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Cyclones
The Big 12’s Big Off-Season
Andrew Gogerty Quick—name the biggest off-season moves of recent memory. Two summers ago the Miami Heat added LeBron James and Chris Bosh in one of the biggest off-seasons of any organization ever. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim thought they struck gold with the Albert Pujols signing this past baseball off-season. And the Denver Broncos ...
Therapeutic Thursday: Bowlsby, LJ, Bernstine
By Andrew Gogerty Wait a second. Bob Bowlsby is about to become the Commissioner of the Big 12? Former Iowa Hawkeye Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby? Soon to be in charge of the conference my beloved Cyclones reside in? This can’t be a good thing, can it? Surely there’s some harbored cardinal and gold bitterness deep ...
Big 12 Draft Projections
Draft Projections of Big 12 Players (According to Phil Steele at philsteele.com) QB- *Robert Griffin III—Baylor—1st Round *Ryan Tannehill—Texas A&M—1st Round *Brandon Weeden—Oklahoma State—2nd Round RB: *Cyrus Gray—Texas A&M—3rd or 4th Round *Cody Johnson (FB)—Texas—7th Round WR: *Justin Blackmon—Oklahoma State—1st Round *Kendall Wright—Baylor—1st Round TE: *Michael Egnew—Missouri—3rd or 4th Round OL: *Kelechi Osemele—Iowa State—2nd Round ...
ISU Spring Game: Is Jantz The Frontrunner?
By Andrew Gogerty (follow on Twitter @andrewgogerty) It’s campaign season in Ames, and, unlike the current presidential race, it may still be a three-horse race to see who wins the starting quarterback spot for the Cyclones. Coach Paul Rhoads ran a pass-heavy offense at Saturday’s spring game, giving Steele Jantz, Jared Barnett, and Sam Richardson ...
Spring Football Tour Around The Big 12
By Andrew Gogerty The Big 12 continues to be one of the premier conferences in the nation at the quarterback position. RG3 won the Heisman Trophy last year and is set to be one of the top 2 picks in the upcoming NFL draft. Brandon Weeden and Ryan Tannehill also depart the conference in 2012, ...
Hawkeyes
A Hawks View At The Big 12 Landscape
By Mathew Gogerty The Big 12 Conference finally appears have some stability and might even have a relatively bright future in the coming years. It’s still a rebuilding process, but the pieces appear to be falling into place for continued growth and stability for each of the member schools. Hiring Bob Bowlsby was a ...
NFL talent exceeds on-field results
By Jacob Knabel The numbers are startling. Eighteen Hawkeyes have heard their names called at the NFL Draft over the last three seasons. The Lions’ choice of Riley Reiff with the 23rd pick in this year’s draft marked the third-straight season the program has had a first-round pick. Seventy-five of 82 senior starters between ...
More Hawks Take Flight For NFL
By Mathew Gogerty Another year has passed, and a new flock of Hawkeyes are off to showcase their skills in the NFL. As the 2012 NFL Draft concluded Saturday afternoon a total of 6 Hawkeye players officially heard or saw their name called and will continue their football careers in the NFL. In what ...
Reiff Poised To Be Pride of B1G
By Mathew Gogerty It’s the eve of the greatest time in all of the football off-season, the NFL Draft. The 2012 NFL Draft is just hours away with the 1st round beginning Thursday night @ 7:00 p.m. (Central) on ESPN. With the majority of talent in the B1G returning this year, most experts predict as ...
Thank You Bo Ryan
I knew the second I heard that Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan was coming on to the Mike and Mike in the Morning Show it was going to turn into an interesting day on sports-talk radio. Just had that gut feeling. Bo didn’t disappoint. Ryan had come under national media scrutiny for his recent decision ...
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