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A Plea to Year 2016

I tell my friends and family all the time that it's impossible to insult Iowa State fans.

We pride ourselves on self-deprecation. It's a skill of ours at Wide Right & Natty Lite, damn near refined enough to put on a résumé. And chances are it's a skill of yours, too.

It's a skill that has to be self-taught but is facilitated by Iowa State athletics. It's borne out of drubbings at home to FCS schools, it's honed with the viral creation of things like the Chizik Coin or "Hooray Ames!" and it's sustained by NCAA Tournament losses to UAB and Hampton.