NOW AS DRAKE GET READY FOR MARCH MADNESS. A LOT OF FANS WILL BE WATCHING CLOSELY. THERE IS A FAMILY HERE IN CENTRAL IOWA THAT HAS CHEERED ON THE BULLDOGS FOR GENERATIONS. HOME DECORATION FOR SCOTT RIEMENSCHNEIDER IS A LOT OF BLUE AND WHITE. THE PENNANT GRIFF AND A LARGE FLAG OVER THE FIREPLACE. OVER THE YEARS. THEN WE JUST BECAME HUGE. FANS TRIED TO GO TO ALL THE GAMES THAT WE COULD. NEXT TO SCOTT IS HIS BROTHER JOHN, ALSO A LONGTIME DRAKE FAN. THERE’S KIND OF SOME HOMETOWN PRIDE THERE TO THEIR DES MOINES TEAM. AND YOU KNOW, WE’VE STUCK WITH THEM THROUGH THICK AND THIN CHEERING ON THE TEAM AS A FAMILY EXPERIENCE. AT EVERY HOME GAME, YOU’LL FIND THE RIEMENSCHNEIDER’S IN THE STANDS EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC. I’VE BEEN GOING THERE FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE’VE SEEN THE GOOD TIMES AND WE’VE SEEN THE BAD TIMES. AND OF COURSE, OVER THE LAST SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS, IT’S REALLY BEEN FANTASTIC. THEY’RE INVESTED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE GAME. LEWIS LLOYD WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGER DRAKE PLAYERS, UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF HOW THE TEAM GOT HERE. SOME FANS GET ON THE BANDWAGON WHEN YOU’RE GOOD, BUT A TRUE FAN GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE BEGINNING. A FAMILY PROUD TO BE DRAKE. SEASON TICKET HOLDERS FOR DECADES, AND THE FAMILY’S NEWEST ADDITION. ALREADY A BABY BULL DOG. THEY REALLY LOVE THE BULLDOGS AND THAT FAMILY. IT’S SO AWESOME TO SEE. NOW, THE BULLDOGS DID FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON WITH 30 WINS. THIS IS THEIR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW MAKIN
'Through thick and thin': Central Iowa family cheering on Drake for generations
This Central Iowa family loves supporting the Drake Bulldogs — all five generations of them.
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Updated: 9:55 AM CDT Mar 16, 2025
Home decoration for Scott Riemenschneider is a lot of blue and white. There's a pennant, a toy Griff and a large flag that hangs over the fireplace."Over the years, and we just became huge fans, so we tried to go to all the games that we could," Riemenschneider said. Scott Riemenschneider's brother, John Riemenschneider, is also a longtime Drake fan. "There's kind of some hometown pride that they're Des Moines' team. And we, we stuck with them through thick and thin," John Riemenschneider said. At every home game for Drake men's basketball, the Riemenschneider family will be in the stands, even during the pandemic. "I've been going there for many years, and we've seen the good times. We've seen the bad times. And of course, over the last seven, eight years, it's really been fantastic," Bud Riemenschneider, John and Scott's father, said. The Bulldogs finished the regular season with 30 wins. This is their third year in a row making a March Madness appearance.
URBANDALE, Iowa — Home decoration for Scott Riemenschneider is a lot of blue and white. There's a pennant, a toy Griff and a large flag that hangs over the fireplace.
"Over the years, and we just became huge fans, so we tried to go to all the games that we could," Riemenschneider said.
Scott Riemenschneider's brother, John Riemenschneider, is also a longtime Drake fan.
"There's kind of some hometown pride that they're Des Moines' team. And we, we stuck with them through thick and thin," John Riemenschneider said.
At every home game for Drake men's basketball, the Riemenschneider family will be in the stands, even during the pandemic.
"I've been going there for many years, and we've seen the good times. We've seen the bad times. And of course, over the last seven, eight years, it's really been fantastic," Bud Riemenschneider, John and Scott's father, said.
The Bulldogs finished the regular season with 30 wins. This is their third year in a row making a March Madness appearance.
