Northern Iowa will show up in Des Moines on Saturday night with a 6-3 record and a notable win over North Carolina that should have everyone’s attention. Beyond that, they have pummeled some bad teams and lost their season opener to Larry Eustachy’s very me...
I was working on an iteration of my “basketball blabbering” that is put together sporadically as I see fit with tidbits of thoughts on Iowa State, or Big 12, or national basketball ponderings already but then the Naz Mitrou-Long news hit.At first glance it is devastati...
Hey, Cy-Hawk week. This should be fun.The Iowa Hawkeyes enter Hilton Coliseum on Thursday night with a record of 7-2 and they’re currently sporting a ranking of No. 18 on KenPom.com. Their most notable wins are absolute drubbings of Marquette on the road, a Van...
I firmly, unequivocally, believe that hiring coaches is almost a complete guess - except for when the Lakers hired Byron Scott. That was obviously a terrible idea. I honest-to-goodness could easily envision in my mind scenarios where Nick Saban could come to Am...
What: No. 5 Iowa State (5-0) vs. North Dakota State (4-1)When: 7 p.m.Where: Hilton ColiseumTV: Cyclones.tv North Dakota State will enter Hilton Coliseum with a 4-1 record though none of their wins have come against impressive teams. Their season opener was on...
“Who is this guy? Does Jamie Pollard think he’s being clever?”I remember it vividly.That was the first text message from my brother after the announcement that Paul Rhoads would be the next head coach of the Iowa State football team. That’s the response the h...
Chattanooga may not be a perennial mid-major power, but they are a team making waves early on this season. The Mocs are 3-0 on the season including a win at Georgia and at a neutral site over Illinois this past Saturday. They are a very experienced team with ei...
Every once in a while a random fact thrown out on Twitter about the history of Iowa State basketball or football seems to pique the interest of my few followers. It always ends with me thinking, "I need to put some trivia together."Well, I finally got aroun...
A lot of, ummm, stuff happened in Ames on Monday. Stuff that not only caused a whirlwind of local media reports but the national media quickly picked up and weighed in on Mark Mangino exiting the Iowa State Football program too.A lot of things likely went into...
Miyagi: Now, ready? Daniel: Yeah, I guess so. Miyagi: [sighs] Daniel-san, must talk. [they both kneel] Miyagi: Walk on road, hm? Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later [makes squish gesture] get squish just like grape. He...
