Here we go college football season is upon us again. Camp has come and gone, classes have started, everyone is testing all their tailgate equipment and starting to set things out to pack up their car and head to their respective schools. If you think you have been anxious and waiting in anticipation of the season starting you don't know the half of it. Those of us that work for a football team and their respective players are more than ready for the season to start. The players are tired of hitting each other, and the staff is ready to focus on game planning. In case you didn't know I work for the Iowa State Football team basically as a video guy, for practices I go 60 feet in the air on a boom lift and record practice for the coaches and team, same kind of deal for games except no lift. This season I will use my blog to express my thoughts and predictions for Iowa State, Iowa, and to a lesser degree UNI...I do have to go to work and class after all.
So to start it off here we go...Iowa State hosts Northern Illinois on Thursday September 2nd. I love thursday games but hate how this last week and through next weekend our weekly football schedule is different from what day of the week it actually is. Northern Illinois is a very tough very physical team, from what I have seen they run a more traditional offense than what most college teams and especially we run. Overall they are a good team however I do not think they will have the athletes to match us for the whole game so I think the second half will be a very different than the first half. That being said I am excited to see how our veterans mesh with our newcomers in a game situation, there are several guys that have looked very good in practice that I think will surprise a lot of people...I like my job so that's all I'm going to say. We NEED to score more points this year and that will be a key...my prediction 32-17 Cyclones.
On to Iowa...now to address the first point. I do think Iowa will have a phenomenal year, they are stacked, they have a fairly favorable schedule, and well they are Iowa and always seem to come out on the lucky end. I don't know anything about Eastern Illinois other than they will get steam rolled...no score prediction other than that. As I said the hawks will have a great year I don't know if I can put them at 10+ wins currently but the chance is there...that being said they may only get eight wins. Good luck this week.
That's all for now...have a good week! Stay safe and remember responsibility and to represent yourself and your school in a first class manner! GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Underage Drinking...
SOOO...it has been a LONG time since I did this but I am going to try and get back into the swing of things for football season with my predictions. The first of which I will have posted early this week due to our game on Thursday. That being said I want to tackle an issue that has been rubbing me wrong way for some time.
Let me start off by saying I'm not trying to be a hypocrite, I drink this is not about underage people drinking I do I know thousands that do. I am also going to base this off of the fight currently going on in Iowa City that surrounds the topic of underage individuals being allowed in bars, I am not attacking the University if Iowa or the City of Iowa City just simply stating my point of view. Feel free to read on or stop now.
I go to Iowa State which as we all know (well anyone that's smart and does their homework knows) is in Ames, which does not allow underage individuals to be in bars period no matter what the time is. There is still an abundance of bars and a good bar area on Welch Ave as well as other scattered around town. They are successful and it is a very active area, those that say people in Ames don't drink or have fun are just ignorant. That all being said there are also house parties and quite a few of them if you know where to look, this brings me to my first point involving the fight in Iowa City. There are many people that say that shutting underage individuals out of bars will just drive them to these big bad house parties where they will be more inclined to binge drink. Your right it will I go to house parties I drink there, personally I don't drink a ton but that's because I know I have to get back across town to my apartment as do many others. These house parties are also very well self patrolled meaning everyone looks out for each other there are always's DD's, and if you are smart and responsible you know how to conduct your self and to watch out for yourself and your friends.
My second point is the argument that the ticket if you do get caught in a bar and are underage the ticket is too much (I believe it is more than $700). Okay so your you want to break the law then just get told to leave or something? If you chose to go to the bar underage and somehow get in that is your RESPONSIBILITY and the chance you take at getting caught...if you don't good for you I don't support it but it's your decision not mine. If you can't afford the ticket then why are you there, if you can't take the consequences then don't do it! It's part of being an ADULT which you all want to be called. You want to keep that $700 bucks go to a house party or drink in your room or apartment but keep it under control, the extra $700 should be enough to buy more alcohol for awhile and if it doesn't well then you do have a problem and there is help.
I am not saying you aren't adults, I know you can go to war that's another issue entirely that I will agree with you on. All I am saying is that if you approach the entire situation as an adult you will be just fine not going to the bars and will be perfectly safe at the house parties, it is done at thousands of other universities across this country there is no reason for Iowa City to be any different. If you approach everything and are responsible you will be just fine. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Let me start off by saying I'm not trying to be a hypocrite, I drink this is not about underage people drinking I do I know thousands that do. I am also going to base this off of the fight currently going on in Iowa City that surrounds the topic of underage individuals being allowed in bars, I am not attacking the University if Iowa or the City of Iowa City just simply stating my point of view. Feel free to read on or stop now.
I go to Iowa State which as we all know (well anyone that's smart and does their homework knows) is in Ames, which does not allow underage individuals to be in bars period no matter what the time is. There is still an abundance of bars and a good bar area on Welch Ave as well as other scattered around town. They are successful and it is a very active area, those that say people in Ames don't drink or have fun are just ignorant. That all being said there are also house parties and quite a few of them if you know where to look, this brings me to my first point involving the fight in Iowa City. There are many people that say that shutting underage individuals out of bars will just drive them to these big bad house parties where they will be more inclined to binge drink. Your right it will I go to house parties I drink there, personally I don't drink a ton but that's because I know I have to get back across town to my apartment as do many others. These house parties are also very well self patrolled meaning everyone looks out for each other there are always's DD's, and if you are smart and responsible you know how to conduct your self and to watch out for yourself and your friends.
My second point is the argument that the ticket if you do get caught in a bar and are underage the ticket is too much (I believe it is more than $700). Okay so your you want to break the law then just get told to leave or something? If you chose to go to the bar underage and somehow get in that is your RESPONSIBILITY and the chance you take at getting caught...if you don't good for you I don't support it but it's your decision not mine. If you can't afford the ticket then why are you there, if you can't take the consequences then don't do it! It's part of being an ADULT which you all want to be called. You want to keep that $700 bucks go to a house party or drink in your room or apartment but keep it under control, the extra $700 should be enough to buy more alcohol for awhile and if it doesn't well then you do have a problem and there is help.
I am not saying you aren't adults, I know you can go to war that's another issue entirely that I will agree with you on. All I am saying is that if you approach the entire situation as an adult you will be just fine not going to the bars and will be perfectly safe at the house parties, it is done at thousands of other universities across this country there is no reason for Iowa City to be any different. If you approach everything and are responsible you will be just fine. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
VEISHEA
The biggest and best tradition at Iowa State is VEISHEA. It is the longest running and largest student run celebration in the country. Many alumni and friends of the Iowa State community come back to campus for this yearly celebration. However due to riots it's image is tarnished so I wanted to provide some information on what VEISHEA actually is and what it's all about.
Here is a link that has the entire history of VEISHEA
http://www.isualum.org/en/traditions/traditions_of_iowa_state/traditions_and_history/veishea.cfm
and here is a link that has information on everything going on this week/weekend from the campus barbaques to the parade and concerts and other performances.
http://www.veishea.iastate.edu/
GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Here is a link that has the entire history of VEISHEA
http://www.isualum.org/en/traditions/traditions_of_iowa_state/traditions_and_history/veishea.cfm
and here is a link that has information on everything going on this week/weekend from the campus barbaques to the parade and concerts and other performances.
http://www.veishea.iastate.edu/
GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Letter from Pollard
March 23, 2010
Dear Cyclone fans,
Over the past several days, many of you have read reports about the Board of Regents proposed policy to substantially reduce or eliminate state funding for college athletics at the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University. The purpose of this letter is to share several important facts related to this proposed policy change.
The proposal will actually have a minimal impact on our athletics program because we have already reduced our reliance on state funding significantly in the past five years. As you can see in the chart, we have reduced our state support from nearly 12% of the total budget ($3.4 million) in 2005 to 3.7% of the total budget ($1.6 million) in 2010. In addition, we plan to continue reducing our dependence on state funding further in the next several years.
Despite the significant reduction in state support for our athletics program the last five years, we have been able to increase our overall annual athletics funding during that same time period from $28 million to $42 million. We have also invested more than $50 million in new and renovated facilities and have significantly improved our overall academic and athletics competitiveness. These positive gains are a result of your continued support of our institution and athletics program.
On behalf of all 450 Iowa State University student-athletes, coaches and staff, we simply say thank you for your generosity.
Go Cyclones!
Sincerely,
Jamie Pollard
Director of Athletics
here is a link to the chart
http://media1.mm.ticketmaster.com/iowa%20state%20university/email/BUDGET-GROWTH.GIF
and a link to the discussion on CycloneFanatic.com
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/general-discussion/85795-pollards-statement-state-funding.html
GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Dear Cyclone fans,
Over the past several days, many of you have read reports about the Board of Regents proposed policy to substantially reduce or eliminate state funding for college athletics at the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa and Iowa State University. The purpose of this letter is to share several important facts related to this proposed policy change.
The proposal will actually have a minimal impact on our athletics program because we have already reduced our reliance on state funding significantly in the past five years. As you can see in the chart, we have reduced our state support from nearly 12% of the total budget ($3.4 million) in 2005 to 3.7% of the total budget ($1.6 million) in 2010. In addition, we plan to continue reducing our dependence on state funding further in the next several years.
Despite the significant reduction in state support for our athletics program the last five years, we have been able to increase our overall annual athletics funding during that same time period from $28 million to $42 million. We have also invested more than $50 million in new and renovated facilities and have significantly improved our overall academic and athletics competitiveness. These positive gains are a result of your continued support of our institution and athletics program.
On behalf of all 450 Iowa State University student-athletes, coaches and staff, we simply say thank you for your generosity.
Go Cyclones!
Sincerely,
Jamie Pollard
Director of Athletics
here is a link to the chart
http://media1.mm.ticketmaster.com/iowa%20state%20university/email/BUDGET-GROWTH.GIF
and a link to the discussion on CycloneFanatic.com
http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/general-discussion/85795-pollards-statement-state-funding.html
GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Rant coming...
Sometime in the next week after I get through some tests and such next week I will get some research done and have a rant for you...stay tuned!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
School
I have obviously been fairly busy with school which is going quite well. Not much else to talk about right now. I am looking forward to going home over spring break and spending time with family and friends relaxing as cheesy as that sounds.
Other than that not a whole lot. I am not getting the number of hits as I once was so I am not totally motivated to update this much but you anyone decides to start stopping by I will update more, I have a few rants up my sleeve. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Other than that not a whole lot. I am not getting the number of hits as I once was so I am not totally motivated to update this much but you anyone decides to start stopping by I will update more, I have a few rants up my sleeve. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
INSIGHT BOWL CHAMPS!!!
So if you have not heard the Cyclone football team played a long tough game to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gohpers 14-13. It wasn't pretty but it was a win. The trip was long but 30 hours after we started we got to the resort in Tempe. The hotel and grounds were amazing, we stayed at the Marriot Butes Resort in Tempe, it is built into two buttes that overlook the metro, the Anaheim Angels spring practice facility was also right behind the hotel. Enough with that, tens of thousands of Cyclone fans made the trip down and cheered the Cyclones onto a victory. We set a new record for number of people at a pep rally at the Rawhide western town, and also had around 10,000 people at a pep rally a few hours before the game. All in all it was a great trip and a great step forward for our University, Athletics Department, and Football Program. Next year will be tough but I think we will be able to win enough games to become bowl eligible and upset at least one team. GO CYCLONES!!!
Good luck to the hawks tonight, I am more than tired of all the emphasis put on this game, several news stations sent three or four people to cover the Iowa game while sending no one to cover our game. Yes I have some jealousy but past that there is a thing called media ethics and covering everyone equally. Oh well money comes before ethics in everything these days. Again good luck I think you will win by around 14.
Hope everyone is having a great start to the year! My resolution is to lose weight, I started around thanksgiving and have already lost a few pounds. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
Good luck to the hawks tonight, I am more than tired of all the emphasis put on this game, several news stations sent three or four people to cover the Iowa game while sending no one to cover our game. Yes I have some jealousy but past that there is a thing called media ethics and covering everyone equally. Oh well money comes before ethics in everything these days. Again good luck I think you will win by around 14.
Hope everyone is having a great start to the year! My resolution is to lose weight, I started around thanksgiving and have already lost a few pounds. GO STATE!!! GOD BLESS!!!
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