*Game Thread* Iowa State 9/5

[UNIChippewa]

Re: *Game Thread* Iowa State 9/5

The new addition to Jack Trice looks pretty bad a$$. That facility went from looking very amateur 5 years ago to really quite impressive. Just about everything from the video boards to the concourse and sound system looks and feels brand new. Heck, even the concession stands had full grill menus.

The game day operations, however, are still very much amateur hour and wreak of the cheesy Cyclone game day atmosphere visiting fans are so familiar with. Tornado sirens, long drawn out intros, distorted and constantly clipping sound, and weather alert warnings should be left in the past with your old crappy stadium. You have come so far with the tools and resources available to you, why not upgrade everything else along with it?

Do ISU fans see and understand how the rest of the world views these things or is this sort of like explaining to your 62 year old Dad who just bought his first iPhone why he doesn't need to keep digging out the road atlas on family vacation?

Unless UNI's own Game Day operations staff has taken out the silly Panther growl out of the Dome, I really don't think UNI has any leg to stand on when it comes to criticizing other teams atmosphere.

[Newsbreaker]

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Of all the things to pick on ISU about, this is a weird critique. I can't think of a FBS stadium that doesn't fly the other teams' flags or put the conference logo everywhere, including at your beloved Kinnick (and I've been to at least 30 across the country). Even Thursday night when I went to the Gopher game, their band trotted out all of the B10 flags...against a non-conference opponent (TCU). In fact I'd say the B10 schools lead in shameless conference promotion.

I have never seen a school bring the conference affiliate flags out for the pre-game band performance, and then place them front and center for presentation.

I've never seen a school show the league logo as the slate before replays, or make the logo a permanent fixture in both scoreboards.

I've never seen any team put "rivals" memorabilia in their suites.

You might note I didn't talk about the flags on the building, because everyone does do that. All the rest is unusual.

I'll give them credit though. They found a way to keep the tiger hawk out of their halftime performance, so they've shown improvement over time there. It was pretty funny hearing them all get so excited over the end of the Nebraska game.

[DownGoesKansas]

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It was pretty funny hearing them all get so excited over the end of the Nebraska game.

Why is that funny? I got pretty excited over the end of the Nebraska game....

[Mudrafan]

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Unless UNI's own Game Day operations staff has taken out the silly Panther growl out of the Dome, I really don't think UNI has any leg to stand on when it comes to criticizing other teams atmosphere.

Silly? Wow....

[Born-a-Panther]

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Silly? Wow....

The Panther growl is not silly. At all.

[UNIChippewa]

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The Panther growl is not silly. At all.

Personally, I think it's silly and a bit much, and if you're going to do something like that, at least make it sound good. When I was going to school it sounded more like a toilet bowl flushing than an actual panther.

Anyway, I think this little exchange really exposes the biased nature of fandom. The Iowa State Cyclones are cheap and amateur for piping in tornado sirens, when the nicknames is, after all, Cyclones, but the sound of a Panther growling is the greatest pre-game sound effect in all of college football?

I think it's one of those things when if another school or team does it, it's really stupid, but if you're own school or alma mater does it, it's really cool. One of those "it's okay for me to do it, but not okay for you to do it" kind of things. Just human nature, I suppose.

[Mudrafan]

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The Panther growl is not silly. At all.

I know...that's what I said.

[Mudrafan]

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Personally, I think it's silly and a bit much, and if you're going to do something like that, at least make it sound good. When I was going to school it sounded more like a toilet bowl flushing than an actual panther.

Anyway, I think this little exchange really exposes the biased nature of fandom. The Iowa State Cyclones are cheap and amateur for piping in tornado sirens, when the nicknames is, after all, Cyclones, but the sound of a Panther growling is the greatest pre-game sound effect in all of college football?

I think it's one of those things when if another school or team does it, it's really stupid, but if you're own school or alma mater does it, it's really cool. One of those "it's okay for me to do it, but not okay for you to do it" kind of things. Just human nature, I suppose.

which brings this full circle...if you are a UNI fan...you get the growl. If you are not, then you poke fun at it...like the clown siren. I think this stuff speaks volumes.

[12thFloorBender]

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Love the growl. It's been a staple for years and is a part of UNI football.

[Newsbreaker]

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Why is that funny? I got pretty excited over the end of the Nebraska game....

It's funny if you know how the ISU fanbase operates. They care deeply about Nebraska, and considered Nebraska a "rival." Nebraska, on the other hand, doesn't give one flaming rip about Iowa State.

[vbfan19]

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other fanbases make fun of UNI's garage door entrance, but I like it

people make fun of the I-O-W-A cheer in Kinnick, but I'm rather jealous considering UNI crowds can't seem to manage an organized cheer if their lives depended on it.

[DomeIsHome]

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I have never seen a school bring the conference affiliate flags out for the pre-game band performance, and then place them front and center for presentation.

I've never seen a school show the league logo as the slate before replays, or make the logo a permanent fixture in both scoreboards.

I've never seen any team put "rivals" memorabilia in their suites.

You might note I didn't talk about the flags on the building, because everyone does do that. All the rest is unusual.

I'll give them credit though. They found a way to keep the tiger hawk out of their halftime performance, so they've shown improvement over time there. It was pretty funny hearing them all get so excited over the end of the Nebraska game.

I'm on board with this. Seeing the other schools flags at the beginning of the game was really weird, and something I've never seen done before. They were out on the field before the rest of the band was. I thought they were going to do something where they would stop on them or something.

As for the siren, I'm sure it would be cool if you're a cyclone fan, and I didn't find that the most obnoxious thing they did. I think the cyclone, power, chant is dumb.

And the Panther Growl is awesome. UNI needs to do it more.

[Cannic88]

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what is silly is the U-N-I chant the band trys to do with the PA announcer announcing the U-N-I...it needs to go.

[BCPanther]

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what is silly is the U-N-I chant the band trys to do with the PA announcer announcing the U-N-I...it needs to go.

Nah, we're obviously terrified of doing anything that might upset the band.

I'm glad that we spent thousands of dollars and gave them most of the lower level seats last night so that they could not play anything pre-game or during the game. But hey, they got to play one song with the Iowa State band and the fight song.

And with my band complaint, this thread has gone full PN.

[vbfan19]

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And with my band complaint, this thread has gone full PN.

Never go full PN.