Category Archives: Sports

Oct 18

Iowa State-Bye preview

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(Highway 20 week or not, I have to be consistent.)

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Oct 12

Iowa State-West Virginia preview

Posted on Friday, October 12, 2018, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

(Let’s ignore the place-setting of the Ozarks, shall we?)

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Oct 05

Iowa State-Oklahoma State preview

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

But with slightly less choreography than this.

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Sep 28

Iowa State-TCU preview

Posted on Friday, September 28, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(I thought about linking to the full “Everybody Loves Hypnotoad” DVD episode but that would be both silly and irritating. But, if you want, go here. After the intro, skip to 7:06-7:39 and 13:42-14:23.) ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD.

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Sep 21

Iowa State-Akron preview

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(Akron’s mascot is a kangaroo.)

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Sep 20

‘My guardian angel wears a bow’

Posted on Thursday, September 20, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A senior cheerleader at MMCRU (Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union) died suddenly as she arrived at school last week. The cause of death was determined to be a blood clot in her lungs. MMCRU’s Friday night football opponent, Okoboji, postponed the game to Monday … Continue reading →

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Sep 14

Revenge of the Crimson Monkey

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

At the end of 2016, my decision looked obvious: Schedule the vacation to run over the first weekend of October 2017. There will be no reason to watch football that Saturday, because Iowa State is playing at Oklahoma, and Bob … Continue reading →

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Sep 13

Stuff the ballot box

Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

North Tama is in the running for two different items in KWWL’s “Friday Night Heroes”. That’s the link to the sports page, as the voting changes every week. NT vs. Wapsie Valley was last week’s GOTW, but let’s do it … Continue reading →

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Sep 12

ISU’s search for a fill-in opponent

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The following is not to be taken seriously or literally. Ames, Iowa — Iowa State has announced that it will play Deep State on Oct. 20, filling a need for a 12th regular-season football game. Deep State has risen in … Continue reading →

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Sep 10

RVTV last week in Diagonal

Posted on Monday, September 10, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For those of you not familiar with WHO’s RVTV, where the sports staff (and Ed Wilson) travel across central Iowa before the Iowa-ISU game, here are some clips from the Labor Day stop in Diagonal. There was enough small-town/small-school goodness … Continue reading →

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