Monthly Archives: October 2011

Oct 12

US End pages uploaded

Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, at 12:20 AM by Jeff

I finally took some time to go into pages and fix link code for a bunch of US pages I created. They aren’t meant to be a substitute for Dale Sanderson’s but instead show the pictures I have taken at … Continue reading →

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Oct 11

The Big 9½

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 1:19 AM by Jeff

It’s official: TCU is joining the Big 12. The first actual realignment news! With something that makes geographic sense! A&M won’t be able to gig ’em, though. It’s not official: Missouri thinks it can get big money and no whammies … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Conference roulette

Posted on Monday, October 10, 2011, at 1:26 AM by Jeff

Moving around the pieces… The Big 12 can’t be certain of its expansion plans until Missouri decides what to do, and teams the Big 12 is interested in won’t do anything until the conference is stable, except maybe TCU. The … Continue reading →

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Oct 08

I-29 reopens in southwest Iowa

Posted on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at 1:12 AM by Jeff

Really good news for western Iowa. Not just for the people there, but also for those who have had to go way out of their way for months. (And for the roads that got an extra beating from the diverted … Continue reading →

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Oct 06

Everything’s out of date in Kansas City

Posted on Thursday, October 6, 2011, at 1:35 AM by Jeff

(Iowa State vs. Kansas State, 2011, and the world’s largest use of Comic Sans) CBS’s Dennis Dodd: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Welcome to the Big Doughnut Hole. This used to be the center of the college universe. At least one … Continue reading →

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Oct 05

Steve Jobs: 1955-2011

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at 8:06 PM by Jeff

From a lifelong Mac user: Thank you, Steve.

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Oct 05

Lack of TV for homecoming added to Missouri’s “reasons”

Posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, at 2:18 PM by Jeff

The Huffington Post’s Hank Koebler thinks the lack of TV for the Missouri-Iowa State game is a reason for Missouri to jump to the SEC (that and, of course, the Longhorn Network): For a conference with a future currently contingent … Continue reading →

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Oct 04

Distances from Missouri to Big 12, SEC stadiums

Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 9:21 PM by Jeff

(May 2009) Missouri and Florida: A thousand miles away literally and metaphorically. For reference. Calculated with Google Maps, Faurot Field to the various stadiums. Bold is Big 12, underline is Big Eight, italics are neutral sites. Arrowhead Stadium 120, Edward … Continue reading →

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Oct 04

Conferencepocalypse II: M-I-Z S-E-C, part 2

Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 7:44 PM by Jeff

“Missouri Board of Curators votes to explore leaving Big 12”. This is what Nebraska did before leaving. This is what A&M did before leaving. This is what Oklahoma, Texas, and Oklahoma State all did before the Pac-12 decided to stand … Continue reading →

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Oct 03

Post-Texas reflection

Posted on Monday, October 3, 2011, at 3:15 PM by Jeff

Texas was Texas again, and Iowa State…was Iowa State. There hasn’t been a dumpster fire like that in Ames since the 2004 Veishea riot. For a little light in the tunnel, Holly Anderson at SI said the game was “the … Continue reading →

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