Well, here we are again, Cyclone fans. It’s November and the optimism many of us felt before the first game was played has long since worn off.
That’s alright — we should have expected that to happen if we’ve cheered for the Cyclones long enough, because it always happens.
And, tonight, Iowa State welcomes the Sooners of Oklahoma into Jack Trice Stadium for a Thursday night game under the lights. ESPN will be there. Jesse Palmer readied himself by checking out the football program’s weight room (can we suit him up tonight?). The game will be broadcast to a nation still recovering from one of the best World Series game 7’s ever (Go Cubs, Go!