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FITZPATRICK: On supporting The Mayor’s decision and Iowa State basketball

Mar 21, 2019; Des Moines, IA, United States; Basketball coach Fred Hoiberg during the game between the Bradley Braves and the Michigan State Spartans in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports Can you believe it’s been over four years now since the loss …

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MID-WEEK MAILBAG: NCAA Tournament picks, Hoiberg landing spot, and more

Well well well… In the first year of the Mid-Week Mailbag’s existence, Iowa State has gone to the Alamo Bowl in football, won the Big 12 Tournament in men’s basketball, and secured a 3-seed in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Coincidence? We’re drumming up some good juju every week in here and must continue forward …

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MID-WEEK MAILBAG: Big 12 & NCAA Tourney hypotheticals, Cam Lard, and more

Mailbag time is here, ladies and gents! The Big 12 Tournament and NCAA Tournament are coming up. Let’s get straight into the questions… bozclone (forums) asks: If we win the Big 12 Tourney, it is because…… The Cyclones dedicate themselves to winning games on the defensive end of the floor. The offense will be fine. Yes, …

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MID-WEEK MAILBAG: NBA early-entrants, look ahead to next year, and more relationship advice

Welcome back to another edition of the Mid-Week Mailbag. The win over Oklahoma on Monday must have gotten everyone back on board with talking basketball, because a lot of you had basketball-related questions this week. That’s totally cool with me! To be honest though, I’m surprised I didn’t get any questions about Gary Dolphin or …

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MID-WEEK MAILBAG: Keeping the faith, ranking Big 12 coaches, and Michael Myers

Feb 9, 2019; Ames, IA, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach Steve Prohm reacts during the second half against the TCU Horned Frogs at Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports You know, for some reason, I’ve discovered that people tend to ask pretty interesting questions for the mailbag following excruciating losses like the …

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MID-WEEK MAILBAG: Officiating, Big 12 expectations, and Hilton Coliseum as a woman

Jan 8, 2019; Waco, TX, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Talen Horton-Tucker (11) wipes his forehead as he leaves the court following a 73-70 loss to the Baylor Bears at Ferrell Center. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports I considered writing a completely separate article from the Mid-Week Mailbag after the conclusion of last night’s …

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