ESPN.com is currently holding a contest to determine who has the best student section in college basketball. Iowa State is one of the 22 contestants. Go to this Web site:
Rank: School Spirit!
to vote for Hilton Magic. Voting is nearing completion and Iowa State is currently ranked 10th. You know you don't want to lose to Kansas and Duke, so help make Iowa State proud.
When casting your ballot, you'll discover you have to pick a total of five teams, ranked in order. So, here's a plan of attack to ensure that we don't lose to the "Cameron Lazies" or that "Rock Chalk Jayhawk" nonsense.
Vote as follows:
1. IOWA STATE - Obviously, the most important vote
2. Valparaiso — Valpo is former home of basketball player Bryce Drew. Remember when he made "The Shot" - sinking a 3-pointer at the buzzer in the 1998 NCAA tournament? I know you do. Because of that shot, Drew played in the NBA for six years and is now back at Valpo as an assistant. As for the strategy of picking Valpo in this contest, the school only has approximately 4,000 students, meaning Iowa State should amass many more votes while keeping Duke and Kansas out of the equation.
3. Western Kentucky — Three words sum up why we can beat them: Sun Belt Conference
4. Butler — Butler is similar in size to Valpo and is also located in Indiana, but currently has a top 25 men's basketball team. In theory, they should be tougher for Iowa State to beat based on Butler's recent success and exposure, but I can't say I've ever heard anything about its student section. Plus, Iowa State trounces them in the numbers game.
5. North Carolina A&T— Home of the Blue & Gold Marching Machine, according to Wikipedia this school leads the country in number of minorities with degrees in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. They might be one of the biggest underdogs in this contest, so if we somehow don't win, it would be much cooler if they won rather than a big name university.
Follow the plan and Iowa State's bound to win. Or, at least Kansas and Duke won't.
Hope you're staying warm,
Cody
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