Minneapolis/St Paul is fantastic on many fronts, but U of M is a shitty college sports experience. The stadium is pretty small, the campus is very urban, and the Gophers merely get a shrug from the locals.
It's a really nice classic college town. I don't know anything about Starkville, but when Texas was in the Big 12 it seemed like 90% of UT fans who came to games there (and especially the ones who posted about it here) really enjoyed it.
Iowa's much wealthier than Mississippi (for now) and that difference alone matters.
The way OSU fans have handled this is a reminder how much I enjoy their fanbase, and how they're (along with KSU) basically the same exact people we are.
I can tolerate whatever stupid future of this sport dumps on our heads if trips to Stillwater and Manhattan remain part of the equation, and it sure looks like our 3 universities are going to end up in the same basket for eternity for better or worse.
You think snow keeps me INSIDE?
I miss the old winters where we actually got snow to stick around. Nowadays if you own a snow mobile you have to haul it up to northern MN/WI to actually ride. I get like 3 days a year to cross country ski. I legitimately miss it.
I’d be like a pig in shit if it snows while we’re there.