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    Herman Gone? Some possible replacements

    Re: ***Offensive Coordinator Search Thread*** The only thing we know for sure is that no one will know anything about it until it's announced. Does anyone keep a tighter lid on hires than Pollard, and the department as a whole? I view this as an opportunity. Sometimes it seemed like there...
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    How do you defend this team?

    I would welcome teams to try to full-court press us. We don't have one player that can beat it off the dribble, but that's not how you beat a press anyways. We'll have at least 3 good ball handlers on the floor at all times, and Royce is an awfully nice, big outlet that will be able to see...
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    Prediction: ISU @ Mizzou

    We haven't sniffed 28 points? Pretty sure we were 2 missed PAT's away from 28pts. I'd say that counts as a sniff. What's the jury say? Is 26pts sniffing 28? What qualifies as sniffing? Does the Jantz fumble count as sniffing 35 (or 33) points? Or the bad snap on the first drive against...
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    Blum: Officials. Referees. Zebras. Enemies.

    Why can't we know his rationale? Want to keep replay officials from guessing or inferring? Simple. Make them stand behind their call. Every time a play is overturned, the person responsible for that decision has to submit a report backing it up. This should be easy. In most cases, a freeze...
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    ISU vs. Baylor Game Prediction/Newspaper Headline

    AK47 unloads on RGIII, Cyclones blow away Bears 42-31
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    MLB: Redbirds!!

    Nothing beats Game 5 of the 06 series, knowing the curve was coming, and knowing that Inge couldn't touch it, and knowing he wouldn't be able to lay off. It was one of the few times where it was so obvious exactly what was going to happen, and then it actually did. Tonight was exciting in a...
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    MLB: Best night of Baseball ever?

    Just incredible, I'm 4 for 4 tonight, and for the longest time it sure didn't look that way. So the big question now is, what kind of curse do the Red Sox blame this on. Surely there had to have been something to have caused their complete collapse and Tampa's stunning rally. Maybe the curse...
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    Vikings are a joke

    The Vikes are my NFC team, so I may have the distinction of pulling for the 2 worst teams in the NFL. From what little I was able to stand to watch, the Chiefs looked outclassed and helpless against this same Detroit team that Minnesota took to OT. If you're complaining about McNabb, imagine...
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    Please take the time!

    As has been stated, the big bucks don't get that way by being dumb. I was always raised to be selective. The big groups that go through a woods with the 'brown is down' mentality sickens me. I have a friend in one of these groups that stumbled into a trophy by accident, rather than put in...
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    Should we give KO a rest?

    Yes, beat UConn. Absolutely. I wasn't trying to say I think we're going to cream UConn. I don't think we're that much better than them, and it's our first road game, on short rest after a draining triple OT game. We very well may lose. I understand that. But I'm ever the optimist; so...
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    Should we give KO a rest?

    With a bye week after UConn before the conference grind kicks in, I think we need to give KO as much rest as we can afford to this Friday. Bum ankles take time (even more at his size, I'd imagine) and we will need to have him as close to 100% for as much of the season as we can. If it's a close...
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    So where are those who say we need to quit playing Iowa?

    Big conference wins are always more important than any non-conference game. Shoot, winning at K State this year might qualify as being more important than this game (and given our history there, might actually be tougher). And if we're in a position to talk BCS (and we certainly are a long way...
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    So where are those who say we need to quit playing Iowa?

    If we were to drop the Iowa series, who else would we play? Minnesota has been mentioned, but how much interest to they have in that? And as we've seen with Utah and even UConn (to a degree) it's not so easy to schedule a non-AQ cupcake 3,4+ years down the road. Everyone's acting as though...
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    Herbstreit Predicts Iowa to Play in Big Ten Championship Game

    At this point, ISU will be favored in 2 of it's games this year. You could generously call Iowa, UConn, TxTech and K State a wash. Individually none of those 4 would be a huge upset, but to win 3 of 4? Anyone else we beat would be considered a sizable upset. So to get a bowl game we'd...
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    Jet Tempo on Offense

    Anything that gives our offense some kind or rhythm would be great, whether it's a 'jet' or a snowplow, I'd like to see us play at the tempo we want to play at. If we were playing at a slow pace because we wanted to keep their D out there and slowly grind them down, that would be fine with me...
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    QB Jerome Tiller Academically Ineligable (Out for Season)

    Sooo... apparently the playbook wasn't the only book he didn't bother to open. Will this count as a year of eligibility? When/if he gets back, will he be a junior or a senior? If he gets it together on the field and off, the year of learning WR w/ the scout team might actually turn out to be...
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    Denison with the upset in OT over Harlan

    I picked a great game for my son's first experience with live football, though he didn't watch too much of it, and I had to take him home after the third quarter. One heck of a game. Harlan scored the first 21 and didn't look like they could be stopped. Denison scored their 2nd TD from...
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    Small town food recommendations

    Mabe's pizza is good if you're into the really thin crust and lots of cheese. I prefer Dave's Gus and Tony's in Waukon, the only place where I will order a baked potato every time even if we're getting pizza. There was a time I was there more often than some of their waiters. El Jimador in...
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    Royce playing the point at practice

    This team is going as far as the defense will take it. Whoever we have at point is going to be out of position or inexperienced. We have some pieces to be better than we've been in the half court, but we are going to have to get out and run to have the special kind of year we all anticipate...
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    Favorite Iowa State LB

    It does seem ISU has had a good run of productive LB's for the last decade or so. I voted for Dobbins, mostly because he was my neighbor for a year and helped shovel out my roommates car one snowy day. Real strong, solid guy on and off the field.