Victory song?
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I knew waaaay more people from places like Osage, Okoboji, or Griswold than I knew from Des Moines, Minneapolis, or Chicago. I knew a few people from large cities, but I the vast majority of people I knew came from towns of < 100K.
Isn't ISU's enrollment like 70% Iowan?
What % of ISU graduates end up back on a farm?
What percentage end up in des moines or larger cities?
A better comparison would be how many go on to agricultural-related jobs, whether it be in a rural or urban area?
I don't think anyone is suggested that we do a reenactment of Hee Haw (though Pfft You Were Gone could be fun), but to deny the agricultural roots that run through Iowa State and that still continue to this day is ridiculous. It's not saying anyone who attended Iowa State is a hayseed yokel, but I'd hate for the University to completely turn its back on its heritage.
Because urbanites don't like country music (and living on a farm automatically means you do? I'll tell my husband that, who hates Country music with a passion. He's more into Anger Rock)?? I don't even think I'd consider John Denver Country. He's more Folk. Or maybe something by Johnny Cash. Everyone loves the Man in Black, don't they?
The more I think about it, the more I like Miz's suggestion of Little Willy. I don't know if any other school does it, but it could be fun.
I bet if you compare that to other large universities it will be more. It's all relative.
I don't care if it's original or not. Sweet Caroline is hardly original (Red Sox 8th inning ritual anyone?) and people love that. But the point isn't that it has to be original as far as NEVER played in any other stadium, just that it's tied to that school for a certain time in the game.
an earlier poster mentioned Camp Randall's Jump Around. Just because it's also played in hundreds of other stadiums at various times doesn't mean it's not wisconsin's ritual.
I GUARANTEE a lot less than you think. Ag related careers is definitely overblown at ISU and is in the minority of what our grads go on to do. Only 1 of all the people I was close to at ISU went into an ag related field. And I know a TON of ISU alum now and only a small handful work in ag related careers.
I'm not saying it's even half. But alarson was trying to compare alumni who go back to farm vs alumni who live in cities. That's an unfair comparison - very few people total are farming at all. I am simply saying alumni in ag-related fields is a better one.
It also greatly depends on your college and who you know. I'd say out of the alumni I know, probably about 1/3 are in some ag-related field.
It doesn't really matter, because we're all arguing straw men at this point.
What percentage of ISU alums/students grew up in small towns or spent time in one growing up? I'd bet it's a large percentage.
This. It's all about who you knew, what your major was, where you lived, etc.
If we have to keep Sweet Caroline, can we please switch to the cover by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes?
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvVHjVU-LOg"]Sweet Caroline[/ame]
I've always thought that our Thursday night opener could become a special tradition. Since the NCAA did away with the exempt kick-off classic type games, we should keep the tradition of playing on Thursday night.
If we can elevate the program a little, might even start scheduling a better opponent. Get ESPN to pick it up, and eventually ISU could be known as the school that kicks off college FB every year.
Of course, we would have to put up with the annual *****-fest about Thursday night.
If we can elevate the program a little, might even start scheduling a better opponent. Get ESPN to pick it up, and eventually ISU could be known as the school that kicks off college FB every year.
Of course, we would have to put up with the annual *****-fest about Thursday night.
everyone is complaining about sweet caroline (i like it, but play it between 1st and 2nd quarter) and if you want to replace it, i would replace it with "twist and shout" by the beatles and then everyone could dance like they did in ferris buellers day off, just a suggestion. for a win song, ive said it before and ill say it again, "small town" by john mellencamp would be perfect for it. for the entrance song, i think the team should pick the song and make it different every time.
Thought I'd try to resurrect a happier thread this morning. I had my iPod on shuffle at work yesterday and "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen came on. Thought that might be a fun victory song.
I always liked when they played "the bells of iowa state," very classy. they used to play it right after games. now it is still played after the game but seems later...like I am already out of the stadium.