Category Archives: Football

Candid Portrait, Faust, Football, Iowa State, Writing

Stupid John Greenleaf Whittier

October 6, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to move my website to a different server. That is going to be a goal of mine in the next couple of weeks. Until then, I’m going to have to post all of the Kansas game pictures in the journal.

I’m going to start with a collection of pictures from before the game. It was another disappointing Iowa State loss, but I don’t wish to dwell on it. After all, John Greenleaf Whittier said it best in his poem Maud Muller:

A manly form at her side she saw,
And joy was duty and love was law.

Then she took up her burden of life again,
Saying only, `It might have been.`

Alas for maiden, alas for Judge,
For rich repiner and household drudge!

God pity them both! and pity us all,
Who vainly the dreams of youth recall.

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these: `It might have been!`

Ah, well! for us all some sweet hope lies
Deeply buried from human eyes;

And, in the hereafter, angels may
Roll the stone from its grave away!

Cy crossing the street

Paul

Nicole

Faust

I didn’t know they still made this beer.

The Jack

Kansas player

Kansas players

Cyclone warmups

Leaving the field.

ISUCFVMB

Cheerleaders

Flags

ISUCFVMB

Sideline “Reporter”

Color Guard

Student Section

ISUCFVMB

Flags

Dance Team

Entrance

ISUCFVMB

Prayer

Kansas entrance

It was time for kickoff and it had been a pretty good Saturday thus far.

Blogging, Football, Jay

Worst in Ames

September 15, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett 1 Comment

My website has moved servers yet again. I know anything related to PHP doesn’t work at all and I’m not really sure when it will work again, but I’m told FTP works again, so I’m testing that theory with this entry.

Jay is rather uneducated in the nuances of the Cy-Hawk rivalry. Last week he did some research and he sent me a blog that an Iowa fan wrote about doing things to a Cyclone fan’s mother. It was the type of unintelligent drivel you would expect to come from an Iowa fan, but I don’t wish to dwell on it. I just want to show a screen capture of part of the blog.

I take umbrage with one part of this blog. At least I was going to take umbrage with one part of this blog. I was going to say that Whiskey River is not the worst bar in Ames. I was going to argue in favor of Deano’s or The Fox.

Then last night I found out that Whiskey River has been condemned. I guess it is the worst bar in Ames, until the end of the month.

Football

Cyclone Logos

September 13, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

In honor of the big game that kicks off in about an hour, I am going o post a few of the logos I kind of like from Cyclone history.

Here is hoping for another Cyclone victory. A victory to match the one that the volleyball team earned last night by humiliating the Hawks 3-0.

Go State!

Football, Iowa State, Night

Retribution (Part 2)

September 11, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

A few more pictures from the Kent State game.

So now the Cyclones are 2-0. It might be about time to start planning that Independence Bowl road trip.

Candid Portrait, Faust, Football, Iowa State, Jay, Willy

Retribution (Part 1)

September 10, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

On Saturday the Cyclones were able to avenge one of their losses from last year.

Once again it was a night game, so there are few images, but I’ll share a few.

Although Iowa State did right a wrong, their performance was hardly impressive. Well, it was impressive at times and scary at times.

Candid Portrait, Football, Iowa State, Night

The Long Road Back (Part 3)

September 7, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

Perhaps you were hoping to see pictures of the Cyclones schizophrenic performance last night, but I haven’t gotten that far yet. The pictures below conclude the pictures from Iowa State’s dismantling of South Dakota State.

There aren’t many pictures because a night game isn’t a great environment for photo taking.

Maybe it is a bit early, but I think I’m smelling an Independence Bowl Road Trip coming up at the end of this year.

Football, Iowa State

The Long Road Back (Part 2)

September 5, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett 2 Comments

Below are some pictures from the pre-game.

Once I got into The Jack I looked around the new concourse on the west side of the stadium. It was nice, as far as those things go.

Animals, Candid Portrait, Faust, Flowers, Football, Iowa State, Jay, Jesse

The Long Road Back (Part 1)

September 4, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

Last Thursday, the Cyclones began their long return from the abyss. Last year the Cyclones were embarrassed at The Jack in their opening game of the season. This year they took another step towards redemption by routing their opening opponent. The South Dakota State Jackrabbits were not a match for the Cyclones. True South Dakota State is just a Division 1-AA school. But I think, my memory is a little hazy on the subject, we lost to a Division 1-AA school last year at some point during the season.

Below are some pictures from before we entered the stadium.

We had a bit of an abbreviated tailgating experience this week. This Saturday, before the Cyclones get their vengeance on Kent State, we will have the full tailgating experience. I guarantee it. Jay is even making potato salad.

Football, Vest, Work

No More Mental Trophies

August 21, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett 3 Comments

Last year I won both of the Fantasy Football Leagues that I participate in. This week I finally got what was coming to me, a trophy for the tremendous accomplishment of winning the Fantasy Football League at work. A physical trophy.

The trophy was given to me by League Commissioner and Ortho Bowl loser Jon Dewaard. Luckily for you, fellow Computer Mine employee Mike Vest was on hand to record the moment for posterity.

I have cleared away some space near my work area where I proudly display what I am going to call The Dewaard Trophy.

Some of you might be wondering why I’m displaying a trophy I barely earned in a competition that I hardly give any effort and put my more earned awards in a trunk in a basement. I don’t have an answer for you.

Art, Brog Frog, Football, Iowa State

2008 Cyclone Wallpaper

July 27, 2008 Christopher D. Bennett

Shawn recently released his newest Cyclone wallpaper. Go ahead and download it. It will make you feel good.

2008 Cyclone Football Wallpaper

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Shawn is a badass graphic designer.