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KCRG : Branstad Says He Won\'t Automatically Veto Internet Gambling | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, S

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:56:11 +0000

Someone tell him to let us play fantasy sports!!!!! ESPN and CBS, among others, has Iowa as one of the few states unable to win prizes in their fantasy games. Time to move into the 21st century folks....

KCRG : Man Robbed in Cedar Rapids After He Gave Suspect a Ride | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:45:02 +0000

Gave a ride to someone he thought he recoognized? Wow....

KCRG : Branstad Says He\'ll Seek Resignation Letters | KCRG-TV9 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, Sports, and Weat

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:24:01 +0000

Branstad appointed 2 of the 3 justices that were not retained....so he thinks we should wait so he can try again?

GazetteOnline.com : Source: Iowa's division includes Minnesota, Nebraska

Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:21:09 +0000

I agree Stark! We'd much rather be in this division and lose the Wisconsin game.....as compared to being in the other division (that some outlets claimed) and keeping the game! We would have lost the Nebraska rivalry too in that situation. NW has become competitive....not on the scale of Penn St by any means.....but respectible! And Michigan St is usually solid. Michigan will pop back soon.....and this will be just as tough as the other side. But not being in a division with Ohio St is SWEET......LOL! Besides, Wisconsin has historically played Ohio St better than we do..... GO HAWKS!!!

GazetteOnline.com : Barry Alvarez speaks, and what he seems to say is Iowa and Wisconsin are headed for different divisi

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:45:36 +0000

How about NO DIVISIONS!!! Just a rotating schedule, like now.....and a championship game at the end of the season with the 2 best teams playing each other. All rivalries would be secured this way.....and nobody gets the short end of the stick....

GazetteOnline.com : Barry Alvarez speaks, and what he seems to say is Iowa and Wisconsin are headed for different divisi

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:15:02 +0000

Except Penn St!! Would it be fair for them, and ONLY them, to have to travel (by whatever means) more than everyone else in the league? Sure they travel now, but to make them be the only ones traveling huge distances is considerably unfair, to them and their fans! Their closest game would be in Chicago. And your setup basically has Ohio St playing Michigan for that division....unless somehow you can convince anyone that Mich St is worthy. Heck, they aren't even one of the top 6 teams in anybody's list. Maybe in my set-up, 2 or 3 games are protected out of the division.....rotating the last one or two games a year between the other 3-4 teams that are left......

GazetteOnline.com : Barry Alvarez speaks, and what he seems to say is Iowa and Wisconsin are headed for different divisi

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:52:34 +0000

You have 4 of the top 6 teams in one division!? And Penn St, the eastern most school, playing all the western most schools!! Splitting up Michigan and Ohio St isn't all that far-fetched. With a 9 game conference schedule.....you would play the 5 teams in your division, one team in the other division that you play EVERY year.....and then 3 more teams from the other division, on a rotating schedule. Here's my division split: OSU Penn St Wisconsin Purdue Illinois Indiana Nebraska Michigan Iowa Minnesota Northwestern Mich St Iowa would still have all of its rivalry games, playing Wisconsin from the other division every year, and rotating the others. The problem is Wisconsin!! They get screwed out of several rivalry games, much as Iowa would if they went to that division instead of Wisconsin (which is starting to sound like the plan). So one of the 2 schools is gonna be VERY unhappy.....

GazetteOnline.com : Iowa, Illinois submit high-speed rail application

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 23:20:13 +0000

With the U of Iowa having so many connections to the Windy City, some of us that have children who have graduated and moved to Chicago are excited that this is happening. It gives them (or us) another option to make the trek!!

GazetteOnline.com : Big Ten division plans starting to emerge

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 21:46:37 +0000

This is what should have been noted from the beginning.....but everyone was giving Ohio St and Michigan all the glory. Nebraska and Penn St obviously deserve respect....but so does Iowa and Wisconsin (unless you're Mike Hlas...who for some reason hasn't moved to the DM Register, where all his other Iowa St croonies are....this isn't that hard to picture). If you put Penn St and Nebraska....Wisconsin and Iowa.....all in the same division, that leaves Mich and Ohio St alone in the other division. Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin can hold their own with Ohio St, Mich, and Penn St. Would it be better to have Penn St and Wisconsin or Iowa change spots.....only if you think it's fair for Penn St to have to travel to the western half of the conference for all their away games. Sure, they do that now.....but in the future, they'd be the one traveling the most.....so no, it wouldn't be fair....

GazetteOnline.com : What do you think will be the hardest game to win for Iowa's football team in 2010?

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:03:44 +0000

1. Arizona 2. Ohio St. 3. Penn St. 4. Wisconsin 5. Northwestern

GazetteOnline.com : What's your sports fan Bucket List? Here's mine:

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:06:04 +0000

I've seen Brett Favre play at Lambeau (while still a Packer).... I've been to see the Cubbies, numerous times.... I've been to see MJ play while with the Bulls.... I've been to a Hawkeye Rose Bowl ('86)..... 1. See Jack Nicklaus play golf (in person) 2. Go to a Masters 3. Go to an Iowa vs Notre Dame football game 4. Watch Iowa (football) win a National Championship 5. Watch Iowa (basketball) win a National Championship 6. Go to a MAJOR sporting event overseas (The Open Championship, Olympics) Runner up events: Go to: NBA Championship Game (any), Super Bowl (Packers), World Series (Cubs), and NFC Championship Game-watch Packers beat Vikings (and Favre) to advance to the Super Bowl

GazetteOnline.com : Ranking the 2010 Big Ten football non-conference schedules

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:21:41 +0000

Only Iowa and Michigan have more than ONE non-conference game against a BCS opponent. Iowa plays Iowa St and Arizona.......Michigan has UConn and Notre Dame!! I suppose an argument could be made that playing Miami (FL) or USC is a tougher schedule than Iowa St and Arizona....but i think Arizona could be better than either of those 2 this year. And only Indiana doesn't play a BCS opponent (non-conference).

GazetteOnline.com : This is what you're facing in Tucson on Sept. 18, Iowa football fans

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:26:55 +0000

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/416106-predict.... The above link makes a stab at when they (Bleacher Report) think each of the Top 25 teams will lose their 1st game of the season!! How sweet it will be......

GazetteOnline.com : Vandervelde now an offensive leader for Iowa

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:23:24 +0000

GazetteOnline.com : This is what you're facing in Tucson on Sept. 18, Iowa football fans

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:21:31 +0000

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/416106-predict... The above link makes a stab at when they (Bleacher Report) think each of the Top 25 teams will lose their 1st game of the season!! How sweet it will be......

GazetteOnline.com : Big Ten divisional plans still undecided

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:35:20 +0000

Mississippi Valley Division: Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Northwestern, Illinois (Notre Dame) Ohio Valley Division: Ohio St, Michigan, Penn St, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan St (Rutgers) Some believe this puts too much power in the Ohio Valley Division.....but Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin aren't patsies!! And when (not IF) *Notre Dame joins, and brings Rutgers with them, putting the Irish in the Mississippi Valley Division would make this a VERY balanced 2 divisions!!! *Notre Dame didn't drop Army from their schedule for no reason.....

GazetteOnline.com : Big 12 remains intact at 10 members

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:44:08 +0000

If they expand, then that money would be split up 2 more ways. That wouldn't make some of the schools very happy. And Houston and UTEP wouldn't add much if any more area to the fan base. No way do they expand....at least for a couple of years......

GazetteOnline.com : Big 12 remains intact at 10 members

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:54:33 +0000

I'm not sure why the road to the BCS got any harder. If anything, it got easier.....with Nebraska out of the way. There is still an automatic berth to the BCS bowl games....but really, the Texas/Oklahoma game will determine the conference champion in most years (in the foreseeable future)...

GazetteOnline.com : As Big 12 evaporates, ISU trying to position itself

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:18:02 +0000

If ISU is the only team left in the Big 12, do they get all the money that the conference continues to rake in? http://www.thefourthbranch.com/2010/06/could-the-... Interesting read.....but i'm sure there are buffers in place to keep that from happening....

GazetteOnline.com : Here is one look at 12-team Big Ten

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:15:33 +0000

And listening to the Nebraska regents meeting yesterday, they felt that any penalties the Big 12 could impose don't apply in this situation. So i imagine they will fight it, and most likely win, since the majority of the Big 12 was leaning towards disbanding.....