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For 52 years, I strung sportsy words together for the DesMoinesRegister. Now, I pretty much hang out alongside a large lake in NW Iowa. #ouch

Okoboji, IA
Joined March 2009
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GameDay to Ames is official , Per source
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Iowa State students hollering One More Year as Bohannon shoots free throws.
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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."
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Charlie Kolar says he's planning to play in the Cheez-It Bowl.
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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.
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Baylor fan in the hotel elevator this morning: When did they move Iowa State to Kansas City?
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From Brock Purdy
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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."
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Jamie Pollard estimates based on ticket sales, more than 100 percent capacity at ISU home fb games in 2021. Tailgating returns, too
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Monte Morris getting up shots at Hilton.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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Deonte Burton waiting for flight in Des Moines this morning. He just got called up to the NBA. Heading to OKC.... too.
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Matt Campbell: Smartest thing Breece Hall ever did was become roommate with Brock Purdy and Mike Rose.
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Matt Campbell: I don’t think we put any goals and expectations, other than man, can we not be the laughing stock of college football.
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Looks like an ISU student was told to put away the Stripper pole-stripper-monkey sign he was holding up.
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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.
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Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose isn't getting enough national attention for just how good he is
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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.
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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.”
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Wonder what West Virginia’s former football coach has to say about that court storming?
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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.
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Just to be clear, I was not trampled by the crowd, I locked legs with someone,,,,, I think.
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B12 Ref that called the headscratching taunting on X, just got a "Come on, Man" mention on ESPN pre-game.
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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. "
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ESPN announcers for Saturday's ISU-Louisiana game: Tom Hart, pbp Mike Golic Sr., analyst Cole Cubelic, sideline
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A Des Moines high school football team finally will beat a team from suburbia. The 128-game losing streak is history. Roosevelt will beat Waukee.
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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.
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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."
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Tim Brando called Breece Hall best running back in college football. He’s right, and we knew that.
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Cyclones won the day - women’s basketball, football, men’s basketball.
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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.
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Allen Lazard in the house tonight. Sitting courtside in the Sukup section.
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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.
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Breece Hall to Jets with fourth pick of the second round. First RB to be drafted. First Big 12 players drafted.
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Baylor coach Scott Drew: I think everybody in the league knows when they're on, they're capable of being a Final Four team
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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
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Bill Self: Iowa State is the best offensive team in our league. They can go deep (in the NCAA)
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Iowa State overwhelms Iowa 73-53. 9-0. Brockington 28 points, 10 rebounds. This team is for real.
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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."
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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.
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Breece Hall and Mike Rose get Big 12 offensive and defensive player of week honors
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That’s what this is all about.
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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.
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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.
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Purdy says he;s coming back, too
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ISU women drawing big applause from Hilton men's crowd. Video board cuts into ISU-OkState women's game during timeouts.
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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”
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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.
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This easily is Iowa State's best all-around game since -- geez, I don't know.
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Breaking News: Home Depot trucks have pulled into Jack Trice Stadium, per Jamie Pollard
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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.
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Charlie Kolar is the best TE in the Big 12 and maybe all of college football. I don't need the Mackey Award finalist list to determine that.
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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.
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How good is the B12? Kansas, Baylor and Iowa State are 1-2-3 in Q1 wins... Kansas has 10, Baylor 9 and ISU 8.
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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
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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."
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Calm before Hilton South fans start arriving.
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Cam could have played. Told an assistant in the second half to keep Conditt in the game. He was playing well.
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Iowa State up to No, 7 on CFP ratings. Big jump from No. 9 last week. Winner of B12 title game might get in. Might.
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Iowa State fans that didn’t go to Austin appear to be headed to Maui.... Des Moines to Denver flight right now is mostly people wearing ISU gear.
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This was bigger than 2011 upset of Ok State.
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Iowa State's Breece Hall is the school's second consensus first-team AA. The first was TD. Jersey No. 28 is special.
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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.
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If OkState holds on to beat Texas, then if OU and #cyclones win remaining games, it’s Iowa State against Oklahoma in Big 12 title game
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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.
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Nick Nurse — from Carroll to the NBA Final!
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Chase Allen to reunite with former teammate David MOntgomery, if things go well as Bears free agent.
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Fred Hoiberg also reuniting with Nebraska golf coach Mark Hankins. They were roommates at Iowa State back in the day,
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Matt Campbell on QB-turned TE Easton Dean: "On or off the record, Easton’s going to be the best tight end we’ve ever had here."
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Matt Campbell: Kene has been through hell and back
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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.
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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.
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Monte Morris will be among Iowa State’s NBA guys at the Baylor game.
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David Montgomery is the Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year. Congrats to David
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Iowa State’s Izaiah Brockington is Big12 newcomer of week
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Looks like Iowa State receiver Tarique Milton will play today, He's missed the last five games.
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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.
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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.
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La'Michael Pettway: Iowa State beat Iowa State. Credit to Notre Dame and its defense, but at the end of the day, Iowa State beat Iowa State.
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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.
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Good morning from JerryWorld
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Cyclones football annual Victory Day is underway. It’s one of the coolest things I annually see.
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Iowa State's Mike Jacobson was just named Big 12 men's basketball scholar-athlete of the year. Melvin Ejim won it in 2013 and 2014.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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CHarlie Kolar is emotional, talking about how much he loves Brock Purdy.
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Cyclones upset Baylor. Fennelly best coaching season continues
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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.
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Oh yeah, that should have been goal-tending
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