Brent Blum

BLUM: Ugly Wins Too

Who are these imposters and what have they done with Hoiball? That seemed to be a common chorus from the Twitter-sphere midway through the first half against Oklahoma State. Iowa State labored on offense, missing their first eight treys en route to a season low 26 first half points. This coming off a second half …

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Blum: Rhoads deserves another climb

If this was 2006, Jamie Pollard would probably be on his way to firing Paul Rhoads. Dan McCarney won 34 games in his last six years at Iowa State, Paul Rhoads has won 29 in his six years with the Cyclones. However, this is 2014. Paul Rhoads will be the head coach at Iowa State …

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BLUM: Believe the Hoiball hype

Iowa State can win a National Championship this year. This program which has grown exponentially in the last four years is on the cusp of something great. That isn’t hyperbole. The Cyclones have all the pieces. Reading the above probably makes the old-time Cyclone fans nervous. Slow and cautious never got anyone hurt after all. …

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BLUM: Reliving the 2002 Nightmare in Norman

There is a point in all of our lives where our sports fandom transitions from child-like enthusiasm to the cynicism of an old-timer. Iowa State fans are especially aware of this cruel line of demarcation. As a kid, everything about your team is great. Wins and losses matter but by and large the big picture …

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BLUM: Enough was Enough

Forty-eight hours after the Jamie Pollard press-conference and controversy continues to boil. The Des Moines Register reported on Monday afternoon that Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby informed Jamie Pollard that the replay official on duty for the Iowa State-Oklahoma State was in fact correct in overturning the goal-line stand decision. What followed was a public …

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Blum: Adjustment Bureau Returns

Note: Parts of the following are fictional…..we think. Lost in the chaos following Iowa State’s shocking win over Oklahoma State in 2011 were a group of men in hats roaming the Jack Trice concourse. After Jeff Woody plunged into the end-zone on that November evening, their job was complete – eliminate the outlier and restore …

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Blum: Rhoad Dogs

Life on the road in power conference college football is hard. I’m not talking about brutal, cramped 12 hour bus trips capped by accommodations in run-down off-the-highway motels like the old days. In 2014, Power five schools travel with presidential comfort: chartered planes, catered meals, police escorts and top of the line hotels. But the …

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Blum: A real rivalry

My twin brother turns thirty this weekend. He is a University of Iowa grad. I guess that means I also hit the big 3-0. I graduated from Iowa State. We will be on opposite sides of the Cy-Hawk battle this weekend. Birthdays were the best day of the year growing up. They were all about …

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Blum: Blame Farmageddon?

Bill Snyder was re-hired by Kansas State on November 24, 2008. Less than a month later, Paul Rhoads was tabbed by Jamie Pollard to take the reigns at Iowa State. Both programs were in need of some serious rehabilitation. Rhoads of course replacing Gene Chizik and his 5-19 record the previous two years. Snyder stepping …

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Blum: The First Snap

Here we go again. The opening of college football signals the dawn of a new season. The hint of a fall breeze masked by the heat of summer and the sizzle of Iowa pork. Tailgaters line up grill to grill with flags and hopes soaring. Everybody is undefeated. Competing stereos blast Iggy Azaela, Eric Church …

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BLUM: Ugly Wins Too

Blum: Rhoads deserves another climb

BLUM: Believe the Hoiball hype

BLUM: Reliving the 2002 Nightmare in Norman

BLUM: Enough was Enough

Blum: Adjustment Bureau Returns

Blum: Rhoad Dogs

Blum: A real rivalry

Blum: Blame Farmageddon?

Blum: The First Snap

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