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Category Archives: Sports
Dec
07
Iowa State ties Rutgers in all-time losses
Because getting so humiliated in front of a national, undivided, broadcast TV audience that the opponent kneeled inside the 10-yard line with 5 minutes to go wasn’t enough. Oh no. Now comes the statistical part. Paul Rhoads has become mired in … Continue reading
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Nov
27
SBNation features Jack Trice story
Here’s your long Thanksgiving weekend read. New to me is this old, pre-Internet, pre-radio really, way of keeping up with the game: Back in Ames, Cora Mae took the streetcar into campus and headed to State Gym, where the Cyclone fans … Continue reading
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Nov
25
That one weird Texas Tech statistic
(Clickbait headline alert!) A geographic note in the Iowa State-Texas Tech game appears to have been misconstrued. During the game Saturday, a Fox Sports graphic (possibly running off this AP game preview) indicated that Tech has only played four “November games … Continue reading
Nov
20
Class A football championship today
This afternoon, Gladbrook-Reinbeck plays Logan-Magnolia for the Iowa Class A football title. If you miss watching a power running game from the I-formation or the wishbone offense with ten players in a three-point stance, this is the game for you. (On … Continue reading
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Nov
17
A moment of sanity in playoff nomenclature
The NCAA has relented on its attempts to manipulate the style of the rounds of 64 and 32 in the men’s tournament. The first and second rounds WILL BE the first and second rounds starting in 2016. Not only that, but … Continue reading
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Nov
13
Class A District 4 rematch in football semifinals
This year, in an effort to cut down on travel in first-round (32) and second-round (16) games, the IHSAA did not set football brackets. Instead, each round’s pairings were based on who was playing. After the games are played out, a … Continue reading
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Nov
12
Four private schools make 1A state volleyball, again
The 2014 Iowa state volleyball tournament starts Wednesday in Cedar Rapids, and for the second time in three years, private schools make up half the field for the smallest division. Among the eight teams for Class 1A are Fort Madison … Continue reading
Nov
08
ISU-Kansas not on basic cable in CR (Update: KFXA)
Today’s Iowa State-Kansas game is on Fox Sports North and Midwest. It’s been a year since ISU had a football game there, but Mediacom in Des Moines had two different Fox Sports regional channels (Midwest and North/Plus), so everything should … Continue reading
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Nov
04
Don Bosco’s pointsplosions
Don Bosco of Gilbertville, which started its football program in 2004, has outscored its last three opponents 232-26 in its quest for a repeat 8-player championship. Turkey Valley, 66-0, last night (its second 66-0 score of the year); Twin Cedars, … Continue reading
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Oct
28
Oklahoma week, and the streaks that will not end
As we all know, and I have written about at length, Iowa State-Oklahoma is among the most lopsided in-conference series in college football. While rehashing schedules, I stumbled upon another discouraging fact: In the past four years, Oklahoma has lost nine … Continue reading
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