A Tribute to Hawkeye Fans

You gotta love Hawkeye fans. They're passionate, loyal, boisterous, they know how to throw a good party and they love their Hawks. The following videos do a great job of capturing that spirit. Here's to Hawkeye fans! (Just click on the bolded headlines to see videos).

#6: They're Back in Black!

Nothing gets the juices flowing like some Back in Black and a roaring crowd going nuts over the entrance of their beloved Hawkeyes. This is always one of my favorite parts of football game days. It gives me goosebumps.

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#5: Rivalries

Everyone loves a good college football rivalry. In this video the "SI Tour Guy" talks to Hawkeye fans before the Iowa-Iowa State game last September. I love the part where the hefty guy says, "Same deal, we're going to kick their ass." Now that's the spirit.

#4: College GameDay Comes to Iowa

Remember back in 2006 when No. 13 Iowa hosted No. 1 Ohio State? It was unbelievable. Droves of Hawkeye fans gathered in Hubbard Park to watch ESPN's College GameDay. Lee Corso even picked Iowa, which delighted rabid Hawkeye fans. Unfortunately, Iowa didn't "beat Tressel's nuts" as one sign encouraged the Hawks to do.

#3: Rushing the Field Against Penn State

There are very few occasions where I would support rushing the field. But Iowa's win over No. 3 Penn State last season was a fitting time. It got Iowa over the hump and dashed the Nittany Lions' hopes of an undefeated season. Watching a sea of green-clad students storm the field to celebrate doesn't get old.

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#2: Bringing Down the Goal Posts

Every Hawkeye fan recalls the great beatdown of Minnesota and the subsequent destruction of the Metrodome in 2002. Hawkeye fans celebrated an undefeated Big Ten season by climbing up the goalposts and ripping them down. They even tried to carry them out of the stadium. What a riot. It's one of the lasting images of that Orange Bowl season. And how about last season. There was a certain incident in a Metrodome bathroom.

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#1: Iowa's Gorilla Man

This video is just too damn funny to leave off the list. I don't know a whole lot about the situation, but evidently the same man wore the gorilla costume in both instances shown in the video. He became known affectionately as the "Gorilla Man." I can't stop laughing whenever I see him race onto the court and crash into Monter Glasper, a Hawkeye--one of his own. Then he tries a slam dunk with the help of a buddy. He gets a security escort out of Carver while shouting "Let's go Hawks!" Now there's a crazy Hawkeye fan.

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That's it. It's simply a snapshot of Hawkeye fanatics. What do you think? Do you have any videos to add? I'd love to read your comments or see some more hilarious and/or just plain cool Hawkeye fan videos.