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The La Tech game will be a good tuneup game however i am kinda confussed why we would schedule a DIV-A team before a DIV-AA team. You would think it's the opposite way to get the newbies some playing time against Nicholls State

I like the Nevada game. Nevada went 9-3 this season and should be good when we play them in 2007. That isn't going to be an easy game like some people think. Nevada knocked off 16th ranked Fresno St this past season

Did anyone even bother reading BigWillie's post? The post clearly said this in the article

Division I-A teams can count one victory over a I-AA opponent each year toward bowl eligibility. The rule went into effect in 2005

Wish people would take the time to read posts instead of skimming through them.

UPDATE! Just heard Crabtree on 810 in KC, he says Thenarse will be N unless something dramatic happens. I'll take him at his word on that one.

People should just wait. The only thing people need to worry about is whether he's going to qualify or not. He has to rasie both his CORE GPA and SAT scores if he plans on qualifying.

On scout.com (and yes we do all know how reliable scout can be ), his LSU visit is no longer listed. Nameless, anyone? Is he not visiting this weekand?

Deas is going on the visit to LSU and it was confirmed by him this morning on Rivals radio when they had him on.

Seriously, this is ridiculuous.  We're not going to get any respect if we continue to schedule these Division II  puff cakes.  I don't care if we have Texas and USC to play next year....we should schedule better quality opponents.  It's embarrassing IMO. Next thing you know, we'll be playing Mount Union  - Division III, then...who knows...Lincoln Southeast.  Anyone excited about this?!? Aaaaaargh....

With USC and Texas on the schedule, i can't really complain about this game (i expect it to be the first game to test out our new incoming players). Plus we also have Troy on the schedule and believe it or not, they knocked off Missouri 2 years ago, and took 17th ranked LSU to the wire in a 24-20 loss. Contrary to popular opinion, Troy is actually getting better each year unlike some other DIV-A teams like Rice, Temple, Buffalo who have all sucked since joining DIV-A

first try was 2 seconds, second try was 29.9 seconds. Just move the red box all the way out of the middle and stay to the side most of the time without going out of bounds and you should be able to go for even 1 minute

We come with our own food

That's just too funny

Iowa St finished last season with a 7-5 record (3-5 Big12) after beating ranked TCU (11-1) in the Houston bowl 27-24.

 

Good stuff but Iowa State lost to TCU

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls05/bowl...ls?game=houston

Thanks for catching that. I don't know why i thought TCU lost to Iowa St. I went ahead and corrected it

PART 1:

We continue looking at Big12 opponents in this next series which features a road game at Iowa St. Nebraska has lost its last 2 games in Ames by scores of 27-34 and 14-36. Iowa St has managed to win the last 2 out of 4 but Nebraska still leads this series 82-16-2 and has shutout Iowa St 23 times during that series (the last shutout was 28-0 in Lincoln) to Iowa St's 4 shutouts against NU (the last coming in 1957 on a 13-0 score in Ames). Iowa St has failed for 2 consecutive seasons to win a game that would have sent them to the Big12 title games in 2005 and 2004. Iowa St finished last season with a 7-5 record (3-5 Big12) after losing to ranked TCU (11-1) in the Houston bowl 27-24.

Iowa St will be losing several players. We begin our breakdown with Iowa St's defense in this part and examine their defense and dissect it and see where NU could hit it in it's weak spots. The players listed are listed according to what class they will be next season. Players in bold are graduating seniors who wont be back. Iowa St plays a pure 4-3 defensive alignment and nothing else.

Iowa St finished with 22 interceptions last year resulting in 2 touchdown returns. They also recovered 1 fumble for a TD.

Defensive starters returning: 4

DEFENSIVE LINE: 2 of 4 starters

Left DE:

Cephus Johnson (Sr.)

Shawn Moorehead (Sr.)

Nick Howe (RS Soph.)

Cephus Johnson will be a loss for Iowa St to replace, but they shouldn't miss a beat in Senior Shawn Morehead. If he plays to his potential, he should have an outstanding season. He has had some extensive playing time and the stats to back it up. From tackles, forced fumbles, sacks, and a blocked field goal against Nebraska, he's done it all. Iowa St will look for him to shore up the left side of the DL. In case of injury, then RS Soph. Nick Howe will battle it out on the depth chart with incoming recruits.

Right DE:

Jason Berryman (Jr.)

Korey Smith (Sr.)

Jason Berryman is no stranger to the starting lineup. He has played in 24 games, racking up 2 interceptions, 72 tackles, 14 TFL's, 9 sacks, 7 QB hurries, 1 forced fumble and 2 defended passes. He was a full time starter last year and looks to have an even bigger year on defense. This is a guy that will cause problems for opposing QB's. Senior Korey smith will also share defensive responsibilities rotating in and out and giving Berryman some rest on 3rd and long situations. Korey will be used mainly for his speed to get to the QB. However, one thing to note is that Korey graduates in May, so the odds of him coming back for the season could be slim at the moment. The spring game will tell us what Korey's plans are.

DT:

Brent Curvey (SR.)

Jason McGinty (RS Soph.)

Iowa St will return an experienced DT in Brent Curvey. Curvey's career stats include a interceptions return for a touchdown, 2 fumbles recoveries for 2 touchdowns, 61 tackles, 10 TFL's, 7 sacks, 4 QB hurries, and 1 blocked kick. Backing him up will be a true RS Soph in Jason McGinty who saw limited playing time last year behind Curvey.

NT:

Nick Leaders (Sr.)

Bryce Braaksma (Jr.)

Stephon Dale (RS Soph.)

The biggest loss on the defensive line will be Nick Leaders. He was the heart and soul of that unit. A 3 year starter on defense. Replacing him will be the job of junior Bryce Braaksma who has very limited playing time. Bryce will have to step it up and keep the unit functioning as well as it did last year in stopping the run which ranked 12 in the nation last year, allowing only 102 yards per game.

LINEBACKERS: 1 of 3 starters

MIKE:

Tim Dobbins (Sr.)

Matt Robertson (Sr.)

Tyrone McKenzie (r.)

Quite arguably, ISU's best linebacker. Finished his career with 3 interceptions, 103 tackles, 9 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 9 QB hurries and 3 pass breakups. The duty now falls on the shoulder of Senior Matt Robertson who should be one of the leaders on defense next season. Matt is no stranger to the starting position even though he was the backup last year. He has played in 40 games, intercepting 3 balls (1 for TD), 103 tackles, 6 sacks, and 4 pass breakups. It's unclear who will be the backup, but needless to say, Matt will likely be the starter all season unless he goes down with an injury.

WILL:

Jamarr Buchanan (Sr.)

Adam Carper (So.)

Jamarr Buchanan is the second linebacker not returning. He was a 2 year starter and was the second best linebacker on the team. The duty will now fall upon Adam Carper who saw limited playing time last season and is inexperienced. Carper started early in the season before losing the starting spot. He will battle it out with other incoming freshman and his role as the backup is not guaranteed. Anyone can challenge him and earn a starting spot. This will be a position to watch for during spring competition.

SAM:

Matt Robertson (Sr.)

Alvin Bowen (Jr.)

When Dobbins was playing outside linebacker, Matt Robertson was opposite of him on the other side of the field. Matt is expected to take over the Will position leaving the duty of linebacker on Alvin Bowens. Bowens a JUCO transfer from Garden City C.C college should win this job. The linebackers unit should be the weakness of ISU's defense and if the front 4 can't stop the run, ISU could be in for a long season because ISU loses both safties and a CB.

DEFENSIVE BACKS: 1 of 4

Strong Safety:

Nik Moser (Sr.)

Caleb Berg (Jr.)

ISU loses its starting SS Moser and returns Jr. Caleb Berg. Saw only playing time during small mopup duties and teams will look to expose ISU's weakness in the backfield. Caleb, one of 18 kids from Nebraska on ISU's roster last year should be pumped up to play this game against a team he grew up watching. The talent level coming in to Nebraska at the WR position might be a little to much for him.

Free Safety:

Steve Paris (Sr.)

Jon Banks (Jr.)

Brandon Hunley (Jr.)

The other safety ISU loses is Steve Paris. Having started and played in 36 games, he racked up 6 interceptions (1 for TD), 2 fumble recoveries (1 TD), 65 tackles, and 2 pass breakups on his career. Likely starter will be Juco transfer Jon Banks who did not play last year and served more or less as a backup.

Right CB:

LaMarcus Hicks (Sr.)

Chris Brown (Soph.)

The biggest loss on the defensive unit after Nick Reids. He gave QB's problems with his coverage on WR's, picking them off 6 times for 2 touchdown returns, 55 tackles, 7 pass breakups, and 1 QB hurry. It's up to Chris Brown to come in and be as effective as Hicks was. Chris brown will likely be picked on next season not only because of his experience, but his 5-10 frame against the larger WR's in the Big12. He should get 4 weeks of consecutive workouts when ISU visits Texas to open up Big12 play followed by a home-game against NU and then a road game in Norman against Oklahoma followed by a home-game against Texas Tech. Brown needs to mature fast this season if he hopes to remain the starter.

Left CB:

DeAndre Jackson (Sr.)

Chris Singleton (Soph.)

DeAndre is the lone starter returning next season. Players will look up to him for leadership. Through 24 games, he has picked off 6 interceptions, 55 tackles, 8 pass breakups, and 4 forced fumbles. Last year he picked off 5 of his 6 career interceptions as a starter. Teams will likely avoid his side of the field and focus on the inexperience of Chris Brown.

Although ISU will be losing 7 starters, they return some excellent talent next year in addition to inexperience. ISU will more then likely have problems defending the pass but the pas rush shouldn't see that big of a drop off unless teams can force ISU to drop back in coverage and open up some running lanes. ISU will have a brutal schedule next year in the Big12 with back to back to back games against NU, and OU and Texas Tech, in addition to kicking off the Big12 against Texas and a non-conference game against Iowa at Iowa City. ISU was recently ranked 24th in Pat Forde's pre-season top25 for next year. Similar to KU, the offense will likely have to carry the defense if it hopes on going anywhere next season and competing for a Big12 title.

2005 Key defensive stats:

Rush Defense: 12th (4th Big12)

Pass Defense: 82nd (10th Big12)

Pass Efficiency Defense: 20th (5th Big12)

Total Defense: 35th (6th Big12)

Scoring Defense: 20th (3rd Big12)

Turnovers gained: 4th (1st Big12) (13 fumble recoveries, 22 interceptions)

Tackles for loss: 73rd

3rd down defense: 27th

4th down defense: 56th

sacks: 57th

People are freaking out over nothing. Let things run their course

2005 stats:

3,163 All purpose yards

244 rushes for 2633 yards and 28 TD's

12 rec for 150 yards

25.1 yd avg KO return

1 KO return for TD (91 yards)

40 yd avg punt return

 

Note: he rushed for 38 tds, not 28. It was correct earlier in the post. He also punted for a 40 yard average not had a punt return average of 40 yards.

 

Another positive stat is he holds a 4.0 GPA so academics shouldn't be an issue

Thanks for catching those typos. I went ahead and corrected it. As far as his GPA, i think i mentioned that in the post

Did the poisen/punch in the punch bowl have anything to do with density?

Did the poisen/punch in the punch bowl have anything to do with density? YES

Ice is less dense then water. Was there ice cubes in the punch that were posined and when they melted, they poisioned the punch and that's why he didn't get sick?

If you can't wait to talk Iowa State football in 2006 don't miss this event!

The entire staff here at Cyclone Nation would like to cordially invite all Cyclone fans to attend our fourth annual football recruiting bash at Third Base Sports Bar in West Des Moines on Tuesday, February 7th at 7 p.m.

We'll have giveaways, a chance to hear a member(s) of the Iowa State coaching staff speak about the recruiting class of 2006 while answering your questions about the upcoming season, and present the official highlight video of the 2006 recruiting class.

Admission to this event is free. However, minors are not admitted at Third Base Sports Bar. Third Base Sports Bar is located at 1720 25th Street in West Des Moines at the Westwood Entertainment Center.

You do not have to be subscriber to attend this event, which is open to all Cyclone fans. If you have any questions please feel free to email us at CycloneNation@aol.com .

See you there and Go Cyclones!

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Player: Bradley Stephens

Hometown: McAllen, TX

Position: RB

Height: 5’10”

Weight: 190

40 time: 4.4

Visit Date:

Scholarships offered: Texas A&M, Iowa St, Okla St, Houston

Favorites: None

Rankings/Stars:

Rivals: NR/

Bid Red Report: NR/

Assesing the talent: Nebraska coaches only got 1 prospect out of the state of Texas last year in Will Henry. This year, Nebraska coaches plan on hitting Texas with everything they have. They have already offered the top 2 preseason prospects in QB Ryan Mallett and LB/DE Richetti Jones. Bradley Stephens is now next on that list of prospects being targeted. He is ranked 21st on the top 100 Texas prospects for 2007. He currently has verbal offers from Texas A&M, Iowa St, Okla St, and Houston. He's also receiving mail from Nebraska, Notre Dame, Florida St, Florida, Michigan, Ohio St, Texas, Missouri and Miami.

Last year, he rushed for 2,640 yards on 245 carries (avg 10.7 yards per carry) and 38 touchdowns. He also caught 12 passes for 200 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also played on special teams, and gained 325 yards on kickoff returns. He earned all South Texas team MVP honor and 2nd team all RB honors after RB Joseph Reese who is expected to be the top RB prospect in Texas for the 2007 class (currently ranked 15th on the 2007 watch list). In addition to his staggering numbers on the field, Bradley has a knack for knowledge in the classroom with his 4.0 GPA which makes him even more attractive.

Bradley has a bench press of 295 pounds, squat of 575 and a vertical of 34 1/2 inches.

Odds of becoming a Husker: to early to tell with so much interest.

2005 stats:

3,163 All purpose yards

244 rushes for 2633 yards and 38 TD's

12 rec for 150 yards

25.1 yd avg KO return

1 KO return for TD (91 yards)

40 yd avg punt distance

2005 honors:

THSF Class 5A Mr. Football MVP

THSF 2005 Billy Sims Award Finalist

THSF Rising Star Award Finalist

All-Bay Area MVP

5ATexasFootball South Texas MVP

1st Team 5ATF All-Texas RB

5ATexasFootball All-Junior Team RB

All-District Football Team

2005 1st Team APSE All-State RB

All-Rio Grand Valley MVP

DCTF 2005 Top Junior RB Recruit

2004 stats:

196 rushes for 1,645 yards

22 rec. for 476 yards

35 yd avg punt distance

2004 honors:

All-District Football Team

All-Bay Area Football Team

Led District in Rushing, Scoring

McAllen Monitor Pre-Season MVP

StudentSports National Top Recruit

'05 Max Emfinger Top 25 '07 Recruit

5ATexasFootball All-Texas RB Top 10

2003 stats:

123 rushes for 1,176 yards and 16 touchdowns

23 rec, for 376 yards

2003 Honors:

All-District Football Team

All-Bay Area Football Team

Top District Scoring Leader

2nd in District Rushing

StudentSports Top 20 '07 Recruit

Bradley Stephens clip 1

Bradley Stephens video page

Some information provided by TexasFootball.com

For those of you wanting to know why this kid is highly publicized, look no further then this video Jimmy Cluassen Junior Clip

His throws are right on the money. Also pay attention to his footwork.

Noel Devine Junior Clip 1

Noel Devine Junior Clip 2

Noel Devine Soph Clip 1

Noel Devine Freshman Remix clips

What Nebraska did to Florida in the the Fiesta Bowl was sick. What he does to opponents is even sicker.

HA

 

Mind reader extrodanaire at it again.

 

NH, I might agree with you in the fact I don't believe he is going to NU, however to state you know that for a fact is a complete reach. No one, not one recruiting analyst even has the slightest clue of what Deas truely wants. The coaches and Deas are saying absolutely nothing.

 

However if that is just a guess on your part, I might agree.

I never stated it was a fact willy

Illini bound in my humble opinion. Usuaully the last visit has a big impact on recruit, specially when that visit goes well. That plus the fact Ron Zook is an aggresive recruiter and it's also the instate school and the fact Illinois hasn't signed a quality OL recruit in this class and the ones they have are average at best.

My money is on Washiington and Ty Willingham's recruiting efforts. USC is still in it as well for favorites, but i would put Washington in the driver seat followed by Cal.

The other bad thing about Koch leaving as well is that he was our holder on special teams. Hopefully we don't bobble up snaps next year and get killed. This should be something the coaches work on extra hard this year to make sure Special teams isn't the reason we lose a game.

Commit list updated as of 1/23/2006 with all verbals from visitors list.

Like i said Miami. I hate the canes. Man oh man i wish we had gotton him. That guy would have been GREAT in our lineup with the other LB's we recruited.

Committed to UNLV. I find it strange that UNLV only has 6 commits to far with almost a week left before LOI. What are their coaches doing????

Just to let everybody know, i stopped in today and they said any donation over 100 $ to the Husker Nation championship drive will get their names put up somewhere on the north concourse. I thought that was awesome. Just thought i would pass it on to those who didn't know.

That's correct. This is from the FAQ section of the link i provided above:

If I give, will my name be displayed? and Where?

As we design the building we are going to find an appropriate place to display the name of every donor who makes a gift of $100 or more. We will be laying out plans for that once the building is further along and designed.

If everyone in my family gives $100, will our name be displayed four times?

What is the minimum donation?

There is no minimum donation, except to be recognized in the facility, you would need to make a donation of $100 or mores.

Can I see the new facility when the team and coaches move into it?

We will announce plans for an Open House after the building is complete.

Of course CU is getting desperate. 9 more days till LOI and they only have 13 recruits. CU has room for 22 scholarship slots (from my understanding) so they are trying to use any tactic to get guys to commit.