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Cyclone Great Matt Blair in attendance

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Cyclone and Viking great Matt Blair will be in attendance at the K-State game according to the athletic department.

Perhaps my favorite Cyclone of all time. Cannot wait!
 
The "monster man". This dates me, but I went to school at the same time as Matt. Even got to play in a couple of pick-up basketball games against him at Beyer. Great guy off the field......a terror on it. So fast for his size!
 
This is not entirely correct. Paul Rhoads asked him to come speak to the team today, so he is driving down from MN to do so. He is so far undecided if he will stay for the game tomorrow or not. He has already been to the games vs Tulsa and Tech.
 
I didn't see him at the other two, so I really hope he is there this week. Long before I was a Cyclone fan, I was a Viking fan during the Fran Tarkenton era. I would love to meet the Matt Blair that was the first linebacker I ever cheered for.
 
When Johnny Majors was asked where a "Monster Back" lined up, he said "Anywhere he wants to."

Matt was fast but hit like runaway semi-truck.
 
Cycsk said:
I didn't see him at the other two, so I really hope he is there this week. Long before I was a Cyclone fan, I was a Viking fan during the Fran Tarkenton era. I would love to meet the Matt Blair that was the first linebacker I ever cheered for.
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You can usually see him on the field during the games he is at. Since he retired from football he has been following his passion of photography. He is usually on the field with his camera or in the Jacobson building talking to other alums if they are there.
He wasn't planning on coming to this game until Rhoads personally asked him to give a speech to the team today. Whether or not he stays will probably be a spur of the moment decision.
 
Skidoosh said:
This is not entirely correct. Paul Rhoads asked him to come speak to the team today, so he is driving down from MN to do so. He is so far undecided if he will stay for the game tomorrow or not. He has already been to the games vs Tulsa and Tech.
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This might not be entirely correct. On his call in show Monday, CPR mentioned Matt's visit, with the addendum that he has a son in school here.

Hesitant about adding the latter part, even though it was on the radio.

Sat next to Matt Blair at a Spring Game, several years after he retired. Back when the games were still a little later in the year, and warmer. In a tank and shorts, he looked like he could be giving lessons out on the field.
 
My favorite Cyclone of all time. He should have been in a lot more pro bowls with the vikings. Matt Blair played during the Lawrence Taylor period. He deserved better. Class act all the way.
 
Cycsk said:
I didn't see him at the other two, so I really hope he is there this week. Long before I was a Cyclone fan, I was a Viking fan during the Fran Tarkenton era. I would love to meet the Matt Blair that was the first linebacker I ever cheered for.
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Before that who was QB of the"Pop gun offense"
 
docholihawk said:
My favorite Cyclone of all time. He should have been in a lot more pro bowls with the vikings. Matt Blair played during the Lawrence Taylor period. He deserved better. Class act all the way.
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I completely agree with your sentiment but LT didn't come into the league until the early 80s when Blair was on the backside of his career.
 
Aclone said:
This might not be entirely correct. On his call in show Monday, CPR mentioned Matt's visit, with the addendum that he has a son in school here.

Hesitant about adding the latter part, even though it was on the radio.
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I'm curious as to what you are saying isn't entirely correct? Matt Blair was not planning on speaking this week until Rhoads got in contact with him this morning. That is, at least, my understanding of the events.
 
Admittedly I hadn't known abou Matt Blair prior to this thread. My cyclone fandom started in 1993 as a freshman at The ISU but its awesomenCyclone greats are taking interest again in the program and giving their time. When I am old (older) I will be one of those posting about what Klein and Knott meant to the success of the program. By the way. Troy Davis was truly one of the best college football running backs of all time that I have seen with my own eyes. What he did with no more support than he had is absolutely remarkable. He actually put a losing Cyclone program in the national spotlight for two years.
 
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