We had two hundred kids in our graduating class and I don’t know of one that

Nov 11, 2019
8:39:44pm

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went to ISU right out of high school. Ricks, BYU, Idaho and Utah State were the only schools anybody went to and ISU wasn’t even talked about. A ISU recruiter may have made it up to Rexburg but I sure never saw them.

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An Idaho State perspective from a former Bengal.

bluegato

11/11/19 7:45pm

Having grownup in SE Idaho I agree about the lack of community support.

TempeCoug

11/11/19 7:52pm

Went to my first concert at the Minidome. Foreigner and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band.

John Doe

11/11/19 8:05pm

I went to my first concert at the Minidome. The Carpenters. With my parents

Y-Zag

11/11/19 8:44pm

The Carpenters: good stuff. I mean that. She could really sing.

BleedCougarBlue2

11/11/19 9:27pm

I met my wife at a Carpenter's concert

schofim

11/11/19 9:36pm

Yah, I think the Carpenters played in 1974 on their next tour. That's when

Y-Zag

11/11/19 9:39pm

I went to several concerts at the Minidome in the late 70's

AlexKnight

11/12/19 12:51am

Yeah, this was in the last days of general admission where you just stood on the turf in front of the stage.

John Doe

11/12/19 7:24am

I remember that one! My first was there too...

Refugee

11/12/19 11:30am

My wife and 2 sons

schofim

11/11/19 8:26pm

Good point. Success breeds excitement.

bluegato

11/11/19 8:40pm

One return missionary will be suiting up for ISU this week, I assume theres more

Samuel Hall Society

11/12/19 11:58am

I know another

Archaea

11/12/19 7:26pm

We had two hundred kids in our graduating class and I don’t know of one that

RC Vikings

11/11/19 8:39pm

As an ISU grand I didn't attend a game while I was a student. I have attended a

Stucoug83

11/11/19 10:03pm

Some known names from former Bengals are Dirk Koetter( former qb but has

Dolph

11/11/19 8:45pm

Jared Allen, easily the best player ever from Idaho State.

RC Vikings

11/11/19 8:51pm

No freaking way!!! I didn't know Nelson Peterson was Adrian's dad

OC Coug

11/12/19 10:16am

Went to Highland with Holston. We took state in 1981. Nelson was incredible at

Dolph

11/12/19 5:47pm

going to an ISU football game was the prize I won as a contest winner for

dratax

11/11/19 9:43pm

ISU is a mess.

protonspring

11/11/19 11:16pm

I have at least 4 positive things to share about ISU from experience:

CLCougar

11/12/19 6:52am

Should drop football and add NCAA soccer and LAX: Become a destination school

Benfica1

11/12/19 8:15am

Watched my son play for Snow in the Real Dairy Bowl in the minidome, 1995

Florwood

11/12/19 8:29am

They were overshadowed by Ricks College in the area too.

TunaNoCrust

11/12/19 9:22am

You would think Idaho State would help fill the void left by Ricks dropping FB

Doogal McCougar

11/12/19 11:03am

You would think, but it just hasn’t been. But Ricks was a very successful progra

TunaNoCrust

11/12/19 8:49pm

I attended ISU in the early 1960's (it was ISC then) and both football & basketball were pretty good. I remember one

Real G Man

11/12/19 10:11am

Proud KnotHole club member as a kid - was there for many great games

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