Author Archives: Jeff

Nov 19

Almost.

Posted on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

In 1964, the Iowa Highway Commission made a sort of wish-list for freeways that would be built in addition to the interstates. With some changes to the corridor paths, this has been the root of the state’s operating plan for … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

The Big 12 circular firing squad

Posted on Sunday, November 18, 2012, at 9:38 AM by Jeff

is alive and well. So is the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. (Note first, that person wrote before the game, and second, that the cover explicitly invokes the jinx in case of a Kansas State loss.) Two “bottom feeders” of the Big … Continue reading →

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Nov 16

Summary of NT playoff opponents’ outcomes

Posted on Friday, November 16, 2012, at 9:13 AM by Jeff

It’s a decent rule of thumb: The team that beats North Tama in the playoffs, or the team that beats the team that beats North Tama, wins the state championship. Granted, this is not difficult to do in an eight-team … Continue reading →

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Nov 15

US 20 link opens before ceremony

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

The last pieces of US 20 in the state to be paved, in 1938, are also the last pieces to be bypassed, nearly 75 years later. This is a slight twist on the usual process. New 20 is going to … Continue reading →

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Nov 15

Football championships

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This year the state football championships are a day earlier, I’m guessing because of a UNI home game Saturday. Thursday is 8-man, A, and 3A, while 1A, 2A, and 4A are Friday. The Class 1A title game is Council Bluffs … Continue reading →

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Nov 14

Iowa State 19, Nebraska 10

Posted on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at 8:10 AM by Jeff

“First down play, and it’s Seiler keeping, trying to turn the corner, he does, he pops through at the 30! He’s to the 40, to midfield, to the 45! To the 30! To the 25! To the 15, to the … Continue reading →

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Nov 13

Prelude to an upset

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In November 1992, Iowa State fifth-year senior Marv Seiler was still looking for his first career start as quarterback. Seiler had served in relief for a win against Missouri, and coach Jim Walden even said he “earned the right to … Continue reading →

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Nov 13

Sullivan Brothers 70th anniversary

Posted on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, at 12:18 AM by Jeff

The USS Juneau sank during the Battle of Guadalcanal on Nov. 13, 1942 (Nov. 12 Iowa time). The five Sullivan brothers of Waterloo were on board. KWWL has a video.

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Nov 12

License Plate Tracker — AGP

Posted on Monday, November 12, 2012, at 12:47 PM by Jeff

I can’t call it a “countdown” anymore. It’s not precisely a “count up” either. It’s just a gauge of where the letter sequence is.

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Nov 11

ISU’s 600th loss

Posted on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at 1:27 PM by Jeff

With a 33-7 loss to Texas, the fifth of the season, Iowa State joins the following BCS football teams with 600 all-time program losses: Rutgers (605), Kansas State (612), Wake Forest (614), Indiana (634), and Northwestern (635). Northwestern claimed that … Continue reading →

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