Where Do We Go From Here?
by Mark Kieffer on Dec 15, 2008 8:26 PM CST
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Seriously, where do we go?
Since I heard the news on the Chizik departure on Friday, I've had a wide range of emotions as a fan. I have no idea what the future holds, but here's what I do know:
- I am 100% behind all of the players. I hope they stay at ISU, but if it isn't the right fit, I understand. They are the ones most hurt and affected by this. I am proud of how classy they have been and how positivley they've represented the Cyclones.
- I am 100% behind Jamie Pollard. I've been a huge Pollard fan from day 1 and a lot of people I know have criticized me. It's hard to think he doesn't have ISU's best interests in mind after his presser today.
- I am 100% behind the new coach, no matter who it is. We all have our thoughts on who the next coach should be. I have my list as well. The flaw in my list is that I don't know the potential coaches personally and I won't get to meet them face to face. Since I trust in Jamie Pollard, and he's listened to the players concerns, I KNOW he will make the right decision.
- I will renew my season tickets for next year. I understand there are people out there that are upset about ticket prices, or wins and losses. The WORST thing anyone can do to this program is to NOT purchase their season tickets. The players and the new coach need our support.
- I officially have a football team I hate more than USC or Notre Dame.....
That's basically it. It's short, sweet, and to the point. Chizik is gone, nothing we can do about it. It's been said best. Our jobs as fans is to rally behind the new coaching staff and to support the players. Chizik's decision to leave was his own, and our players deserve better than to be punished by the fans for this.
As we turn the page and heal through this, we can look forward to another coaching search. Honestly, did you want a guy that didn't want to be here? I know things are crazy now, but these can be exciting times. Perhaps we will get the right guy this time.
I am proud to be a Cyclone and I hope everyone else is out there too! Better days are ahead, and I believe in a few years, we'll all be laughing about this! We gotta keep our heads up, and I'm excited to welcome the new ISU football coach when he gets here!
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As a Georgia fan, I hate Auburn.
The Bulldogs and the Plainsmen have met on the gridiron 112 times. Auburn’s first football game was against Georgia. Georgia’s second football game was against Auburn. Georgia has played Auburn more times than Georgia has played Georgia Tech and Auburn has played Georgia more times than Auburn has played Alabama. Since 1894, it literally has taken the death of a player from injuries sustained in a game or a world war to keep the Bulldogs and the Tigers from playing one another.
Consequently, I hate Auburn.
Welcome to the official Auburn-hating club! If you have any questions about hating Auburn, please feel free to drop by and I’ll be happy to help!
Go 'Dawgs!
LOL
Thanks for reading the site! I will definitley read your site. Appreciate the support!
by Mark Kieffer on Dec 15, 2008 8:41 PM CST up reply actions
Hahaha
….as for me, I’m not sure I necessarily hate Auburn. I feel bad for their fans for getting put in this position. But I surely want them to lose every game with Chizik at the helm.
Oh, and Kyle, you’re totally welcome to reciprocate by learning to hate Iowa….
Gotta move on
It’s been a huge mess but it may end up working out for ISU if they can get the right guy in. It takes a big commitment to win here and if you don’t think you can hack it we don’t need you.
You're right
If y’all wind up with Turner Gill, you will have traded up.
He’s young, he’s energetic, he has ties to Big 12 country, he saw how to run a successful program while he was at Nebraska, and he won a conference championship at Buffalo.
Auburn should have hired him, but the Plainsmen’s loss can be the Cyclones’ gain . . . twice.
I hate Auburn.
Go 'Dawgs!
WHOA WHOA WHOA T Kyle King!!!!!!!!!!!! Stop hogging all of the Auburn haters!!!
Just so the ISU faithful know, there is a plethora of options for the “I hate Auburn fan club”. As T Kyle has pointed out the “UGA I hate Auburn fan club” is the longest running. However the “Bama I hate Auburn fan club” is likely much more active, contains more members, and is much stronger…Although its members are as hard to tolerate as Auburn fans.
I’d also like to point you guys to a lesser known version…the “LSU I hate Auburn fan club”. This club was recently formed in relation to the previous mentioned clubs. The club has its genesis in the 1999 LSU-Auburn game where Tommy Tubberville passed out cigars to the entire Auburn team after they won in Death Valley. This event has caused a domino effect of hate between these two schools, in combination with the fact that the LSU-Auburn game has been the de facto SEC West championship in recent history.
You guys may also want to check out the LSU SB Nation site, And The Valley Shook which is running a Gene Chizik Victory Watch, and will soon incorporate a count up timer until Chizik is fired.
My bad, LSU Jonno
I’m not trying to hog all the Auburn haters. I believe there’s room enough for all of us to hate Auburn, each in his own way.
I adopt a “big tent” philosophy when it comes to hating Auburn. There’s a place for everyone in our Great Big Tent of Seething Anti-Auburn Hatred.
I hate Auburn.
Go 'Dawgs!
So, if Tuberville wants revenge and comes to Iowa State out of spite....
……are y’all gonna hate the Clones too? :)
Well...
My hate for Auburn really started with Tubby’s antics, however if he were to coach at ISU out of spite it would be so funny that I’d have to immediately become an ISU fan.
Agreed
I only hate Auburn men while they remain Auburn men.
Georgia’s winningest coach, Vince Dooley, went to Auburn. Georgia’s greatest defensive coordinator, Erk Russell, went to Auburn. Two of Mark Richt’s best assistants, Rodney Garner and Stacy Searels, went to Auburn. Joel Eaves, who revived Georgia athletics in the 1960s, came to Athens from Auburn.
Tubs is no longer an Auburn man. Therefore, I have nothing against him.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Dec 17, 2008 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
I agree
Plenty of hate to give to Auburn. The question is: Who do you think I should root for when they play each other: LSU or Georgia? I’ve never tried to adopt two schools in the same conference before!
by Mark Kieffer on Dec 16, 2008 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
I think T Kyle King would agree with me when I say...
You should pull for both teams. That is because UGA and LSU don’t hate each other.
Agreed again
There’s no animosity between the Bayou Bengals and the Bulldogs.
They are two of the top three teams in the S.E.C. in the 21st century and, while we want to beat one another when we play one another, there is no bitter rivalry historically and no personal dislike between the fans. Neither Mark Richt nor Les Miles has ever said or done anything disrespectful regarding the other team. Root for a good game . . . and pull for us both to beat Auburn.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on Dec 17, 2008 12:40 PM CST up reply actions
I developed quite the affinity for Georgia....
….like many others when they all came on the field for the TD against Florida. Smacks of team unity and an attitude of “this game is ours. If you want it, come and get it.”
That being said, I just love SEC football as a whole.
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