Jul 18, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Omni Dallas Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
For the record: I was probably going to be skeptical of any decision that the...
1 – I have a serious problem when it comes to the macro way that I view sports.
I admittedly spend way too much time thinking about public relations and marketing. (For what it’s worth, my journalism degree has an emphasis in public relations, so this somewhat...
We actually learned something about Big 12 expansion on Friday.
Well, kind of.
Take it away Brett McMurphy.
Big 12 will hold video conferences w/17 schools; Big 12 expanding by 4 “less & less likely,” sources told @ESPN https://t.co/KwGgQFIza5
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1 – Did Iowa State just snag commitments from its two starting defensive tackles in 2017 on Sunday?
It’s possible.
Less than a week after picking up Kam White (who due to skillset, competition and location, I think is one of the most impressive commitments ...
I've been wanting to have my dad on the Cyclone Fanatic Podcast for years. That finally happened late Monday night on our family vacation in the Rocky Mountains.
Dad and I sat outside of our Estes Park condo to talk Big 12 expansion and the upcoming Iowa Sta...
I could hardly keep the drool from spilling out all over my lap when I was nearing the end of Chris Williams’ interview with Jamie Pollard last week.
Chris had just asked Pollard about facilities.
Pollard mentioned the under-construction women's tennis...
When I reached out to Jamie Pollard to schedule our annual preseason podcast a little over a month ago, Big 12 expansion chatter was all but dead.
Not anymore.
While watching his son compete in international track competition last week, Pollard was in Poland wh...
1 – I don’t remember a year when so much positive came out of the annual Big 12 spring meetings.While most of what came from Friday’s big press conference (a championship game, new revenue numbers, signs of solidarity) is one big Band-Aid and there are still iss...
CARROLL, Iowa --- The following is a transcript of Iowa State athletics director Jamie Pollard discussing Big 12 extension during the Cyclone Tailgate Tour stop in Carroll on Monday afternoon.Q: Coming out of the meetings in Phoenix, what’s, I guess, your i...
1 – Steve Prohm doesn’t need another scorer for next year. He needs a brusier. He needs a guy who takes pride in rebounding and blocking some shots. It’s damn nice to meet you, Merrill Holden.“My goal for next year is to be that guy on defense,” an ...