Saturday provided Cyclone fans, and the country, with the perfect example of why being a Cyclone fan is so great. Most of Iowa State football history has been filled with games like Texas. Disappointment and misery. Games that were never as close as the score indicated, or weren’t even close by that measure. Heart-breaking defeats and blowouts.
Saturday was different.
Saturday’s win wasn’t a fluke. The Cyclones didn’t rely on trick plays (Oklahoma ran a few though, with the exception of a thin pass interference call, the game was largely officiated fairly, and Oklahoma only turned the ball over once.