ISU fans have been salty to say the very least, since Matt Campbell ripped their hearts out and took half the team to Happy Valley, but you'd think with basketball going on, and as we get into the true off-season of major college athletics, now, that ISU fans would finally be getting over the break-up.
Cue Matt Campbell to throw gas on the smoldering embers declaring that while the water in Ames may be top notch, their food selections suck compared to State College, located in the true middle of nowhere Pennsylvania.
And boy did that basically reignite this entire hate boner that the Cyclones now suddenly have for Campbell and the Nittany Lions.
I bring this up, as an off topic discussion, because it involves a B10 foe that we share quite a recent history with in several sports ourselves, including football.
If any Iowa fans had hatred toward Penn State, especially if you're still bitter about the whole Sandusky scandal and how PSU and the NCAA handled it, well I'm hear to tell you that you now have friends in the good, old-fashioned "enemy of my enemy". In fact, I couldn't name a fanbase out there right now at this moment that despises Penn State football entering the 2026 season more than Iowa State fans.
I'm sure some may not care, but I love good crash and burn entertainment, and ISU fans excel at it, especially when it comes at the expense of interacting with a fanbase like Penn State's.
Cue Matt Campbell to throw gas on the smoldering embers declaring that while the water in Ames may be top notch, their food selections suck compared to State College, located in the true middle of nowhere Pennsylvania.
And boy did that basically reignite this entire hate boner that the Cyclones now suddenly have for Campbell and the Nittany Lions.
I bring this up, as an off topic discussion, because it involves a B10 foe that we share quite a recent history with in several sports ourselves, including football.
If any Iowa fans had hatred toward Penn State, especially if you're still bitter about the whole Sandusky scandal and how PSU and the NCAA handled it, well I'm hear to tell you that you now have friends in the good, old-fashioned "enemy of my enemy". In fact, I couldn't name a fanbase out there right now at this moment that despises Penn State football entering the 2026 season more than Iowa State fans.
I'm sure some may not care, but I love good crash and burn entertainment, and ISU fans excel at it, especially when it comes at the expense of interacting with a fanbase like Penn State's.
