Brent Blum

Blum: Uncomfortable and forgettable

I pulled into my driveway at 1:30 Sunday morning caked in sweat and carrying a greasy chicken quesadilla from Taco Bell. I can count the number of times I have stooped to eat such nutrition at that hour on one hand; the rest of the occasions involved a spirited night on the town and wanting …

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Blum: First game chills

There is something refreshing about the start of a new football season. Everyone is still riding the high of summer, the heaviness of winter feels continents away and nobody has lost a game. This season sets up like many for Iowa State, guarded optimism rules the day. Iowa Staters are a deliberate, reasonable group. …

Football

Blum: Quiet Confidence

Page through any national pre-season magazine or blog post and not much is said about Iowa State. This tends to happen when the player receiving the most accolades in the summer is the punter. The hot topic coming into camp was not a quarterback battle, or a fancy hotshot coordinator, it was the offensive line …

Basketball Men's Sports

Blum: NBA Draft Bonanza

NBA Draft night is always circled on my calendar, or should I say, blocked on my Outlook. Does anyone still have a run-of-the-mill calendar that isn’t fronted by Kate Upton or some sort of small cat? Draft night is far and away my favorite activity that involves suits and flat-bills. As one of the self-proclaimed …

Basketball Men's Sports

“Tuesday Musings” The Blum Edition

Happy Tuesday Fanatics! Mr. Chris Williams has gone to the bullpen and asked me to fill in for him on the ever-popular weekly musings column. Here’s to hoping I’m more Mariano Rivera and less John Rocker, but I make no promises. We are officially in off-season mode in Cyclone Nation. It has been over two …

Basketball Men's Sports

Blum: The Always Entertaining Underdogs

When Iowa State trailed Ohio State by thirteen points with six minutes to play, I sat back in my couch and smiled. "Just enjoy the last few minutes of this remarkably entertaining team," I thought to myself, "We will never see a group quite like this one." I didn’t give them much of a chance …

Basketball Men's Sports

Blum: Scouting the Buckeyes

Cyclone Fanatic’s coverage of the 2013 NCAA Tournament is brought to you by our good friends at Channel Seeds. Visit your local Channel Seedsman today at Channel.com as they still have top products available for spring. Iowa State is in position to advance to their first Sweet 16 since the great Marcus Fizer/Jamaal Tinsley squad in 2000. …

Basketball Men's Sports

Blum: Anatomy of a Deep Run

Cyclone Fanatic’s coverage of the 2013 NCAA tournament is brought to you by our good friends at Channel Seeds. Visit your local Channel Seedsman today at Channel.com as they still have top products available for spring. It is an achievement to make the NCAA tournament. To become legendary, a squad has to win a few games. Iowa …

Basketball Men's Sports

Blum: Scouting the Fighting Irish

For the second year in a row, Iowa State is heading east for the NCAA tournament. This year’s opening round draw is seventh seeded Notre Dame out of the Big East conference. Notre Dame finished the season at 25-9 and were 11-7 in the very good Big East. The Irish provide a very good challenge …

Basketball Men's Sports

Blum: The Cyclone Avengers

Cyclone Fanatic’s coverage of the 2013 Big 12 Basketball Championship in Kansas City is brought to you by Iowa Realty. Thousands of homes are for sale and Iowa Realty has you covered. To check out photo galleries, open house information and more, vsit IowaRealty.com. For once in the painful history of Cyclone existence, the Cardinal and Gold …

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Blum: Uncomfortable and forgettable

Blum: First game chills

Blum: Quiet Confidence

Blum: NBA Draft Bonanza

“Tuesday Musings” The Blum Edition

Blum: The Always Entertaining Underdogs

Blum: Scouting the Buckeyes

Blum: Anatomy of a Deep Run

Blum: Scouting the Fighting Irish

Blum: The Cyclone Avengers

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