Damn you Packers!!! November 18, 2008
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Well, other than the loss to Missouri this weekend for Iowa State’s last home game of the season, I watched the Bears take on the Packers in order to make myself feel better. But sadly, the Bears lost to the Packers also and the Bears have now dropped to a three way tie in the NFC North with the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.
It is coming down to the end of the college football season and hopefully the Cyclones can end their season on a good note against Kansas State at Manhattan. But the Cyclone football team happened to come off of a three game weekend with all wins against UC Davis, Loyola Marymount, and Wisconsin Milwaukee. Next up for the Cyclones is Hawaii at Hawaii tomorrow.
Craig Brackins, a former five star prospect, is leading the team right now with 17 points per game and is looking like he will live up to the hype. Last season, Brackins averaged 11.5 points a game as a true freshman and if the Cyclones can build a team around him then they have a chance of going far this season.
After dealing with the frustrations that occurred over this weekend, I’m hoping that the Bears can pull off a win against the St. Louis Rams this upcoming week. The Cyclone basketball team does not begin major conference play until January 10th against Texas who is currently ranked 7th in the nation. But until then, the Cyclones will have to get past in state rivals Northern Iowa and Iowa.
Tough Losses November 11, 2008
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Well, the Cyclones looked like they were about to come up big at the end of their game against Colorado where they were down 24-23. At the one yard line with one second left, the Cyclones were stopped at around the 4 yard line and Colorado went on to win the close game.
To make matters worse, the Bears were given a second opportunity against the Tennessee Titans to tie up the game 21-21. But Rex Grossman was unable to convert on a crucial fourth down and the Bears turned over the ball and the game was over. I was excited to see Devin Hester back in the lineup and a punt went straight to him. It appeared that he was going to go all the way for a touchdown but was pushed out of the bounds by the kicker. I mean the KICKER, really? That just made me disappointed.
Well, the Bears are still tied for first with the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC North (even though we beat them already) and, well, the Cyclones appear to be headed to another upsetting season being 2-8 and 0-6 in conference play. Hopefully next year will go better for them while hopefully the Bears can make it to the playoffs again after missing it last year.
Homecoming Events November 2, 2008
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After a week full of cheering on the cyclones, pep rallies, and other events, Iowa State’s Homecoming week has come to a close. I was pretty excited to go to the game ever since our Greek Week pairing made it all the way to the finals of Yell Like Hell, I was disappointed to go to the game all dressed up and watch the Cyclones lose their Homecoming game to Texas A&M. The cyclones ended up scoring first but we were unable to stop A&M on crucial 3rd down plays, which lead to many of A&M’s scoring drives.
Other than that, the Chicago Bears had a high scoring game against the Minnesota Vikings and won 48-41. Both defenses appeared to not show up but it was the arm of Kyle Orton and the special teams that came up big with two touchdowns which helped the Bears beat their Conference rival.
