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Dec 30

The Pinstripe Bowl

Posted on Friday, December 30, 2011, at 9:45 PM by Jeff

Rutgers 27, Iowa State 13. Bah. Second time that Iowa State has ended with a losing record after a bowl game, after going 5-6-1 in 1972 with a Liberty Bowl loss to Georgia Tech.

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Dec 28

SEC schedules released

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at 11:32 AM by Jeff

If this holds up (and I don’t see why it wouldn’t), 2012 will be the first time Iowa State does not play either Missouri or Nebraska for the first time since 1904*. It will be the first time Missouri does … Continue reading →

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Dec 26

Register project on state championships

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011, at 2:05 PM by Jeff

Comprehensive county-by-county list, sortable by county and sport with school and year-by-year search. Look at how many small schools have one or two boys’ or girls’ basketball championships. The Melrose boys’ basketball 1937 title is the only one in Monroe … Continue reading →

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Dec 21

Time zone lapse

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 3:51 PM by Jeff

Another post vaguely related to the Pinstripe Bowl… In the 1980s and 1990s, Iowa State only ventured out of the Central Time Zone four times aside from conference games against Colorado in even-numbered years. That has changed a little since … Continue reading →

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Dec 20

Pinstripe Bowl geography

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 9:14 PM by Jeff

There are 10 days to go, Paul Rhoads is SO PROUD to be here for the next decade (or he gets out of ISU’s pay grade, whichever comes first) and ticket sales are in line with the allotment. (Meanwhile, Rutgers … Continue reading →

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Dec 06

Still the whipping boy, Part 2

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

Yahoo Sports’ Pat Forde manages to be both an SEC apologist and Boise State booster at the same time, while slamming anyone who isn’t (bold below is italics in original): People say Alabama had its shot? Well, Oklahoma State had … Continue reading →

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Dec 05

Oops?

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 10:38 AM by Jeff

A decade ago, Iowa State gift-wrapped a bowl game for Alabama when a field goal attempt went directly over the upright with 45 seconds remaining. The Independence Bowl trophy is probably gathering dust behind Alabama’s national championship hardware. This year, … Continue reading →

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Dec 01

The 1895 Cyclones

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

The 1895 Iowa State Agricultural College football team included three players from Traer. (ISU Special Collections) The established history of the “Cyclones” team name at Iowa State springs from the Chicago Tribune after the Northwestern game in 1895 that had … Continue reading →

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Nov 30

The ISU-Purdue game that doesn’t exist

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at 12:37 PM by Jeff

Bowl projections have placed Iowa State in games from coast to coast, against a variety of teams. Among them are 6-6 Big Ten teams Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, and Purdue. According to the Iowa State media guide, Ohio State and … Continue reading →

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Nov 28

Still the whipping boy

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2011, at 12:34 AM by Jeff

Stewart Mandel: The only team with a remote chance of passing Alabama at the 11th-hour is Oklahoma State should it beat 9-2 Oklahoma impressively this weekend, though it will take a near-universal about-face from the voters, who currently have the … Continue reading →

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