Category Archives: Sports

Feb 18

NT boys play tonight after last-second win

Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This post is mainly to link to the Newton Daily News article about North Tama beating Baxter on Monday night on a 3-pointer by a freshman. The Redhawk boys play a district basketball semifinal tonight at Meskwaki Settlement. (edit: mistimed … Continue reading →

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Jan 25

Rodney Dangerfield, call your office

Posted on Monday, January 25, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I know ESPN’s been having trouble, but… (The announcing crew at the Baylor game said “Iowa Cyclones” at least once.)

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Jan 18

Four verts, basketball style

Posted on Monday, January 18, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In case you missed the biggest sports story of the weekend. @GoDucksMC I am sure you have seen this play, but I never had. Late in the game as Iowa State was about to beat Baylor: pic.twitter.com/b6EGheqIxH — Carl Woideck … Continue reading →

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Dec 21

I was wrong

Posted on Monday, December 21, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

December 31, 2009: Insight Bowl, Tempe AZ. Iowa State beat Minnesota 14-13. I thought it could be the start of good years for ISU football; instead, it kind of was a high-water mark of the Rhoads era. It’s hard to … Continue reading →

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Dec 18

One time

Posted on Friday, December 18, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From the (at least) second-greatest and most underrated football movie ever. (FYI: This will be ISU’s fourth game between Dec. 7 and Dec. 26, inclusive. The other three were bowls in the 1970s: two on the 18th and one on … Continue reading →

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Dec 16

Son of the Revenge of the Crimson Monkey

Posted on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From this blog post in 2018, emphasis added: The Cyclones upend the world order with a 38-31 win en route to their second-best season in my lifetime, becoming the only team in the nation to beat Oklahoma in the 2017 regular season, … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

The quickest, dirtiest reverse brackets I can make

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I said I wasn’t going to do this. Furthermore, I said I wasn’t going to go all out on it. Perfectionist me begs to differ. That’s right, the reverse football playoff brackets are back, in a manner of speaking. Once … Continue reading →

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Nov 30

Iowa State’s Man in Black

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Well, this explains some things (Yahoo): Cyclone tight end Chase Allen jokes about Campbell’s penchant for all-black outfits – “He’s Johnny Cash.” Campbell wears the same black hoodie so often that senior defensive back Greg Eisworth will ask: “Do you … Continue reading →

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Oct 21

Updated spreadsheet: ISU vs. AP Top 25

Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This is a plug for a page I’ve had around but, since it doesn’t fit in the highway-related stuff, just kind of floats. I set up a sortable HTML table of Iowa State football’s record both against teams ranked in … Continue reading →

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Oct 16

Football seasons ending and starting

Posted on Friday, October 16, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The topsy-turvy churn otherwise known as 2020 in sports continues with both ends and starts. High school football playoffs begin tonight. This year, they’re built in a different way. Much like postseasons in basketball and baseball, every team is in … Continue reading →

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