Category Archives: Sports

May 21

Conferencepocalypse III: Geography note

While the Pac-10 was ready to swallow the Big 12 South minus Baylor plus Colorado, it was as far “west” as its expansion targets allowed. Even then, when the state of Arizona was in Pacific Time, there would have only … Continue reading

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May 20

No Golden Domes for Clyde or Jack

Iowa State is one of three BCS teams within a 500-mile range of Notre Dame that the Fighting Irish have never played in football. The echoes have never been awakened at Clyde Williams Field or Jack Trice Stadium. The other … Continue reading

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May 19

The die-hardest of the die-hards

Why my parents are the biggest, most loyal Cyclone fans ever: They recorded episodes of “The Jim Walden Show” in fall 1994. As in, the “oh-fer” season. As in, 0-7-1 and still making an effort to watch the recap of … Continue reading

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May 17

Huskers still have a spot for Iowa State

…but Northwestern is starting to make itself feel right at home there. Northwestern’s dominance against Nebraska in the latter’s first year in the Big Television Big Ten Conference has Husker fans scratching their heads in “this shouldn’t happen to us! … Continue reading

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May 17

About those KU plates in Missouri

Maybe not. (Lawrence Journal-World) Note at the end, again, a Missourian suggesting that it’s all Kansas’ fault that the teams won’t play each other anymore.

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May 17

No varsity football for South Hardin in 2012

Wow. I never would have expected it. It’s a gender-balance issue: “If the state would take a boys’ count, we’d be a medium 1-A school,” the Register quotes coach Randy Tjaden as saying. The merged ENP/HR district plays in 2-A.

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May 16

Conferencepocalypse III?

Seneca Wallace was IN! Until a few days ago, the notion of Florida State and Clemson hauling themselves over to the Big 12 was only on the level of “infinite monkeys on infinite college sports message boards.” Then, suddenly, there … Continue reading

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May 11

Border War license plate?

A Missouri representative has agreed to sponsor the process to get a University of Kansas specialty plate in the state of Missouri. Missouri is already offering one for the University of Arkansas. If the wrong bumper sticker could get your … Continue reading

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May 10

The Iowa State Hawkeyes

The AP’s Oklahoma City bureau needs a copy editor for this story about suspended players: Jackson had career-highs in receptions with three and 45 yards receiving against Iowa State in the Insight Bowl. Oklahoma played Iowa in last year’s Insight Bowl. … Continue reading

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May 05

Idaho president speaks his mind

The University of Idaho football team moved up from I-AA with Boise State in 1996, but since then their fortunes have wildly diverged. Now Boise State is wedging its way into the BCS (just as it ceases to exist) while … Continue reading

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