Congratulations to Andy Yost for getting his first win as Head Coach of West High. It took awhile — 15 games in fact — but the win was well deserved. The Wolverines beat Thomas Jefferson 37-34 last Friday night. Trailing 34-31 with about a minute and half left, QB Ethan Turner directed the final drive, [...]
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We just had our first full week of football. That is high school, college and pro in the same weekend. Here’s a few observations:
The favorite to win the MRAC right now is East. The Black Raiders nearly upset Indianola last Thursday, only losing in overtime. I have to give Bob Goodvin a ton of credit [...]
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Be the first person to e-mail me the answer to the following trivia question and you can win 2 tickets to this week’s game between Iowa and Iowa St. at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames:
Iowa has had 15 players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft but Iowa St. has only one. Name [...]
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When Tim Floyd was the Head Coach at Iowa St, I interviewed him a couple of times. One time I talked with him was in person when he came to Sioux City to speak at the Cyclone Club. He had this sly and crooked kind of smile.
I teased him about not liking his clothes because [...]
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For the first time in awhile, I was able to just sit at home and watch sports. No more games to broadcast. No trips to make. Nowhere to go. I got a chance to just sit back and be a fan. Here’s some of what I saw:
Tiger Woods is something special. I am just glad [...]
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2008 was a great year in sports. We saw one of the greatest Super Bowl’s of all time with a big upset. Kansas won a thrilling championship game at the Men’s Final Four. Tiger Woods won one of the most dramatic U.S. Open golf tournaments of all time. It was a great baseball season but [...]
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. . . don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
After just 2 seasons, Gene Chizik decided to leave Iowa St. and head to Auburn to be the Tigers new head football coach. We can certainly understand Chizik’s decision to leave. We just can’t understand Auburn’s decision to hire him. 5-19 in 2 [...]
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