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2009 prospect Evan Anderson has named his final eight, including ISU. Wisconsin is the favorite. Schools include: Boston College, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, UCLA, Wisconsin, and Marquette. UNC and UCLA are the only schools on the list yet to offer. Anderson is the #5 prospect nationally on Rivals.

It's been a while since I've seen Eggy's name. Thanks, Cheat.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 16, 2007 -> 11:28 AM) WTF? ISU beats Iowa?! After losing to the Kent State Golden Flashes and a I-AA team at home?!?! I got sooooo sunburnt yesterday. I want to die.

Solid.

I saw both of his Scrubs appearances last nite....good stuff.

You Will Suffer Humiliation When The Sports Team From My Area Defeats The Sports Team From Your Area The Onion As you can see from the calendar, the game is coming up this weekend. I'm sure you are as excited for it as I am, as our cities are rivals and have been for quite some time. Your confidence in your team is high, but rest assured, you will suffer humiliation when the sports team from my area defeats the sports team from your area. On numerous occasions, you have expressed the conviction that your area's sports team will be victorious. I must admit that every time I hear you make this proclamation, I react with both laughter and disbelief. "Ha!" I say to myself with laughter. "What?!" I say to myself in disbelief. How could you believe that your sports team could beat my sports team? It is clear that yours is inferior in every way. When the sporting contest begins, the players on your team will be treated as though they are inconsequential. It will be remarkably easy for my team to accumulate more points than yours. There are many reasons for this, starting with the inferior physical attributes of the players representing your area. Strength, speed, and agility are just three of the qualities that the players on the team from your area lack. The players representing my area, on the other hand, have these traits in abundance. I would not be a bit surprised if the individuals on the team from your area were sexually attracted to members of their own gender. That is how ineffective they are on the field of battle. Underscoring your team's inferiority is its choice of colors. It is ludicrous to believe that your team's colors inspire either respect or fear. Instead, they appear to have been chosen by someone who is colorblind or, perhaps, bereft of sight altogether. The colors for my team, on the other hand, are aesthetically pleasing when placed in proximity to one another. They are a superior color combination in every way. While we are on the subject of aesthetics, let us compare the respective facilities in which our teams play. While my team's edifice is blessed with architectural splendor and the most modern of amenities, yours is a thoroughly unpleasant place in which to watch a sporting contest. I know of what I speak, for I once attended a game between our respective teams in your facility. Let's just say the experience left me wishing that my car was inoperable that day due to mechanical problems, rendering it impossible for me to get to your area to attend the game. If you need another reason why the sporting franchise representing my area is superior, look no further than the supporters for the two sides. Not only are the supporters of the team from my region more spirited, but they are also more intelligent and of finer breeding than you and the rest of your ilk. In addition, the female supporters of the team from my area possess more attractive countenances and figures than yours. Some of the women from my side that I have observed could make a living by posing for pictures for major men's magazines. The women who cheer for your team, I'm afraid, are far too unattractive to do so. One of the more pathetic aspects of the team from your area is the fact that only people in your immediate area possess an affinity for it. By means of contrast, the team from my area inspires loyalty and affection in individuals who live in many other geographic locations. To illustrate this point, let me tell a brief story: Recently, I was on vacation in an area of the country far away from my own, and I saw many individuals wearing items of clothing that bore the insignia of my team. I approached one such individual and asked him if he originated from my area. He said no, explaining that he simply liked the team from my area and had for many years. Interestingly enough, during this trip, I saw no clothing or other paraphernalia bearing the insignia of your team. Do you still doubt that the team from your area is inferior to the one from mine? Just look at our teams' respective histories. In the past, we have defeated you on any number of occasions. Granted, there were times when your team beat my team, but those were lucky flukes. The day of the game will soon be at hand. And no matter how hard you pray to a higher power or how many foam accoutrements you wear in support of the team from your area, your team will be defeated. We will win and you will lose. This is your fate. Prepare for humiliation. It shall be upon you at the designated hour.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 13, 2007 -> 01:46 PM) Rivera is a douche and there is a reason he got fired and took a lesser job the year after being the DC of a Super Bowl team, but he's right about Rex. To be fair, that Super Bowl team was the Bears.

Terry Ryan won't be our GM, that's for sure.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 08:39 PM) Sure as hell doesn't seen too humble. You don't hear Tiger Woods talking like that. Sounds like what he's talking about what drives him to be his best.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 08:09 PM) --- "No. 2, No. 3 -- it doesn't matter much," Federer said. "It's No. 1 that matters. That's how it goes." --- "He had his chances today, many of them," Federer said. "You could sing a song about it." --- "New guys challenging me -- this is my biggest motivation out there," Federer said. "Seeing them challenging me, and then beating them in the finals." Gracious? None of that seems out of line.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 07:01 PM) Haha, I'm no fascist. I am unwilling to change anyone's content beyond making the headlines better and the writing better, but the message will always be intact, whatever the author wants that to be. Yeah.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 12, 2007 -> 03:28 PM) I would hate for them to cancel the Iowa-ISU game, just as I would any good rivalry games like that. They are always a huge fan draw, and help both programs draw more interest. Besides, I doubt they drop it. There's just something odd about this rivalry.

"You ain't tryin' if you ain't cheatin'," said Iowa receiver James Cleveland, who admits stretching the rulebook a little, too.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 11:25 PM) You can never trust a guy name Van De Velde. They're always dragging things out much longer than they need to be. To tell you the truth, I'd rather they dropped Iowa State, and picked up a revolving date with some Big 12 schools. Missouri left them in the lurch last season. (I think to get Illinois on their schedule) But I'd like to see them play a home and home with Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, A&M, and maybe even Kansas before I'd like to see them play Iowa State again. On another note. I'd love to see the Big Ten and Big 12 take the weekend before the NFL season starts and play a couple of "neutral site" games in the heart of Big 10 and Big 12 country. There's a bajillion issues preventing it from happening, but I'd love to see 2-3 games go off in one weekend that pitted real football teams from real football conferences against each other. They could even do it the final week before the conference schedule opened up if they played at some of the indoor facilities like Ford, HHH, and Reliant. It'd even be good if they could do it with the SEC, add in the Georgia and Super Domes, though I'd rather see B10/B12. Yeah, it wouldn't kill me if they axed the rivalry either. ISU-Minnesota would be a series I would love to see.

Boo.

Awesome.

Here's the article talking about the schools.... I'm not sure why Iowa is so hesitant towards a deal extension, but I really doubt if either side backs out.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Sep 11, 2007 -> 03:12 PM) Not a chance in hell. You a winna. Ha. Ha. Ha.

Wow, wonder what this means for Seneca.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 04:06 PM) Maybe McCarney was a lot better than everyone thought. He had ISU playing pretty well considering the history of the program before he got there. Still, ISU is going to be desperate when they play Iowa so anything can happen. I hope Iowa will be able to improve to 3-0. I'm really excited based on Christensen's improvement, a very strong defense, and what I think is a good rushing tandum (Simms/Young). McCarney wasn't going to take the program any further than it was. His staff had grown complacent and he had the option of saving his job if he cleared out some of his staff. He chose to resign. BTW, word is Iowa wants out of the ISU game after 2010. ISU contends that they are set up through 2020.

Diante Garrett and Lucca Staiger are gonna be mighty fun to watch.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 01:01 PM) Like I said, I certainly prefer other players to Owens. But when I say "OK", I am saying I think Owens can get on base at a .330-.350 clip, which is only slightly higher than what he is doing since his July callup (which is .327). Add to that some significant speed and basestealing talent, and good defense in CF (other than a sub-standard arm), and if he is your Plan C or D, that ain't too bad. Let's just hope we don't get to Plan D. That seems to be where we differ - you think he can get on base at .315, I think he can do 20 or 30 more points than that in his first full season. His hitting keeps improving, and he is taking more walks also. That isn't spectacular, but a significant improvement from what we've gotten out of the position in recent years (especially when you tack on the stolen bases). And I disagree with whomever said he isn't a CF. He looks pretty decent out there to me, and his arm has been bothered by a slight injury. He's is certainly no Rowand or Hunter or Anderson, but he's about league average and he's improving as time goes on. That was me and I continue to think he's a substandard CF. He's passable, but there's a dramatic dropoff from BA and Erstad to him. His arm has been that weak forever though.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 12:07 PM) Oh come on now. I know people here aren't big Owens fans for the most part, but jeez, the guy has done pretty well since his recent call-up, continues to improve his hitting and has been a pleasant surprise on defense. It amazes me that people wanted BA to keep playing all year while never reaching .200, and some of those same people wrote off Owens before he even got here (despite that he has been far more productive than Anderson was his first year). Believe me, I'd rather have Rowand or Hunter or someone else high caliber out there in CF in 2008, and have Owens as the 4th OF, if that situation can work. But if we can't get that done, I think Owens will probably do OK in a full season out there. He would probably be better than we got out of the CF position offensively in 2005, 2006 or 2007. One of the big problems is Jerry isn't a centerfielder. It'd be a lot easier to put up with it if he didn't quadruple hop throws to the cutoff man.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2007 -> 09:02 AM) Seriously, this Chizik guy seems to be doing his best Jim Walden impersonation. They aren't his players.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Sep 9, 2007 -> 11:43 AM) sorry Heads but I have to rub it in since I go to UNI, but what happened last night with ISU? I heard UNI pretty much manhandled them, I wasn't there though. Bret Meyer sucks. Our defensive line sucks. Our kicker sucks. Our blocking is bad. We were smaller than UNI. Bret Meyer is not good. Todd Blythe was thrown to 3 times.