posted this in another thread, but I want to repost it.
This post is for people who feel a little heart broken by the events of today. If you don't, congratulations and there's no need to read what I say here.
Screw 'im. We've got better than a dozen kids who chose ISU and who will step out onto the court to represent the Cyclones tonight. They're experiencing just as confusing a set of emotions as we are, and I'm sure there are a few who are feeling just as betrayed as we are. But let me highlight two of them real quick.
Craig Brackins left a favorable draft for him in order to play another year of basketball as a Cyclone. With millions of dollars at stake, he said "I chose to be a Cyclone" and came back. He said it best the other day when he said that if it was about the money, he'd already be gone. Thank you Craig Brackins for being a Cyclone.
Bubu Palo had scholarship offers from a plethora of schools, giving him a full ride to play soccer for them. He chose, instead, to be a Cyclone, a recruited walk on. Here's an Ames High kid that understands, that chose to be a Cyclone, and will be there on the bench tonight. Thank you Bubu for being a Cyclone.
The best way I can think of for those of us that are feeling a little crapped on, a little slapped in the face by a 17 year old kid to move on is to prove that we are cyclones. Get your butts in those seats tonight, fill the nose bleeds and cheer your hearts out. When Craig gets introduced, I don't want to be able to hear the PA for a good 2 minutes while we let him know what it means to chose to be a Cyclone. We've got a bunch of kids representing us tonight that deserve for us to show them how much we love them for their choice to wear cardinal and gold.
Come out tonight, folks, let's say thank you to the kids who chose Ames
