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Cyclone Roundup: Big 12 turmoil

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsWhere should I start?Cyclone Nation - It is back.What looked like a sketchy Internet rumor on Monday, suddenly looks very, very real.Texas A&M to the SEC? That depends on what you're r...
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CF Mailbag: 8-11 Edition

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsThe football season is 22 days away. It's mail time at CycloneFanatic.com. Let's get today's edition started with a question from my main main, BrentBlum.BrentBlum writes: If ...
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Cyclones have depth at running back

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsIowa State running backs coach Kenith Pope has a problem."I probably have the toughest job on our coaching staff," Pope explained after Iowa State's second practice on We...
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Tight end competition, integral for offense

By Ian Smith, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor Follow Ian on Twitter @IanWSmith3Kurt Hammerschmidt (pictured above) has a great description of what an Iowa State tight end should be.“I like to consider us like a Hybrid Escalade,” the junior said.That’s beca...
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Q&A: With Courtney Messingham

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsOne of the biggest keys to a successful 2011 Iowa State football season is production out of the wide receiver position.There will be a new man in charge of that group when th...
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Cyclone Roundup: The switcharoo

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsTis' the season, is it not?For a diehard football fanatic, other than the actual games themselves, nothing beats training camp.Every day there's a new story.The hottest name com...
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Monday Musings: 8-8 Edition

By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherFollow Chris on Twitter @ChrisMWilliamsTraining camp is upon us. The Cyclone men's basketball team leaves for Italy this week. I've got plenty of things on my mind...Let's roll.ON ALL THINGS HOOPS...--- I've chang...
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Farniok hopes to anchor Iowa State line

By Ian Smith, CycloneFanatic.com Contributor Follow Ian on Twitter @IanWSmith3If Tom Farniok is nervous about replacing an NFL-caliber center, it certainly doesn’t look like it.The Sioux Falls, S.D. native is sporting a hairdo even Fabio would be jealous of a...