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Williams Blog: Predictions for all 35 bowl games

This really is the most wonderful time of the year. The bowl season kicks off on Saturday and if you care or not, here are my predictions based off of confidence points for every game of college football’s postseason. It’s still not too late to join our Cyclone Fanatic Bowl Pick’Em group over at Yahoo …

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Preview: Iowa State vs. Drake

What: Iowa State (7-3) vs. Drake (4-4)When: Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m.Where: Wells Fargo Arena in Des MoinesTV: Mediacom Connections 22 What once was only a rumor will finally come to fruition on Saturday afternoon. The Big Four Classic is actually going to go down at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. When …

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Williams Blog: Persistence pays for Rhoads in recruiting

During one of, if not the most impressive stretches of Iowa State football recruiting in history, one aspect of the process has become crystal clear. In the competitive, grueling and sometimes cruel world of college football recruiting, persistence pays. That’s especially been the case for Iowa State over the last month as two of the …

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Meeks to bring wrestler’s mentality to Ames a semester early

And the trend continues. Paul Rhoads just nabbed himself another grappler. Go ahead and add Orlando, (Fla.) Dr. Phillips linebacker Alton Meeks to the list of Iowa State football players/high school wrestling greats. Meeks, a two-time Florida state champ, committed to Iowa State a few weeks ago and has wrestling in his DNA. It was fitting …

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CF Mailbag: Clyburn’s struggles, Rhoads’ future & more

Happy finals week Cyclone Nation. To you students out there reading this, I feel for you. I remember this week. Late nights. Early mornings. And the night that my finals were finally over – watch out Ames! To those non-students out there in Internet land, to you, finals week means no Iowa State sports for almost …

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Monday Musings: Dec. 10, 2012 Edition

Ever seen the 1990 movie Days of Thunder? If not, trust me when I say you’re truly missing out on one of the finer things in life. (At this point I’d like to dedicate this column to my dad. Most 6-year olds watch Disney movies. I was watching this movie over and over again, Top …

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Simple basketball key in Cyclones rout of Nebraska-Omaha

AMES — Against a severely over-matched Nebraska-Omaha squad on a blustery Sunday evening in central Iowa, the goal of the Iowa State men’s basketball team was simple heading this one – to avoid a Hawkeye hangover after Friday’s semi-embarrassing loss to the University of Iowa. Mission accomplished. On the eve of finals week in Ames, the Cyclones …

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Hawkeyes hustle Cyclones out of Iowa City

IOWA CITY — Those Hawkeyes were feisty. They were energized. They were talented. This wasn’t a Todd Lickliter basketball team that out-matched Iowa State by an 80-71 final Iowa City on Friday night folks. Iowa State faced the above obstacles along with a hostile environment in Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2012’s version of the Cy-Hawk basketball game. Add …

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Game Chat: Iowa State @ Iowa

Chris Williams is chatting live from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City tonight. The Cyclones and the Hawkeyes will tip at 7 p.m. Join Chris in tonight’s Iowa Clinic Urology Dept. Game Chat. <a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ac2ea9617b" data-mce-href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=ac2ea9617b">Game Chat: Iowa State @ Iowa</a>

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Preview: Iowa State @ Iowa

What: Iowa State (6-2) @ Iowa (7-2)When: Friday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa CityTV: Big Ten Network Watered-down. That’s how I’d describe this Iowa State – Iowa basketball series over the last 10 years or so. To the diehards, the game still meant a lot during this blah period of time. To most of you …

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Williams Blog: Predictions for all 35 bowl games

Preview: Iowa State vs. Drake

Williams Blog: Persistence pays for Rhoads in recruiting

Meeks to bring wrestler’s mentality to Ames a semester early

CF Mailbag: Clyburn’s struggles, Rhoads’ future & more

Monday Musings: Dec. 10, 2012 Edition

Simple basketball key in Cyclones rout of Nebraska-Omaha

Hawkeyes hustle Cyclones out of Iowa City

Game Chat: Iowa State @ Iowa

Preview: Iowa State @ Iowa

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