Why is it so difficult to say Iowa State?

[CyRp2013]

Seriously, Iowa State is in the Big 12 and has been relevant the past few years in basketball and football. Yet, somehow national sports 'experts' still can't consistently say the name right. Trent Johnson called us the Hawkeyes, Pablo Torre on Around the Horn called us UNI yesterday, and Michael Wilbon called us Ohio State today. I don't understand what's so difficult about getting the name right.

 

[WhatchaGonnaDo]

We are Iowa State :sad:

 

[tman24]

ignorant. a lot of people don't even know where the state of iowa is.

 

[MJ271]

Musberger said Kansas State at one point last night

 

[SoapyCy]

same reason I dont know the difference between la-monroe and la-lafayette and la tech. important in home state worthless elsewhere.

...and to think i chose this life.

 

[DistrictCyclone]

Trent Johnson was joking, to be clear.

 

[VeloClone]

same reason I dont know the difference between la-monroe and la-lafayette and la tech. important in home state worthless elsewhere.

...and to think i chose this life.

I understand your point but which power conferences do La-Monroe and La-Lafayette play in again?

 

[CynadoAlley]

ignorant. a lot of people don't even know where the state of iowa is.

Or think that we lead the country in potato production.

 

[CyRp2013]

Trent Johnson was joking, to be clear.

That is true, but there are still other people who have called us the Hawkeyes. I guess that one just came to my mind.

 

[CTTB78]

Just win, baby, and they'll know our name.

 

[Cyfan4good]

 

[SoapyCy]

I understand your point but which power conferences do La-Monroe and La-Lafayette play in again?

dont know. bottom dwellers like us need about 5 straight good years in both fb and bb for those errors to end.

 

[Wesley]

Or think that we lead the country in potato production.

It is so complicated for sportscasters. There are 3 ISUs.

 

[Sloup]

I can't think of another school in the country where this happens. People seem to keep Kansas and Kansas State straight. Then again, I'm biased, and I make sure I get the schools right since I know what it's like to be called by my rival's nickname.

 

[SoapyCy]

kansas has been a basketball power for 50+ years. kinda hard to screw that up.

 

[Luth4Cy]

ignorant. a lot of people don't even know where the state of iowa is.

This is true. When I was in high school we had a show choir competition in the Chicago suburb of Mudalein (sp?). Our hosts asked us where Iowa was. When we informed them it was the state directly west of Illinois they were confused, because they always thought that Kansas was directly west of Illinois.

 

[ISUCubswin]

The only reason we are getting so much attention in the media right now (causing these screw ups) is because of our loss to Wichita State Monday. If we never lost to them because of the refs, this wouldn't be an issue.

 

[CyOps]

I grew up in Nebraska. My family didn't follow sports. I graduated from Iowa State in 2000. Two years ago my mother called me to ask if I was a Cyclone or a Hawkeye because she saw a sweatshirt she wanted to buy for my birthday. We are a unique brand.

 

[cy4prez7]

If it makes you feel any better they just called Michigan Michigan State on Sportscenter.

 

[Guetterdone1]

I'm from Northern Minnesota and about 3 times a year someone says "Hey you go to Iowa don't you?". At first it was kinda amusing, now it just really pisses me off.