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Happy Tuesday Fanatics! Mr. Chris Williams has gone to the bullpen and asked me to fill in for him on the ever-popular weekly musings column. Here's to hoping I'm more Mariano Rivera and less John Rocker, but I make no promises.We are officially in off-season mode in C...
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You a hoops fan?If so, you'll love this week's Channel Seed Podcast at CycloneFanatic.com. Brent Blum joins me to debate Kansas and Oklahoma State. Plus, whose backcourt is better? Iowa State's or Baylor's?We tackle this questions and more. Enjoy.
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A series of offseason moves over the last month has transformed the Big 12 from a very average basketball league in 2013-14 to perhaps what will be a pretty good one - at the top at least. It all began when Marcus Smart, Markel Brown and LeBryan Nash decided t...
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Another piece of Iowa State's 2013-14 basketball schedule was announced on Tuesday afternoon. The Cyclones will host Auburn on Dec. 2 in Hilton Coliseum in the first Big 12-SEC Challenge. “The Big 12 is excited to enter into another partnership with the SEC,�...
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As some of you might have noticed, there were no Monday Musings last week here at Cyclone Fanatic. I was swamped chasing down that T.J. Otzelberger to Washington story so I thought it would be fitting to begin today’s column on that very topic. Otzelberger arr...
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Iowa State’s 2014 point guard commitment Clayton Custer has switched AAU teams for the upcoming summer. After playing for the Mo-Kan Elite over the last few years, Custer has joined up with Team YOBO for this AAU season.And if you’re wondering, Team YOBO stand...
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Yesterday wasn't your typical May 7 in the world of Iowa State basketball. A lot went down. Think you might have missed a link or two? We've got you covered in this installment of the Cyclone Roundup. Otzelberger to WashingtonFred Hoiberg's former associate head coach T.J. Otzelbe...
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Tuesday was a big news day for the Iowa State basketball program. Fred Hoiberg's new contract was released and associate head coach T.J. Otzelberger took a job at Washington. Brent Blum joins me in this week's Channel Seed Podcast to discuss these topics and m...
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AMES --- With T.J. Otzelberger officially on his way to Washington, expect Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg to act quickly in hiring a replacement as his top assistant.Here are four names to keep an eye on. Bobby Lutz, N.C. State assistant/former Iowa State assistant –...
AMES --- Despite today’s news about T.J. Otzelberger’s departure to Washington, Clayton Custer is still a solid verbal commitment to Iowa State’s 2014 recruiting class. Custer, a point guard prospect out of Overland Park, Kan., told Cyclone Fanatic on Tuesday...
