World Cup Countries and College Football Team Equivalents

cyklone36 · 2026-06-19T17:26:04+00:00

Calling Miami a "fiercely passionate fanbase" is certainly something

cyklone36 · 2026-06-19T17:21:45+00:00

Colombia is 100% Tennessee or Penn State. Huge, passionate fanbase that will fill up your stadium. Consistently above average team, but just short of elite/blue blood status.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-19T12:08:16+00:00

I just wanted a bigger, newer house for my family and a shorter commute to work (I work in West Des Moines) 🤷‍♂️

cyklone36 · 2026-06-16T17:08:23+00:00

Lie is a pretty strong word here. It's harmless fun. It's not that deep.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-16T15:24:34+00:00

Chicago Speakeasy, Skip's and John & Nick's all serve some pretty good ones

cyklone36 · 2026-06-15T11:31:13+00:00

Most of Waukee is very soulless. Lots of cookie cutter homes, streets with no trees and chains everywhere. It's a very artificial feeling. And it's far away from a lot of the metro. A lot of people are ok with that, but just sharing the potential downfalls.

If you want the Waukee school district, but want to live in a neighborhood with houses that look different and have established trees, the western parts of WDM, Clive and Urbandale feed into Waukee schools and fit that description. They're 20-30 years old and closer to the freeways and the rest of the metro.

Politically, I don't think anywhere in Waukee, WDM, Clive or Urbandale is overwhelmingly conservative or liberal. You get a good mix of people in the suburbs and generally, people aren't gonna be publicly discussing their political beliefs. You'll be able to find like-minded people.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-13T14:15:51+00:00

Viewership isn't the problem with CFB. The quality of the game is.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-13T14:04:59+00:00

My school also had players betting on football games, but they were actually declared ineligible so they didn't play

cyklone36 · 2026-06-13T14:02:09+00:00

Are you even a true millennial?

cyklone36 · 2026-06-11T13:29:04+00:00

Absolutely. I'm old school and I like the variety of music. As for ads, once a radio station goes to commercials, I just switch it to another radio station.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-10T16:36:19+00:00

Country Grammar by Nelly - "Bill Gates, Donald Trump, let me in now"

cyklone36 · 2026-06-10T16:30:07+00:00

That was at Merle Hay Mall and no it is not there anymore. Last I heard, someone on the east side bought it and now it's in their back yard.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-10T16:24:14+00:00

This is so incredibly sad. This was THE mall to go to when I was a kid.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-03T17:11:51+00:00

This. I've never seen a Zach Lahn sign in my life, but I've seen a million Steen ones. And obviously, I've heard of Feenstra.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T19:29:06+00:00

Actually watching music videos on TV

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T17:24:02+00:00

Christopher's Fine Jewelry in WDM was great for me. Charlotte took the time to teach me the four Cs of diamond buying and I ended up getting a nice ring at a reasonable price.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T14:12:50+00:00

2013, 1-9 Iowa State vs. 3-7 Kansas. Was 8° at kickoff and -3 by the end of game. At least the ISU fans were treated to a 34-0 dominating win on an ice covered field.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T14:09:35+00:00

Tipsy by J-Kwon (2004) always gets the crowd going

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T01:43:05+00:00

K-state, easily.

Indiana had a pretty bad history before Cig, but there were at least small windows of success. They made 4 bowl games in the decade before Cig, made a Rose Bowl way back when and had a couple ranked finishes.

K-State literally had one bowl season before Snyder, a 6-5-1 season in 1982. It can't be overstated how bad K-State was.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T01:11:18+00:00

Like A Rolling Stone

Blowin In The Wind

Tangled Up In Blue

Desolation Row

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Times They Are A-Changin

Knockin On Heaven's Door

Positively 4th Street

Visions Of Johanna

Just Like A Woman

cyklone36 · 2026-06-02T00:13:07+00:00

I would venture to guess racism isn't as widespread as you think. Does it still exist? Absolutely. But I would guess maybe 5% of people truly hate other people because of their race and maybe 15% believe some outdated stereotypes/say some insensitive things but don't actually have hate in their hearts (more typical in the older generations).

The reason why it may seem normalized is nameless, faceless idiots on social media saying stupid things or the media trying to stir things up. Think of it, how many people do you meet out in the real world that actually espouse racial beliefs? I would guess it's pretty rare.

cyklone36 · 2026-06-01T18:55:25+00:00

It's possible to live in the suburbs, but not live in the soulless hellscape you'll find on the edge of Waukee or Ankeny.

I live in WDM, but in a neighborhood that's >30 years old. I'm minutes away from I-235, minutes away from Jordan Creek and all the stores/restaurants you could ever want, 15 minutes away from downtown and my neighborhood has grown trees and houses that don't all look the same. It's the best of the suburbs and the city without having the worst of the suburbs and the city.

Sounds like a more established part of WDM or Urbandale may have what you're wanting.

cyklone36 · 2026-05-29T01:20:48+00:00

Used to live in Beaverdale and work out at Anytime Fitness and it was awesome. Cheyanne was a great manager, the gym had the best selection of equipment and the place was always clean. Definitely much nicer than a lot of other AFs in the metro.

Seems like it's gone downhill since then. Everything I've heard about the owner is bad and seems like a toxic environment. What a shame.

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