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Notebook: Two major issues

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Rush defense and a lack of offensive execution. It is pretty safe to say that those have been Iowa State’s two major weak spots during the first three weeks of the 2010 football season. Iowa State’s defense has given up an average of 231 rushing yards per game, a stat …

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The life of a walk-on

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Nobody pays attention to you. Many of your own coaches don’t know your name. None of the fans do. You’re too slow. You’re too small. There’s nothing flashy about you. You’ve always been overlooked and you’re constantly being disrespected. You’re a walk-on in a Big 12 football program. Welcome to …

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Transcript: 9-20 Rhoads presser

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher As he does every Monday, Paul Rhoads met with the media today to talk about his Cyclone football team. Iowa State is 1-2 with a home game against Northern Iowa on the horizon this Saturday. Here’s a complete transcript of today’s press conference. Can you give us an update on …

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Basketball Recruiting: Paige will take his time

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher It seems like everybody who is anybody in the world of college basketball is now interested in 2012 Linn-Mar point guard Marcus Paige. Among others, Kansas has offered. North Carolina is reportedly now showing heavy interest. But Paige is going to do this thing his way. That’s according to his …

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Williams’ top 25, 9-19 ballot

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher The fact that the Associated Press doesn’t give me a vote in the AP Top 25 is a crime isn’t it? I mean come on! Who is more qualified to vote for the nation’s top 25 teams than the publisher of CycloneFanatic.com? (JIMLAD) Regardless, I am going to start posting …

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Williams Blog: Recapping Farmageddon

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Kansas State 27, Iowa State20— FINAL BOX SCORE I just got done hosting Cyclone Reaction on the Cyclone Radio Network with my good pal Jack Whitver. For the most part, the callers were pretty predictable, much like some of the threads that I have been reading here at CycloneFanatic.com. A lot …

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Williams Blog: Final thoughts on Kansas State

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Ready or not, here it comes. Iowa State will kick off its Big 12 Conference season tomorrow (11:10 a.m. kick on FSN) in Arrowhead Stadium against the 2-0 Kansas State Wildcats. The winner of this contest will be alone in first place at the top of the Big 12 North…(That’s …

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CF Mailbag: 9-15 Edition

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Happy Thursday fanatics. No need for a fancy introduction today. Let’s dive right into this thing and start with a question from CycloneErik. CycloneErik writes: Any update on Royce White? PG recruiting? CW: No update on Royce White. It could be weeks before we know anything. Iowa State is at …

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Notebook: Morton to start at linebacker

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher Iowa State’s issues at linebacker look a little more clear after Wednesday’s practice. Matt Tau’fo’ou is out with a broken leg. Redshirt sophomore Matt Morton is now in at SAM linebacker. "We’ll start Matt Morton," Burnham told CycloneFanatic.com after Wednesday’s practice."He’s ahead of anybody else besides A.J." It always helps …

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St. Louis running back chooses ISU

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher The St. Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that Iowa State has picked up a running back commitment for the football recruiting class of 2011. His name is Rob Standard, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound prospect out of Chaminade High School. Standard was named the 2009 St. Louis Post Dispatch offensive player of …

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Notebook: Two major issues

The life of a walk-on

Transcript: 9-20 Rhoads presser

Basketball Recruiting: Paige will take his time

Williams’ top 25, 9-19 ballot

Williams Blog: Recapping Farmageddon

Williams Blog: Final thoughts on Kansas State

CF Mailbag: 9-15 Edition

Notebook: Morton to start at linebacker

St. Louis running back chooses ISU

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