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WOODY: Cyclone vs. Hurricane

Mar 20, 2022; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Izaiah Brockington (1) and Iowa State Cyclones guard Tyrese Hunter (11) react to a play agains the Wisconsin Badgers in the second round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports This is it. This is what it’s all …

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Woody: Week One Weirdness

Sep 4, 2021; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Brock Purdy (15) runs from Northern Iowa Panthers defensive lineman Khristian Boyd (99) in the second half at Jack Trice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Week one is weird, everyone. There are some natural difficulties with the start of the season. And UNI …

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WOODY: Big 12 Title Game Preview, Part 2 (ISU Defense vs. OU Offense)

Oct 3, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State defensive end Eyioma Uwazurike (58) celebrates a tackle during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium. Iowa State would go on to defeat Oklahoma 37-30. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports Arguably the most interesting aspect of watching any OU game is wondering how to slow down …

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WOODY: Big 12 Title Game Preview, Part 1 (ISU Offense vs. OU Defense)

Oct 3, 2020; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State running back Breece Hall (28) rushes during their football game at Jack Trice Stadium. Oklahoma takes a 17-13 lead over ISU into halftime. Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports Iowa State has the chance to win a championship ring for the first time in over 100 years. …

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BARELY AUDIBLE: Spears, Woody, Arnaud on new coach

Former Cyclones Zack Spears, Jeff Woody and Austen Arnaud touch on the following: 1. Coach Rhoads stories 2. Recruiting philosophies 3. The new coaching staff 4. Defensive identity 5. Who the defensive coordinator should be 6. Next season’s outlook

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JEFF WOODY: Analyzing the Matt Campbell hire

Pretty soon after Iowa State dropped the final game of the season and of Paul Rhoads’ tenure, news bubbled up that Jamie Pollard has his guy. It isn’t official, but it sounds like ISU is pretty close to locking down Toledo head coach Matt Campbell. Working on the assumption that this is true, I love …

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JEFF WOODY: Characteristics the next coach needs to have

Jeff Woody commentary at Cyclone Fanatic is brought to you by our friends at the Iowa Clinic Men’s Center. On Sunday morning, the world found out what many had already suspected: Paul Rhoads was dismissed as head coach of the Iowa State Cyclones. As a fan of the team, analyst of the team and former …

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Don’t punt: Dr. Woody on Baylor’s ridiculous offense

On Saturday, Iowa State will wake up in the paradise of Waco to play the second-ranked team in the country, one week after playing the No. 3 team in the country. Playing the second-ranked team in the country is rough, but you just have to execute your normal gameplan to perfection in order to compete …

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Professor Woody’s non-conference season report card

Some of the Cyclone Fanatics may know this about me and some may not. I am a guy who really likes school. Well, the subjects that are interesting. The other subjects were like pulling teeth. Football and science are interchangeably cool in my book. I couldn’t get a job teaching football, so I got a …

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JEFF WOODY: Return game mojo

What a difference a year makes. Last year, Iowa State notoriously threw in the towel on more than one occasion. No matter what they did to punch first, whenever they were punched, they fell to the canvas and were TKO’d without much hesitation. This year is not last year. After missing a field goal, allowing …

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WOODY: Cyclone vs. Hurricane

Woody: Week One Weirdness

WOODY: Big 12 Title Game Preview, Part 2 (ISU Defense vs. OU Offense)

WOODY: Big 12 Title Game Preview, Part 1 (ISU Offense vs. OU Defense)

BARELY AUDIBLE: Spears, Woody, Arnaud on new coach

JEFF WOODY: Analyzing the Matt Campbell hire

JEFF WOODY: Characteristics the next coach needs to have

Don’t punt: Dr. Woody on Baylor’s ridiculous offense

Professor Woody’s non-conference season report card

JEFF WOODY: Return game mojo

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