What I learned, Iowa edition
Something I learned today:
The “ANF” logo that both Iowa players and fans both sport is not the initials of a passed local hero, but really means “America Needs Farmers.” They sport that logo even though Iowa State is the aggie school of Iowa.
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They were sporting those stickers back when we? played them in the 1991 Rose Bowl.
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Is that why Syracuse has an “AROD” logo? I always thought it was a tribute to Alex Rodriguez, now I am thinking it stands for “America runs on Dunkin?”
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Correct. Started by Hayden Fry in ‘85 during the Farm Crisis.
As noted earlier, it also chaps the ass of Iowa State who have an unofficial counter slogan of AHF - Actually Helping Farmers -
Dan Gable!?!?!?!?!?!??! Was DanGableDawg already taken?
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Good thing Don James didn’t start America Needs American Loggers during the spotted owl fake crisis that more than decimated* the local timber industry.
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I laugh on the inside every time I go to google analytics because I predictive type google anal and then hit return.
just don’t accidentally search that instead of going to past URL’s. Or do, what ever.
