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Tag: Football

  • The Cyclone Report Card: Quarter Three

    The Cyclone Report Card: Quarter Three

    Another three games, another 2-1 record. Fortunately for Cyclone fans, that means exceeding expectations as Iowa State is now bowl eligible at 6-3 with three games remaining.

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  • It’s Time, Bill

    It’s Time, Bill

    It’s time.

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  • Shaun’s Sportsball Summary

    Shaun’s Sportsball Summary

    Good afternoon Frenemies & Football Fans! Welcome back to another edition of the Sportsball Summary – I took last week off partially due to a bad case of crippling laziness – but mostly because I didn’t want to brag about the Jags again and curse it…(a lot of good that did). Since obviously that didn’t […]

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  • Cam Newton’s slant on women in sports journalism falls flat

    Cam Newton’s slant on women in sports journalism falls flat

    Cam Newton put his ass on display for the world in an interview with Panthers beat writer Jourdan Rodrigue on Wednesday afternoon. Let’s go to the tape:

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  • Why Sunday Ticket is Bad for the NFL

    Why Sunday Ticket is Bad for the NFL

    As most people agree, fall is the best season of the year, and football is a big reason why.

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  • Shaun’s Sportsball Summary

    Shaun’s Sportsball Summary

    Good Afternoon Frenemies & Football Fans! The Duval Dream was a lie – there is no such thing as Sacksonville. If you look on a map of Northeast Florida all you will find is Sadsonville, home of the Saduars. Unlike the previous Sunday, the events of week 2 brought me and the hundreds of other […]

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  • Shaun’s Sportsball Summary

    Shaun’s Sportsball Summary

    Good morning Frenemies & Football Fans! This past Monday I woke up with a certain pep back in my step. Sure, the world is burning and drowning almost impossibly & appropriately at the same time. And yes, the hopes of another National Championship for my Seminoles has most certainly been dashed…but none of that could […]

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  • The Vikings Cap Conundrum Part 2: How Will It Play Out?

    The Vikings Cap Conundrum Part 2: How Will It Play Out?

    Disclaimer this was written before Alex Boone was cut.  As it stands right now, Minnesota is about $11 million under the 2017 salary cap. Assuming that number rolls over into 2018 and we get a $10 million increase to the salary cap as overthecap.com predicts, Minnesota will go into 2018 with about $50 million in […]

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  • 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes: New Year, New Faces, New Roles.

    2017 Iowa Hawkeyes: New Year, New Faces, New Roles.

         You know the narrative that has followed Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa teams over the years. When they’re expected to do great things, they fall short of those expectations (see 2005, 2010, or 2016). When nobody is talking about them, they come out of nowhere to end up playing in a BCS bowl (2002, 2009, 2015). […]

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  • New Season of Social Justice and Sports

    New Season of Social Justice and Sports

    Everything from playing sports to consuming media about athletes, teams, coaches, and so on, contribute to the conversation about sports. With the amount of attention we dedicate to sports, it’s no wonder topics of social change have also entered the discussion. We’re entering a new season of football, which means we’re entering a new season […]

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