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Cyclones
Spring Game Recap
By Andrew Gogerty My wife asked me what my thoughts were on Iowa State’s spring scrimmage this evening, and I told her, “They’re going to be REALLY good…In two years.” It’s not that I think they’ll be bad in 2013, it’s because the amount of good, young talent on the Cyclones football team is as ...
Spring Football: Unproven, Homegrown Talent Key to 2013 Season
By Andrew Gogerty 5 Up and Coming Iowa Natives To Watch Saturday’s spring game is the first chance for Iowa State fans to catch a glimpse of their young football team; one that is aiming at a third consecutive bowl appearance. Gone are stalwarts Jake Knott and A.J. Klein, along with All Big 12 selections ...
Heartbreakers
This one hurt. It hurt to the very core of my Cyclone bones. One would think us Cyclone fans would be used to this by now, that losing in this manner, on this stage, would become so common that we would be dull to it. The Cyclones lost on a last second dagger-to-the-heart shot ...
Hawkeyes
Observations From Valley Stadium
By Mathew Gogerty This past weekend central Iowans had the opportunity to see a glimpse of this year’s Iowa football team in an open scrimmage held @ Valley Stadium in West Des Moines. Valley officials estimated close to 8,000 fans in attendance, and I’d have to say that was a pretty safe estimate considering ...
Big Apple Was Bittersweet
By Mathew Gogerty This wasn’t exactly the fairy tale ending we all had in mind when the Hawkeyes battled their way through the NIT Tournament all the way to the championship game. I’m not so sure that everyone necessarily had this one etched in stone as a definite win, but I do think we all ...
NIT Finals!
By Mathew Gogerty It’s the first week of April and the Iowa Hawkeyes are still playing basketball. With Iowa’s win over Maryland Tuesday night the Hawkeyes will now face the Baylor Bears in what’s sure to be a battle as both teams vie for their schools first ever NIT Championship. Iowa was once again led ...
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