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Information on this weekends football visitors

By on Oct 6, 2006

– Here is some additional information on the recruits visiting this weekend courtesy of Cyclone Nation and Cyclone Report.

DE Nickaro Golding

Offers: Purdue, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa State, Kansas State, Boston College, Colorado

LB Kendale Farlow

Offers: Iowa State, Nebraska, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan

C Kyle Dooley

Offers: Arizona State, Colorado State, Iowa State, TCU

OT Gerald Parker

Offers: Nebraska and Southern Mississippi
Rated as the # 44 juco prospect in the nation by Rivals

CB Damilyn Tanner

No offers yet as he is probably an academic risk. He is rated as a four star prospect by Scout and is rated the #38 juco prospect in the country by Rivals

S Gary Chandler and LB Larry Asante visited last weekend. Chandler is the #4 juco and Asante is the #10 juco in the nation according to Rivals.

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Iowa Hawkeyes Had A Bad Day Video

By on Oct 6, 2006

– This is an Iowa State website, but it is always fun to take a few jabs at the Hawkeyes.

Here is a video that an Ohio State fan put together summarizing last weekends game. Nice work Buckeye fan!

Click on the picture to play the video.

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Official ABC Coverage Map – Iowa State vs Nebraska

By on Oct 6, 2006

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Map courtesy of www.espn.com

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ISU Football Visitors – October 6th (Iowa State – Nebraska)

By on Oct 6, 2006

– Here is a list of football visitors that will be attending Saturday’s game.

Current Commits:

RB Jamicah Bass – El Camino CC (California)
OL Grant Garner – Mesquite, Texas
QB Phillip Bates – Omaha, NE (North)
TE Ben Cotton – Ames, IA (Ames)
DE Will Eilert – Grinnell, IA (Grinnell)
WR Alex Sandvig – West Des Moines, IA (Valley)

Juco Visitors:

RB Jamicah Bass – El Camino CC (California)
DT Brandon Bates – Northeast Mississippi CC (Mississippi)
OG Eric Benoit – Compton CC (California)
OT Gerald Parker – Compton CC (California)
OG Elridge Sims – Compton CC (California)
CB Da’milyn Tanner – El Camino CC (California)
LB Brandon Whittie – Coahoma CC (Mississippi)

Notable High School Visitors:

WR Zane Abner – Atkinson, NE
SS Jordan Bernstine – Des Moines, IA
C Kyle Dooley – Papillion, NE
LB Jared Evridge – Papillion, NE
LB Kendale Farlow – Evanston, IL
LB Sean Fisher – Omaha, NE
DE Nickaro Golding – Evanston, IL
LB Justin Swedburg – Axtell, NE
LB Chucky Thompson – Omaha, NE
OG Brian Thorson – Omaha, NE

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Do you get the Game? Iowa State – Nebraska Coverage Map

By on Oct 4, 2006

– Here is a look at the coverage map of the Iowa State – Nebraska game. This map was provided by ESPN Gameplan.

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Picture of the Great Cyclone – Ellis Hobbs

By on Oct 4, 2006

– Here is a recent photo of Ellis Hobbs in the New England locker room wearing an Iowa State football t-shirt. Hobbs sat out the game last week against the Bengals with an injury. The Patriots will take on the Miami Dolphins this week.

Ellis Hobbs proudly wears his Cyclone football t-shirt
Picture Courtesy of www.cbs.sportsline.com

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Iowa State – Nebraska Game Preview

By on Oct 3, 2006

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Iowa State Offense vs Nebraska Defense / Nebraska Offense vs Iowa State Defense
Iowa State Special Forces vs Nebraska Special Teams / Overall Breakdown
 
Overall Breakdown:
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Iowa State Offense vs. Nebraska Defense

Iowa State should be able to expose a Nebraska secondary that gave up more than 400 yards last week to Kansas. The Cyclones have a more talented quarterback and a stronger and deeper receiving corps than the Jayhawks. Jon Davis had a breakout game last week against UNI and he should be fired up to play Nebraska this week. The ISU offensive line has struggled allowing 14 sacks on the year, but the blackshirts of Nebraska have also struggled getting to the quarterback with only 7 sacks in 5 games. Iowa State will also be able to move the ball on the ground, but if Iowa State is going to beat Nebraska they are going to have to do it in the air.
Slight Advantage:

Nebraska Offense vs. Iowa State Defense

Nebraska should be effective running the ball on the Cyclones. Iowa State will do its best to stop the run, but the fact that Northern Iowa ran for 176 yards last week doesn’t instill confidence. Nebraska has four quality running backs that will pound the inexperienced Cyclone defense. Zac Taylor completed less than 50% of his passes last week but he made the most of his 15 completions. The Cornhuskers averaged 26.3 yards per completion. The Cyclones have done a great job of taking away the deep pass, so if Nebraska is going to be effective in the passing game they will probably have to hit on short and intermediate passes.
Heavy Advantage:

Iowa State Special Forces vs. Nebraska Special Teams

Iowa State needs to win the special teams this week to beat Nebraksa. Ryan Baum made a big play last week, but UNI also made a big play when they recovered Baum’s fumble on the ensuing punt. Baum should have a good opportunity again this week against an average punter and punt coverage unit. The kickers haven’t had much work this season, but their is a good chance that one of these kickers will have to make a big kick that could determine the outcome.
Slight Advantage:

 

 

 

 


Iowa State Cyclones vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

Turnover Margin
Iowa State: minus 1
Nebraska: plus 5

This is a game that Cyclone fans have had circled for a long time. If Iowa State is going to challenge for the Big 12 North title this year they have to win this game. The Cyclones came out flat last week against UNI, but that shouldn’t be a problem this weekend. The Cyclones will be fired up for this game, especially Nebraska natives Stevie Hicks, Jon Davis and Caleb Berg. I expect both offenses to put up alot of points this Saturday. The Cornhuskers will use a balanced attack to move the ball on Iowa State. The Cyclones will throw early and often and go after cornerback Cortney Grixby who was picked on last week. This game is evenly matched and should be another great game between these two schools. I think it will come down to who wants this game more and I think that will be the Cyclones.

Overall – Slight Advantage:

 

Now you know what I think. Let me know what you think. What are your predictions for the game?

For more information on ISU sports and additional coverage of the Iowa State-Nebraska game visit www.isuisu.com

 

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Iowa State Cyclones 2006 – Football

By on Sep 30, 2006

Below you will find photo galleries from Iowa State’s 2006 football season. We have photos from the game, from the stands, and from some of the pregame festivities. Find Iowa State Cyclone football photos from 2006 where the Cyclones faced opponents such as Missouri, UNLV, UNI and more!

Iowa State Cyclones Vs. Missouri Tigers 2006:

Iowa-state-2006The Cyclones beat the Missouri Tigers 21- 16 in a tight game on November 18th, 2006. Ryan Kock rushed for 179 yards on 32 carries and added two TDs, as the Cyclones came from behind to beat rival Missouri Tigers in front of a packed crowd at Jack Trice Stadium. Find a lot of pictures of Cyclone Head Coach Dan McCarney, as it was coach McCarney’s last football game as head coach. Check out Iowa State Vs. Missouri pictures from 2006.

Iowa State Cyclones Vs. UNLV Rebels 2006:

iowa-state-2006-2The Cyclones defeated UNLV 16-10 at home on September 9, 2006. The game concluded on a controversial play that resulted in no touchdown for the Rebels, and consequently lost the game for them. The Rebels, on their last play of the game, threw the ball up for grabs in the endzone and a Rebel receiver caught the ball out of bounds thus resulting in no TD. Cyclone RB Stevie Hicks led the way for the Cyclones, as he rushed 23 times for 109 yards and 1 touchdown. See the Iowa State Vs. UNLV 2006 football photos.

Iowa State Cyclones Vs. UNI Panthers 2006:

iowa-state-2006-3Iowa State defeated in-state rival UNI 28-27 at Jack Trice Stadium in front of a record 55,518 fans in attendance. Brett Meyer threw for 323 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Cyclones as they came back to beat the Panthers by 1 point with a minute left. Check out these photos from the Iowa State Vs. UNI 2006 football game now!

Iowa State Cyclones Vs. Toledo 2006:

iowa-state-2006-5The Cyclone season opener was a thriller for the Cyclone fans as the Iowa State Cyclones edged out the Toledo Rockets 45-43 in the third overtime.  Brett Meyer had a big day, as he was 17 of 24 for 240 yards and two touchdowns, and added 68 yards rushing with 3 rushing TDs. Brett Meyer scored the winning touchdown and the Cyclone defense stopped a 2 point conversion from Toledo to seal the victory. Iowa State Vs. Toledo 2006 football photos.

Iowa State Cyclones Vs. Colorado Buffaloes 2006:

iowa-state-2006-4Iowa State Cyclones traveled to Boulder, Colorado on November 11 and fell short to the Buffaloes and lost 16-33.  Colorado carried a 1-9 record into the game and flat out played the Cyclones as the Cyclone defense gave up over 450 yards to the Buffaloes offense. Colorado Kicker Mason Crosby had a huge game, as he was a perfect 6-6 total on PATs and field goals. He hit 4 field goals and 2 extra points in the Buffaloes’ win. Find photos from the Iowa State Vs. Colorado 2006 football game.

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Cyclone Notes – September 29, 2006

By on Sep 30, 2006

– The ISU basketball program will have an additional visitor this weekend. Jordan Dykstra a 6 foot 8 inch ninth grader from small town Iowa will be visiting Iowa State unofficially this weekend.

In addition to the three big time recruits for the basketball program there will be two big time football visitors this weekend as well. We really need these guys, show them love Cyclone fans.

LB Larry Asante (Coffeyville Community College)

S Gary Chandler (Coffeyville Community College)

Other football visitors this weekend include:

ISU commits: QB Phillip Bates, DE Will Eilert and WR Alex Sandvig

OG Brock Rodriguez (2007 recruit) out of Claremont, Oklahoma

LB Sean Fisher (2008 recruit) out of Millard North, Nebraska. He was here for the UNLV game as well.

Three other 2008 Nebraska targets were at the UNLV game as well:

LB Justin Swedberg (Axtell)
OG Brian Thorson (Millard North)
OG Michael Yardley (Lincoln)

Scout Team Players of the Week (Texas week)
Offense – Alexander Robinson
Defense – Derek Schmidgall
Special Teams – Nick Campbell

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Greater Des Moines Cyclone Club Notes – John Skladany (September 29th)

By on Sep 29, 2006

– If you are not a member of the Greater Des Moines Cyclone Club, I highly recommend that you join today. The club does a great job of getting coaches to town for these lunches and raises a significant amount of money for Iowa State.

For more information on the club visit: http://www.DMCyClub.com

John Skladany was the featured speaker at the Greater Des Moines Cyclone Club luncheon today at the University Holiday Inn in Des Moines. I really enjoyed listening to him and the fans in attendance asked some great questions and he gave some great answers. Here are a few notes from the luncheon.

James Smith will not be back this week against UNI and he is questionable next week for Nebraska as well. Skladany says it about makes him cry that we don’t have Smith back at strong safety.

I talked to him after the luncheon was over and he talked about how the losses of Robertson, Taylor and Smith have really hurt this team. He felt really good about where they were on defense prior to those losses. He didn’t make any excuses, he explained how this happens to alot of teams and the guys that are playing just have to get better.

Defensive Line Comments

Travis Ferguson has been back practicing and should play some tomorrow night. He seemed to light up a little bit when talking about Ferguson, but he said that he needs to show it in game situations.

He also has high hopes for Stephon Dale. Originally they thought he might grow a little more (285-290) and play on the inside, now they think his best position is going to be defensive end. He seems to be the front runner to take over for Moorehead after this year.

Linebacker Comments

In regards to the linebackers he mentions that they are all getting better as the year goes along. All three guys are relatively new to the positions they are playing. Tyrone McKenzie is still learning to play at MIKE, he was originally slated to play at WILL prior to Robertson being suspended. Adam Carper has really been coming on strong these past weeks and just a couple years ago he was playing quarterback. He joked that Alvin Bowen leads the country in tackles, but he also leads the country in missed tackles.

When they got off of the bus last week in Austin he said it was really miserable, hot and humid. Skladany pulled the three back-up linebackers (Fred Garrin, Jesse Smith, Josh Raven) to the side and said you guys are going to have to play tomorrow. He said there eyes got as big as saucers and he didn’t think they probably slept much the night before the game. It ended up being a good experience for them as they played in the game and they realized they could play with the likes of Texas.

He singled out Fred Garrin as having tremendous potential. Coach said that he likes to hit and he will hit anyone. Freddy has alot of speed and energy, it is just a matter of channeling that speed and energy within the system. Skladany mentioned a blitz drill they ran this past week that Garrin went all out but not within the scheme. After receiving some constructive criticism from Skladany, Garrin told his coach to watch him the next time as he was going to make a play.

Secondary Comments

He prasied the play of Chris Singleton and feels that Chris has taken some major steps these past two weeks. The third cornerback still seems to be somewhat of a concern. He really likes what the two youngsters have shown (Drenard Williams and Devin McDowell) but they need to be more consistent and show that they “get it”.

He has also been encouraged by the play of Jon Banks and thinks he his really starting to grasp what they want him to do. They singled him up with Scott Chandler in the Iowa game and he thought he did some nice things in that game.

The loss of James Smith has affected more than just the secondary. Caleb Berg has been a real star on special teams but coach mentioned how they are running him ragged playing the entire game at safety and on all of the special teams. They made the decision to pull him off of some special teams and it has hurt the special teams some. He said Caleb is busting his butt trying to get better at safety, but he is struggling some on passing situations.

When James Smith gets healthy it will really help this team, he will be able to help out at safety and he is also good enough to play some nickel on throwing downs. It could also allow Caleb Berg to go back to playing on the special teams units that he excels in.

He said he was disappointed that they didn’t get Jason Harris in the game last week, but he really hopes to get him in the game this week. Harris is the fastest guy in the secondary and he relayed to me that they had a tackling drill earlier this week and Jason is not afraid to stick his head in there and hit people.

Brandon Hunley also saw his first action against Texas. Coach was disappointed that Brandon didn’t make a play on the Texas second half touchdown.

Younger Players

The youngsters he mentioned as standing out were Josh Johnson, Austin Alburtis, Bailey Johnson, Devin McDowell and Drenard Williams.

I asked him if either Alexander Robinson or Mitchell Moore have seen any time on defense. He said that Robinson was another guy that really looks good on the scout team. Skladany was telling Tony Alford that he was really impressed with Alexander and Tony told him to forget about it and that he wasn’t getting him on defense.

Someone asked about Sandvig and he said he thinks he will definitely play in the future. He is really fast and athletic and Skladany really loves his heart.

Recruiting

There are two big time juco recruits in town this weekend for the game. He didn’t mention them by name, but the two players he is referring to are out of Coffeyville Community College in Kansas:

LB Larry Asante and S Gary Chandler

I should have more information on other football recruits visiting this weekend in a few hours.

Coach Skladany also mentioned that LB coach Shawn Simms has been in California the past couple days combing the junior colleges for talent.

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