Drew’s side note: It’s official. The Dark Knight and I have kissed and made up. Well, not really kissed, but we are definitely “boys” again. If you’d like to see us kiss, we would be glad to raise funds for some different colored pants for the ISU coaching staff.

As sports editors and now official members of the fashion and uniform police, we believe everyone would chip in for something that important. Red pants went out with bell bottoms. One may be making a comeback, but the other won’t within our lifetimes. You figure it out.

Red pants aside, this is our “coming out” editorial. We’re sorry, but we admit it. The ultimate sin. We were once Hawkeyes.

It’s not our fault. We both grew up in eastern Iowa. It’s natural, you bleed black and gold.

It isn’t like Nebraska, where you’re inbred, but it’s close. When you come from the eastern border you learn about two things: the Hawkeyes and why not to swim in “The River.”

It wasn’t until coming here that we became ‘Clones to the Bone.

So are your sports editors traitors? Nope, it just took us a long time to get smart.

(Second side note: This is also our column that deviates from the athletic focus. Today we are “Sports & Entertainment.”)

But we have to ask ourselves, did we really get smart? Should Iowa have been our college choice?

Looking back at the decision to come to ISU, it’s debatable.

Iowa has a strong football tradition. Enough said.

Iowa clearly has the better bar scene. Coming to Iowa State, we automatically kissed goodbye the chance to go out to a drinking establishment at age 19. Then as underage Cyclones, we took advantage of every open opportunity just to travel to Iowa so we could pay a cover charge.

For men, Iowa has a better girl-to-guy ratio.

It’s also a more liberal environment. And Iowa doesn’t have nearly as many anal engineers running around with their three pound computer/calculators.

It’s also closer to home, permitting those quick day trips home for money and whatnot.

Greek life is not as prevalent. Apartments are preferred to frats. Jeans and corduroys are preferred to khakis.

So was it the right choice to come here? Of course.

ISU football is not the best, but we still have a good time supporting it or at least making jokes about it. Plus, we have watched Troy Davis run his way into the record books as a Cyclone running back.

We have witnessed some of the greatest basketball teams and players in the country, along with the greatest collegiate coach. And we have watched other lesser-known teams make Cyclone history.

After coming of age, we have come to appreciate why only 21-year olds can entered the often-crowded bars. We have enjoyed Peoples, Cy’s, Lumpy’s, Dean’s List (questionable) and Welch (yay for buck night) Ave.

The guy-to-girl ratio is great for women who love those strong engineers who carry around those three pound computer/calculators.

The less liberal, more agricultural atmosphere, is an advantage during the corn harvest. Mmmm corn.

The quick day trips are not so quick, thus, our parents cannot make unexpected visits.

Greeks run rampant and the frats are havens where beer cans and naked posters decorate the rooms.

We’ve ignited VEISHEA riots and sworn at DPS officers.

We have said enough. We’ll see you at the game. Look for two people wearing red bell bottom pants, not on the sidelines.