Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 04:14 AM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

TEXAS SIZED SNUB!
Texas Bowl selects Hawaii to fill Big 12 slot, leaves Iowa State in shock.

Ames, IA- Iowa State and Coach Mitchell got word late last night that Texas Bowl officials had chosen Hawaii to fill Big 12 slot rather than Iowa State.

Iowa State 6-6, 5-3 and positioned 5th in the Big 12 conference find themselves celebrating the holidays at home rather than at a bowl site.

“How do we go 5-3 in arguably one of the toughest conferences in the nation and not get selected to a bowl game? This team has fought tooth and nail to position themselves well inside the bowl pecking order and we get passed up by Kansas State and Colorado…two teams which we beat,” said Coach Mitchell! “We finished 5th in the conference, we had one really bad game all year which happened to be the last game of the season and we get penalized this heavily for it. I would say to all those bowl committee members out there, you messed up and you’ve robbed our seniors, who haven’t gone to a single bowl game since being at Iowa State, of an opportunity to reap the benefits of their hard work and dedication throughout the year.”

Iowa State was also passed up by the Poinsettia Bowl which elected to go with Kent State, the PapaJohns.com Bowl which selected 6-6 Akron, the Insight which snagged Colorado, the Alamo which chose Kansas State and the PetroSun Independence Bowl which decided to take 6-6 Temple.

The frustration behind Coach Mitchell’s rant can mainly be attributed to his contract dispute with AD Jamie Pollard.

Prior to Coach Mitchell’s arrival to Ames he was under the influence that he would be signing a contract that would allow him to have a 3-year time period to meet his agreed upon goals; have a winning season and get a bowl birth, however after further findings it has come to Coach Mitchell’s attention the he really signed a 2-year contract which would mean it’s seven wins next year and a bowl birth or good riddance.

This is all due to the fact that he signed the contract prior to the 2013 season being finalized, so he could get an early start on off-season recruiting, consequently he lost a year of his contract which makes it look as if he never coached during the 2013 season at all, not with Kentucky, not with Iowa State. Needless to say he thought his stress level was high this year just wait until next year.

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**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 04:15 AM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

#2 MIAMI HURRICANES (13-0)
VS.
#1 USC TROJANS (12-0)

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      [B]1st  2nd  3rd  4th  OT  F   | [U]Fast Facts:[/U][/B]
[B]MIA   14    0    0   17   --  31[/B]    [B]MIAMI-[/B] 6th National Championship, first     
USC    3    0   14    0   --  17    since 2001-2002 season. (def Neb 37-14) 

[B][U]Top Performers:[/U][/B]                                   
[B]MIA- QB William Callahan:[/B] 60% passing, 20 car, 178 tot. yds, 3 tot. td's 
[B]USC- DT Damian Henry:[/B] 7 tkl, 2 tfl, 1 sck, 1 ffumb

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:03 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

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PASSING               RATING  ATT  CMP    YDS  TD  INT  PCT  SCK[/U][/B]
FR. QB Jack Boley     115.8   173  277  1,764   9   15   62  11
FR. QB Terrell Davis   73.3     7   12     69   0    2   58  1
[B][U]
RUSHING                ATT    YDS   AVG  TD  LG  FUM[/U][/B]
JR. HB Mario Stukes    225  1,076   4.7  10  72  2
FR. QB Jack Boley       56    174   3.1   6  11  3
FR. FB Kyle Washington  41    168   4.0   4  11  0
SR. HB Mark Johnson     44    163   3.7   3  13  1
FR. HB Perry Booker     41    121   2.9   0  13  0
[B][U]
RECEIVING               REC   YDS   AVG   TD  LG  DRPS[/U][/B]
FR. HB Mario Stukes     53    608   11.4   3  79   4
JR. WR Alex Montgomery  50    511   10.2   3  80   10
FR. TE Robert Heard     18    109    6.0   1  11   3
SR. WR Glenn Dean       15    166   11.0   0  26   6
FR. WR Eric Cook         8     72    9.0   0  16   1
SR. HB Mark Johnson      8     86   12.0   1  19   0
FR. FB Kyle Washington   8     66    8.2   0  24   0
SR. WR John Marshall     6     60   10.0   0  29   3
** Minimum 5 receptions
[B][U]
BLOCKING               PANCAKES  SACKS ALLOWED[/U][/B]
FR. RG  Brandon Royal     7          1 
FR. TE  Robert Heard      5          0   
FR. RT  B. Hollinsworth   5          6   
JR. LT  Paul Parks        5          2   
JR. C   Brandon Temple    5          2   
SR. LG  Drew Morgan       4          1   
JR. TE  Billy Ross        2          0  
SO. TE  LaMar Johnson     2          0
JR. WR  Alex Montgomery   2          0
FR. WR  Eric Cook         1          0
SR. WR  Glenn Dean        1          0
SO. WR  Cory Webb         1          0
JR. HB  Mario Stukes      1          0
SR. WR  John Marshall     1          0
[B][U]
DEFENSE                    TKL TFL SCK INT DEFL FFUMB FMBREC TD[/U][/B]
SR. FS   Nate Reese        58  1   0   3   4    1     0      0
JR. SS   Dwayne Washington 56  6   0   3   2    1     0      0
SO. CB   Dennis Harvey     48  3   0   1   4    0     0      0
JR. MLB  Marques Dixon     44  3   0   1   1    0     0      0
JR. OLB  Danny Montgomery  49  9   1   2   3    0     0      0
SO. OLB  Brian Lewis       34  6   1   0   3    0     1      0
SR. CB   Travis Hatchell   32  1   0   2   5    0     0      0
JR. DT   Ryan White        28  6   6   0   0    0     0      0
JR. RE   Wendell Armstrong 24  8   0   0   0    0     0      0
FR. DT   Ryan Lindsay      23  6   6   0   1    0     0      0
SO. LE   Tommy Fontenot    21  6   4   0   2    0     0      0
SO. CB   Ken Siegal        20  0   0   0   3    1     0      0
SO. CB   Richard Shaw      19  2   1   0   0    0     0      0  
FR. CB   Joey Williams     17  0   0   0   0    0     0      0
FR. OLB  Keith Hutchinson  13  0   0   0   0    0     0      0
JR. FS   Rob Thomas        10  0   0   0   2    0     0      0
** Minimum 10 tackles
[B][U]
KICKING               FGM  FGA   FG%  BLCK  TB  LNG[/U][/B]
JR. K Kyle Golden      10   10   100   0     0   45
SR. P Joe Jones        10   11   90    0     0   52
[B][U]
PUNTING               PUNTS  NET YDS  NET AVG  INSIDE 20[/U][/B]
SR. P Joe Jones        24      808     33.6        4
[B][U]
KICK RETURN            KR   YDS   AVG   TD  LG[/U][/B]
JR. WR Alex Montgomery 28   875   31.2  2   95
SO. WR Corey Webb      15   414   27.6  0   47
JR. HB Mario Stukes     9   229   25.4  0   30
SR. HB Mark Johnson     5   177   35.4  1   87
[B][U]
PUNT RETURN            PR  YDS   AVG    TD  LG[/U][/B]
SO. WR Corey Webb      13  200   15.3   0   32 
SR. HB Mark Johnson     4   37    9.2   0   14
JR. WR Alex Montgomery  2   19    9.5   0   12

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:04 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

2014 FINAL BCS STANDINGS

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      RK   TEAM           WINS  LOSSES  POINTS[/U][/B]   
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/mia_fl_30.gif[/IMG]  1    Miami           14      0    1.000
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG]  2    Texas A&M       12      1     .994
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/usc_30.gif[/IMG]  3    USC             12      1     .986
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/mich_30.gif[/IMG]  4    Michigan        11      2     .983
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/tenn_30.gif[/IMG]  5    Tennessee       13      1     .981
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/wvu_30.gif[/IMG]  6    West Virginia   12      1     .970
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/calif_30.gif[/IMG]  7    California      11      2     .964
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/psu_30.gif[/IMG]  8    Penn State      11      2     .961
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG]  9    Texas           12      2     .958
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/lsu_30.gif[/IMG]  10   LSU             12      2     .938
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/pitt_30.gif[/IMG]  11   PITT            11      2     .936
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/houst_30.gif[/IMG]  12   Houston         12      2     .935
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/gatech_30.gif[/IMG]  13   Georgia Tech    11      2     .928
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/msu_30.gif[/IMG]  14   Michigan State  10      3     .919
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG]  15   Oklahoma        10      3     .912
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/alabam_30.gif[/IMG]  16   Alabama         10      3     .891
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG]  17   Missouri        12      2     .890
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/notred_30.gif[/IMG]  18   Notre Dame      10      3     .890
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/ohiost_30.gif[/IMG]  19   Ohio State      10      3     .885
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/ucla_30.gif[/IMG]  20   UCLA            10      3     .871
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG]  21   Texas Tech      10      3     .847
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/rutger_30.gif[/IMG]  22   Rutgers          9      3     .840
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/clemso_30.gif[/IMG]  23   Clemson         11      3     .836
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/wisc_30.gif[/IMG]  24   Wisconsin       10      3     .828
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/colo_30.gif[/IMG]  25   Colorado         8      4     .828

2014 FINAL BIG 12 STANDINGS

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      ##  RK  TEAM            OVERALL  CONFERENCE[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG]  1.  9   Texas            12-2       8-1
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG]  2.  2   Texas A&M        12-1       7-1
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG]  3.  17  Missouri         12-2       7-2
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG]  4.  15  Oklahoma         10-3       6-2
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG]  5.      Texas Tech       10-3       5-3
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/iowast_30.gif[/IMG]  [COLOR=#cc0000][B]6.      Iowa State        6-6       5-3[/B][/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/colo_30.gif[/IMG]  7.      Colorado          8-4       4-4
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kstate_30.gif[/IMG]  8.      Kansas State      8-5       3-5
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/nebras_30.gif[/IMG]  9.      Nebraska          3-9       2-6
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kansas_30.gif[/IMG]  10.     Kansas            4-8       1-7
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/oklast_30.gif[/IMG]  11.     Oklahoma State    1-11      1-7
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/baylor_30.gif[/IMG]  12.     Baylor            4-8       0-8

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:05 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

CYCLONES 2014 GRADUATING CLASS

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[B][U]OVR. POS      NAME           REASON    KEY CAREER STATS:[/U][/B]
83   HB   Mark Johnson     Graduation  259att,*2,435 yds,61 rec,27 ret,24 t-td  
70   FB   Kyle Washington  Graduation  59 att,251 yds,4.2 avg,5 td  
75   WR   Glenn Dean       Graduation  19 rec, 249 yds, td
73   WR   John Marshall    Graduation  6 rec, 60 yds, 29 long
77   LG   Drew Morgan      Graduation  32 pancake blks, 10 sacks allowed 
75   RE   Jimmy Taylor     Graduation  11 tkl, 2 tfl
[B]72   CB   Travis Hatchell  Graduation  77 tkl,1 tfl,3 int,13 defl,2 ff,fmbrec[/B]
[COLOR=#960018]74   FS   Nate Reese       Graduation  98 tkl, tfl, 4 int, 8 defl, 3 ffmb[/COLOR]
77   P    Joe Jones        Graduation  10-11fg,146 pnts,468net-yds,38-inside-20

* = All-Purpose Yards
[COLOR=#960018]All-American[/COLOR]
[B]Bold = Captain[/B]

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:06 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

THE MAGNETIC PULL OF COACH MITCHELL
Now ex-Kentucky WR and ex-Louisville HB top 2014 transfer requests.

Ames, IA- Only once in Coach Mitchell’s entire coaching career has he ever had a player transfer to his school and not from his school, even then it was only one player, this year however he not only received one but he received five.

The most notable of names is one of Coach Mitchell’s most sought after blue chip prospect during the 2011 season, WR George Bernard.

Bernard was the 6th ranked wide receiver out of Adamsville, Alabama during the 2011 off-season and chose Kentucky over Alabama and Auburn. The departure or Coach Mitchell prior to this past season was an epic blow to the career of Bernard after Coach Mitchell had promised him the world then left the school for greener pastures in Ames.

“During the recruiting process I knew Coach Mitchell was the coach I wanted to play for, I wanted to play for him more than I wanted to play for Kentucky,” Bernard said. “After he left to pursue a greater calling at Iowa State I knew the 2014 season was going to be my last at Kentucky and I was going to do everything in my power to play for Coach Mitchell again.”

Bernard’s SEC type speed which is rated at 91 should really add another dimension to the less than average passing game of the Cyclones; his 86 catch rating is only 2 points lower than Iowa State’s best receiver SR Alex Montgomery, who will be graduating after the 2015 season making Bernard the number one guy at that position next year when he’s eligible to play.

“All these transfers plus the recruiting class we have coming in this year gives me tremendous optimism for the direction of this program,” Mitchell said. “Big 12 beware. All we need now is a Brandon Powell like tailback and we’re going to be scary good, add that to the fact that we play in the North division of the Big 12…success will come in a hurry.”

Overshadowed a bit but definitely not lost in the mix is Louisville transfer HB Mark Miller, Miller oddly enough left Louisville to join forces with a Coach that brought so much misery to the Cardinals over the past 5 years. Miller’s 94 rated speed is what has Coach Mitchell drooling.

“Depending on what tailbacks we can find during in-season recruiting this year Miller will be the fastest tailbacks we have on the roster when he’s eligible to play next season,” Mitchell said. “That can really help this team with the style of offense we run.”

How Iowa State could even think about getting rid of Coach Mitchell regardless of how this upcoming season goes after the progress he has already made in this program is just mind boggling.

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               [B][U]##  POS   NAME            Tran. From   OVR.  CLASS[/U][/B]
               1.  [B]WR    George Bernard  Kentucky     84    RS SO.[/B]
               2.  FS    Bryan Pettit    Colorado     77    RS FR.
               3.  OLB   Paris Meeks     Missouri     78    RS SO. 
               4.  HB    Mark Miller     Louisville   78    RS SO.
               5.  QB    Jeremy Allen    Kansas       75    RS SO.

               [B]Bold[/B] = Previous Coach Mitchell recruit.

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:07 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

IOWA STATE'S 2015 RECRUITING CLASS

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[B][I]63rd Overall | 11th In Big 12[/I][/B]

[B][U]POS NAME             STAR  HT.  WT.     BEST SKILLS        LOCATION[/U][/B]
[COLOR=#960018][B]QB  Brian Young      ****  6-4  190  thp 85,tha 78,spd 85  Petaluma, CA[/B][/COLOR]
HB  Danny Joseph     *     5-10 175  spd 83,acc 86,elu 67  Los Angeles, CA
WR  Jarvis Espinosa  **    6-1  168  spd 80,acc 87,cth 71  Stephenville, TX
[COLOR=green]DE  Joe Williams     ***   6-3  280  tkl 72,spd 80,acc 76  San Angelo, TX[/COLOR]
DE  T.J. Hickman     **    6-4  210  tkl 56,spd 75,acc 68  Colleyville, TX
OLB Jovon Luke       ***   6-3  220  tkl 64,spd 84,acc 88  Forest Hill, TX
OLB Shelton Steele   ***   6-2  204  tkl 70,spd 81,acc 86  Wheeling, IL
FS  Avery Williams   **    5-11 196  spd 77,acc 80,jmp 79  East Peoria, IL
P   Michael Williams ***   6-2  196  kpw 91,kac 81         Warrensville Hts, OH
[COLOR=#960018][B]ATH William Holt     ****  6-2  181  spd 95,acc 91,jmp 86  West Covina, CA[/B][/COLOR]

[B]NEEDED: P[/B]
        1    

[COLOR=#960018][B]Rivals.com Top 150 Prospect[/B][/COLOR]
[COLOR=green]Hidden Gem[/COLOR]

Ames, IA- Coach Mitchell might have only brought in 10 prospects total to Ames but the fact that two of them were Rivals.com 150 prospects and two of them were rated one or two at their particular position is what really should be focused upon rather than the depth of the class.

The Cyclones went into the off-season needing to sign only a punter with the departure of Joe Jones after the 2014 season so the addition of six more positions is actually a bonus since finding kids that want to play here is easier said than done.

“We may not have the pure numbers like other schools but when you compare our two Rivals.com Top 150 prospects and two prospects rated one or two at their respective positions we should be rated within the top 35 but I don’t worry about that,” Mitchell said. “I only worry about what a guy can do and what a guy can’t do all that other hoopla is for the media outlets.”

The recruiting period didn’t go without its share of drama filled moments as twice Coach Mitchell got a prospect to de-commit from a school he had previously given a soft verbal to, once with four-star prospect ATH William Holt and another with four-star prospect QB Brian Young. Holt was ripped away from the outstretched hands of Pete Carroll and USC while Young was persuaded to de-commit from UCLA, both huge football powers.

“I honestly don’t know how I did it,” said Coach Mitchell. “But at the last minute of the last week I was able to sell both recruits on Iowa State which will only boost this program to the heights we want to go. Both guys want to see how far this program can go after examining my career track record and the success that I’ve had where ever I go and the told me they wanted to be apart of this current rebuilding venture and lay the foundation for this programs future.”

Another player that should be examined closely throughout his career is DE Joe Williams, Williams is a 3-star prospect out of San Angelo, Texas that didn’t receive much interest from other schools however his number two rating at the defensive end position should have gotten him a ton…but somehow he flew under the radar and into the Cardinal and Gold uniform of the Cyclones.

“I have high hopes for Joe, I think he’s going to be a player you look back on in three to four years and say wow…how did no one pursue him as hard as we did,” said Mitchell. “I think he’s going to have an outstanding career for us.”

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:08 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

2015 TOP 10 RECRUITING CLASSES

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      ##  SCHOOL          CONF.    5*  4*  3*  2*  1*  TOTAL[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/florid_30.gif[/IMG]  1.  FLORIDA         SEC      6   4   7   8   0    25
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/mich_30.gif[/IMG]  2.  MICHIGAN        BIG 10   4   8   6   0   1    25
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/ohiost_30.gif[/IMG]  3.  OHIO STATE      BIG 10   2   11  6   6   0    25
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/lsu_30.gif[/IMG]  4.  LSU             SEC      3   6   15  0   0    24
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/tenn_30.gif[/IMG]  5.  TENNESSEE       SEC      2   11  7   1   0    21
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG]  6.  TEXAS A&M       BIG 12   2   9   10  1   1    23
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/psu_30.gif[/IMG]  7.  PENN STATE      BIG 10   2   10  5   7   0    24
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/auburn_30.gif[/IMG]  8.  AUBURN          SEC      4   6   5   6   0    21
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/alabam_30.gif[/IMG]  9.  ALABAMA         SEC      0   11  11  0   3    25
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG]  10. TEXAS           BIG 12   1   5   17  2   0    25

2015 BIG 12 RECRUITING BREAKDOWN

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      ##   SCHOOL          DIV.    5*  4*  3*  2*  1*  TOTAL[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG]  6.   TEXAS A&M       SOUTH   2   9   10  1   1   23
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG]  10.  TEXAS           SOUTH   1   5   17  2   0   25
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG]  21.  MISSOURI        NORTH   0   8   7   8   0   23
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG]  24.  OKLAHOMA        SOUTH   2   3   9   1   4   19
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG]  27.  TEXAS TECH      SOUTH   0   6   6   9   0   21
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/colo_30.gif[/IMG]  29.  COLORADO        NORTH   1   5   2   13  0   21
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/oklast_30.gif[/IMG]  34.  OKLAHOMA STATE  SOUTH   0   5   7   1   5   18
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/nebras_30.gif[/IMG]  37.  NEBRASKA        NORTH   0   0   10  12  1   23
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kstate_30.gif[/IMG]  44.  KANSAS STATE    NORTH   0   0   6   16  0   22
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kansas_30.gif[/IMG]  61.  KANSAS          NORTH   0   0   5   13  0   18
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/iowast_30.gif[/IMG]  [B][COLOR=#960018]63.  IOWA STATE      NORTH   0   2   4   3   1   10[/COLOR][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/baylor_30.gif[/IMG]  114. BAYLOR          SOUTH   0   0   0   11  6   17

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:09 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

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[U][B][SIZE=1][U]KEY:[/U][/SIZE][/B][/U]
[COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] - Transfer
[I]* - Red-Shirt
[COLOR=#960018]Red[/COLOR] - All-American
(C) - Team Captain
(I) - Impact Player
(R) - Red-Shirted Player
[B]Bold - Players to Watch This Season[/B]
^ - Key attributes for notable players[/I]

[B][I]OFFENSE[/I][/B] 
[B][U]
NO. POS NAME                 YR    HGT  WGT  OVR  ^Key Attributes[/U][/B]
[COLOR=blue]#14 QB  Jeremy Allen         JR*   6-0  201  77   81thp,84tha,78spd[/COLOR]
#7  QB  Brian Young(R)       FR    6-4  190  74   85thp,78tha,85spd
#11 QB  Jack Boley           SO    6-3  195  73   80thp,85tha,74spd
#13 QB  Luke Day             JR*   6-3  207  73   
#5  QB  Terrell Davis(R)     SR    6-2  210  71         
#16 QB  Travis Baker         JR*   6-2  230  64
#2  QB  Courtney Turner      SR*   6-6  215  63

[COLOR=blue]#24 RB  Mark Miller          JR*   6-0  196  80   94spd,89acc,87elu[/COLOR]
[B]#33 RB  Mario Stukes         SR*   6-2  230  78   90spd,91acc,82elu[/B]
#26 RB  Brad Rogers          JR*   6-1  207  68    
#40 RB  Ray Whitlock         SR*   5-11 212  68  
#22 RB  Perry Booker         SO    6-0  219  65  
#27 RB  Danny Joseph         FR    5-10 175  57

[B]#29 FB  Mark Jennings        JR*   6-2  220  70   85spd,78acc,76ibl[/B]
#35 FB  Robert Torres        FR*   6-2  242  56  

[COLOR=blue]#82 WR  George Bernard       JR*   6-0  191  85   91spd,87acc,87cth[/COLOR]
[B]#80 WR  Alex Montogmery(I)(C)SR    6-0  163  81   91spd,86acc,89cth[/B]
#87 WR  Corey Webb           JR*   6-4  208  73   92spd,94acc,72cth
#88 WR  Derron Hendrix       JR*   6-1  186  71   87spd,83acc,73cth
#89 WR  Eric Cook            SO    5-10 160  70   83spd,86acc,78cth
#83 WR  Tony Brown           FR*   6-1  163  69  
#84 WR  Jarvis Espinosa      FR    6-1  168  65  

[B]#86 TE  Robert Heard         SO    6-8  195  75   77spd,72cth,76acc[/B]
#85 TE  Billy Ross           SR*   6-5  266  73   78spd,68cth,78acc
#81 TE  Lamar Johnson        JR*   6-5  230  68

#62 LT  Paul Parks           SR    6-6  279  78   87rbk,76pbk,92str
#67 LT  Justin Waller        SO*   6-6  323  66   78rbk,76pbk,81str
#70 RT  Brandon Hollinsworth SO    6-4  346  71   78rbk,82pbk,84str 
#72 RT  J.J. Hall            FR*   6-5  295  64   71rbk,80pbk,78str

#68 LG  Leonard Diggs        SR*   6-0  314  75   87rbk,87pbk,80str
#66 RG  Brandon Royal        SO*   6-7  295  75   87rbk,86pbk,82str
#74 RG  Eddie Lewis          FR*   6-5  295  64   80rbk,72pbk,78str

#60 C   Brandon Temple       SR    6-3  298  75   85rbk,91pbk,82str
#75 C   Shaun Stoval         FR*   6-5  295  58    

[B][I]DEFENSE[/I][/B] 
[B][U]
NO. POS NAME                 YR    HGT  WGT  OVR  ^Key Attributes[/U][/B]   
#95 LE  Joe Williams         FR    6-3  280  78   72tkl,80spd,76acc
#96 LE  Tommy Fontenot       JR*   6-5  269  71   70tkl,71spd,80acc
#99 LE  Ricky Martin         JR*   6-2  254  73  
#61 LE  Bo Faga              SR*   6-5  280  67

[B]#98 RE  Wendall Armstrong(C) SR*   6-2  263  85   79tkl,70spd,78acc[/B]  
#64 RE  Marquis Woods        SO*   6-5  287  73   76tkl,69spd,78acc
#93 RE  Dontae Taylor        JR*   6-1  260  71
#63 RE  T.J. Hickman         FR    6-4  211  60   

[B]#91 DT  Ryan White           JR*   6-2  263  74   82tkl,86str,77bsh[/B]
#97 DT  Ryan Lindsey         SO    6-5  287  68   71tkl,79str,60bsh
#90 DT  Aaron Singleton      SO    6-2  260  65   72tkl,71str.71bsh
#63 DT  Tim Thomas           SO*   6-0  331  61

#53 OLB Brian Lewis(I)       JR*   6-2  227  80  71tkl,87spd,86acc
[COLOR=blue]#51 OLB Paris Meeks          JR*   6-3  262  80  77tkl,83spd,82acc[/COLOR]
#50 OLB Steve Newby          JR*   6-0  232  66
[B]#59 OLB Danny Montgomery     SR    6-0  222  74  74tkl,75spd,82acc[/B]
#56 OLB Jovon Luke           FR    6-3  220  74  64tkl,84spd,88acc
#58 OLB Shelton Steele       FR    6-2  204  70
#57 OLB Keith Hutchinson     SO*   6-1  230  69  

#55 MLB Marques Dixson       SR*   6-0  228  71  71tkl,67spd,71acc
#52 MLB Dave Smith           SO*   6-2  230  61   
#54 MLB Mark Mullins         SO*   6-5  246  53

[B]#44 CB  Joey Williams        SO*   5-11 186  72  90spd,85acc,82jmp[/B]
#32 CB  Richard Shaw         JR*   6-1  188  71  87spd,90acc,82jmp
#41 CB  Dennis Harvey        JR*   6-2  189  70  85spd,80acc,89jmp
#21 CB  Ken Siegal           JR*   6-3  171  70  85spd,91acc,84jmp
#20 CB  Atari Robinson       JR*   5-11 196  65  

[COLOR=blue]#46 FS  Bryan Pettit         SO*   6-0  194  80  68tkl,84spd,81acc[/COLOR]
[B]#38 FS  William Holt         FR    6-2  181  78  49tkl,95spd,91acc[/B]
#23 FS  Rob Thomas           SR*   6-0  198  71  47tkl,85spd,88acc
#49 FS  Wesley Powdrell      FR*   6-3  197  65
#47 FS  Avery Williams       FR    5-11 196  60

[COLOR=#960018]#30 SS  Dwayne Washington    SR*   5-11 206  76  65tkl,83spd,acc84[/COLOR]
#28 SS  David George         SO    6-1  201  61 

[B][I]SPECIAL TEAMS[/I][/B] 
[B][U]
NO. POS NAME                 YR    HGT  WGT  OVR   ^Key Attributes[/U][/B]   
#18 K   Kyle Golden          SR    5-11 229  62     86kpw,79kac

[B]#6  P   Michael Williams     FR    6-2  193  73     90kpw,81kac[/B]

[U][B][SIZE=1][U]KEY:[/U][/SIZE][/B][/U]
[I]* - Red-Shirt
[COLOR=#960018]Red[/COLOR] - All-American
(C) - Team Captain
(I) - Impact Player
(R) - Red-Shirted Player
[B]Bold - Players to Watch This Season[/B]
^ - Key attributes for notable players[/I]
[COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] - Transfer

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:09 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

2015 SCHEDULE REFLECTS NEED FOR A WINNING SEASON
Cyclones look to win at least 6 or 7 games with comparable teams on non-conference schedule

SEPT. 02 : #59 AT COLORADO STATE (6:00)
2014 RECORD: 3-9, 3-5
TEAM GRADES: D+, C-, C-, C+

SEPT. 12 : #39 IOWA (12:30)
2014 RECORD: 5-7, 2-6
TEAM GRADES: C, C, C+, C+

SEPT. 19 : AT #108 SAN JOSE STATE (8:00)
2014 RECORD: 4-8, 3-5
TEAM GRADES: D, D+, D, C-

SEPT. 26 : AT #73 NEBRASKA (6:00)
2013 RECORD: 3-9, 2-6
TEAM GRADES: C+, C+, C+, C-

OCT. 03 : #89 BAYLOR (12:30)
2014 RECORD: 4-8, 0-8
TEAM GRADES: D+, C, D+, B-

OCT. 10 : AT #19 MISSOURI (3:30)
2014 RECORD: 12-2, 7-2
TEAM GRADES: B-, B, B-, B

OCT. 17 : #82 OKLAHOMA STATE (12:30)
2014 RECORD: 1-11, 1-7
TEAM GRADES: C, C, B-, B

OCT. 24 : AT #6 TEXAS A&M (8:00)
2014 RECORD: 12-1, 7-1
TEAM GRADES: B+, B+, A-, A+

OCT. 31 : #35 KANSAS STATE (3:30)
2014 RECORD: 8-5, 3-5
TEAM GRADES: C+, B-, C+, C-

NOV. 7 : #23 COLORADO (8:00)
2014 RECORD: 8-4, 4-4
TEAM GRADES: B+, B+, B+, B-

NOV. 14 : AT #69 KANSAS (12:30)
2014 RECORD: 4-8, 1-7
TEAM GRADES: C, C, C+, A-

NOV. 28 : #115 WASHINGTON STATE (12:30)
2014 RECORD: 0-12, 0-9
TEAM GRADES: D, D+, D+, B-

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:10 PM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

PRE-SEASON TOP 25 POLL

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      [B][U]RK   TEAM            VOTES   POINTS[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/mia_fl_30.gif[/IMG]  1    MIAMI            35      1499
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/tenn_30.gif[/IMG]  2    TENNESSEE        24      1461
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/mich_30.gif[/IMG]  3    MICHIGAN         1       1370
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG]  4    TEXAS            1       1344
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/usc_30.gif[/IMG]  5    USC                      1330
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG]  6    TEXAS A&M                1247
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/psu_30.gif[/IMG]  7    PENN STATE               1212
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/lsu_30.gif[/IMG]  8    LSU                      1111
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/gatech_30.gif[/IMG]  9    GEORGIA TECH             1080
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/calif_30.gif[/IMG]  10   CALIFORNIA                973
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/msu_30.gif[/IMG]  11   MICHIGAN STATE            955
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG]  12   OKLAHOMA                  786
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/ohiost_30.gif[/IMG]  13   OHIO STATE                610
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/alabam_30.gif[/IMG]  14   ALABAMA                   585
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG]  15   TEXAS TECH                558
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/wvu_30.gif[/IMG]  16   WEST VIRGINIA             535
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/notred_30.gif[/IMG]  17   NOTRE DAME                481
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/clemso_30.gif[/IMG]  18   CLEMSON                   446
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG]  19   MISSOURI                  390
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/ucla_30.gif[/IMG]  20   UCLA                      331
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/florid_30.gif[/IMG]  21   FLORIDA                   300
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/wisc_30.gif[/IMG]  22   WISCONSIN                 272
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/colo_30.gif[/IMG]  23   COLORADO                  239
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/auburn_30.gif[/IMG]  24   AUBURN                    178
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kentuc_30.gif[/IMG]  25   KENTUCKY                  144

**GJEM** · 01-10-2009, 01:11 PM

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WHERE THEY'LL FINISH

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[B][U]NORTH[/U][/B]                       
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG] 1.MISSOURI        (5)           
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/colo_30.gif[/IMG] 2.COLORADO        (6)           
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kstate_30.gif[/IMG] 3.KANSAS STATE    (7)               
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kansas_30.gif[/IMG] 4.KANSAS          (8)      
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/nebras_30.gif[/IMG] 5.NEBRASKA        (9)             
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/iowast_30.gif[/IMG] [B][COLOR=#960018]6.IOWA STATE      (11)[/COLOR][/B]                

[B][U]SOUTH[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG] 1.TEXAS           (1)
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG] 2.TEXAS A&M       (2)
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG] 3.OKLAHOMA        (3)
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG] 4.TEXAS TECH      (4)
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/oklast_30.gif[/IMG] 5.OKLAHOMA STATE  (10)
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/baylor_30.gif[/IMG] 6.BAYLOR          (12)

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

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     [B][U]RK   TEAM            GRADES[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG] 4    TEXAS           B+,B+,B+,C
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG] 6    TEXAS A&M       B+,B+,A-,A+
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG] 12   OKLAHOMA        B+,B, A+,B
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG] 15   TEXAS TECH      C+,B, C+,B-
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG] 19   MISSOURI        B-,B, B-,B
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/colo_30.gif[/IMG] 23   COLORADO        B+,B+,B+,B-
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kstate_30.gif[/IMG] 35   KANSAS STATE    C+,B-,C+,C-
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kansas_30.gif[/IMG] 69   KANSAS          C, C, C+,A-
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/nebras_30.gif[/IMG] 73   NEBRASKA        C+,C+,C+,C-
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/oklast_30.gif[/IMG] 82   OKLAHOMA STATE  C, C, B-,B     
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/iowast_30.gif[/IMG] [B][COLOR=#960018]83   IOWA STATE      C-,C-,C, B[/COLOR][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/baylor_30.gif[/IMG] 89   BAYLOR          D+,C, D+,B-

PRE-SEASON HEISMAN WATCH

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     [B][U]NO. POS  PLAYER           SCHOOL[/U][/B]
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/mich_30.gif[/IMG] 1.  HB   Sam Whitfield    MICHIGAN
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/pitt_30.gif[/IMG] 2.  HB   Dave Williams    PITT
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/tenn_30.gif[/IMG] 3.  QB   Jerome Briggs    TENNESSEE
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/kentuc_30.gif[/IMG] 4.  WR   Anthony Stewart  KENTUCKY
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/psu_30.gif[/IMG] 5.  WR   Matt Bradley     PENN STATE

TOUGHEST PLACES TO PLAY IN THE BIG 12

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     [B][U]RK  STADIUM                   TEAM       AVG ATT  HM-RECORD  WIN-STREAK[/U][/B] 
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texas_30.gif[/IMG] 1   DKR-Texas Memorial        TEXAS      88,876   497-119-14   20-GAME
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/okla_30.gif[/IMG] 4   Gaylord-Oklahoma Memorial OKLAHOMA   85,976   410-97-19     5-GAME
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/texam_30.gif[/IMG] 17  Kyle Field                TEXAS A&M  86,118   421-185-20    6-GAME
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/missou_30.gif[/IMG] 15  Faurot Field              MISSOURI   71,574   363-209-25    7-GAME
[IMG]http://i.a.cnn.net/si/images/football/ncaa/logos/txtech_30.gif[/IMG] 25  Jones AT&T                TEXAS TECH 52,423   317-184       3-GAME

**GJEM** · 01-12-2009, 03:42 AM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

**GJEM** · 01-12-2009, 03:42 AM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

*For clear image = Right click, view image, magnify*

HB Mario Stukes Injury | HB Matt Carrie (27att,114yds,1td)

FB Mark Jennings (5att,20yds,2td) | FS William Holt (7tkl,1defl,4ret,130yds)

NOT AGAIN!
Iowa State suffers yet another critical blow to their running attack, 2nd time in two years.

Fort Collins, CO- It was Mark Johnson last year in Iowa State’s third-game of the season against rival Iowa and this year it was last years all-purpose yards leader Mario Stukes.

It happened on the second-play of the third quarter on Iowa State’s first possession of the second half when Mario was ripped down by 5’11”, 225 pound OLB Charles Sullivan, the result…a dislocated elbow that will look to sideline Stukes for 10 weeks.

“It’s yet another major blow to this team,” said Mitchell. “I would be lying to you if I said Mario (Stukes) wasn’t a major focal point in this offense and someone we designed the offense around this year. But what are we going to do, cry about it, the next guy in line is just going to have to step up for us like Mario did last year when Mark went down.”

Prior to his injury Mario Stukes had rushed for 78 yards on 14 carries and scored two first half touchdowns.

The man who injured Stukes red-shirt junior Charles Sullivan went on to lead the Rams in tackles and tackles for a loss against the Cyclones finishing the day with 8 and 2 respectively.

It looks as though a change in offensive philosophy is on the horizon yet again for Coach Mitchell and the Iowa State Cyclones as the new spread attack that was implemented 3 games into last year just hasn’t produced the type of passing numbers it was thought to.

“I think we need a run heavy scheme that will enable us to use multiple back sets and use the fullback as another tailback,” Coach Mitchell said. “We’re either not executing the spread properly or we don’t have the type of skill players that can run it properly, I’m not sure, but our passing game has progressively gotten worse not better.”

Jack Boley, now in his second full year under center attempted just 13 passes for 98 yards and zero touchdowns. He didn’t turn the ball over which is a credit to his decision making but 9 completions for 98 yards just isn’t going to cut it as teams are going to start stacking the box forcing the Cyclones to pass which isn’t the Cyclones strength as of right now.

True freshman FS William Holt sure made his mark on this team quickly, finishing the game just 1 tackle shy of the team lead with 7 and combined to return 4 kicks for 130 yards, giving him an average return of 32.5 yards every time he touched the rock.

“He looked polished out there hopefully he can continue to produce like he did today, we sure need him to,” said Mitchell. “I was impressed with Holt but the player that really opened my eyes was FB Mark Jennings who touched the ball only five times but gained 20 yards and scored two huge touchdowns for us late, I really want to see what he can do when he gets more touches.”

2015 Schedule and Results

SEPT. 02 : #59 AT COLORADO STATE (Won 35-28)
2014 Record: 3-9, 3-5
Team Grades: D+, C-, C-, C+
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

SEPT. 12 : #39 IOWA (12:30)
2014 Record: 5-7, 2-6
Team Grades: C, C, C+, C+
Series Record: Iowa Leads 1-0 (2014)

SEPT. 19 : AT #108 SAN JOSE STATE (8:00)
2014 Record: 4-8, 3-5
Team Grades: D, D+, D, C-
Series Record: N/A

SEPT. 26 : AT #73 NEBRASKA (6:00)
2013 Record: 3-9, 2-6
Team Grades: C+, C+, C+, C-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2014)

OCT. 03 : #89 BAYLOR (12:30)
2014 Record: 4-8, 0-8
Team Grades: D+, C, D+, B-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2014)

OCT. 10 : AT #19 MISSOURI (3:30)
2014 Record: 12-2, 7-2
Team Grades: B-, B, B-, B
Series Record: Missouri Leads 1-0 (2014)

OCT. 17 : #82 OKLAHOMA STATE (12:30)
2014 Record: 1-11, 1-7
Team Grades: C, C, B-, B
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2014)

OCT. 24 : AT #6 TEXAS A&M (8:00)
2014 Record: 12-1, 7-1
Team Grades: B+, B+, A-, A+
Series Record: Texas A&M Leads 1-0 (2014)

OCT. 31 : #35 KANSAS STATE (3:30)
2014 Record: 8-5, 3-5
Team Grades: C+, B-, C+, C-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2014)

NOV. 7 : #23 COLORADO (8:00)
2014 Record: 8-4, 4-4
Team Grades: B+, B+, B+, B-
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 1-0 (2014)

NOV. 14 : AT #69 KANSAS (12:30)
2014 Record: 4-8, 1-7
Team Grades: C, C, C+, A-
Series Record: Kansas Leads 1-0 (2014)

NOV. 28 : #115 WASHINGTON STATE (12:30)
2014 Record: 0-12, 0-9
Team Grades: D, D+, D+, B-
Series Record: N/A

** Series win / loss records starting in 2014
--------------------------

KENTUCKY TRACKER
#25 Kentucky 41, Louisiana Tech 17
2-0,(0-0) 1st in SEC East

**GJEM** · 01-12-2009, 03:43 AM

Re: Look Who the Winds Blew In: An Iowa State Cyclones Dynasty

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QB Nate Henry hit 6 times, sacked twice | FS William 'The Jolt' Holt (8tkl,2tfl,int,2defl,ret.td off missed FG)

BULLIED NO LONGER
Iowa State wins Cy-Hawk trophy with an impressive 18-point beat down of Iowa.

Ames, IA- It’s been nearly eight years since the Cyclones tasted victory against their arch rivals to the east. That all changed Saturday afternoon when the Cyclones smashed the Hawkeyes 35-17…and it wasn’t even that close.

Iowa State spotted the Hawkeyes three points early then went on a 35 to 7 terror which finally ended on a 4th down and 3 try from the Iowa 46-yard line mid-way through the fourth quarter which was stopped by OLB Matthew Sanders halting the Cyclones from making the score even more lopsided.

The reason for Iowa State’s success today was the absolutely outstanding play of one man, true freshman FS William ‘The Jolt’ Holt, who was recently dubbed ‘The Jolt’ by Coach Mitchell after Mitchell characterized William as, “The man that can ignite this team in a single play, whether offensively by setting up the offense with great field position, defensively by his total disregard for his body and his will to make a play, or special teams with his lighting quick speed burst that can instantly turn a routine kickoff or punt return into six in the blink of an eye.”

Holt finished the game with a team high 8 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, one interception, 2 deflections and one Eric Moore missed 55-yard field goal which he returned 99 yards to the house which was for all intensive purposes the nail in the preverbal coffin for the Hawkeyes who went down hill from the moment on.

“I can see why Pete Carroll and USC went after him so hard during his recruitment period, the guy is something else,” said Mitchell. “I’m just glad he decided to put on the cardinal helmet that has the Iowa State logo on it and not the cardinal helmet that has the Trojan on it.”

Iowa State’s defense lead by the before mentioned William ‘The Jolt’ Holt played excellent, if you discount the touchdown they gave up late to HB Zach Williams, who got in only because of the uninspired tackling of OLB Jovon Luke with the game well in hand. Other than that one mistake the Cyclones defense played well above their talent level holding the Hawkeyes to just 10 points and 192 total yards.

“I was blown away by how physical our defense was today,” said Coach Mitchell. “Guys were flying around lighting up chumps, smoking fools and knocking out suckers like they were they ones who were doing the bullying all these years and not Iowa. I know they wanted this win bad but I didn’t know they were going to show up like they did.”

Iowa State’s passing game continues to be suspect at best gaining and even 100 yards on 13 attempts but Boley did manage to toss two touchdowns and for the second week in a row he didn’t throw a single interception which was his achillies heel all last year, leading to the Cyclones 6-6 finish.

2015 Schedule and Results

SEPT. 02 : #59 AT COLORADO STATE (Won 35-28)
2014 Record: 3-9, 3-5
Team Grades: D+, C-, C-, C+
Series Record: Iowa State Leads 2-0 (2015)

SEPT. 12 : #39 IOWA (Won 35-17)
2014 Record: 5-7, 2-6
Team Grades: C, C, C+, C+
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1 (2015)