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Top 20 most tortured college football fan bases in 2018

By Andrew Miller

ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 18: Hairy Dawg leads Georgia Bulldogs fans in the fourth quarter cheer during the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
ATHENS, GA - NOVEMBER 18: Hairy Dawg leads Georgia Bulldogs fans in the fourth quarter cheer during the second half against the Kentucky Wildcats at Sanford Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /
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AMES, IA – SEPTEMBER 22: During a pre-game moment of silence the Iowa State Cyclones and the Akron Zips wear CBA helmet decals to honor Celia Barquin Arozamena, (pictured on the jumbotron), at Jack Trice Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Ames, Iowa. Celia Barquin Arozamena, Iowa States 2018 Big 12 Women’s Golf Champion, was murdered Monday September 17th while playing golf on a course near the college. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images)
AMES, IA – SEPTEMBER 22: During a pre-game moment of silence the Iowa State Cyclones and the Akron Zips wear CBA helmet decals to honor Celia Barquin Arozamena, (pictured on the jumbotron), at Jack Trice Stadium on September 22, 2018 in Ames, Iowa. Celia Barquin Arozamena, Iowa States 2018 Big 12 Women’s Golf Champion, was murdered Monday September 17th while playing golf on a course near the college. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) /

The pure amount of unfortunate events for the Iowa State Cyclones within the past decade, combined with a long period of mediocrity, made it very difficult for one of the nation’s most underrated fan bases to be happy with the state of the program. That can ware on any fan base, let alone on this loyal.

Iowa State is now turning it around under a rising star at head coach in Matt Campbell. And, Campbell recently signed a contract extension to stay with this program and build something special in Ames, Iowa. Yet, Iowa State still hasn’t fully shaken off the stigma of Big 12 regular season disappointment.

Jack Trice Stadium is quickly turning into a top place for upsets of top 25 teams in the country with Campbell now at the helm. It’s a death sentence for teams to travel to Ames to face Iowa State. Just look at what happened to top 10 teams in the Oklahoma Sooners, West Virginia Mountaineers, and the TCU Horned Frogs in the past two seasons.

Iowa State could even build up to be a firm player in the Big 12 Title picture in the next two or three years. The team is clearly knocking on the door right now and could even make an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game in 2018 with some chaos transpiring at the top of the conference standings.

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