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    Decided to do a Jack Trice story for Smithsonian magazine

    Hi, @Kagavi- I wrote a piece for Uni Watch about the aesthetic and uniform-related aspects of Iowa State's memorialization of Jack Trice: https://uni-watch.com/2023/10/07/iowa-states-memorialization-of-jack-trice-a-uni-centric-history/ I cited your work heavily in my story. I hope that's all...
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    How did you become a Cyclone fan?

    Growing up, I was happy to see Iowa State do well, but wouldn't call myself a big Cyclones fan. I always did enjoy watching Johnny Orr's basketball teams, though, and thought very highly of players like Barry Stevens, Jeff Hornacek, Jeff Grayer, Tom Schafer (Anyone besides me remember him? He...
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    Best Iowa High School Basketball Players Ever

    The best Iowa high school players that I've seen play: 1) Al Lorenzen, C.R. Kennedy 2) Wade Lookingbill, Fort Dodge 3) Jay Goodman, Fort Dodge 4) Chris Street, Indianola 5) Fred Hoiberg, Ames (These are all players that I actually saw play at the high school level. Obviously, there are plenty...
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    Best Iowa High School Basketball Players Ever

    I'll let SouthernHawk or TarHeelHawk or one of the other resident Hawkeye "guests" around here put up a more spirited defense, but I would say that Iowa has actually had a better basketball program than we've had since 1981 (the year that the Mr. Basketball award was first given out in the state...
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    Typical Tavern Hawk

    Yeah, the guy sounds like a real jerk... or not! :eek: Seriously, did you even bother to read this article past the first few paragraphs? The guy's a cancer patient who's also a well-respected football coach, a man of strong personal faith, and heavily involved in charity work. And you're...
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    Cyclone Basketball Team Histories?

    It's all in the media guide, which you can find online at cyclones.com. It's in PDF format, so it can be a little tricky to navigate from your web browser, but you should be able to find the info you're looking for.
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    OU guy grabbed Harvin's ankle. Watch replay.

    I'm glad you gave this its own thread rather than just commenting on it in the main BCS title game thread. :wink:
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    Smoltz to Red Sox

    I'm sure if the Yankees wave another quarter of a billion dollars in front of him, they could lure him away from Boston. :wink:
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    Petition to ban Hawks from "cyclone" fanatic

    We all have stories about idiot Iowa fans. I have plenty, too. But I also have plenty of stories of good, decent people -- fellow Iowans -- who just happen to root for a different team than I do. If you ever thought about removing that 1000-pound cinder block from your shoulder, you might...
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    Petition to ban Hawks from "cyclone" fanatic

    Great. So we should kick out every Iowa fan who posts here just because you don't like what a couple of Hawk trolls have said? I've already addressed that issue earlier in this thread, and I stand by those words: Anyway, back to what you were saying... Why do I suspect those Hawk fans might...
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    Petition to ban Hawks from "cyclone" fanatic

    When did TarHeelHawk, SouthernHawk, or DJK say that? I must have missed that thread... :dull:
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    Decommit: Ryan Mosby

    There's nothing wrong with Iowa kids. I'd just hate to lose out on a promising out-of-state prospect just for the sake of having more Iowa kids on the roster.
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    Shonn Greene's effect on EIU's season

    Funny! :yes: But in fairness to DJK and SouthernHawk, they aren't really the "koolaid drinking" sorts. Both seem to have a reasonably rational perspective on their favorite team. I'm sure it isn't hard to find Iowa fans who fit your assumptions, though.
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    Petition to ban Hawks from "cyclone" fanatic

    There's no problem. It's just that it doesn't buy you any additional credibility. You've still only been posting here for what - two days or something? Most of the Hawk posters around here have been at CF for quite a while and have proven themselves to be "good citizens." We may not all...
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    Hot off the press, New Coach Announced!!!!

    I totally agree with both of you. I was uneasy with Chizik's cronyism in naming his assistant coaches, but felt like I should give him the benefit of the doubt. Hindsight proves that my lack of enthusiasm over his assistant coach selections was justified. With Rhoads, it seems like he's going...
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    Another B12 win

    You must have me mistaken for a Big Ten apologist. :no: Just because I defended Ohio State's inclusion in the BCS doesn't make me a fan. In fact, as I said before, I can't stand Ohio State. I have no problem with Texas beating them. And additionally, just because I don't like Ohio State...
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    Another B12 win

    For the sake of the rest of the readers, I will address any response that I have to your efforts to make this a personal issue between the two of us in a PM. As for the football argument, I maintain that certain Iowa State fans have become so blinded by their hatred of the Big Ten that they...
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    Another B12 win

    Gosh, I'm sure you say that to everyone who runs verbal circles around you! :wubclub:
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    Another B12 win

    No self-image problem here. I'm proud to be an Iowa State fan. It takes character to stick with an athletic program like Iowa State's -- where the tough times often seem to outnumber the good, but the memories of those good times keep you going for years at a time. What I have no use for is...
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    Another B12 win

    I don't completely disagree with you on that, but let me play devil's advocate. Outside of the BCS Championship Game, the BCS officials and their bowl game partners care about one thing only in choosing the at-large selections for the BCS games -- money. And Ohio State practically guarantess...