Category Archives: Sports

Dec 26

Big 12 profiles Hallie Christofferson

Posted on Thursday, December 26, 2013, at 4:51 PM by Jeff

The Big 12 website profiled ISU women’s basketball player Hallie Christofferson on Christmas. I’m not quite sure how the writer got a population for Hamlin, since it’s unincorporated. Christofferson went to Exira, and led her team to a state championship … Continue reading →

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Dec 19

Early Christmas present for Cyclone fans

Posted on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at 11:02 AM by Jeff

😀 With UCONN’s loss tonight, Iowa State is now the only school with both men’s and women’s basketball teams still undefeated #cyclonenation — Ashley Hagedorn (@AshleyHagedorn) December 19, 2013 This may or may not be true on Christmas, since the … Continue reading →

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Dec 13

Another rant against ESPNU

Posted on Friday, December 13, 2013, at 12:20 PM by Jeff

Friday is first Iowa-Iowa State men’s basketball game in a quarter-century where both teams are ranked — but unlike Lafester Rhodes’ command performance of 1987, many Iowans are not going to be able to watch. It’s not (just) because of … Continue reading →

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Dec 12

Iowa State FB should play at Northwestern in 2020

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 11:57 AM by Jeff

I know the athletic departments won’t go for it, but I’m going to suggest and write about it anyway: Iowa State should set up a home-and-home with Northwestern in football, playing in Evanston in 2020 and Ames in 2022. Why? … Continue reading →

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Dec 07

The worst Big 12 team of the ’90s and ’00s just won a championship

Posted on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at 9:47 PM by Jeff

Baylor has its first outright conference title since 1980. Baylor had the most conference losses of any Big 12 team in the 1990s (1996-99) and 2000s (2000-09). The Bears’ championship comes two years after the Big Eight’s worst team of the … Continue reading →

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Dec 03

Two basketball schools in the Big 12

Posted on Tuesday, December 3, 2013, at 12:01 PM by Jeff

Iowa State is judged to be one of them, at least when it’s only football vs. basketball. Iowa, meanwhile, is a “push” because the answer is wrestling, and Minnesota is a push because the answer is hockey. And while I’m looking … Continue reading →

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Nov 27

West Virginia is 34th state for ISU FB

Posted on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, at 4:03 PM by Jeff

In September 1895, the Iowa State College football team boarded a train for its first game outside the state of Iowa, a matchup with Butte Athletic Club in Montana. The team lost. Later in the month it played its first … Continue reading →

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Nov 26

Fox Sports’ website breaks what didn’t need fixing

Posted on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, at 1:18 PM by Jeff

Fox Sports had the easiest place to catch up on non-live college football scores. One page had nothing but the week’s scores, in a simple text format, listing which team was the home team. Until now. Welcome to the all-new … Continue reading →

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Nov 23

Ice Station Cyclone

Posted on Saturday, November 23, 2013, at 12:46 PM by Jeff

In the past 12 hours, the National Weather Service has downgraded the expected temperature at kickoff in Ames again, to single digits. The previous record low kickoff temperature was 17°. This means that 2013 will have both the coldest and … Continue reading →

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Nov 22

Five of six state football champions are private schools

Posted on Friday, November 22, 2013, at 5:38 PM by Jeff

Don Bosco won its first state championship in eight-player football. Iowa City Regina is on a 56-game win streak. Sioux City Heelan had a perfect season and broke or tied 13 state championship records. Friday afternoon, Carroll Kuemper beat Waukon … Continue reading →

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