Mike Warren has splashed onto the scene in Ames.After almost a full year of rumblings about him in practice and the constant praise of our own Jeff Woody, he broke out at Toledo. Traditionally you may not be impressed by a guy from a Big 12 school toting the r...
August 31st, 2002.I had just finished my first week of school as a freshman at Iowa State University. The football program was on an upswing of epic proportions compared to what I was used to my entire childhood. Just a week prior, Iowa State kicked off the entir...
This past Saturday while we were all shoe-horned in to Jack Trice Stadium to watch the 2015 Cy-Hawk game, there was a pertinent game to Cyclone fans unfolding in Arkansas differently than any of us probably would have guessed. I got word from fans as I was crossing th...
It has been one of the most talked about decisions from the Cy-Hawk game on Saturday that was pivotal even though it happened in the second quarter.The Cyclones were leading Iowa 10-3 and had the ball moving near midfield. On 3rd & 8, Sam Richardson hit Allen Laz...
Every single season during the week of the Iowa State – Iowa football game, there has been a major talking point that has been consistent among fans of both teams and the media that I have observed since paying close enough attention; can the Cyclone offensive li...
It has been a common point of wonderment for Cyclone fans recently for Paul Rhoads and Iowa State; has Rhoads lost his edge and chutzpah when it comes to rolling the dice and playing aggressive? This has been most notable in fourth down circumstances for his offenses.Wh...
The new south endzone at Jack Trice Stadium has been the talk of the football program for the last 12 months. As the product on the field has missed expectations the excitement over a shiny and new facility addition has been the dream of Cyclone fans for a long, lo...
I watch a lot of college basketball from November through April. Games on games on games.But, truth be told I haven’t caught a whole lot of Stephen F. Austin, Boise State, Valparaiso, or Murray State games over the past couple of seasons. Typically that is t...
Five years ago when Fred Hoiberg was hired, the questions being asked were innumerable. As Brent Blum pointed out on Monday, the primary question was, “there’s no way you can fire a legend.” But there were more; who will be on his staff, how will he recr...
I’m a bad fan.I have a fairly extensive library of old Iowa State basketball (and football) games that I crack into during the doldrums of the off-season or if I need a pick me up or something to kill time while on the treadmill.The 1986 NCAA Tournament game against Michigan ...
