could be put up. If you look at Hilton today, you can see how the arena could easily host hockey. Home games were played in Hilton when I waa a college student. They occasionally had open skating in Hilton for students. It was quite a blast. But after hosting home games for 12 to 14 years, hockey at Hilton came to an end. Some claimed the ice made the basketball court slick. I think Johnny Orr had a hand in bringing it to an end.
 
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