Today I helped with the ISU Alumni Band for the halftime show, which marks the sixth year in a row that I have pushed LaVonne on the field while she plays her clarinet. It was fun to see the stadium from ground level and really be part of the action. It does make for a long day though going through the morning practice routine at the Bergstrom practice facility, taking group pictures with the Alumni band, going over to the Scheman building for lunch and the Alumni band meeting, doing the spirit walk to the stadium, and then performing at halftime. As for the halftime show, it was fairly simple. We "swung" onto the field between the north 25 and 30 yard lines. They band played Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird", along with the usual ISU fight song. We marched off, and that was it.
As for the game, it was a disappointing loss for the Cyclones, 27-34 to Oklahoma State. Iowa State came into the game ranked #23 in the country and was about a 10 point favorite. The Cyclone defense gave up 3 big-play touchdowns of 50 yards or more in the first half, which was hard to overcome. I have still never seen Iowa State defeat the Cowboys in football, one of only two Big 12 teams with that distinction. Today was the third time that I have seen Iowa State play Oklahoma State in football, with the other games being in 2015 and 2013.
No comments:
Post a Comment