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    FOUL!!! Exhibits #1,104 and#1,105

    I waited a couple of days to post this because I wanted to re-watch the two shots thatI angling to mention here. If anybody still thinks that just playing tough defense gives you better odds than fouling to protect a 3 point lead in the final seconds I offer asExhibits #1,104 and 1,105 in favor...
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    Sacred Heart-Griffin Coach Ken Leonard

    Legendary Illinois high school football coach Ken Leonard, who has the most wins in the history of IHSA football coaches and who is an ISU alum, closed out his career by adding another State Championship in a relatively easy win over Providence Catholic in tonight's Class 4a title game.
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    jbird recovery

    After 3 weeks in St. John's Hospital (Springfield) that included neurosurgery, last Friday I was transferred to Kirby Hospital (Monticello). I am currently scheduled to be here thru November 30 on I.V. antibiotics and getting physical/occupational therapy. Bottom line is that I'm not dead yet...
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    UCLA and USC

    If UCLA and USC join the Big Ten in 2024, as they are negotiating to do, it has the potential to cost ISU a lot of money if the addition of at least one more Big Ten conference football game(s) causes our non-con buy games at Iowa and at the illini to be scrubbed; it won't affect this Fall's...
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    Basketball season ticket "seat license" fee????

    I'm sure that this is the first year that the Athletic Department has charged a $50 fee for the privilege of ordering season basketball tickets. Can you imagine if they rolled that out during the last couple of years of the Muller era? Personally, I have no problem paying the fee, and I'm in...
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    Cooper Kupp

    FWIW, during the Super Bowl I was reminded that Cooper Kupp was at Eastern Washington when the Redbirds beat them on the way to Frisco in the 2014-25 playoff run.
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    someone wake up goredbirds.com

    NOTE TO ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT: If your website is going to make a big production about the Family Day football game Saturday at 1:00, perhaps be alert enough to not state that the opponent is Butler.......at least as of 11:00 a.m. today (Monday) that is what's on the website..
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    45 years

    1976...........the last time that the March Madness field did not include either Duke or Kentucky. Two years later, they played each other in the title game (with Bob Bender a guard on the Duke squad). Many of you may already know that Bender has the trivia resume' of having played for two...
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    FCS Coaches Poll

    In the FCS Coaches' Poll, 'Birds are #7..........not even necessary to mention who is #1..........Northern Iowa #5; South Dakotie State #12. Based on the vote totals among "others receiving votes," North Dakota #26 and SIU #27. Last season's two vanquished playoff opponents are Central Arkansas...
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    National telecasts close out season

    According to AD website, the season's close-out games next Friday and Saturday are on ESPNU and CBS SportsNetwork, respectively.
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    bradley@UNI

    Bradley takes on A.J. Green in Cedar Falls tonight in ESPNU.
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    Vote Courtney in volleyball

    Courtney Pence is in the mix for the "Senior Class Award" in volleyball. You can vote (I believe one vote per device)at www.seniorclassaward.com
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    Fed Court upholds Transfer Sit-out rule

    Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (headquartered in Chicago) upheld the NCAA rule requiring transfers to sit out a season before being eligible on their new team. I'm posting it on the football board because the case that went up to the Seventh Circuit was brought by...
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    O'Shaughnessy today

    Featured on a crunching block during Jacksonville's first series today.
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    R.I.P. Keith Jackson

    Whoa Nellie! First play-by-play announcer of Monday Night Football.
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    R.I.P. Dick Enberg

    Died at age 82. Play-by-play voice of college basketball on TV during late 70s and early 80s. Also called Rose Bowls and other big time sporting events.
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    David

    No protective boot on David tonight, but unlikely that he is ready to play.......he is not participating in pregame drills.
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    UNI ads during IHSA playoffs

    FWIW, I am watching IHSA football championships on NBC Sports-Chicago, and Univ. of Northern Iowa has bought ad time; I wonder if State Your Passion gave any consideration to the opportunity.
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    Valley Player of the Week: Kewshawn

    I don't know if this was mentioned in an individual post under a different thread, but this award comes as no surprise.
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    What does retired number mean?

    Among the Redbirds football greats who have been honored by having their uniform number retired are Bill Nelson (#72), Estus Hood (#8) and Mike Prior (#15). On this year's roster redshirt freshman OL Garrett Hirsch is #72 and redshirt freshman RB Jordan Birch is #8. A couple of seasons ago...
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