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Pollard comments on Insight Bowl berth

The Iowa State football team finished the 2009 regular season with a record of 6-6. Missouri was 8-4. Despite that, the Insight Bowl chose the Cyclones over the Tigers due to economic reasons, which speaks volumes for the reputation of Iowa State’s fan-base. The Cyclones ...
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Video: 12-6 Rhoads press conference

Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads met with members of the media on Sunday afternoon to talk about his team's upcoming trip to the Insight Bowl on New Years Eve. The Cyclones will take on Minnesota from the Big Ten. Here's video of the entire press conference fr...
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ISU to the Insight Bowl vs. Minnesota

It is now official that the Iowa State football team will be playing in the 2009 Insight Bowl against Minnesota. Iowa State players were informed of this great news at around 2:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon. “We are thrilled to be heading to the Insight Bowl,”...
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A quick look at the Big 12 bowls

Eight teams, including your Iowa State Cyclones will be representing the Big 12 Conference in bowl games this holiday season. Here is a look at the conference's bowl schedule, along with my brief, initial thoughts on each game. I’ll tell you right now, I think th...
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CF Expert’s Pick’Em: Week 14

We’ve reached the final week of our CycloneFanatic.com Expert’s Pick’em. Congrats to Ken Miller of 1460 KXNO for wrapping up the regular season championship. WHO/KXNO Radio personality made a strong statement last week by going 8-0, but mathematically, Miller has ...
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Williams: Big 12 should have kept quiet

It’s been a busy past 24 hours at the Kansas City Star. Yesterday, the Star reported that the Insight Bowl was seriously considering taking a 6-6 Iowa State team over Missouri, who is 8-4 and beat the Cyclones in November. Today, there’s more. Dan Beebe, the Big 12’s commissioner was quoted as saying t...