Iowa arguably plays in the toughest volleyball league in the country. I doubt they’ll be finishing over .500 in that conference anytime soon
Cy-Hawk future & "The Alliance"
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Iowa arguably plays in the toughest volleyball league in the country. I doubt they’ll be finishing over .500 in that conference anytime soon
IMO very few things make me think a sports fan is softer than not wanting to play a rival because the other side has annoying fans. Cy Hawk on Twitter is full of people like this (plenty of Hawks) and I worry about their mental health. It’s a ****ing game and it brings together so many parts of the state. Ignore the idiots and enjoy it for what it is. And I will say this 10 times as loudly to any Hawk who doesn’t want to play the game, either.
I AGREE CyTwins.... I AGREE GET RID OF THE SERIES THAT HAS BEEN A LOSER SINCE SEPTEMBER 1977....btw the HOKS WON 12-10....and that was the longest drive home from a football game in my life!
Disagree Bobby, and I was at that game too (how about that Tom Buck punt return). Still haven't gotten over it and last Sat was nearly as bad.
Look how long it took to get the series back; drop it and it probably will never happen again in our lifetime.
It's huge for the state; it's always one of the most hyped up, entertaining events in the Jack. We need to start winning this series, but never, ever drop it.
Gawd; please get us a BIG invite so we have to play them...and we'll have to treat it like a 'Superbowl'
I'd be in favor of a 2 years on 2 years off rotation. That way both schools can mix up their P5 non-conference schedule.
So, do you need to be reminded again what happened in 1978? When a team never gets across the 50, that's a slaughter. Even more so than the beatings we took for nearly 20 years. So, that's one win which Iowa has never, nor is ever likely, to match.
Discontinuing the series would be an enormous financial mistake, it's dumb that it even gets brought up but it would fall right in line with most recent decisions by the UofI AD.
I really hope it lasts my lifetime even when 1 team is thought to be rebuilding its a big game for the state and sure to be a sellout.
I'm tired of losing to Iowa, so I'm tempted to wish it away, but its been on GameDay the last 2 times it's been played and gets pretty good viewership numbers. This game is beneficial to both schools and the state. Why would either one want to get rid of it?
To most Iowa fans, they’re on board with the series as long as ISU remains a good/top 25 program. For years it was a lose/lose because they gained nothing by beating them. With CMC as the coach, they’ll be a top 25 team most years.
Nobody knows for sure how this alliance is going to work out with the Big 10, PAC 12, and ACC. But all indications are they are going to have each team Play a team from each of the other two conferences. That would mean there’s simply not room for Iowa to play another P5 school.
I do believe with the big 12 expanding they will likely keep that designation. However I don’t really understand the benefit of keeping that designation until perhaps the playoff expands? It really only matters as far as revenue and that is certain to go down for Iowa State either way. It’s just a matter of how much revenue they lose.
Nobody knows for sure how this alliance is going to work out with the Big 10, PAC 12, and ACC. But all indications are they are going to have each team Play a team from each of the other two conferences. That would mean there’s simply not room for Iowa to play another P5 school.
I do believe with the big 12 expanding they will likely keep that designation. However I don’t really understand the benefit of keeping that designation until perhaps the playoff expands? It really only matters as far as revenue and that is certain to go down for Iowa State either way. It’s just a matter of how much revenue they lose.
I don't know if it's true, but I think I read on a different thread that P5 teams can reimburse players for other living expenses beyond tuition, room & board.
Does anyone know if this is true or just a rumor?
I am fine with keeping it at every year, but I would definitely prefer doing this than just straight up cancelling it. Being able to play different P5 teams during our non conf would definitely be nice, but I still want to play Iowa fairly often.
I haven’t heard that but I would think that would be a designation between FBS and FCS not P5 versus G6.
50 years of bad blood is enough. Let it die on the vine.
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Politics were involved. Not sure why it would be any different now.
I do agree though, there is no "law" currently that says the schools have to play.
