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In praise of Fuzzy Yellow Balls

As someone who has enjoyed tennis since about age 12, during the heyday years of Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert, and the Wilson T-3000 racquet, I am so glad to have stumbled upon the instructional site of...

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Joe Paterno believed the hype

Paterno started to believe the hype. He thought he really was a legend. Nope. Way past his prime, he insisted on hobbling the Penn State program solely for his own ego.  His purpose was supposed to be...

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I could listen to ‘Soundoff’, if it wasn’t for Jon Miller

Like a lot of young twits, Jon Miller on WHO radio’s sports show Soundoff, thinks he has to “cover” for the 107-year-old Jim Zabel. Miller continually talks over and interrupts Zabel. Trust me Miller,...

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Synchronized diving???

Good grief NBC, give me a break. Devoting prime time television coverage to the dumbest sport since that whole ribbon and ball thing in gymnastics?? Why two divers? Why not four? Why not synchronized...

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“Hawkeyes’ offensive woes have ’07 feel”

Today’s Register article by Randy Peterson, detailing just how bad the Hawkeyes are, causes me to ask the question once again, WHY is Ferentz the highest paid coach in the Big 10??? Good grief, if you...

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Why does the Mayor of Loserville make so much money?

Nobody is saying you have to win every game, but why pay Ferentz as if he did? Mediocrity comes a lot cheaper than $4.5 million a year. That’s the point. This is Iowa, we don’t have world class...

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Mayor of Loserville continues streak

After Iowa’s loss to Purdue Saturday, the thought that came to mind was, shouldn’t the $4 million dollar man pay back a couple of million? That’s the issue. When you go .500 or below, are you worth...

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What kind of animals are we raising?

Bullying investigated after athlete injured, DM Register 11/4. ”She said that about two weeks ago, teammates ‘kept hitting (Kacey Strough) on the head with a football’. He allegedly was struck multiple...

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Most overpaid coach in America loses (Surprise! The streak continues…)

Kirk ‘The Streak’ Ferentz Hey, anyone could lose to the Northern Illinois Huskies! You think it’s easy beating a team with a direction in it’s name? The MAC is one tough conference. Sure they came to...

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I think we’re talking Rose Bowl

Hawkeyes 28 – North East Missouri State Barber College 14 With yesterday’s dominating win over N.E. Missouri State Barber College, I think the future is clear for the Hawkeyes. We’re talking Rose Bowl....

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