Off to see the Cyclones opener shortly.....anyone know what I'm referring to?

:shrug:

Give us a clue.

Jack Trice

A windy cricketer

These?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRYrwffckdo

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These?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRYrwffckdo

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Hey, thanks for trying but no, the Cyclones are the student football team for Iowa State University. We've just moved here (Ames that is) as my missus is now teaching at the U.

Jack Trice is, I guess, the guy who donated most of the cash for their 60,000 seater stadium:


https://www.google.com/search?q=jack...mcgaFfREhSuyM:

Apparently the Cyclones haven't got a great history but have been on the up for the past few years and had a really good season last year. They play in the 'Big 12' conference and I'm not sure just where that is in terms of the US as a whole. Sounds good though.

Going as a guest, hospitality and half-way line seats. Can't be bad.

Will report more tomorrow.

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Hey, thanks for trying but no, the Cyclones are the student football team for Iowa State University. We've just moved here (Ames that is) as my missus is now teaching at the U.

Jack Trice is, I guess, the guy who donated most of the cash for their 60,000 seater stadium:


https://www.google.com/search?q=jack...mcgaFfREhSuyM:

Apparently the Cyclones haven't got a great history but have been on the up for the past few years and had a really good season last year. They play in the 'Big 12' conference and I'm not sure just where that is in terms of the US as a whole. Sounds good though.

Going as a guest, hospitality and half-way line seats. Can't be bad.

Will report more tomorrow.

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Your guess about who Jack Trice was is wrong. Have a read of this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice

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Your guess about who Jack Trice was is wrong. Have a read of this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Trice

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That's me being lazy - every building on campus is named after someone usually the benefactor, its an American thing. Thank you for looking this up, which you're right, I didn't. Good work :thumbup:

As for the game - it began well with the home team running in a 60-yard touchdown in the 10th minute. Then, as promised by the forecasters, the mother of all thunderstorms began and the players were ordered off until it passed by. Under H&S regulations in Iowa, the game doesn't restart until 30 minutes after there hasn't been lightning within 8 miles of the stadium. When that didn't happen after an hour or so, we left for home and the game itself was then cancelled an hour later :angry:

No replay, no refund- typical of the yanks

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That's me being lazy - every building on campus is named after someone usually the benefactor, its an American thing. Thank you for looking this up, which you're right, I didn't. Good work :thumbup:

As for the game - it began well with the home team running in a 60-yard touchdown in the 10th minute. Then, as promised by the forecasters, the mother of all thunderstorms began and the players were ordered off until it passed by. Under H&S regulations in Iowa, the game doesn't restart until 30 minutes after there hasn't been lightning within 8 miles of the stadium. When that didn't happen after an hour or so, we left for home and the game itself was then cancelled an hour later :angry:

No replay, no refund- typical of the yanks

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I thought the phrase "rain check" originated from situations like that. If the game was rained off you were given a chitty that let you back in when it went ahead