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Sep
16
Conferencepocalypse II: The Guns of September
Continuing the WWI theme from an earlier post, because no one wants this to happen yet everyone is compelled to participate. The people who cover college sports for a living, like this reporter from St. Louis, hate it: Missouri and … Continue reading
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Sep
15
Agenda Item 28: Conference Alignment
In every boat all eyes were glued on the Titanic. Her tall masts, the four big funnels stood out sharp and black in the clear blue night. The bright promenade decks, the long rows of portholes all blazed with light. … Continue reading
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Sep
15
Five-oh-six-uh-oh
The Des Moines Register: Four mail processing centers in Iowa are among 252 in the nation that are being studied for closure, according to a letter from the United States Postal Service to union leaders. … Under study is moving … Continue reading
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Sep
15
Recently built post offices on The List
I went on a trip to southern Iowa Tuesday in an attempt to clear my head from all of the conference talk and in search of something about as random and uncertain: Iowa post offices targeted for closure. One of … Continue reading
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Sep
14
Floodwaters drained off I-29
That’s the good news. The bad news is that it’s going to be a long time before the flooded sections resemble a road again. Consider that the south I-29/680 interchange looked like this a month ago. The DOT has extensive … Continue reading
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Sep
14
Conferencepocalypse II: No news is bad news
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are bound for the Pac-Integer. Probably. Unless they’re not. Texas is looking everywhere from the Big Ten to the ACC to independence. Unless they’re not. Florida State is setting up its own bunker. Missouri has plenty … Continue reading
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Sep
14
Austin writer puts himself in my shoes
“Imagine for a moment being an Iowa State fan,” the American-Statesman article starts out. Then it goes into the obvious: Currently 2-0, two stadium sellouts, and “viewed simply as one of the weak links of the Big 12.” Read the … Continue reading
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Sep
13
Conferencepocalypse II: Sooner Schooner sailing?
Sigh. It was nice while it lasted. Back to scrambling for the lifeboats. Fort Worth Star-Telegram: A statement by Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive, acknowledging plans to have a 13-team league that includes Texas A&M in the 2012-13 school year, … Continue reading
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Sep
11
September 11, 2001
On September 5, 2001, Julien Menichini was in the middle of a trip to New York City, photographing landmarks up and down Manhattan. Here is a view of the twin towers of the World Trade Center, as he prepared to … Continue reading
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Sep
10
Cyclone. State.
Epic. Sunday Update: The Cedar Rapids Gazette’s sports writer came awfully, awfully close in his prediction. Mike Hlas – Frankly, I don’t see any way in the world that either team loses. Today or ever. And the two teams have … Continue reading
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