Monday CF Link Report

[GKroegs]

Starting from now on, Cyclone Fanatic will have a weekly (Monday-Friday) link report--still a working title--full of interesting articles about everything Iowa State athletics and national sports news.

So enjoy the first edition of the CF Link Report.

IOWA STATE ATHLETICS​

• Today is Monday which means our publisher Chris Williams has musings for you fanatics. Read topics from Big 12 expansion to the potential of Donovan Jackson in this latest edition of Monday Musings.
• The man, the myth. the legend: Randy Pete gives his take on the possible Big 12 expansion. And he wants to make sure you don't get your hopes up.
• After weeks of improvement, the Iowa State offensive line struggled against Texas.
• ISU's high-flyer Deonte Burton was the Big 12's Newcomer of the Year last season. And now Burton is ready to attack the lofty goals set in front of him during his senior season.
• While the football team suffered defeat on Saturday, ISU's volleyball team swept Texas Tech in dominate fashion.
• Athlon Sports gives its preview and predictions of the Iowa State 2016-17 basketball season.
• We talking about kickoff!!!

Around the conference/national
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• SB Nation released its latest 2016 bowl projections and you--unfortunately--won't see the Cyclones on it.
• If you want a Big 12 team to be in the playoffs that isn't named Baylor, it is time to start rooting for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
• Former I-Cub Javier Baez is growing up right in front of our eyes, as he is having a stellar October.
• If you don't know who Jalen Hurts is, it is time you learn as he will be a dominating quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide for years to come.
• Will former ISU head basketball coach Fred Hoiberg have a better second season as the Chicago Bulls head man than his first year? Who knows.

 

[Fitzy]

Mid-Morning Dump would be a good name.

 

[MatthiasWRNL]

Seems like a copy of Wide right

 

[ISUCubswin]

Who is GKroegs?

Is this a site idea or a GKroegs idea?

 

[IlliniCy]

Bad idea, guys.

 

[cydline2cydline]

Wow...was this copy/paste?

 

[RedBlooded]

I support this.

 

[Dandy]

Mid-Morning Dump would be a good name.

Maybe they'll post it around 2PM and call it the Mid-Afternoon Dump.

 

[ghettocowboy4cy]

Who is GKroegs?

Is this a site idea or a GKroegs idea?

The intern

 

[ChrisMWilliams]

Seems like a copy of Wide right

I can't believe this is a "thing."

I love WRNL.I read them, tweet them and promote them all of the time.

But they weren't the first guys in the history of the Internet to compile links for their users.

Kroegs, our intern, wanted to post some links. How is that an issue?

 

[d4nim4l]

I can't believe this is a "thing."

I love WRNL.I read them, tweet them and promote them all of the time.

But they weren't the first guys in the history of the Internet to compile links for their users.

Kroegs, our intern, wanted to post some links. How is that an issue?

I wouldn't say we have a problem with it at all, Chris. The formatting was a bit startling (right down to "Around the Country"). This is almost a verbatim copy of our headings/layout, which to your point, we don't have cornered because we aren't the first to ever do it.

Plus, there's a graceful way to accept criticism, and I wouldn't say this conversation was it:

 

[harimad]

sounds like a rumble is about to happen...