I grew up in Central Iowa during the 80's and 90's of last century. Although many similarities exist between the two eras, times were drastically different for Iowa State football back then. The product was bad and few people cared.
I cannot recall how I became a Cyclone fan. Neither of my parents attended the university and my grandparents were die hard Hawkeye fans. So how my older brother and I gravitated toward ISU's scary birdlike mascot remains a mystery to this day, but every picture I have of my childhood is Kodachrome proof that I have always been a fan of Iowa State athletics.