How the Big 12 Could Be the New Big East
The college football landscape is in turmoil as an eight-team conference scrambles to hold on to power and relevance among the new world order. No, I’m not talking about the Big 12 in 2021. I’m […]
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Re-alignment Realities: What options do B12 schools have?
Week after week, terrible headline after terrible headline, Iowa State fans are bombarded with news of Armageddon in the college football world. Every headline from The Athletic (who does not have a dedicated writer for […]
Let’s look forward, Nebraska
The future doesn’t have to be bleak for Nebraska. Nebraska is still one of the great brands in the sport, but looking back is not going to fix the problem moving forward. […]
Matinee Baseball -Super Bowl Buffet
With the Super Bowl coming up we thought it would be nice to put all our Football podcasts in one spot for you to get you ready for the big game. Matinee Baseball 2.11 : […]
Ranking Every Iowa State Football Win in the Matt Campbell Era
I’ve been trying to put my feelings into words about a top-10 Iowa State Cyclone football team and the progress this program has made under coach Matt Campbell, but words have escaped me. There’s nothing […]
Culture Check 2.3: Community
Arnold Woods and Emily Cornell continue on talking about tv shows by chatting about NBC’s Community.
Old Man’s Strength: 2.03 – Forgiveness
Tim and Chris talk to Ken Miller The Godfather of DSM sports radio about his and Chris’s unlikely friendship and their history with Marty Tirrell. We hope you enjoy this story of good things come […]
Sports & Corks 3.4: Nia Dennis Stan Podcast
Emily and Emily chat about college basketball rumblings and tumblings. They briefly touch on the last weekend of the NFL before the big one. They share many updates about women’s soccer, hockey and gymnastics (because […]
Old Man’s Strength: 2.01 Silver Linings
Tim Johnson and Chris Shipley are just a couple of old dudes who came together to talk about the way it used to be and the way it has to be now. They laugh, get […]
Being apolitical is ignorance, privilege, and cowardice.
Some people seem to wear their political disengagement as a badge of honor. In times such as we find ourselves in, it is anything but. Apathy in the face of the current American political landscape […]
A discussion about college football with ChatGPT
It’s time to see if the bot knows ball. I’ve asked ChatGPT a series of questions and quickly found that there are a lot of caveats involved with its dubious answers. Also, disappointingly, it can’t […]
Stupid Shit That Annoys Me
It’s been a tough year. That’s a long, emotional story for another day, but it’s an important backdrop for this post. One of the many lessons I have either learned or am actively trying to […]
Big Game Degenerate Energy!
It’s been a year since I’ve check in and I apologize for that, but we’re about to win a whole boatload of money! If memory serves, I led you all straight into a bear trap […]
The PAC16: An alternative history trip down memory lane.
Its June 2010. The Colorado Buffaloes have just joined the Pac Ten Conference and the Nebraska Cornhuskers have just joined the Big Ten Conference, following the Buffaloes’ departure. New Pac Ten Commissioner Larry Scott is […]
The Greatest Match Never Played
Phil Mickelson is no stranger to making outlandish claims, but on February 2nd, 2023 he unleashed maybe his boldest one up to that point. It started innocently, and somewhat bizarrely enough with a quote tweet […]
At the Heart of Hoops
Last week was a tough one for the Iowa State women’s basketball team and its fans. The Cyclones surprisingly stumbled against Kansas State and fell short in a home heartbreaker against Baylor. The 2022-2023 season […]
I’m alone and that is ok.
I’m in my 40s and single. I’ve been single, except for a couple of relationships in my early 20s. Since then it’s been a couple of flings here or there. One time there was a […]
Gookins Trends Championship Week
Buffalo has covered the spread in 5 of the last 6 games against Akron. North Texas and UTSA have gone under the total in 6 of the last 7 games against each other. Unranked underdogs […]
Gookin’s Trends Week Thirteen
Mississippi State and Ole Miss have gone under the point total in 16 of the last 20 games against each other, including each of the last 5. The underdog has also covered the spread in […]