Kirk Haaland

Outside the men’s room: Eternally optimistic

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com blogger I’m not sure yet if I’m in the silent minority or the silent majority, but I still think this Iowa State men’s basketball team has a chance to play in March, and that is certainly a silent opinion to hold. There are no quality wins to speak of and a …

Basketball Men's Sports

History lesson: ISU MBB departures

By Kirk Haaland, CF.com blogger Another men’s basketball departure in Lucca Staiger and another wave of attacks has been launched by a sect of fans on the abilities of Greg McDermott to retain players. The trend of losing players didn’t start with Greg McDermott though. It has been way too big part of the ISU …

Basketball Men's Sports

Outside the men’s room: Another streak ends in Lincoln

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com Blogger What a big win for this men’s basketball team. Breaking that ridiculous conference road losing streak at the first available juncture was huge. There isn’t a Russian judge sitting courtside to rate the “artistic expression” of the performance. The Cyclones showed their spunk in the middle 10 minutes of the …

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Outside the men’s room: Get loud

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com Blogger I still remember the morning that I rolled out of my bed during my senior year at ISU in my plush Lincoln Way house. I read on Cyclone Report that Greg McDermott would be the new men’s basketball coach at Iowa State. Of course, it was about 12 hours after …

Football

Outside the men’s room: Opportunity knocks

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com Blogger No, the knocking isn’t on the men’s room door, it is for the Iowa State men’s basketball team. Playing an elite program on national television is hardly a new endeavor for the Clones, having perennial power Kansas twice on the slate every season, but this will be the first ever …

Football

Outside the men’s room: Insight insights

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com Blogger Last week, CycloneFanatic.com published a lot of all-decade content concerning Iowa State athletics. Today, I really want to take a step back for just for a moment to consider how differently the ISU football program is viewed now than at the beginning of this decade that will be bookended by …

Football

Outside the men’s room: Football All-Decade

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com blogger I’m not afraid to copy an interesting idea when I see one. So, as I reviewed cnnsi.com articles on college football and college basketball’s best players, teams, and games of the decade, I thought I would follow suit. That was partially spurred on because of an extreme lack of Iowa …

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Outside the men’s room: All-Decade hoops

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com blogger Kirk’s Women’s Basketball – All-Decade Team G Lindsey Wilson G Lyndsey Medders G Alison Lacey F Megan Taylor F Angie Welle Honorable Mention: Megan Ronhovde, Stacy Frese, Tracy Gahan, Anne O’Neil, Heather Ezell Note: Stacy Frese only played in 2000 so I bumped her off the top five, but she …

Football

Outside the men’s room: It’s time to move on

By Kirk Haaland, CycloneFanatic.com blogger The 15 game football losing streak is over. It has been for over a decade. It’s time to move on. There is always a need to beat your in-state rival in order to enhance in-state recruiting–but there is also a point where intense focus on a neighboring university can take …

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Outside the men’s room: Cyclone in Alabama

My paying employer has sent me to Alabama for a week. It should prove to be at least a little interesting with the Crimson Tide recently qualifying for the BCS National Title. The sports talk radio is buzzing like you wouldn’t believe. I’ll be here through Friday and will have some time on my hands …

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Outside the men’s room: Eternally optimistic

History lesson: ISU MBB departures

Outside the men’s room: Another streak ends in Lincoln

Outside the men’s room: Get loud

Outside the men’s room: Opportunity knocks

Outside the men’s room: Insight insights

Outside the men’s room: Football All-Decade

Outside the men’s room: All-Decade hoops

Outside the men’s room: It’s time to move on

Outside the men’s room: Cyclone in Alabama

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