Hoiberg after getting fired: "I didn't know what to do. I’d wake up, my wife would drag me to this yoga class that she does. I'd have coffee with my wife and her friends and we’d talk about the Real Housewives of something."
I’ve written this about a gazillion times: refs MUST be held accountable. They’ll be back at their hotels, as 18-to-22 year olds are in front of the media, owning up to what happened. Just not fair.
Matt Campbell on 2-point conversion try : "When I see Brock Purdy just keep making unbelievable plays. I’d rather put the game in his hands. I trust him. I believe in him He’s unbelievable."
Ref told X. Hutchinson he was flagged for high-stepping. Drum Majors high step, football players run with long strides. Worst call I’ve seen in a college game I’ve covered. Ever.
Steve Prohm shared a text from his wife:Terrible day,not a terrible life.Hard season,but a beautiful story.Awful chapter, but amazing book.Perspective is Jesus died was worst and best day in history.Looked like death, but it gave me life.Your mess matters.
Yankees mgr Aaron Boone: “That’s probably the greatest setting for a baseball game that I’ve ever been a part of.. It was awesome, Major League Baseball’s done an amazing job, creating that experience."
Matt Campbell: You're never promised in life your hopes and dreams. And the reality of it is, you got to go back in the dark and you've got to work and strain to become the best version of yourself that you can be.
When asked if the Big 12 planned to announce soon the likelihood of a conference-football-games-only plan, commissioner Bob Bowlsby responded to me one word: No.
FRAN FRASCHILLA ON ISU-KU Sat: This is one of the most underrated games of the college basketball season. It’s so early in conference play, that not as many people nationally realize just how good Iowa State has a chance to be.”
It’s time for all the politicians who have been using our state to push platforms for the last year or so — to put that on pause and tell us your plan to stop senseless school shooting.
Campbell on Dekkers final play: "Nobody knows, and that’s the problem. The question is, is he down? Is it targeting? They said they were only reviewing targeting. It looked like his knee was down, but I’m sure it’s anything else –we’ll get no clarification. "
Jeff Grayer just told me that his TCU-player son understands why pops is wearing ISU-logo'd clothing and sitting in the ISU section. "Once a Cyclone, always a Cyclone," the former great said.
As per ISU web site: ."Tom Manning, a teammate with Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell at Mount Union, and member of Campbell’s staff at Toledo from 2012-15 and Iowa State 2016-17, rejoins the Iowa State football staff as offensive coordinator/running game coordinator."
Flight attendant saw okoboji hoodie daughters bought me at Winter Games. ‘You should be proud to be from Iowa,” flight attendant said. “Caitlin Clark and Ashley Joens are rockin the college basketball scene .” They certainly are, I proudly replied. She said she’s an ISU grad.
Saturday could not have been any better for Iowa State men’s basketball: Hilton was a sellout rockin party that included lots of dancing, TJ was masterful on both the court and the podium in defending his program against KState’s absurd allegations, and his team beat Kansas.
Iowa State's Chase Allen at Sunday's Cheez-It Bowl presser: "This year, maybe we had different expectations at the start of the season, but I can tell you the guys in the locker room still pour our hearts and souls into every game."
Scott Drew: TJ should be up for national COY. The big turnaround. Guys continue to fight. Tonight’s a perfect example. A lot of teams when you’re down like that, last game, they could have rolled over. They didn’t.They had fight and resolve.We had to take it from them.
Gary Dolphin is one of my very best friends. I will forever be in his corner. He was available for me when my family was grieving, and I’ll always be there for him.
Seneca Wallace to The Register about Purdy breaking his record: “That’s the kind of stuff he has in him. He was outstanding. He is outstanding. He was very elusive at extending plays for us. He broke my record on my Hall of Fame Day. Good for him.”
We Iowans should not take for granted that we have two Top10 woman’s bb teams, coached by coaches who attended Iowa high schools, and led by former Iowa High School stars. That’d be
@ISUCoachFen
@LisaBluder
@ashleyjoens
@CaitlinClark22
David Montgomery:" We’re always looked down upon because we’re Iowa State – the old Iowa State. We don’t want to be that anymore. We want to change the program around. We’re in the process of doing that."
The Bears (per their web site) have activated former Iowa State tight end Chase Allen for today's game against the Bills at Soldier Field. Wind chill is expected to be -25 or so.
Overheard from Washington St. fan annoyed at long line to get into The Alamo: ‘Darn (or something like that) Iowa State fans think they own this place.’ Lemme help ya: ISU fans do temporarily own this place.
I just told Rocco’s parents that their son has been wonderful during postgame interviews, etc., after both wins and losses. It’s the truth. He’s as good off the field with media as he is on the field throwing passes.
Bill Self on ISU: They don’t have McDonald’s All-Americans like some schools are able to recruit. But by the time they’ve been at a place for a year or two, they end up being every bit as good as the heralded guys going to their respective schools”
Mike Gundy just called a reporter a "jack ass" on the teleconference for asking if the late Boone Pickens left the Oklahoma State coach a gift card for a haircut.
Offensive coordinator Tom Manning and strength and conditioning coach Dave Andrews are no longer at Iowa State, according to a Register source very close to the program. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reported the Manning part Friday morning.
I’m rewatching ISU win vs KU.... under appreciated in the
#cyclones
17-point win was the defensive job Mike Jacobson did vs Dedric Lawson in the first half.
TJ Otzelberger: We’re not going to apologize or worry about the fact that things didn’t go the way we wanted offensively. We’re going to focus on what we did great defensively
John Halilburton cried as OU coaches and the refs walked up and shook his son's hand. "It's tough, man," John said. "Thank God for my wife. When they told me Ty had to shut it down, I lost it."
Iowa State AD Jamie Pollard has been named president of the National Association of Collegiate Athletics Directors for the 2021-22 school year. Pollard is in his 17th year at Iowa State.
JJ Kohl to The Register at his signing this morning: Week and a half ago is when Michigan started contacting me. They reached out over the phone.I had a great connection with Matt Campbell. He was a big reason I committed to Iowa State He’s the head coach I want to play for.
Three State of Iowa teams in women’s NCAA tourney..all playing within the State of Iowa on opening weekend. Men’s regional in Des Moines. State of Iowa is NCAA Central.
Breece Hall, reflecting on Iowa State: Honestly, to think about it is kind of crazy. I’m a kid from Kansas that Coach Campbell believed in and the coaching staff believed in. I came here, and the rest is history.
Breece Hall on his roomie, Mike Rose: We always talk crap to each other. I always tell him that out of 10 times, that he’d only tackle me twice. He always says out of 10 times that he’d tackle me eight times. We’re real competitive with each other.
Mike Gundy on ISU: They are a very mature team with a lot of veterans. In my opinion, they’re the most veteran team in the league. They’re playing really good football, maybe as good as anyone in our league.
I’ve read various places this morning that
#Cyclones
Matt Campbell is one of the nation’s top ‘young’ coaches. What’s it going to take for people to leave out the word ‘young?’ Matt Campbell is among the nation’s top college coaches .... period.
Breece Hall's mom to me after he broke the record: Honestly, Breece was a phenomenal basketball player. I thought that’s what he was going to end up doing in college.
Here's Tyrese Haliburton's first postseason -- so far: 28p, 7 assists, 0 turnovers, 3 blocked shots, two steals, 11-for-15 fg, 6-for-9 3fg, 31.3 mins and a Big 12 tourney title. Not bad for a true freshman.
Ariz coach Sean Miller: “Iowa State’s missing not only an all-Big 12 performer, but a number of others that didn’t play. It’s to their credit that they’re as good as they were without them. When they get back, I fully expect them to make a run and get in the NCAA Tournament.”
I remember back when a national publication called Iowa State football the worst P5 job when Matt Campbell became head coach. Two consecutive
@Big12Conference
COY awards later..... I’d say it’s not a bad job.