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Getting to know Iowa State football
I understand it's easy to love the S&C coach. But like I said, we always seem to be in better shape than the opponents, and all of the players and other coaches swear by him. Briles had originally brought in his own S&C coach, and he clearly wasn't cutting it. Jackson's first year as S&C, there... -
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Getting to know Iowa State football
Let me put it this way: UH fans are very happy with our S&C coach, Larry Jackson. Our primary metric has been that the Coogs always seem less tired than their opponents in the 4th quarter. (We actually outscored opponents 173-69 in the 4th last year.) The three times we played Rice under... -
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Armor or no?
Really the biggest issue, like someone said, is that umpires haven't enforced the rule, which is that you have to make an attempt to get out of the way of the ball. Umps are too afraid to upset a superstar who just got plunked by telling him he can't take first base. (Especially if it's a home...- ElViento
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Getting to know Iowa State football
Thanks to all for the feedback. I've done a few of these now, and talked to a few fan bases, and I think y'all are the first group to be so brutally honest about a weakness (the defensive front seven). It seems like a pretty good board around here, I've always semi-followed the Cyclones because... -
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Getting to know Iowa State football
Hello, Cyclones. My friends and I are University of Houston students and huge college sports nerds. Faced with a summer of no college sports, we've decided to do a brief preview of all 120 Division 1-A football teams, and today we got to ISU. I was especially looking forward to writing up ISU...