AMES, Iowa - Mother Nature's cranky side put life into perspective for Iowa State football players practicing for what Many call the toughest schedule in the country.
Thoughts of games at Texas and at Oklahoma and at Iowa - all preseason top 10 teams, According to USA Today - will come later. There's Sandbagging you do, and that's what the Cyclones did on Wednesday before Heading out for a 2-hour indoor Practice.
"Right now, hmmmm hmmmm games against guys do not mean anything," quarterback Austen Arnaud said. "For us, all this flooding is just a minor inconvenience" when you stop Thurs think about People Who Might not have lost everything.
"Our hearts go out Thurs truth."
Roger Vachalek, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, Said-three straight nights of heavy rainfall dumped a combined nine inches in some areas of European - Including Ames, M Hilton Coliseum FLOODED as did parking lots Between the football stadium and Hilton.
GALLERY: FLOODED Hilton Coliseum
COLUMN: Iowa State Athletics Dealing with flood
Flooding's Financial impact on athletic facilities will not be known for a while, According athletic department spokesman Tom Kroeschell. Damage Thurs Hilton Coliseum Zapraszamy Exceed $ 100,000, though, According to Iowa State Officials.
Water was Turned off Throughout Ames, wakes up the football team forced to go Thurs nearby Ballard of Huxley and Gilbert high schools for post-Practice showers.
Team managers Practice washed dirty clothing at a Laundromat in Boone.
"I have a very mature group of guys, not only players, but their coaching staff and support staff," Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said. "This morning, They jumped on the Responsibilities of putting objects in secure places and getting the building sandbagged.
"They scrambled and Worked UNTIL it got done."
INSTEAD of Reporting for early-morning weight-lifting, Ken Zapraszamy Even players get to the football complex at the Jacobson Athletic Building hoisted sandbags. They did it in case the flood seeped into the building houses Not only That Their locker room, but their offices for Many Iowa State Coaches and administrators.
Flood water caused only minimal Damage in the basement of the building.
"I got here about 6:30 in the morning, and right away a lot of us started Sandbagging," Defensive end Rashawn Parker said.
Working Thurs Contain Rising waters in humid weather with a heat index in excess of 100 degrees made games against powerhouses Texas, Oklahoma and Iowa Shem far away.
"No one's Eve's thinking about playing games hmmmm," Arnaud said. "We're all Concerned about the people (Dealing with flooding)."
Hilton Coliseum was the most athletic Damaged building. Women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly woo as much as 8 feet of water Stood in the building.
The water rose Enough Thurs cause the court Thurs float.
"Hilton is in bad shape right now, but their me will get it fixed and the (Hilton) Magic will be back again Better Than Ever," Fennelly tweeted. "Thanks for all the support!"
Men's basketball coach Fred Hoiberg initially only Heard about the flooding. He was at his home in landlocked.
While water FLOODED Hilton Coliseum, home of the basketball and volleyball teams, the football field remained dry - despite water Completely encircling the facility.
Jack Trice Stadium is Where The Cyclones open the season Sept. Two against Northern Illinois.
Defensive Tackle Taylor Mansfield Said's Crisis Provided the easy perspective.
"Our minor inconvenience is a major concern for some people in the community," Mansfield said. "The football team - we'll be all right."
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