Anyone else find themselves rooting for Iowa?

Merchant · 11-14-2009, 07:52 PM

...Just because their uniforms look so similar to Pittsburgh's? LOL i was watching the Iowa/Ohio State game today and I don't really care for either team but I just found myself rooting for Iowa.. they just look SO SIMILAR. Haha.. but Iowa lost. in OT.. which wouldn't have happened to the Steelers

stillers4me · 11-14-2009, 08:35 PM

We noticed that, too. I said, hey! they stole our jerseys!

SteelCityMan786 · 11-14-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by stillers4me

We noticed that, too. I said, hey! they stole our jerseys!

Of the 70s at least.

Nadroj 20 · 11-14-2009, 09:12 PM

Wasnt cheering for iowa being an ohio state fan lol, but nice jerseys yes

xfl2001fan · 11-14-2009, 09:20 PM

Jersey colors is all the more reason for rooting for OSU in this one...

Hotrodder07 · 11-14-2009, 10:57 PM

I'm pretty sure that back in the late 70s, they decided to get new uniforms, and they got permission from Art Rooney and the Steelers to use theirs. I heard the coach said "If we want to act like winners, we have to look like winners." Don't know if it's true, but that's what a friend of mine told me.

Pretty flattering.

Texasteel · 11-15-2009, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodder07

I'm pretty sure that back in the late 70s, they decided to get new uniforms, and they got permission from Art Rooney and the Steelers to use theirs. I heard the coach said "If we want to act like winners, we have to look like winners." Don't know if it's true, but that's what a friend of mine told me.

Pretty flattering.

That is exactly right. The first thing coach Hayden Fry did when he got to Iowa was change the uniforms, and paint the visitors locker room pink. He did ask permission from The Chief, and graciously got it. From that day the Hawkeye's and the Steelers history has been a part of each others.

We might have done better if we had not lost our starting QB the last game, but all and all I am real happy with this year.

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Merchant Team Captain Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 859 Gender: Male Member Number: 15019 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Anyone else find themselves rooting for Iowa? ...Just because their uniforms look so similar to Pittsburgh's? LOL i was watching the Iowa/Ohio State game today and I don't really care for either team but I just found myself rooting for Iowa.. they just look SO SIMILAR. Haha.. but Iowa lost. in OT.. which wouldn't have happened to the Steelers

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stillers4me Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,670 Gender: Female Member Number: 2656 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else find themselves rooting for Iowa? We noticed that, too. I said, hey! they stole our jerseys!

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Nadroj 20 Team President Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,027 Gender: Male Member Number: 14045 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else find themselves rooting for Iowa? Wasnt cheering for iowa being an ohio state fan lol, but nice jerseys yes

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xfl2001fan Living Legend Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 3,641 Gender: Male Member Number: 8741 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else find themselves rooting for Iowa? Jersey colors is all the more reason for rooting for OSU in this one... __________________ If you take the "U" out of "STUD", you get STD. I'm just saying.

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Hotrodder07 Bench Warmer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 163 Gender: Male Member Number: 13485 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone else find themselves rooting for Iowa? I'm pretty sure that back in the late 70s, they decided to get new uniforms, and they got permission from Art Rooney and the Steelers to use theirs. I heard the coach said "If we want to act like winners, we have to look like winners." Don't know if it's true, but that's what a friend of mine told me. Pretty flattering. __________________

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