As we wait for Saturday’s game, there is something Iowa State needs to be reminded of: Many, many Iowa fans take ISU’s mere existence on the schedule as an insult.
Read this from last year, right before the game, when Conferencepocalypse II was threatening to become much, much bigger.
For whatever reason — perhaps the 40-year break, more likely the 16 15 straight years of Hayden Fry triumphs over the Cyclones, or just ISU’s historical badness — Hawks get really upset at being told to play with Little Brother.
But, to end on a happy note, here’s a 7-minute recap of last year’s game.
EDIT 9/8: Corrected number in win streak.