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"I see this as a place that's a sleeping giant," Chizik said. "I love who the people are. These are...

CrossCyed — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:48:08 -0000

"I see this as a place that's a sleeping giant," Chizik said. "I love who the people are. These are well-educated fans who show up regardless. This place has a chance to be really good, or I wouldn't have come. I said we can go in there and win the Big 12 North at some point, and I still believe that."

Nearing a tipping point?
| GazetteOnline.com - Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

More good stuff from Chizik.

Phillip Bates to Transfer

CrossCyed — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:25:00 -0000

Earlier today, quarterback Phillip Bates notified the ISU Athletics Department he was going to transfer. Despite going about it in kind of a classless manner, without actually facing Coach Chizik, the ramifications should not be too bad, unless Austen Arnaud were to go down.

It's become clear at this point that Arnaud is the leader of this team, and that Bates would continue to see diminished playing time. He didn't like that, so he decided he wanted out.

Jerome Tiller will step in at QB if Arnaud were to go down for an extended period of time. Brett Bueker could see playing time in blowouts.

"I don't like feeling like the little boy at the grocery store, when they pat you on the head and...

CrossCyed — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:47:08 -0000

"I don't like feeling like the little boy at the grocery store, when they pat you on the head and they say, 'Nice job. You almost did it.' I know the intentions are well, but I don't receive those very well," he said.

ISU football: Takeaways don't transform into winning ways | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

Gene is not happy.

Cyclones Pick Up Two More FB Commits

CrossCyed — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:47:13 -0000

This last week's showdown with Kansas paid off immediately, as Iowa State has since picked up two 2009 football commitments in RB James White and WR DJ Beshears. White is a three-star on Rivals, while Beshears has yet to receive a rating.

White rounds out what should be a solid runningback corps next year, joining Alexander Robinson, Bo Williams, Jeremiah Schwartz and fellow commit Beau Blankenship in the backfield.

Beshears will have a bit more congestion in front of him at wide receiver, but it is possible the coaches are envisioning him in a Devin Hester like role, with a focus on returning kicks.

Iowa State now has ten commitments for the class.

Week 6 Blogpoll Ballot

CrossCyed — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:29:04 -0000

First off, apologies. I've got my computer somewhat healthy again. I've still got a bit of a conflict of interest that affects what I can commentate on, but I figured, at the very least, I should get my blogpoll ballot back out there....as always, commentary welcomed.

Rank	Team	Why?

1	Oklahoma	They're just the best team out there, dammit.
2	Missouri	Chase Daniel may very well be the best QB in the nation, plus they'll have an easy enough road in the North.
3	LSU
4	Alabama	Despite yesterday's sleepwalk, they're still sooooo talented.
5	Texas	How underappreciated is Colt McCoy by some?
6	Penn State	The class of a really weak conference.
7	Southern Cal
8	Texas Tech	Again, will have to prove themselves in the South.
9	Georgia
10	Florida
11	Brigham Young	Kind of tough to place.
12	Ohio State	The Big Ten sucks.
13	Vanderbilt	Look at 'em, they're growing up.....
14	Utah
15	Oklahoma State
16	Kansas	Almost lost to Iowa freakin' State.
17	Virginia Tech
18	Michigan State	Will wait to see if they collapse, like always.
19	South Florida
20	Boise State
21	Wake Forest
22	Auburn
23	Wisconsin	The Big Ten sucks.
24	Illinois	The Big Ten sucks.
25	Northwestern	But hey, Northwestern is looking like the Vanderbilt of the Big Ten, whatever the heck that might mean....

Gameday: Kansas @ Iowa State

CrossCyed — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:37:34 -0000

Next Game

Kansas Jayhawks
@ Iowa St. Cyclones

Saturday, Oct 4, 2008, 11:30 AM CDT
Jack Trice Stadium

TV: Versus | Radio: CRN, Sirius 127

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What's At Stake Tomorrow?

CrossCyed — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:12:09 -0000

Tomorrow, at 11:30 AM on Versus (a channel we're 2-0 on, by the way), begins a pivotal stretch for the Iowa State Cyclones and any possible chance at the post season. By all accounts, this team could very easily be 4-0 right now. Both the Iowa game and the UNLV game were very winnable, but, the offense could not get it going. So what does this mean for tomorrow?

The Big 12 opener against Kansas is the beginning of a second season, so to speak. Winning tomorrow would effectively cancel out one of the last two games (that we should have won with one we shouldn't have). And, even though Kansas is ranked 16th, tomorrow has the ingredients of an upset.

For starters, Jack Trice Stadium is starting to become a home field advantage, with Iowa State winning their last four straight at the Jack, as well as six of their last eight (with the only losses to Texas and Oklahoma, with wins over Missouri and Colorado). It's hard to deny the fact that Cyclone fans, including the student section, has truly stepped up in the past and has created a stadium experience that is moving up in BCS football.

To that end, Iowa State has not been playing its best football. It's frustrating at this point - if we were playing up to our capabilities and had a 2-2 record to show for it, it'd be one thing, but this team is MUCH more talented than last year. Most of the mistakes are due to youth (personal fouls, for example), as well as the pressure of the first two road games for a very young team. An Iowa State team running on all cylinders can beat any team on its schedule this year.

So why are publications such as FoxSports and CFN singling out tomorrow morning's matchup as an upset special? Kansas has racked up 90 points on ISU the last two years, and, despite having a bye last week, probably expects to roll once again. However, to anyone who has watched this team, and has not simply followed through newspaper and internet reports, it's readily apparent that this year's team is showing some ability (and swagger) not shown in year's past. And I guarantee you the ISU coaching staff plans to win tomorrow.

And really now, why the hell not? I mean, if we're not going to upset Kansas in basketball anymore, we might as well just win tomorrow....

Gameday: Iowa State @ UNLV

CrossCyed — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:40:34 -0000

Next Game

Iowa St. Cyclones
@ UNLV Rebels

Saturday, Sep 20, 2008, 8:00 PM CDT
Sam Boyd Stadium

TV: the Mtn.

Radio: CRN, Sirius 127

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LIKELY STARTERS

OFFENSE	#	POS.
Austen Arnaud	4	QB
Derrick Catlett	84	TE
Doug Dedrick	75	LT
Reggie Stephens	73	LG
Alex Alvarez	77	C
Ben Lamaak	63	RG
Matt Hulbert	67	RT
Alexander Robinson	33	RB
Houston Jones	15	WR
RJ Sumrall	5	WR
Marquis Hamilton	82	WR

DEFENSE	#	POS.
Rashawn Parker	29	WE
Michael Tate	81	DT
Nate Frere	62	NG
Kurtis Taylor	47	DE
Michael Bibbs	14	SLB
Jesse Smith	54	MLB
Fred Garrin	43	WLB
Chris Singleton	11	CB
Devin McDowell	17	CB
Brandon Hunley	20	SS
James Smith	2	FS

SPECIALISTS	#	POS.
Michael Brandtner	13	P
Grant Mahoney	21	PK
Devin McDowell	17	KR/PR
Leonard Johnson	23	KR/PR
Derec Schmidgall	24	H
Dakota Zimmerman	37	DS

		Passing									Rushing					Sacks
	G	Rating	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	INT	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Omar Clayton	3	133.7	55	90	61.1	542	180.7	9.9	6	0	20	32	10.7	1.6	0	-	-
Mike Clausen	2	112.9	5	8	62.5	48	24.0	9.6	0	0	6	4	2.0	0.7	0	-	-

Rushing

		Rushing						Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD
Frank Summers	3	59	277	92.3	4.7	0	2	5	54	18.0	10.8	0	0
Channing Trotter	2	8	51	25.5	6.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Omar Clayton	3	20	32	10.7	1.6	0	0	1	-4	-1.3	-4.0	0	0
Ryan Wolfe	3	2	11	3.7	5.5	0	0	24	243	81.0	10.1	0	2
C.J. Cox	2	4	5	2.5	1.3	0	0	2	-3	-1.5	-1.5	0	0
Mike Clausen	2	6	4	2.0	0.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Receiving

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	Lng	TD
Frank Summers	3	5	54	0	10.8	0	0
Ryan Wolfe	3	24	243	0	10.1	0	2
C.J. Cox	2	2	-3	0	-1.5	0	0
Phillip Payne	3	13	146	0	11.2	0	4
Casey Flair	3	10	107	0	10.7	0	0
Ryan Worthen	2	2	17	0	8.5	0	0
Rodelin Anthony	2	2	12	0	6.0	0	0
Jerriman Robinson	1	1	18	0	18.0	0	0

Kicking

		Field Goals								PAT
	G	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FGM	FGA	PCT	XPM	XPA	PCT	pts
Kyle Watson	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	100.0%	8	8	100.0%	17
Ben Jaekle	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	100.0%	0	0	nan%	6

Gameday: Iowa State @ Iowa

CrossCyed — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:47:00 -0000

Next Game

Iowa St. Cyclones
@ Iowa Hawkeyes

Saturday, Sep 13, 2008, 11:05 AM CDT
Kinnick Stadium

Radio: CRN, Sirius 123

TV: Big Ten Network

Full Iowa stats after the jump...

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LIKELY STARTERS

OFFENSE	#	POS.
Austen Arnaud	4	QB
Derrick Catlett	84	TE
Doug Dedrick	75	LT
Reggie Stephens	73	LG
Mike Knapp	52	C
Ben Lamaak	63	RG
Matt Hulbert	67	RT
Alexander Robinson	33	RB
Sedrick Johnson	2	WR
RJ Sumrall	5	WR
Marquis Hamilton	82	WR

DEFENSE	#	POS.
Rashawn Parker	29	WE
Michael Tate	81	DT
Nate Frere	62	NG
Kurtis Taylor	47	DE
Michael Bibbs	14	SLB
Jesse Smith	54	MLB
Fred Garrin	43	WLB
Chris Singleton	11	CB
Leonard Johnson	23	CB
Brandon Hunley	20	SS
James Smith	2	FS

SPECIALISTS	#	POS.
Michael Brandtner	-	P
Grant Mahoney	21	PK
Devin McDowell	17	KR/PR
Leonard Johnson	23	KR/PR
Derec Schmidgall	24	H
Dakota Zimmerman	37	DS

		Passing									Rushing					Sacks
	G	Rating	Comp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/G	Y/A	TD	INT	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL
Ricky Stanzi	2	200.3	17	24	70.8	252	126.0	14.8	3	0	7	52	26.0	7.4	0	-	-
Jake Christensen	2	148.8	17	27	63.0	221	110.5	13.0	2	1	4	1	0.5	0.3	0	-	-
Marvin McNutt	1	-5.3	1	3	33.3	10	10.0	10.0	0	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	-	-

Rushing

		Rushing						Receiving
	G	Rush	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Y/G	Avg	Lng	TD
Shonn Greene	2	35	239	119.5	6.8	0	2	1	-3	-1.5	-3.0	0	0
Jewel Hampton	2	19	122	61.0	6.4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ricky Stanzi	2	7	52	26.0	7.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paki O' Meara	2	10	43	21.5	4.3	0	2	2	27	13.5	13.5	0	0
Andy Brodell	2	1	24	12.0	24.0	0	0	3	31	15.5	10.3	0	0
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos	2	1	6	3.0	6.0	0	0	6	119	59.5	19.8	0	1
Jake Christensen	2	4	1	0.5	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marvin McNutt	1	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Receiving

		Receiving
	G	Rec	Yds	Y/G	AVG	Lng	TD
Shonn Greene	2	1	-3	0	-3.0	0	0
Paki O' Meara	2	2	27	0	13.5	0	0
Andy Brodell	2	3	31	0	10.3	0	0
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos	2	6	119	0	19.8	0	1
Brandon Myers	2	7	103	0	14.7	0	2
Allen Reisner	2	3	66	0	22.0	0	0
Colin Sandeman	2	3	56	0	18.7	0	2
DeMarco Paine	2	3	16	0	5.3	0	0
Ben Evans	1	2	20	0	10.0	0	0
Paul Chaney Jr.	1	2	19	0	9.5	0	0
Don Nordmann	1	1	10	0	10.0	0	0

Kicking

		Field Goals								PAT
	G	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	FGM	FGA	PCT	XPM	XPA	PCT	pts
Daniel Murray	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	100.0%	3	3	100.0%	6
Daniel Murray	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	nan%	3	3	100.0%	3
Trent Mossbrucker	1	-	-	-	-	-	0	1	0.0%	3	3	100.0%	3
Trent Mossbrucker	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	100.0%	2	2	100.0%	8

Chim Kadima Is Your Newest Cyclone

CrossCyed — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:38:52 -0000

Iowa State men's basketball coach Greg McDermott picked up his second commitment for the 2010 basketball class with a verbal from Wisconsin high schooler Chim Kadima.

Kadima clocks in a 6-3, 185. He is a guard who has not yet received a rating from either Rivals or Scout.

Rivals Info

Scout Info

In case you wondered, Chim is short for Chimankinda.

SB Nation User Blog: CrossCyed

"I see this as a place that's a sleeping giant," Chizik said. "I love who the people are. These are...

Phillip Bates to Transfer

"I don't like feeling like the little boy at the grocery store, when they pat you on the head and...

Cyclones Pick Up Two More FB Commits

Week 6 Blogpoll Ballot

Gameday: Kansas @ Iowa State

Next Game

What's At Stake Tomorrow?

Gameday: Iowa State @ UNLV

Next Game

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Passing

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Receiving

Kicking

Gameday: Iowa State @ Iowa

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Chim Kadima Is Your Newest Cyclone